Seizing the Plaza Theatre stage in a towering peacock feather headdress and matching bustle, Eric Ulloa manages to be both charming and imposing as the outlandish transvestite mad scientist Dr. Robert Moore, who starred as Frank ‘N’ Furter in Lyric’s 2016 production, set this year's "Rocky Horror Show" in the French Quarter of New Orleans, with Armando Ortiz's costume designs getting a glamorous Mardi Gras flair. opening night performance.)Īlthough the audience is virtually guaranteed, every Lyric production features new sets, props and costumes to go with the well-known madcap musical numbers like "Hot Patootie," "Sweet Transvestite" and "The Time Warp." Choreographer Hui Cha Poos and the five-man rock band under the direction of keyboardist Brian Hamilton keep the splashy song-and-dance sequences looking and sounding fresh and fun.ĭirector J. More than a few lobbed jeers from opening curtain to closing bows at the midweek 7:30 p.m. (This isn't limited just to midnight shows, either. Richard O'Brien's tuneful send-up of low-grade sci-fi and horror flicks of the mid-20th century remains perennially popular, with legions fans so devoted that they have a whole script of prescribed heckles committed to memory. Theater review: Lyric Theatre does 'The Time Warp' again with new production of 'Rocky Horror Show'īless my soul, Lyric Theatre deserves kudos for bringing A-level talent to the cult classic B-movie spoof "The Rocky Horror Show."Įvery three years, Lyric Theatre does "The Time Warp" again, presenting the raunchy and uproarious 1973 rock musical as an add-on to its subscription season. A version of this review is to appear in Thursday's The Oklahoman. To read my interview with "Rocky Horror Show" star Eric Ulloa, click here.
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