Back in January we featured Luke Evans singing I’m Going Home, in civvies, in preparation for his new role as Frank-N-Furter in Richard O’Brien’s cult classic The Rocky Horror Show. Now he has performed with the entire cast on The Tonight Show – in full costume. The song? Why Sweet Transvestite, of course. It’s a difficult role for any actor – Tim Curry’s boots were so big (and his corset so tight) that comparisons are always inevitably made. From the looks of the comments below the video, it seems that Evans’ performance is winning favor. This isn’t just because he makes a few knowing nods to the original, but because he makes the role his own. Jimmy Fallon certainly looks very happy to introduce the number from the show, currently doing its Transylvanian thing at Studio 54 on Broadway (New York, USA!). And the cast are in their element too – we get glimpses of Janet Weiss (Stephanie Hsu), Brad Majors (Andrew Durand), Magenta (Juliette Lewis) and the rest of the ensemble but we get…
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