CONTACTStaffCAREER OPPORTUNITIESADVERTISE WITH USPRIVACY POLICYPRIVACY PREFERENCESTERMS OF USELEGAL NOTICE
© 2024 Pride Publishing Inc.
All Rights reserved
All Rights reserved
By continuing to use our site, you agree to our Private Policy and Terms of Use.
In a case of life imitating art (or at least a Glee storyline from last year), political officials in Georgia have shut down a community theater's production of The Rocky Horror Show after deeming it "too risque," reports Entertainment Weekly.
A production of the 1973 satirical musical, a sexualized send-up of sci-fi and horror movies that was turned into a still-adored cult film in 1975, was slated to open October 27 at the city-owned Carrollton Cultural Arts Center. After viewing a video clip from rehearsal, Wayne Garner, the mayor of Carrollton, Ga. called the show too risque, overruled the center's board, and canceled it. "I found it very offensive, not in keeping with the community of Carrolton, if you will," Garner told Atlanta's NBC-11 news. "I know this community well and if that play was allowed to proceed, we'd be run out of town." The director and cast of the production plan to find private sponsors and produce the play on a different stage in the city.
A Facebook page has been created to show support for the Carrollton production of The Rocky Horror Show. View it here.
Watch the news report below.
From our Sponsors
Most Popular
Meet all 37 of the queer women in this season's WNBA
April 17 2024 11:24 AM
17 of the most batsh*t things N.C. Republican governor candidate Mark Robinson has said
September 19 2024 4:34 PM
True
After 20 years, and after tonight, Obama will no longer be the Democrats' top star
August 20 2024 12:28 PM
More Than 50 of Our Favorite LGBTQ+ Moms
May 12 2024 11:44 AM
Trump ally Laura Loomer goes after Lindsey Graham: ‘We all know you’re gay’
September 13 2024 2:28 PM
Conjoined twins Lori Schappell and trans man George Schappell dead at 62
April 27 2024 6:13 PM
Latest Stories
Families ask appellate court to overturn Florida's youth trans care ban
October 03 2024 7:20 PM
Gary from Nickelodeon's 'Are You Afraid of the Dark' is living out and proud
October 03 2024 6:30 PM
40+ mouthwatering pics from Folsom Street Fair 2024
October 03 2024 5:32 PM
An LGBTQ+ cocktail bar was open in Asheville for 31 days. Now it's in ruins (exclusive)
October 03 2024 4:22 PM