Tony nominee Sherie Rene Scott will join Sam Pinkleton’s revival of “The Rocky Horror Show” as Magenta starting June 26. Scott succeeds Juliette Lewis, who will play her final performance at Studio 54 on June 16. Current understudy Anania will play Magenta from June 17-25.
Scott’s previous Broadway credits include “Aida,” “Dirty Rotten Scoundrels,” “The Front Page” and the Tony-nominated musical “Everyday Rapture,” which she co-wrote and starred in. Her off-Broadway credits include “The Last Five Years,” “Little Shop of Horrors” and “Whorl Inside a Loop” (which she also co-wrote). Scott’s recent screen credits include “SMILF,” “The Good Wife” and “The Gag.”
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Scott will join current cast members Rachel Dratch as Narrator, Andrew Durand as Brad, Luke Evans as Frank-N-Furter, Amber Gray as Riff Raff, Harvey Guillén as Eddie/Dr. Scott, Stephanie Hsu as Janet, Josh Rivera as Rocky and Michaela Jaé Rodriguez as Columbia. The cast also includes Renée Albulario, Anania, Boy Radio, Caleb Quezon, Andres Quintero, Larkin Reilly, Paul Soileau and John Yi.
“The Rocky Horror Show” follows sweethearts Brad and Janet, whose night takes a bizarre turn when their car breaks down outside a mysterious mansion. Inside waits Dr. Frank-N-Furter and his eccentric crew — Riff Raff, Columbia, Magenta, Eddie and Rocky — for a night they’ll never forget.
The creative team includes choreography by Ani Taj, music supervision by Kris Kukul, set design by dots, costume design by David I. Reynoso, lighting design by Jane Cox, sound design by Brian Ronan, wig and hair design by Alberto “Albee” Alvarado and makeup design by Sterling Tull.
This article previously appeared on Broadway.com.
