Champion Athlete and Disability Advocate, Dylan Alcott AO, is set to party alongside Jason Donovan at the Theatre Royal Sydney, starring as The Narrator in The Rocky Horror Show.
After triumphant seasons in 2023, and due to phenomenal demand, the 50th Anniversary world tour continues its global celebrations in honour of the iconic Rock ‘N’ Roll musical in 2024.
The Rocky Horror Show will return to Theatre Royal Sydney in March 2024 with Alcott performing in performances from 31 March to 17 April. Further Narrators for the Sydney season will be announced soon.
The tour will also travel to Newcastle in January with Myf Warhurst starring as The Narrator, and a celebrated return to Melbourne’s Athenaeum Theatre from 9 February with Joel Creasey as The Narrator.
Dylan Alcott is a tennis champion, former Australian of the Year, Paralympian, and will soon add The Narrator in The Rocky Horror Show to his long list of accomplishments.
Expanding on his many talents and achievements with a move into acting, Dylan is ready to tell the tale of Frank N Furter and his mischievous friends on that fateful night.
“Super pumped to join this incredible production of the iconic The Rocky Horror Show. Couldn’t think of a better opportunity for my first theatre production, feeling very grateful. Can’t wait to get to work and rock it out on stage in Sydney!” said Dylan.
Australian audiences could not get enough of superstar Jason Donovan starring as Frank N Furter! Returning cast alongside him, include Stellar Perry as Magenta/The Usherette, Deirdre Khoo as Janet, Henry Rollo as Riff Raff, Darcey Eagle as Columbia and Ellis Dolan as Eddie/Dr Scott.
Joining them in 2024 as Brad and the Frank N Furter Alternate will be Blake Bowden (The Book of Mormon, The Phantom of the Opera, Fiddler on the Roof, Sweeney Todd) and as Rocky, Daniel Erbacher (Grease, Legally Blonde, Cruel Intentions the Musical).
Starring beside them on stage as The Phantoms will be Josh Gates, Hollie James, Nicolas Van Litsenborgh and Erica Wild with Keane Fletcher and Seryan Burke-Low rounding out the cast as the Swings.
Written and created by Richard O’Brien, The Rocky Horror Show has become one of the world’s favourite musicals and is currently the only contemporary rock musical to celebrate 50 years on stage.
Since it first opened in London in 1973 at the Royal Court’s Theatre Upstairs, The Rocky Horror Show has been continuously on stage somewhere in the world and has paved its way into history as one of the classics of musical theatre.
The Rocky Horror Show will play the Newcastle Civic Theatre from 12 January, Melbourne’s Athenaeum Theatre from 9 February and the Theatre Royal Sydney from 31 March 2024. For more information, visit: www.rockyhorror.com.au for details.
Image: Dylan Alcott AO – photo by Josh Robenstone