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For his part, Pinkleton wore a pantless Tanner Fletcher look (\u201cWhat other Broadway show can you wear underwear to the opening of? It\u2019s so freeing!\u201d), while Andrew Durand, who plays Brad, wore a sheer top and black trousers. \u201cI wanted to go for something in the vibe of the show that\u2019s slightly masculine and feminine\u2014blurring those lines,\u201d he said. \u201cI feel great.\u201d Evans chose a punk look by designer Jose Gonzalez that featured an underbust corset and a jacket embellished with fur-like material.<\/p>\n
The excitement inside the theater was palpable. The night\u2019s starry attendees included Marc Jacobs, Laverne Cox, and Sarandon, who starred as Janet in the 1975 film that helped launch her renowned career.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m very excited to be here tonight,\u201d Sarandon told Vogue<\/em>. \u201cI really feel attached to Rocky Horror. I\u2019m all about its message, \u2018Don\u2019t dream it, be it,\u2019 and promoting that. I think this story has remained popular for over 50 years due to the idea of being your authentic self. I think that\u2019s a really positive and fabulous message. And I think the show provides a really accepting, experimental atmosphere for people to dress up. You can wear whatever you want and feel safe.\u201d<\/p>\n Stephanie Hsu, who plays Janet in the revival, was excited for Sarandon to see her interpretation of the part. \u201cI just hope she has a really good time and feels shaken,\u201d said Hsu, an Oscar nominee for her work in Everything Everywhere All at Once<\/em>. \u201cI really feel our show has the potential to shake the loins and the spirit, and I hope that she receives that from this evening. My interpretation of Janet is more animal and creature-like and queer.\u201d<\/p>\n Juliette Lewis, who makes her fiery Broadway debut in the show as Magenta, an alien disguised as a maid at Frank-N-Furter\u2019s castle, opens and closes the show with her rendition of \u201cScience Fiction\/Double Feature.\u201d \u201cI used to have that song on a mixed tape,\u201d Lewis, dressed in a Christian Siriano gown, told Vogue<\/em>. \u201cWhen I was 11 years old, I discovered Rocky Horror. It was the music, first and foremost, that spoke to me and it brought me to life. The feeling about being an outsider\u2014I understood that and I think that\u2019s why the music speaks to the misfits, freaky artists, and queer culture. It unifies a whole bunch of different kinds of people who never found a home.\u201d<\/p>\n That sensibility also struck a chord with Guill\u00e9n. \u201cI really admire that the show is unapologetically queer and the lyrics in the songs saying it\u2019s okay to be different have been around for half a century,\u201d he said. \u201cFor kids to hear this and feel that there was something made for them not to feel alone, really resonated with me. Every generation has felt like an outsider and a show like this makes you feel like you belong.\u201d<\/p>\n For Michaela Ja\u00e9 Rodriguez, who plays Columbia, a heartbroken human, the return of The Rocky Horror Show<\/em> on Broadway couldn\u2019t be more timely. \u201cWith everything that\u2019s going on with the recent opposition to gay and transgender rights, this show is the best way to be as radical as possible and also to be as liberated as possible in your queerness,\u201d she said. \u201cWhether you\u2019re a part of the LGBTQI community or if you\u2019re an ally, this is the best show to show that we don\u2019t care and we are fighting through the arts.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n