Editing The Rocky Horror Show (section)

====2014–2015 Australian Tour====
In January 2014, a new Australian tour of the UK production began to celebrate the show's 40th anniversary. While keeping a similar stage to the one in the UK Tour, it featured a new cast with [[Craig McLachlan]] reprising the role of Frank, which he played in the 1992 Australian Production. Additional cast members include [[Tim Maddren]] as Brad, [[Christie Whelan Browne]] (later [[Teagan Woulters]]) as Janet, Ashlea Pyke as Columbia, [[Erika Heynatz]] as Magenta/Usherette, Nicholas Christo as Eddie/Dr. Scott, Brendan Irving as Rocky, and Tony Farrell as the Narrator. [[Kristian Lavercombe]] reprises his role of Riff Raff from both the UK Tour and the New Zealand production. The Phantoms are played by Vincent Hooper, Luigi Lucente, Meghan O'Shea, Angela Scundi, and James Maxfield.

The tour premiered in Brisbane on 10 January 2014 at the [[Queensland Performing Arts Centre]] and ran until 9 February. The tour then transferred to Perth's [[Crown Perth|Crown Theatre]] and ran from 16 February 2014 to 9 March 2014. The performance transferred to the [[Adelaide Festival Centre]] to run from 21 March 2014 to 13 April 2014 with a preview on 20 March 2014. Richard O'Brien took over the role of the Narrator for the run in Adelaide. The performance then transferred to the [[Comedy Theatre, Melbourne|Melbourne Comedy Theatre]]. It ran from 26 April 2014 with previews from 23 April 2014 before finishing its run on 22 June 2014.

The tour then took a break due to scheduling conflicts and McLachlan's involvement in ''[[The Doctor Blake Mysteries]]'' before transferring to the [[Sydney Lyric|Sydney Lyric Theatre]] where it ran from 15 April 2015 to 7 June 2015. It featured new additional replacement cast members which included [[Stephen Mahy]] as Brad, Amy Lehpamer as Janet, Angelique Cassimatis as Columbia, Jayde Westaby as Magenta/Usherette, and [[Bert Newton]] as the Narrator. The Phantoms are played by Darren Tyler, Drew Weston, and Suzanne Steele.

The performance then returned for its final encore back at the [[Comedy Theatre, Melbourne|Melbourne Comedy Theatre]]. It ran from 12 June 2015 before concluding on 19 July 2015 after being extended for one additional week due to popular demand. O'Brien took over the role of the Narrator for a week in Melbourne.

In December 2017, an encore tour began in Adelaide.<ref>{{Cite web |date=22 December 2017 |title=What's on: Sunset Sessions, Rocky Horror, holiday films - InDaily |url=https://indaily.com.au/arts-and-culture/2017/12/22/whats-on-sunset-sessions-rocky-horror-holiday-films/}}</ref> [[Craig McLachlan]] briefly reprised his portrayal of Frank-N-Furter, but had to drop out of the production when it was alleged that during the original 2014 tour of ''Rocky Horror'', he [[Weinstein effect|sexually assaulted]] cast members [[Erika Heynatz]], [[Christie Whelan Browne]] and Angela Scundi.<ref>{{Cite news |date=8 January 2018 |title=Rocky Horror co-stars accuse Craig McLachlan of indecent assault and sexual harassment |newspaper=ABC News |url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-01-08/craig-mclachlan-accused-of-indecent-assault-sexual-harassment/9304452}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=8 January 2018 |title=McLachlan to sit out Rocky Horror Show after indecent assault claims |newspaper=ABC News |url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-01-08/craig-mclachlan-to-sit-out-rocky-horror-show-after-allegations/9312068}}</ref> Ensemble member Adam Rennie took over the role of Frank throughout the rest of Adelaide season, and continued to play the part in Brisbane and Sydney, before being replaced by [[Todd McKenney]] for the Melbourne run of the show.<ref>{{Cite web |date=12 January 2018 |title=Adam Rennie to star in Rocky Horror Show's Perth season - OUTInPerth – Gay and Lesbian News and Culture |url=https://www.outinperth.com/adam-rennie-star-rocky-horror-shows-perth-season/ |website=www.outinperth.com}}</ref>