The Rocky Horror Show is back on Broadway in 2026, courtesy of a new production directed by Tony Award nominee Sam Pinkleton (Oh, Mary; Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812)! The new production opened up at New York's Studio 54 this week and has garnered mostly gleaming reviews from critics and audience members alike.

Take a read below to find out exactly what critics thought of New York's new addition.

The Reviews

Theatrely

"The halls of Studio 54 should be proud with the glittery whirlwind happening on stage eight times a week. It's Sam Pinkleton to a tee, and boy is it fun. It's a type of revival that will please the fans and welcome newcomers to the world justly. We are fortunate to have so much queer joy on our stages here in New York right now and The Rocky Horror Show add to that collection perfectly. Head over to the lab, and keep dreaming."

Deadline

"With immensely appealing performances from Luke Evans (yes, he most certainly can sing) as the sinister Frank-N-Furter, Rachel Dratch as the droll narrator quick with the audience repartee, the always excellent Andrew Durand as uptight (until he's not) Brad and Stephanie Hsu as timid (until she's not) Janet, this Roundabout-produced Rocky Horror revival is a first-rate presentation of a property that, along with John Waters' early work, pretty much defined a certain strain of '70s counter-culture fare."

The New York Times

Luke Evans' magnetism is off the charts: Pinkleton can, more or less, point him at the audience and fire him like a cannon. Evans towers over the rest of the cast in skyscraper boots, his long hair slicked wetly down his back and his chest playing peek-a-boo above his latex corset. Won't someone, anyone, love him? Half of the orchestra nearly followed him out when he ran off for intermission.'

AmNY

"This "Rocky Horror" is not without flaws, but it hardly matters. The style carries you along, and the energy rarely falters. For nearly two hours, it delivers what it promises: a weird, exuberant, and thoroughly enjoyable night out. Participation optional, temptation unavoidable."

Timeout

"Roundabout Theatre Company's exuberant Broadway revival of the show, directed by Sam Pinkleton and featuring a killer cast led by international heartthrob Luke Evans as Frank, makes roughly the same invitation. It's an awfully hard one to resist."

The Washington Post

"Happy news: Pinkleton and Co. have mostly gotten this zany experiment right, even if the audience participation is a quandary without an easy answer. At my Saturday-night performance, the crowd's sporadic callouts derailed the show more often than they delighted. Thankfully, Pinkleton has "Saturday Night Live" alum Rachel Dratch on the premises tapping a perfectly bemused narrator to keep this hypersexualized sci-fi train on the tracks."

Vulture

"In the Roundabout's Broadway revival, that gritty, jubilant, made-in-a-basement quality somehow still comes through, and it provides real warmth and charm. Lovingly directed by the almost-too-obvious choice, Oh, Mary!'s Sam Pinkleton, this Rocky Horror Show puts its trust in some advice handed down from the play's creator: "When in doubt, this is a trashy little musical.""