About the Show
Due to its celebrated history of over 30 years of decadent delight, "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" has become the longest running, fully interactive audience participation film in the world!
However, there are many people who have never been to a live, interactive cinematic experience before... or have always wanted to and didn't know what to expect.
Well, here is a quick run-down of the three main components of what make Rocky Horror so freakin' amazing:
1. The Film - "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" (a.k.a. RHPS, Rocky Horror, or just "Rocky") is a film based off a musical made in the 1970's in England. If you know anything about British humor (see Monty Python, or Absolutely Fabulous), you'll know it's one of the most bizarre out there. Anyway, the original musical was a comedy making fun of all the horrible sci-fi and b-movies of the 1940's - 1960's. A variety of weird and naughty things happen to a nice little Middle American couple (Brad & Janet) when they stumble upon an annual convention of aliens, all lead by a cross-dressing doctor bent on making himself a Frankenstein-style monster/playmate. Depravity, singing, dancing, and - eventually - mutiny round out the nice little play. The play turned into a movie. The movie flopped. The movie started playing at midnight. People started showing up to it...
Which brings us to:
2. The Cast - The Rocky Horror experience is enhanced by what is know as a "shadow cast". A shadow cast is a group of performers who study film or video recordings for the sole purpose of adapting/interpreting it into a pantomime stage performance. When done well, everything that goes on in the film is performed by live actors in perfect synchrony while the film or video plays above them. Some performers focus on screen accuracy, hoping to make their costumes, makeup, choreography, gestures, etc. as much of a direct replica of what is pictured on the screen above them. Others prefer to blend screen accuracy with their own quirks or improvisations, resulting in humorous, sometimes thematic, over-the-top interpretations of the film.
3. The Audience - Yes, YOU get to be part of the show: Many audience members express themselves through attire whether to mimic their favorite character, elicit a reaction from fellow theater-goers, or to flaunt their own flavor of depravity.
Also, the audience (along with some painfully well-versed comedians on cast) participate in an ongoing litany of jokes, sight gags and other humorous banter. Many of the jokes at a Rocky performance hail from a long tradition of burlesque ribaldry. In other words, the jokes at a typical Rocky Horror performance to tend to be a bit on the nasty/naughty/raunchy/unpolitically correct side so, as a warning:
(!!! - If you're not offended, we didn't do our job. - !!!)
So if you're prepared to let go of your inhibitions (even if only for one night), laugh at everything you've been told not to (including YOURSELF) and "let your freak flag fly," then you've come to the right place.
Really, though...nothing is sacred...nothing.
Moreover, the audience gets to use an arsenal of "props" during the show that they can either bring with them or purchase from the cast! Our theater's list of approved props are located in the section below.
Show Dates & Times
The Rich Weirdoes perform the Rocky Horror Picture Show every second and fourth Friday and Saturday nights of every month. Show's start at midnight.
Show dates and times are subject to change, so check our online calendar to confirm a show day and time.
Theatre Information
The Rich Weirdoes perform at the AMC Universal Cineplex 20, located in CityWalk at Universal Studios Orlando.
Theatre Location and Contact Information:
6000 Universal Blvd, Ste 740
Orlando, FL 32819
Showtime's: (407) 354-5998
Guest Servies: (407) 354-3374
Driving Directions
CityWalk Secuirty Information!
Due to Universal CityWalk's new Security Policy, anyone under the age of 21 entering CityWalk after 11PM will have to be escorted by Universal Security to the Theatre.
In order to make it on time for the movie, please come before 11PM and hang out in CityWalk or come early enough to be escorted before Midnight.
Online Tickets
You may purchase tickets online through Fandango for the Rocky Horror Picture Show.
Notice: Tickets for RHPS normally are not posted until the day of the show.
UPCOMING EVENTS!
CITYWALK SECURITY REMINDER!
CityWalk’s DRESS CODE is very strict. If you are scantily clad and not covered,
SECURITY WILL TURN YOU AWAY!
We suggest trench-coats while going through the check-point.
Once you’re in the theater, let your Freak Flag fly*!
Remember: the lobby and hallways are open to the public – cover up!
*â€Freak Flag†does not include nudity, g-strings, bare buttocks, or lewd and lascivious behavior that might get the Orlando po-po called on your freaky ass!