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Post by wal on Oct 23, 2016 16:31:01 GMT -5
twitter.com/broadwaycom/status/789586797256970240broadway.com @broadwaycom Oct 21 Your Top 10 fave performances from Fox's #RockyHorror: bit.ly/2eugZb6Ooooh, Rocky! Fox's highly anticipated Rocky Horror Picture Show aired on October 20, and between all the red lips, fishnets and insa-a-a-a-ane sets, we wanted to ask the fans which performances they loved the most. The starry cast included Laverne Cox, Annaleigh Ashford, Ben Vereen, Reeve Carney, Tim Curry, Staz Nair, Ryan McCartan and Victoria Justice. Did the 40-year anniversary re-vamp do the original cult classic justice? The classic songs seem to stick out in the fans' top 10 below! Take a look!  "Hot Patootie"
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Post by wal on Oct 23, 2016 16:50:39 GMT -5
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Post by wal on Oct 23, 2016 17:29:48 GMT -5
www.yahoo.com/music/rocky-horror-review-dont-dream-it-forget-it-091827816.html'Rocky Horror' Review: Don’t Dream It, Forget It Chris Willman, Writer October 21, 2016  The song “Sword of Damocles” doesn’t appear until almost midway through The Rocky Horror Picture Show, but it was probably running through fans’ minds a lot earlier than that when the TV-movie remake premiered on Fox Thursday night. Any shivering with anticipation quickly gave way to anticipating the most telling lyric of the night: “I’m at the start of a pretty big downer.” Sing it, doomed buff dude. Like the characters Rocky and Eddie themselves, this production was operating on half a brain, with director Kenny Ortega showing little interest in anything beyond the most basic kara-Rocky-oke. Producer Lou Adler said recently the intention with this reboot was to introduce the franchise to 15-, 16-, and 17-year-old girls, but it’s hard to imagine midnight screenings of the riotously good 1975 original suddenly being overrun by newbie teens who, after seeing this, will still have as little idea about what’s enduring about the rock musical as Ortega does. The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let’s Do the Time Warp turned out to have exactly two good ideas tucked away in its corset. One was having Ben Vereen, playing Dr. Scott and looking a lot like Tim Meadows dressed up as an bushy-browed old man for an SNL skit, run into a dancer dressed as his Broadway Pippin character. This blink-and-you’ll-miss it moment lasted for about three seconds. The other was casting Adam Lambert against type as the outmoded ‘50s rocker Eddie, giving the Idol champ a chance to ape Elvis instead of Freddy Mercury. This blink-thrice-and-you’ll-miss-it moment lasted for 3:06 (that’s the length, anyway, of “Hot Patootie,” which constitutes the character’s entire screen time before he’s murdered).www.youtube.com/watch?v=K4OswtsDzqcmore..
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Post by wal on Oct 23, 2016 18:35:43 GMT -5
www.yahoo.com/music/hot-patootie-adam-lambert-rocks-redeems-foxs-rocky-horror-picture-show-085912793.html?soc_src=social-sh&soc_trk=twHot Patootie! Adam Lambert Rocks, Redeems Fox’s ‘Rocky Horror Picture Show’ Lyndsey Parker, Managing Editor October 21, 2016  It’s safe to say that most fans of The Rocky Horror Picture Show weren’t exactly shivering with antici…pation for Fox’s TV controversial reboot of the beloved 1975 cult classic. But now The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let’s Do the Time Warp Again has finally aired — and thankfully, it wasn’t quite the hate-watch-worthy horror that many people feared or expected. However, it didn’t have fans of the original seedy, sleazy midnight movie jumping (to the left) for joy, either. Laverne Cox, stunt-cast or downright miscast in the lead role of Frank-N-Furter, did her best, and she even served some Grace Jones realness in her promising first number. But she was overall far too polished and pretty, in her Frederick’s of Hollywood/Halloween Superstore boudoir lingerie and MAC makeup, to convincingly play a nasty native of Transsexual, Transylvania. (Theater-trained rocker Reeve Carney, while certainly qualified for this production, was a bit too pretty to pull off the part of creepy-crawly handyman Riff Raff, too.) And speaking of lingerie, a very-ready-for-prime-time Rocky frustrated lusty