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===Original Los Angeles production (American premiere)=== [[Lou Adler]] had made millions with risky ventures such as [[Monterey Pop Festival|Monterey Pop]]. His record label, [[Ode Records]], was becoming known for harvesting experimental talent.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Hopkins |first=Jerry |date=21 December 1968 |title=Lou Adler: California Dreamin |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/features/lou-adler-19681221 |access-date=2 November 2015}}</ref> In the late winter of 1973, Adler was in London and attended a performance of the show with [[Britt Ekland]]. Acting on impulse and seeing a hit, he met backstage with producers and within 36 hours had secured the American theatrical rights.<ref name="Whisky">{{Cite book |last1=Quisling |first1=Erik |title=Straight Whisky: A Living History of Sex, Drugs and Rock 'n' Roll |last2=Williams |first2=Austin |date=13 January 2004 |publisher=Taylor Trade Publishing |isbn=978-1-56625-197-6 |pages=221β222}}</ref> The show premiered at the [[Roxy Theatre (West Hollywood)|Roxy Theatre]] in Los Angeles on 24 March 1974, running for nine months.<ref name="Little">{{Cite book |last=Flinn |first=Denny Martin |url=https://archive.org/details/littlemusicalsfo0000flin/page/123 |title=Little Musicals for Little Theatres: A Reference Guide for Musicals That Don't Need Chandeliers or Helicopters to Succeed |date=1 February 2006 |publisher=Limelight Editions |isbn=0-87910-321-3 |page=[https://archive.org/details/littlemusicalsfo0000flin/page/123 123]}}</ref> The cast was all new except for Tim Curry.<ref name="ozrockyhorror3">{{cite web |last1=Ellison |first1=Mark Jabara |title=Roxy Cast 1974 |url=http://www.ozrockyhorror.com/Roxy%20Cast%201974.html |website=Rocky Horror Australia |access-date=22 May 2017}}</ref> The rest of the cast consisted of Abigail Haness as Janet, Bill Miller as Brad, Bruce Scott as Riff-Raff, [[Jamie Donnelly]] as Magenta/Trixie, Boni Enten as Columbia, [[Meat Loaf]] as Eddie/Dr. Scott, [[Kim Milford]] as Rocky Horror, and [[Graham Jarvis]] as the Narrator. [[Paul Jabara]] played Dr. Frank-N-Furter when Curry left to film the movie. The show played to a full house and a deal was made with [[20th Century Studios|20th Century Fox]] for a film.<ref name="Collectible">{{Cite book |last=Goldberg |first=Michael Jay |title=The Collectible '70s: A Price Guide to the Polyester Decade |date=May 2001 |publisher=Krause Publications |isbn=978-0-87341-986-4 |page=198}}</ref> Fox executive [[Gordon Stulberg]] saw the show at the Roxy and agreed to invest $1 million in the film project.<ref name="MoviesAmericanHistory">{{Cite book |last=Dimare |first=Philip C. |url=https://archive.org/details/moviesamericanhi00dima |title=Movies in American History: An Encyclopedia |date=17 June 2011 |publisher=ABC-CLIO |isbn=978-1-59884-296-8 |page=[https://archive.org/details/moviesamericanhi00dima/page/n477 415] |url-access=limited}}</ref> Adler's attempt to turn his club into a playhouse was successful. [[Meat Loaf]] remembered different celebrities who would come to the show, resulting in him meeting [[Elvis Presley]] at a performance.<ref name="Whisky" />
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