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they don’t allow all of the screaming at the screen…really discover it. Be silent for a minute.
Rage: What did you think about making this film at the time in 1975? BB: I was sort of coming to it from an off-off Broadway sensibility. I was attracted to
the alternate lifestyle, the form of music, to the color and verve of the sets. I thought working with the Brits who were trend-setting their way through London at the time, people were following their styles. We were aware of how hip these people were when the film was being made. It wasn’t shocking. It wasn’t anticipated as anything that was going to shake up the world. We just thought we were making another musical. There weren’t a lot of musicals being made at the time and we felt lucky that we were able to participate.
FAST FORWARD. NO MORE TALKING ABOUT THE SUCCESS OF BARRY BOSTWICK IN THE PAST. FOR AN ACTOR, IT IS ALL ABOUT THE NEXT ROLE. AND HE IS ON A ROLL. SEE HIM OCTOBER 26 IN THE HALLOW- EEN EPISODE OF GLEE. NO BRAD HERE. JUST BARRY BOSTWICK PLAYING A…WELL, LET HIM SPEAK.
BB: I play one of the owner’s of this station that Sue Sylvester [the Jane Lynch
character] does her rants on. I hadn’t really seen any of that part of the show until we shot our scenes last month. She’s very funny. Apparently, she’s been hired by this local channel to go on and just “go off” on things. It’s her own point of view and it’s called “Sue’s Corner.” Jane Lynch is just brilliant. I can’t wait to actually do some real scenes with her. Meat Loaf and I were in this episode…it’s a little bit of stunt casting, I must say because of The Rocky Horror tie-in. It’s their Halloween episode. Meat Loaf is a wonderful actor and I think he’s been caught between both Rock n’ Roll and acting. I hope he focuses more on acting now. I think he’s unique. But, the kid loves to sing…you can’t keep him off the stage! We don’t have anything to do with The Rocky Horror connection…other than
the fact that we’re trying to get her to stop it because we think it’s immoral! That’s the twist and I think they have tried to engage us in another five to seven episodes. We’ll see what happens with it. You never know with those things. All I know is that they are so well-organized. The kids are so nice and talented. They worshiped me and that was the most important thing (laughter). They were so excited to be doing Rocky Horror. I was thinking as I was looking at it and reading it, I thought, “I don’t know if this is appropriate for national primetime television.” You know, “touch a touch a touch me…I want to be dirrr…ty.”
Rage: You’ve got to be kidding. BB: Somehow, I fell into the role that they were asking me to play.
Rage: The Rocky Horror Picture Show has such a following though. That’s exciting. BB: It’s exciting to me because I like the show and I like the message. The message
is pretty much the message of The Rocky Horror thing. You find your own group and you bond. You find something that you can excel at…everybody’s different. That’s a sort of a rag-tag group of kids as is every audience for The Rocky Horror Show.
Rage: The kids do these musical things that are quite elaborate. BB: Very elaborate. I was there. I don’t know how they do it every week. They
must do six to eight production numbers a week. You have a hard time shooting an hour show in seven days…let alone, an hour show with eight musical numbers. I just think, they’re all going to die young (laughter). They are all going to have heart attacks by the time they’re 28 or have nervous breakdowns. They’re working them so hard, but when you’re young, you didn’t know you were working hard, we were just having a ball!
Rage: Thanks so much for speaking with me. BB: What a pleasure. Thanks so much. Bye Bill.
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They must do six to eight production numbers a week. I just think, they’re all going to die young (laughter). They are all going to have heart attacks by the time they’re 28 or have nervous breakdowns.”
“I don’t know how they do it [GLEE] every week.
Photo courtesy of 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, LLC
Photo courtesy of 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, LLC
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