{"id":938730,"date":"2026-05-05T06:22:15","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T06:22:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/938730\/"},"modified":"2026-05-05T06:22:15","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T06:22:15","slug":"watch-rocky-horror-perform-sweet-transvestite-on-the-tonight-show-exclusive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/938730\/","title":{"rendered":"\u200bWatch &#8216;Rocky Horror&#8217; \u200b\u200bperform &#8216;Sweet Transvestite&#8217; on &#8216;The Tonight Show&#8217; (exclusive)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Don&#8217;t miss this late-night picture show!<\/p>\n<p>The Broadway cast of The Rocky Horror Show will transform 30 Rockefeller Plaza into Transylvania Monday night to make the production&#8217;s stellar television debut on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.<\/p>\n<p>In this exclusive teaser shared with Out, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.out.com\/out-exclusives\/luke-evans-cover-story\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Luke Evans<\/a>, as Dr. Frank-N-Furter, delivers a seductive rendition of \u201cSweet Transvestite.&#8221; He&#8217;s surrounded by his stellar cast mates, including Andrew Durand, Stephanie Hsu, Amber Gray, Micheala Ja\u00e9 Rodriguez,  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.out.com\/gay-tv-shows\/horror-tv-shows-lgbtq\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">Harvey Guill\u00e9n<\/a>, Juliette Lewis, Josh Rivera, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.out.com\/television\/2022\/12\/27\/gay-lgbtq-inclusive-shows-renewed-new-seasons-2023\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">Michaela Ja\u00e9 Rodriguez<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.out.com\/datingprep\/anania-williams-made-queer-trivia-viral-now-theyre-getting-personal\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">Anania<\/a>, and Boy Radio.<\/p>\n<p class=\"shortcode-media shortcode-media-youtube\">\n<p>Evans and the cast give it their all in the clip, and the audience thought so too, cheering them on. (A fabulously dressed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.out.com\/fashion\/luke-evans-met-gala\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">Evans<\/a> also made sartorial headlines earlier this evening as he walked the red carpet at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.out.com\/celebs\/met-gala-men-outfits\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">Met Gala<\/a>.)<\/p>\n<p>Richard O&#8217;Brien&#8217;s The Rocky Horror Show, directed by the Tony-winning director of Oh, Mary!, Sam Pinkleton, is picking up heavy buzz for Tony nominations ahead of Tuesday morning&#8217;s awards announcement. The production has a storied history on stage and screen, becoming a cult classic following the release of the 1975 movie musical, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, starring Tim Curry and Susan Sarandon. A staged production of Richard O&#8217;Brien&#8217;s brainchild premiered in the West End before transferring to Broadway. Rocky Horror had a Broadway revival back in 2000 and found audiences in other formats, but it hasn&#8217;t been on the Great White Way in over two decades, until now. It&#8217;s playing through July 19 at Studio 54.<\/p>\n<p>Along with the cast of Broadway&#8217;s Rocky Horror, guests on Monday night&#8217;s episode of The Tonight Show include <a href=\"https:\/\/www.out.com\/gay-tv-shows\/the-comeback-dan-bucatinsky-lisa-kudrow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Comeback<\/a> star Lisa Kudrow, Dancing With the Stars&#8217;s Robert Irwin, and Steve Van Zandt.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The episode of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon featuring the Rocky Horror cast will air Monday, May 4 at 11:35 p.m. Eastern and Pacific Time. It will be available to stream on Peacock.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Don&#8217;t miss this late-night picture show! 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