Rocky Horror Picture Show – The Guide You Need To Watch The Show

Have you seen the Rocky Horror Picture Show yet? If not, you’re in luck! Read more to see tips on what to do and how to dress when you see the show…

Are you ready?…

Your first time watching The Rocky Horror Picture Show live is a little like losing your virginity—it’s awkward, requires a lubricant (booze works for both) and will only get better with practice. But unlike your first sexual encounter, a night with Rocky promises to be an unforgettable experience—filled with outrageous costumes, wild dancing and a whole lot of singing. For all of you Rocky Horror virgins catching a mirror show for the first time this Halloween (that’s when actors perform on stage while the movie plays in the background), DYR has a list of props and a guide in antici—pation. Trust us, this won’t hurt one bit.

Dress the Part

Don’t be the only schmuck wearing a suit to the theater—Rocky Horror is not that kind of a show. This is your opportunity to confidently wear a corset and garter belt outside of the bedroom, while taking comfort in knowing you probably won’t be the only one. For virgins, we recommend something a little tamer and easier to pull off, like dressing up as a Transylvanian. But showing up as Magenta or Riff Raff will totally up your costume cred.

Prepare to Show Off Your “V” Card

You’ll have to wear your virgin status proudly, newbies, as a fellow audience member will typically draw a “V” on your forehead with red lipstick and have you repeat a racy oath or perform some sort of embarrassing ritual, which varies by theater.

Rocky Horror Props

• Rice
• A newspaper
• Water gun
• Flashlight
• Rubber glove
• Noisemakers
• Confetti
• Toilet paper
• Toast
• Party hats
• Cards
• Hot dogs

This list comprises recommended items to bring to the theater, but be advised that some props, such as the hot dogs and a water gun, will not be allowed.

Commit these scenes to memory and use them as a prop guide.

• Wedding bells! (rice)
• Brad and Janet get caught in a thunderstorm (water guns) while looking for help, so Janet takes cover underneath a newspaper (newspaper). Fortunately, Janet sees a light up ahead (flashlight).
• Dr. Frank-N-Furter introduces his creation (gloves).
• The Transylvanians welcome Rocky with confetti and noisemakers.
• “Great Scott!” (toilet paper, Scotts preferably)
• What’s an audience member to do when Frank-N-Furter proposes a toast? Throw a piece on stage! (toast)

“SCIENCE FICTION, DOUBLE FEATURE”

Michael Rennie was I’ll
The Day The Earth Stood Still
But he told us where we stand
Flash Gordon was there in silver underwear
Claude Reins was The Invisible Man

Then something went wrong
For Fay Wray and King Kong
They got caught in a celluloid jam
Then at a deadly pace It Come From Outer Space
And this is how the message ran

Science fiction, double feature
Doctor X will build a creature
See androids fighting Brad and Janet
Anne Francis stars in Forbidden Planet

Oh oh oh oh oh
At the late night
Double feature, picture show (Ow)

I knew Leo G. Carrol was over a barrel
When Tarantula took to the hills
And I really got hot when I saw Jeanette Scott
Fight a Triffid that spits poison and kills

Dana Andrews said Prunes gave him the Runes
And passing them used lots of skills
But When Worlds Collide
Said George Pal to his bride
I’m gonna give you some terrible thrills, like a

Science fiction, double feature
Doctor X will build a creature
See androids fighting Brad and Janet
Anne Francis stars in Forbidden Planet

Oh oh oh oh oh, at the late night
Double feature, picture show
I want to go, oh oh oh oh, to the late night
Double feature, picture show
By R.K.O., oh oh oh oh, to the late night
Double feature, picture show
In the back row, oh oh oh oh, to the late night
Double feature, picture show

“OVER AT THE FRANKENSTEIN PLACE”

In the velvet darkness of the blackest night
Burning bright, there’s a guiding star
No matter what or who you are.

There’s a light over at the Frankenstein Place
There’s a light burning in the fireplace
There’s a light, light in the darkness of everybody’s life.

I can see the flag fly, I can see the rain
Just the same, there has got to be
Something better here for you and me.

There’s a light over at the Frankenstein Place
There’s a light burning in the fireplace
There’s a light, light in the darkness of everybody’s life.

The darkness must go down the river of nights dreaming
Flow Morpheus flow, let the sun and light come streaming
Into my life, into my life.

There’s a light over at the Frankenstein Place
There’s a light burning in the fireplace
There’s a light, light in the darkness of everybody’s life.

“Dammit, Janet!”

“TIME WARP”

“Touch-A, Touch-A Touch Me”

I was feeling done in, couldn’t win
I’d only ever kissed before (you mean she?) (uh-huh)
I thought there’s no use getting into heavy petting
It only leads to trouble and seat-wetting

Now all I want to know is how to go
I’ve tasted blood and I want more (more, more, more)
I’ll put up no resistance, I want to stay the distance
I’ve got an itch to scratch, I need assistance

Touch-a touch-a touch-a touch me, I wanna be dirty
Thrill me, chill me, fulfil me
Creature of the night

Then if anything grows while you pose
I’ll oil you up and rub you down (down, down, down)
And that’s just one small fraction of the main attraction
You need a friendly hand and I need action

Touch-a touch-a touch-a touch me, I wanna be dirty
Thrill me, chill me, fulfil me
Creature of the night

Oh, touch-a touch-a touch-a touch me, I wanna be dirty
Thrill me, chill me, fulfil me
Creature of the night
(Creature of the night)
(Creature of the night?)
(Creature of the night)
(Creature of the night)
(Creature of the night)
(Creature of the night)
(Creature of the night)

“I CAN MAKE YOU A MAN”

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Hope you enjoyed the show!