Two bodies, one brain: Jimin Moon and George Salazar are set to join the Tony-nominated revival of Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show at Studio 54 later this month.
Beginning August 25, Moon (Sunset Boulevard, Heated Rivalry the Unauthorized Musical Parody) and Salazar (Be More Chill, Godspell) will take over the roles of Rocky and Eddie/Dr. Scott, respectively. The pair will take over for original stars Josh Rivera and Harvey Guillén (respectively), both playing their final performances August 23.
Also joining the production August 25 will be Preston Perez (Death Becomes Her, A Beautiful Noise, The Neil Diamond Musical), who is stepping in as a new production swing.
The Rocky Horror Show, directed by Tony Award-winner Sam Pinkleton, began previews on March 26, 2026 and opened officially on Thursday, April 23, 2026. The multi-extended production is currently set to run through February 28, 2027.
The Rocky Horror Show cast currently includes Rachel Dratch as Narrator, Andrew Durand as Brad, Luke Evans as Frank-N-Furter, Amber Gray as Riff Raff, Guillén as Eddie/Dr. Scott, Stephanie Hsu as Janet, Rivera as Rocky, Sherie Rene Scott as Magenta, and Valentina as Columbia as well as Renée Albulario, Anania, Boy Radio, Tassy Kirbas, Caleb Quezon, Andres Quintero, Larkin Reilly, Paul Soileau, and John Yi.
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The production recently announced that Grammy nominee Jake Shears (Scissor Sisters; Kinky Boots; Cabaret) will join the production as Frank-N-Furter beginning September 11; Tony nominee Lorna Courtney (& Juliet, Heathers: The Musical) will join as Janet beginning August 25; and SAG winner and Grammy nominee Kevin McHale (The 25th Annual Putnum County Spelling Bee, Glee) will make his Broadway debut as Brad, also starting August 25.
The Rocky Horror Show features choreography by Ani Taj (Dead Outlaw), music direction and orchestrations by Kris Kukul (Beetlejuice), set design by Tony nominee dots (Oh, Mary!), costume design by David I. Reynoso (Water for Elephants), lighting design by Tony winner Jane Cox (Appropriate), sound design by Tony winner Brian Ronan (Beautiful), hair and wig design by Alberto “Albee” Alvarado (The Outsiders), and make-up design by Sterling Tull (No Glow, Love Island USA), with Bryan Bauer (Oh, Mary!, Mother Play) as the production stage manager.
The Rocky Horror Show premiered in London at the Royal Court Theatre (Upstairs) June 19, 1973. It moved to several other locations, ultimately running for a cumulative 2,960 performances before it closed in 1980. The musical follows a straight-laced couple, Brad and Janet, who stumble upon a spooky house on a rainy night, and become attracted to the strange denizens who live within—particularly Frank-N-Furter, a gender non-conforming mad scientist. The show’s rock-influenced score includes the crowd-pleasing songs “Sweet Transvestite, “The Timewarp,” “Dammit Janet,” and “Touch-a, Touch-a, Touch-a Touch Me.”
After London, Rocky Horror played in Los Angeles in 1974, where it ran for nine months. Its 1975 Broadway debut was not as successful, receiving mixed reviews and running for only three previews and 45 showings.
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But it was the film adaptation of Rocky Horror, called The Rocky Horror Picture Show, that truly propelled the musical into legendary status. Starring creator O’Brien as Riff Raff and Tim Curry as Frank-N-Furter (reprising his stage performance), as well as Susan Sarandon and Barry Bostwick, the film has been playing in movie theatres since 1975, with fans attracted to its message of sexual and gender acceptance. The property’s cultural impact was recently explored in the new documentary Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror, created by Richard O’Brien’s son, Linus.
The Rocky Horror Show had a Broadway revival in 2000 and a West End revival in 2023. It’s also a favorite of regional theatres. The production estimates that the stage version has been seen by over 40 million people in some 15 languages.
The current production was nominated for nine 2026 Tony Awards, including Best Revival of a Musical.
