The Rocky Horror Picture Show FAQ is the in-depth story of not only the legendary stage show & movie but of a unique period in theatrical history- in the movies UK homeland as well as overseas. Rocky Horror has been performed worldwide for more than 40 years in over 30 countries & has been translated into more than 20 languages.
Inside these pages, we see Rocky Horror as sexual cabaret & political subversion, as modern mega-hit & Broadway disaster. At the movie house, we learn when to shout, what to throw-and why people even do those things. Here is the full story of the plays original creation; its forebears & its influences are laid out in loving detail, together with both the triumphs & tragedies that attended it across the next 40 forty years.
Packed with anecdotes, The Rocky Horror Picture Show FAQ is the story of dozens of worldwide performances & the myriad stars who have been featured in them. From Tim Curry to Anthony Head, from Reg Livermore to Gary Glitter, from Daniel Abineri to Tom Hewitt, the lives & careers of the greatest ever Frank N. Furters stalk the pages, joined by the Riff-Raffs, Magentas, Columbias, & all.
The book also
Includes:: the largest & most in-depth Rocky Horror discography ever published, plus a unique timeline-The Ultimate Rocky Horror Chronology-detailing the who, what, where, & when of absolute pleasure.