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THIS MUSICAL WAS A CRITICAL AND COMMERCIAL FAILURE WHEN IT FIRST PREMIERED IN 1975. BUT WHEN GROUPS BEGAN TO SEE THIS FILM REGULARLY, IT OPENED UP MIDNIGHT SHOWINGS THAT BECAME AN UNDERGROUND CULT SENSATION. THE SHOW HAS SINCE EVOLVED INTO AN AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION EXTRAVAGANZA, ENCOMPASSING PROPS, COSTUMES, FULL LENGTH AUDIENCE SCRIPTS IN WHICH SARCASTIC RETORTS ARE SHOUTED TO CHARACTERS ON-SCREEN, AND LIVE ACTION SCENE REENACTMENTS STAGED DURING THE MOVIE. THE SHOW HAS BEEN CONTINUOUSLY PLAYED IN THEATERS SINCE 1975, MAKING IT THE LONGEST THEATRICAL RUN IN MOVIE HISTORY.
WHAT IS "THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW"