Overview
- Roundabout’s revival, which opened Thursday at Studio 54, features Luke Evans’s Broadway debut as Frank-N-Furter under Sam Pinkleton’s direction.
- Multiple outlets report pre-show messaging and website notes asking patrons to “choose your call-outs carefully,” and reviews describe a toned-down version of the cult’s audience participation with selective banter and no thrown props.
- Critics single out commanding turns from Evans, Rachel Dratch, Stephanie Hsu, Andrew Durand, and others in a cast that also includes Juliette Lewis, Amber Gray, Harvey Guillén, Josh Rivera, and Michaela Jaé Rodriguez.
- The staging embraces DIY B‑movie style inside Studio 54’s ornate setting, with low-tech gags, a dots-designed set, bold lighting by Jane Cox, and costumes that lean into camp and club-kid flair.
- Early reaction skews positive on performances and energy, though some reviewers find the experience tamer than midnight screenings; the limited run, already extended, is scheduled through July 19.