Instead of apples, maybe toast will fall from the sky.
“The Rocky Horror Picture Show at Sphere” will perform at the Las Vegas venue in 2027. The 1975 musical comedy-horror film will move in as the totally unalike experience “Wizard of Oz at Sphere” moves out.
No date has been set, though “WOZ” has no shows scheduled past December.
“Rocky Horror” is a parody centered on a newly engaged couple, Brad and Janet, whose car breaks down in a storm. They seek help at a nearby castle and find a wild, gender-bending convention hosted by Dr. Frank-N-Furter, an alien mad scientist. The film shows the couple’s roller-coaster ride as they lose their innocence and inhibitions.
“Rocky Horror” did meager sales at the box office upon its release, but became a cult hit in midnight screenings around the country. The film was far ahead of the “immersive” trend upon its release, with ticket holders packing rubber gloves, newspapers, glow sticks and toilet paper to screenings.
The props have been employed during key scenes. Toast is tossed when Frank-N-Furter, played by Tim Curry in the original, proposes a toast at the dinner table. Toilet paper flies when Brad blurts “Great Scott!” (Protocols for what ticket holders can bring to Sphere for the film were not specified in Tuesday’s announcement.)
“Rocky Horror” was developed over the past year at Sphere’s “Big Dome” prototype in Burbank. The film joins “Wizard” and “Postcard From Earth” on the Sphere Experiences roster.
In a statement, Sphere Entertainment Chairman and CEO Jim Dolan said, “Through Sphere Studios, we are building a slate of original experiences that push the boundaries of technology and storytelling for this new medium, while always keeping the audience at the center of the experience. Since ‘The Rocky Horror Picture Show’ premiered in 1975, it redefined audience participation and became a cultural phenomenon. With Sphere, we have the opportunity to take that spirit of immersion to an entirely new level.”
Reps from the Bulbous Wonder also reported “Wizard of Oz” has generated more than $400 million in ticket sales and has sold more than 3 million tickets since opening in Las Vegas on Aug. 28, 2025.
In a highlight of that experience, Nerf-like apples are dropped on the audience. Orange County-born band No Doubt seized on that theme, dropping spongy oranges on the crowd during its residency, which closed Sunday.
We hope — no, expect “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” to follow suit
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