Where to see the Rocky Horror Picture Show across Utah this October for the 50th anniversary

SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) — Let’s do the time warp again! Seeing the cult classic Rocky Horror Picture show each year is a tradition for many, and if you’re looking to catch a showing this October, you’re in luck. Here’s a list of where you can see live and shadowcast performances across Utah.

This year is the 50th anniversary of the Rocky Horror Picture Show after its premiere in 1975. The movie was a notorious flop when it released, but it garnered a fan base who kept it alive through midnight showings, audience participation, and shadowcasts.

The Rocky Horror Picture Show is an R rated movie that features adult content and sexuality, so viewer discretion is advised. Many of these performances are 18+ only or require minors to be accompanied by an adult, so make sure you read the websites carefully before purchasing tickets.

If your city is not listed here, Cinemark has showtimes of the Rocky Horror Picture Show in October for the 50th anniversary of the movie. They won’t have a shadowcast, but you should be able to participate in the call outs and dress up. Cinemark is requesting no throwable props and says to avoid face paint or costume face masks.

If we’re missing a local Rocky Horror event, send us a tip and let us know so we can add it to our list.

What is a shadowcast?

A shadowcast is a live cast of actors who perform in front of the screen in costumes while the movie plays, acting out what is happening on screen and lip syncing. The term emerged to describe the type of performance that developed around the Rocky Horror Picture Show in the late 1980s.

The most common shadowcast performances are still for the Rocky Horror Picture Show, but they’ve cropped up around other cult classics too, like Shock Treatment (the follow up to the Rocky Horror Picture Show), Repo! The Genetic Opera, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, and Clue.

Out of the Shadows Theater Group is a Salt Lake City based theater company that entirely does shadowcast performances.

Salt Lake City

The Salt Lake City performances are done by the Latter Day Transvestites, a group that is part of the Out of the Shadows Theater Group.

There are two performances at the Alliance Theater in Salt Lake City in conjunction with FanX on September 26 and 27. Not only is this the 50th anniversary of the film, it’s also the 30th anniversary of the Latter Day Transvestites! You can buy tickets for these performances on the Utah Arts Alliance website here.

You can also catch Rocky Horror at the Salt Lake Film Society (SLFS) Broadway Centre Cinemas with live shadowcast performers and audience props on October 30, October 31, and November 1 this year. Each ticket includes an audience prop bag with everything you will need to enjoy the show–newspaper, cards, gloves, etc.

Tickets are now available at SLFSTix.org. Rice is not allowed.

Park City

This year, Park City’s Egyptian Theatre is doing a production of the Rocky Horror Show, the stage musical that was later adapted into the Rocky Horror Picture Show. You won’t be watching the Tim Curry classic here; instead, you will be seeing a full musical production with local actors singing and dancing.

Just because it’s a stage musical doesn’t mean there won’t be audience participation! Every ticket includes a prop bag with everything you’ll need. Audience members cannot bring their own props, and rice and water are specifically mentioned as being not allowed.

The show runs from October 29 to November 2, with two performances on Saturday, November 1. You can buy tickets online on the Egyptian Theatre website here.

Ogden

Peery’s Egyptian Theater in Ogden has two shadowcast performances of the Rocky Horror Picture Show this year, on October 24 and 25. You are encouraged to dress up for the costume contest!

There is an 18+ pre-show party that begins at 5:30 p.m., for an additional cost, followed by their annual costume contest at 6:50 p.m. Your ticket includes a prop bag, but you cannot bring your own rice. You can buy tickets on the Peery’s Egyptian Theater website here.

You can also catch the stage musical The Rocky Horror Show at the Ziegfield Theater in Ogden. It’s running from October 10 to October 25, with an ASL interpreted show on October 18. Student night is October 11.

You can purchase tickets on the Ziegfield Theater website here. The website does not make it clear if this is a performance where audience participation is encouraged, so be aware of that.

Logan

The Utah Theatre in Logan has three performances of the Rocky Horror Picture show scheduled this year on October 25, 30, and 31. The October 30 and 31 performances are true midnight showings.

Audience participation is encouraged, and each ticket includes a prop bag. No outside props are allowed. You can buy tickets online to reserve your spot here.

St. George

The St. George Theater is hosting a special 50th anniversary screening of the Rocky Horror Picture show on Saturday, October 25. This showing also has a pre-show concert by local zombie punk cabaret band The Flesh Junkies.

There is also a costume contest before the show, so be sure to dress up! Prop bags are included with admission while supplies last, so get there early if you want props. You can buy tickets on the St. George Theater website here.

Cedar City

You’re going to have to wait a bit longer to see the Rocky Horror Show in Cedar City. While there weren’t any performances in October that we could find, Southern Utah University’s Department of Theatre, Dance, and Arts Administration is mounting a production of the stage version the Rocky Horror Show in April. A local cast will perform all your favorite songs, plus a few that were cut from the movie.

The show has performances on April 10, 11, 13, 17, and 18. Current SUU students can get one free ticket, and SUU faculty and staff can get two free tickets with a valid SUU photo ID. The website does not say if audience participation is allowed, so keep that in mind.

You can buy tickets at the Utah Shakespeare Festival ticket office or online on their website.