Hey guys. Today's song is Dammit Janet from Rocky Horror Picture Show.
The musical was created by Richard O'Brien who wrote it to keep himself busy while trying to get acting gigs. It basically came around because he wanted to find a way to roll all of his favourite things up into one great mashup. He didn't actually intend for it to be as centered around transvestism as it ended up, but sometimes that's just how writing goes, you follow the story where it wants to lead. O'Brien ended up bringing the unfinished work to Jim Sharman (who he's worked with on Jesus Christ Superstar). The show officially began in 1973 and kept moving on and up to bigger and better theatres with it's increased popularity. The movie adaption was made in 1975 and had both Richard O'Brien and Tim Curry in it (who were also playing roles in the live shows). It became known as a midnight movie, being played late at the Waverly Theatre allowing fans to come dressed as the characters and the trend quickly spread throughout the States. Now it's become something of a cult classic. I may be most geared towards the movie version of this one, but I should mention that it has one of the longest lists of productions of any of the musicals I'm showcasing this week. So both versions are pretty damn popular. Hope you check it out.
Peace.
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