The Rocky Horror Picture Show FAQ: Everything Left to Know About the Campy Cult Classic Dave Thompson 9781495007477

EThe Rocky Horror Picture Show FAQE is the in-depth story of not only the legendary stage show and movie but of a unique period in theatrical history a in the movie's UK homeland as well as overseas. ERocky HorrorE has been performed worldwide for more than 40 years in over 30 countries and has been translated into more than 20 languages.THInside these pages we see ERocky HorrorE as sexual cabaret and political subversion as modern mega-hit and Broadway disaster. At the movie house we learn when to shout what to throw a and why people even do those things. Here is the full story of the play's original creation; its forebears and its influences are laid out in loving detail together with both the triumphs and tragedies that attended it across the next 40 forty years.THPacked with anecdotes EThe Rocky Horror Picture Show FAQE is the story of dozens of worldwide performances and 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 and careers of the greatest ever Frank N. Furters stalk the pages joined by the Riff-Raffs Magentas Columbias and all.THThe book also includes the largest and most in-depth ERocky HorrorE discography ever published plus a unique timeline a The Ultimate ERocky HorrorE Chronology a detailing the who what where and when of absolute pleasure.

About the Author
DAVE THOMPSON (Newark, Delaware) is the author of over 100 books on rock and pop culture, including FAQ titles on Doctor Who, South Park, and Sherlock Holmes, and biographies of David Bowie, Robert Plant, Kurt Cobain, and Roger Waters.


Book Information
ISBN 9781495007477
Author Dave Thompson
Format Paperback
Page Count 376
Imprint Applause Theatre Book Publishers
Publisher Hal Leonard Corporation
Series FAQ
Weight(grams) 626g
Dimensions(mm) 227mm * 154mm * 23mm