Three people are seated behind a draped table on a stage with a bright, curved white backdrop that transitions to pink and red lighting on the right. From left to right: a man with white hair wearing a dark patterned shirt, smiling; a woman with voluminous dark red hair and a black outfit, animatedly gesturing with both hands in the air and a wide smile; and a woman with short dark hair wearing a black top, holding a microphone. Each person has a water bottle in front of them, and a red drum with "ROCKY HORROR" written on it sits on the table in front of the woman on the far right.
Barry Bostwick, Patricia Quinn and Nell Campbell speaking at the 2015 Phoenix Comicon in Arizona. Credit: Gage Skidmore/Flickr

“Rocky Horror Picture Show” fans have been doing the “Time Warp” for 50 years. And to celebrate, stars from the 1975 movie are bringing their anniversary tour a jump to the left to Tampa Bay.

Hell on Heels will perform a shadowcast of the uncut original film at the Straz Center on Oct. 22.

Cast members Barry Bostwick (Brad), Nell Campbell (Columbia) and Patricia Quinn (Magenta) will do a Q&A and pre-show meet and greets. Sorry, no Tim Curry or Susan Sarandon (Dammit, Janet!).

“Don’t dream it, be it” with a costume contest and props provided by the Straz.

Tickets start at $56.50 for “The Rocky Horror Picture Show 50th Anniversary Spectacular Tour” happening Oct. 22 in Tampa.

The Rocky Horror Picture Show

Time Wed., Oct. 22, 7:30 p.m. 2025

Location David A. Straz Center – Carol Morsani Hall, 1010 N W C Macinnes Pl, Tampa

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This article appears in Sept. 4-10, 2025.

Selene San Felice is managing editor of Creative Loafing Tampa Bay. Prior to joining CL in 2025, she started the Axios Tampa Bay newsletter and worked for her hometown paper, The Capital in Annapolis,...