Los Angeles Rocky Horror
The Los Angeles area has had a strong and devoted Rocky Horror following since The Rocky Horror Show opened at the Roxy Theatre on March 24, 1974. The Rocky Horror Picture Show had a special sneak-preview at the Fox Venice Theater on September 25, 1975 and premiered at the UA Westwood the following night. It has played continuously in the Los Angeles area ever since. At its peak in the early 80s, it was screening in over 20 local area theaters on Friday and Saturday at midnight (and midnight and 2 AM at Tiffany Theater on the Sunset Strip).
Los Angeles remains an active part of ongoing Audience Participation with several long-lived casts with weekly screenings and occasional special Rocky-related events.
Contents
Cast Affiliations
The Rocky Horror Revue
The Tiffany Troupe
Creatures Of The Night - Long Beach, CA
Erotic Nightmares
The Denton Affair - Hermosa Beach, CA
Sensual Daydreams
The Transylvanian Revue
Another Slice
The Master's Affair
Voyeuristic Intention
Midnight Insanity
Sins O' The Flesh
Wild and Untamed Things
Too Much Coffee Cast
Dark Refrain
KAOS at the Frida Cinema
The Forbidden Fruit
Partial List Of Theaters
Because Los Angeles had a general release in 1976 and very active revival house bookings between 1976-1980, and recent revivals, there were countless theaters that had engagements of The Rocky Horror Show or screenings of The Rocky Horror Picture Show. Below is a small sampling of theaters in Los Angeles County from 1974-Present.
Roxy Theatre - West Hollywood, CA
Fox Venice Theater - Los Angeles CA
UA Westwood - Westwood, CA
UA Cinema Center - Westwood, CA
Holly Theater - Hollywood, CA
Cinema Colorado - Pasadena, CA
Egyptian Theatre - Hollywood, CA
Peppertree 3 - Reseda, CA
Fiesta 3 Drive In - Pico Rivera, CA
Los Altos 2 Drive-In - Long Beach, CA
UA El Monte Drive-In - El Monte , CA
Pickwick Drive-In - Burbank, CA
Bay Theater - Pacific Palisades, CA
Sherman Theater - Sherman Oaks, CA
Tiffany Theater - West Hollywood, CA
Cove Theater - Hermosa Beach, CA
Rialto Theatre - South Pasadena, CA
UA Marketplace 6 - Long Beach, CA
UA Warner Center - Woodland Hills, CA
UA Torrance - Torrance, CA
UA Del Amo Mall - Torrance, CA
Aquarius Theatre - Hollywood, CA
Vista Theatre - Los Angeles, CA
Baronet Theater - Woodland Hills, CA
GCC 5 Theater - Sherman Oaks, CA
Nuart Theater - West Los Angeles, CA
Redondo Beach Cinema 3 - Redondo Beach, CA
Pantages Theater - Hollywood, CA
Hollywood Bowl - Hollywood, CA
The Art Theatre - Long Beach, CA
The Queen Mary - Long Beach, CA
Million Dollar Theatre - Los Angeles, CA
The Wiltern - Los Angeles, CA
Warner Grand - San Pedro, CA
Harmony Gold - Hollywood, CA
Silent Movie Theater- Los Angeles, CA
Hollywood Forever Cemetery- Hollywood, CA
Regent Theatre - Westwood, CA
Conventions
- 1979: The First Annual Transylvanian Convention (Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, Hollywood, CA) - July 15
- 1980: The Second Annual Transylvanian Convention (Hollywood Holiday Inn, Hollywood, CA) - July 20
- 1981: The Semi-Annual Transylvanian Convention (Downtown Los Angeles, CA) - February 21
- 1981: The Third Annual Transylvanian Convention (The Inn At The Park, Anaheim, CA) - July 12
- 1982: ROCKY ALIVE (Hawthorne, CA) - April 3
- 1990: 15th Anniversary Convention ("The Master's Affair" at 20th Century Fox Studios, Los Angeles, CA) - October 20
- 1993: 18th Anniversary "Age of Consent" (Long Beach, CA)
- 1995: ROCKYCON '95 (Beverly Hills, CA) - February 12
- 1995: The Rocky Horror 20th Anniversary Celebration (Roxy Theatre, Pantages Theater, Hollywood, CA) - October 20-21
- 1997: The Light in the Darkness (Anaheim, CA) - June 20-21
- 2001: Frankie Goes to Hollywood (Los Angeles, CA) - June 21-24
- 2005: RHPS 30th Anniversary - (Hollywood Bowl, Hollywood, CA) - September 5
- 2010: 7 Deadly Sins: The Rocky Horror Picture Show 35th Anniversary Convention (Los Angeles, CA) - September 23-26
- 2019: Sins UnCon 19 - (Los Angeles CA) - January 25-27, 2019 (Tentative)
Notable Events
- 1974: The First ''Rocky Horror'' Costume Contest - (Roxy Theatre, West Hollywood,CA) - October 31
- 1981: The Rocky Horror Show 1980 - 81 North American Tour
- 1981: Shock Treatment Special Advance Screening, 20th Century Fox, Los Angeles CA - August 7
- 1981: Shock Treatment Premiere --Vista Theatre, Hollywood CA - October 30
- 1983: The Rocky Horror Picture Show Halloween Audience Par-Tic-I-Pation! Midnight Screening - (Roxy Theatre, West Hollywood ,CA) October 31
- 2010: RHPS Tribute and Costume Ball - (Wiltern Theatre, Los Angeles ,CA) - September 18
- 2013: I Survived the Tiffany Reunion - Tiffany Theater/Canters Deli/Nuart Theater - March 9
- 2015: Rocky Horror Picture Show Day (site of UA Westwood) - October 30
- 2016: The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let's Do the Time Warp Again Premiere - (Roxy Theatre, West Hollywood, CA) October 13
- 2018: THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW - Hollywood! (Vista Theatre, Los Angeles, CA) July 6 [1]
Notable Residents
Tim Curry
Barry Bostwick
Lou Adler
Related
Roxy Cast
10 other theaters
The First 30 US Theaters
Audience Participation
''Rocky Horror'' Fan Made Merchandise
Ode Records
20th Century Fox
