1973
• The play, "The Rocky Horror Show," opens in London. It closes in 1980 after 2,960 performances at various theaters.
1974
• The play opens in Los Angeles and plays for nine months.
• Filming begins in England on "The Rocky Horror Picture Show."
1975
• The play opens on Broadway and closes after 48 performances.
• The movie opens in London and the United States.
1976
• The film's first midnight showing in New York City. Audience participation takes off and continues throughout the nation today.
1978
• The Loft Cinema, then called the New Loft, starts midnight showings of "Rocky Horror." These days, it screens at the the Loft on the third Saturday of the month. It's one of the longest-playing "Rockys" in the country.
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2000
• The second time's a charm: "The Rocky Horror Show" is revived on Broadway and runs for for two years. It snags four Tony Award nominations.
2005
• Arizona Repertory Theatre stages a rightfully raunchy "The Rocky Horror Show."
• The Rocky Horror Trivia Game, with 1,500 questions, is released. Really.
2010
• Etcetera, the late-night arm of Live Theatre Workshop, opens an altered but still rockin' and raunchy "Rocky Horror Show."
Sources: www.rocky horror.com, Star archives