viewers with his baggy boxer shorts, which consisted of about three square yards more fabric than the original, R-rated Rocky’s tight, tiny golden Speedo. Yes, modern-day torch singer Ivy Levan’s stylized opening performance of “Science Fiction/Double Feature,” and Annaleigh Ashford’s wonderfully bitchy Columbia, were highlights. But in the end, this sanitized remake seemed like an extended version of that Rocky Horror-themed Glee episode that aired on Fox three years ago — not so much “Sweet Transvestite” as just plain sweet. And then, Adam Lambert came crashing onto the screen — literally, on a motorcycle, through a castle window — and he put the “Rock” back in “Rocky Horror.” www.youtube.com/watch?v=K4OswtsDzqcHot patootie, bless my soul. I really loved this rock ‘n’ roll. And this squeaky-clean show really needed it. Taking on the Eddie role played by Meat Loaf in ’75, a greasy, grubby, gritty Lambert — a twisted vision in dirty denim and bad-boy biker leather — wailed, flailed, snarled, snarked, and just plain rawked. For four gloriously gonzo minutes, Rocky Horror seemed a little dangerous again. And then (spoiler alert) Eddie got knifed, died in a spectacularly dramatic fashion — and it was all over. Time is fleeting, indeed. It’s a shame that Lambert was offered the Frank-N-Furter role but passed, because his electric cameo just wasn’t enough. Oh well. Let’s do the time warp again, and watch Lambert’s thrilling performance — complete with the pelvic thrust that really drives you in-say-yay-yay-yay-ane — on repeat.
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Post by wal on Oct 23, 2016 18:45:58 GMT -5
PopCrush @popcrush Oct 21 How was tonight's #RockyHorrorPictureShow remake? We ranked the performances, from best (@adamlambert!) to...oof: popcrush.com/rocky-horror-picture-show-remake-performances-ranked/Fox’s ‘Rocky Horror Picture Show’ Remake: the Performances, From Best to Worst by Mike Rizzo October 21, 2016 It’s just a jump to left! The Rocky Horror Picture Show, or as Fox as bizarrely decided to stylize it, The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Don’t Dream It, Be It, is arguably the one of the most iconic and timeless cult classics known to mankind. Fox saw success with Grease! Live, and aimed to remake that magic by adapting the musical about all things queer and campy for broadcast TV. So did it leave you shivering with antici…pation? We graded all the performances: from good to bad to just plain, uh…no. www.youtube.com/watch?v=K4OswtsDzqc“Hot Patootie” (5/5): HERE WE GO! Adam Lambert breaks through the window like the saving grace he is. Unless you live under a rock, Lambert’s vocal prowess is undeniable. And, despite the fact he looks like a Brooklyn hipster, he sings the hell out of this song and DELIVERS like a real American Idol. It was originally reported that Lambert was offered the role of Frank-N-Furter, but turned it down. One can’t help but wonder what could have been with Lambert’s pipes and stage presence. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ab5YLPc7r-Q |
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Post by wal on Oct 23, 2016 19:06:16 GMT -5
www.romper.com/p/adam-lambert-in-rocky-horror-picture-show-on-fox-has-twitter-freaking-out-20958MEGAN WALSH Adam Lambert In 'Rocky Horror Picture Show' On FOX Has Twitter Freaking Out  Adam Lambert's appearance as Eddie in FOX's remake of The Rocky Horror Picture show was hotly anticipated by his fans – and it doesn't look like they were disappointed. Though initially offered the lead role of Dr. Frank-N-Furter, neither Lambert nor producers thought he was really the best choice for the role. Instead he was interested in playing Eddie, the role originated in the 1975 movie by Meatloaf. It's a fun role that requires real style and vocal power, and Adam Lambert in Rocky Horror Picture Show on FOX had Twitter freaking out. Eddie is a small role in the musical and though he only appears for one song, it's a memorable one. He's a former delivery boy with rock'n'roll style who meets a sticky end after getting involved with the psychotic (and psychotically delightful) Frank-N-Furter. He ends up providing the brain for Frank's newest creation, muscular boytoy Rocky, but breaks out of the deep freeze in time to delight everyone with "Hot Patootie" – before being promptly slaughtered with an ice pick by Frank. Lambert's death in FOX's remake is a good deal less violent, but he was dispatched with just as quickly, leaving behind his grieving girlfriend Columbia. Though Lambert normally rocks an ultra glam aesthetic, as Eddie his look is a little bit more mussed and dirty to suit the character. Eddie is an archetypical juvenile delinquent, all studded leather and tattoos. Though it's a slight departure from Lambert's usual look, apparently it more than worked for his fans, who were all over Twitter praising Lambert's vocals and declaring him perfect for the part. There's no doubt that Lambert fans will be satisfied by his turn in FOX's Rocky Horror, as brief as it is. He handles himself well in his short amount of screen time, turning on all his rock star charm as he blazes through the set on Eddie's motorcycle. When he shows back up during the dinner scene, he elicited screams onscreen and possibly offscreen, too. Eddie might not be the biggest role in the show, but he's an important one nevertheless: he gives Rocky life (in a roundabout kind of way) and he gives Columbia the onus to stand up for herself after years of letting Frank walk all over her. If Twitter is anything to go off of, then Lambert was certainly giving his fans life – and probably earning himself more than a few devotees a la Columbia.
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Post by wal on Oct 23, 2016 19:11:19 GMT -5
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Post by wal on Oct 23, 2016 19:33:56 GMT -5
www.rollingstone.com/tv/news/rocky-horror-picture-show-5-things-we-learned-w445736'Rocky Horror Picture Show': 5 Things We Learned From the dangers of stunt casting to why you should keep midnight movies subversive, some takeaways from Fox's time-warping hot mess By Charles Bramesco "The throughline connecting the key players who most decidedly do not get it – Christina Milian as Magenta, Adam Lambert as a bafflingly miscast Eddie, and even, at times, Laverne Cox – is their name-brand recognition. They're hired to bring some bumps in attention to the program, and while they can all get through a tune without collapsing, they move through the scenes as if looking for a lifeline or a way out. The three of them feel out of place, especially when getting out-sung and out-danced at every turn by their co-stars."
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Post by wal on Oct 23, 2016 19:42:21 GMT -5
www.newyorker.com/culture/sarah-larson/a-rocky-horror-for-the-high-school-musical-generationA “ROCKY HORROR” FOR THE “HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL” GENERATION By Sarah Larson , OCTOBER 21, 2016  But by now you’re not convinced that these people would party together, or party at all. They don’t seem interested in pleasure (though Janet looks curious). Even under the best of circumstances, “Rocky Horror” is up and down from this point: “I Can Make You a Man” plods everywhere. In the original, when Meat Loaf arrives, crashing through a wall like the Kool-Aid Man on a motorcycle, it comes as a kind of relief to hear the horribly hetero “Hot Patootie—Bless My Soul,” because it brings the energy back up. Here, Adam Lambert is Meat Loaf, flying through a window. He does fine but is quickly murdered by the host, who wants to keep singing “I Can Make You a Man.” By the time Lambert is carved up and served at dinner, you’re ready to get on with your life, but, as in the midnight movie theatre, you’re not done until you’ve endured some half-hearted sci-fi and heard “Rose Tint My World,” which, though charming, seems to acknowledge that the fun is over—“It was great when it all began,” it begins. Ortega merges his movie with the theatre that frames its narrative, and Cox comes to perform onstage; at the end, the mansion-castle and the theatre, now falling apart, are revealed to be one. The movie ends with a real kick in the teeth: two sets of lips singing “Science Fiction/Double Feature” on a black screen, too little, too much, too late, as the bloody credits roll. In Manchester, we’d wander out into the parking lot, humming “don’t dream it, be it,” excited to be a teen-ager out till two and up to a mild amount of mischief.
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Post by wal on Oct 23, 2016 19:53:33 GMT -5
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