Sphere Entertainment says “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” is coming to the Las Vegas Sphere in 2027, using the venue’s 160,000-square-foot LED screen and spatial audio to supercharge the 1975 cult classic for a fully interactive audience.
A night at the Las Vegas Sphere just took a familiar turn toward the bizarre. Sphere Entertainment announced Tuesday, June 16, that “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” will be transformed into a super-sized, immersive production coming in 2027.
The concept is built around the venue’s scale and tech: Sphere Studios will use its technologies to enhance the original 1975 film for projection on Sphere’s 160. 000-square-foot wraparound LED screen. with immersive visuals and spatial audio. The live experience is also expected to preserve what made the cult phenomenon famous in the first place—highly interactive moments where viewers dress up in character costumes. shout back raunchy lines at the screen. sing “Time Warp. ” and throw props.
The plan lands on the momentum of another blockbuster at Sphere. Sphere Entertainment previously put “The Wizard of Oz” on the venue’s stage, debuting Aug. 28. That project is tied to large commercial impact: “The Wizard of Oz at Sphere” has generated over $400 million in ticket sales and sold more than 3 million total tickets since opening in Las Vegas. figures given by Sphere.
The transformation of Oz was also described as a full sensory takeover, from the Kansas twister swirling across Sphere’s wraparound screen to wind effects, rumbling seats, and spatial audio designed to make audiences feel like they’re traveling through the story itself.
Jim Dolan. CEO of Sphere Entertainment and New York Knicks owner. framed the “Rocky Horror” move as a chance to carry the participation culture even further. In a statement. he said the 1975 film “redefined audience participation and became a cultural phenomenon. ” adding that Sphere has the opportunity to take that spirit of immersion “to an entirely new level.”.
In the 1975 film, “Rocky Horror” stars Tim Curry as Dr. Frank-N-Furter, the flamboyant character described as a “sweet transvestite” scientist from Transsexual, Transylvania. The movie also features Susan Sarandon as Janet Weiss and Barry Bostwick as her strait-laced fiancé Brad Majors. The story centers on car trouble that pulls Janet and Brad into Frank-N-Furter’s bizarre castle.
With “Rocky Horror” expected in 2027. Sphere is maintaining a theme that’s become central to its identity: treating movie screens like environments. The sequence matters here—Sphere has already demonstrated it can turn a classic into a live. immersive draw at scale. and now it’s preparing to do the same with a title that has always depended on audience performance. not passive viewing.
Sphere didn’t provide additional details beyond timing, but it directed fans to thesphere.com to sign up for the Sphere Newsletter for updates. No specific release date has been announced for “The Rocky Horror Picture Show at Sphere,” though the production is expected to arrive at the venue in 2027.
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