REVIEW | In the Velvet Darkness: THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW at Studio 54
Consider what it means, in 2026, to yell "asshole" in public. Not at a taxi cutting you off, not in the privacy of your apartment when the Wi-Fi drops. But collectively, gleefully, in a darkened theater at a fictional character…
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Consider what it means, in 2026, to yell "asshole" in public. Not at a taxi cutting you off, not in the privacy of your apartment when the Wi-Fi drops. But collectively, gleefully, in a darkened theater at a fictional character named Brad, while an Oscar-nominated actress playing his fiancée gets called a slut by the row behind you. Even when the Broadway production put up signs reminding audiences that this is live theater, not a midnight movie screening, people showed up anyway, having memorized lines from a participation script passed hand to hand through 51 years of cult fandom, ready to shout them at real human actors.
