Showing posts with label Margaret Cho. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Margaret Cho. Show all posts

Tuesday, October 20, 2026

Don't Dream It, Be It

"I would like—if I may—to take you on a strange journey."
Margaret Cho

Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show is excited to announce that global comedian, actor, musician as well as five-time Grammy & Emmy Award-nominee Margaret Cho will join the production as the “Narrator” making her Broadway debut beginning on Tuesday, November 3, 2026.  She will take over the role from current “Narrator”, Tony® Award-nominee Rachel Dratch who will play her final performance on Sunday, November 1, 2026.

The Rocky Horror Show cast currently includes Jake Shears as “Frank-N-Furter, Lorna Courtney as “Janet”, Rachel Dratch as “Narrator,” Amber Gray as “Riff Raff,” Kevin McHale as “Brad”, Jimin Moon as “Rocky”, George Salazar as “Eddie/Dr. Scott”, Sherie Rene Scott as “Magenta”, Valentina as “Columbia” as well as Renée Albulario, Anania, Boy Radio, Tassy Kirbas, Preston Perez, Caleb Quezon, Andres Quintero and Paul Soileau. 

BIO

MARGARET CHO. Comedian. Actor. Musician. Advocate. Entrepreneur. Five-time Grammy and Emmy nominee. When hasn’t Margaret Cho’s strong voice been part of our consciousness? It feels like she has always been here, like a friend you can always count on, lighting the path for other women, other members of underrepresented groups, other performers, to follow. Margaret staunchly supports the causes that are important to her: anti-racism, anti-bullying, gay rights, all while fulfilling her successful creative side with a legendary stand up career that has yielded 10-plus comedy tours. Her recent television & movie roles include HULU’s smash Fire Island, Gregg Araki’s I Want Your Sex, guest starring on Dying For Sex (FX), The Flight Attendant (HBO Max), Hacks (HBO Max), Percy Jackson and The Olympians (Disney) and two Netflix is a Joke comedy specials including Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution. Margaret’s latest film, All That We Love, premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival, earning Margaret rave reviews. Margaret, who Vogue magazine named one of the 9 best female comedians of all time, alongside Joan Rivers, Gilda Radner and Wanda Sykes, appreciates where she finds herself right now. “I think comedians in general, we get better as we get older, and we kind of get more observant, and more astute in those observations." 

 

Margaret Cho is represented by Sarah Martin (manager), WME, Heidy Vaquerano / Fox-Rothchild and Ken Phillips (publicity).

 

Tickets for the critically and widely-acclaimed musical have been extended twice since the show opened, and are currently on sale through Sunday, February 28, 2027 at Studio 54 on Broadway (254 West 54th Street).

The Rocky Horror Show directed by Tony Award-winner Sam Pinkleton began previews on March 26, 2026, and opened officially on Thursday, April 23, 2026.  The creative and design team includes choreography by Ani Taj, music supervision by Kris Kukul, set design by dots, costume design by David I. Reynoso, lighting design by Jane Cox, sound design by Brian Ronan, wig & hair design by Alberto “Albee” Alvarado and make-up design by Sterling Tull. Casting is by Carrie Gardner & Stephen Kopel, and the production stage manager is Bryan Bauer.

The Rocky Horror Show received 9 Tony Award nominations including Best Musical Revival, 6 Drama Desk Award nominations including Outstanding Revival of a Musical, 4 Drama League Award nominations including Outstanding Revival of a Musical, 2 Outer Critics Circle Award nominations as well as 2 Chita Rivera Award nominations for Outstanding Choreography and Outstanding Ensemble in a Broadway show.

 

The production broke the house record at Studio 54 for the week ending June 28, 2026 with a box office take of $1,215,225 and became the highest grossing production to play at the theatre. 

Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show has been in continuous production throughout the world for the last 52 years, the only musical to have achieved this record. The show originally opened at the Royal Court Theatre in 1973, while the subsequent film, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, premiered a few years later in 1975. The stage version has been seen by over 40 million people in some 15 languages.  The legendary rock-‘n’-roll musical takes on new life as a guaranteed party at the legendary Studio 54 and will feature some of the most iconic musical show stopping classics of all time, including “Dammit Janet,” “Touch-A, Touch-A, Touch Me,” “Hot Patootie” and of course, “Time Warp,” the party floor-filler.  The Rocky Horror Show is the story of two squeaky clean college kids—Brad and his fiancée, Janet—on their way to visit their former college professor when by a twist of fate, their car breaks down outside a mansion. They meet the charismatic Dr. Frank-N-Furter, Riff Raff, Columbia, Magenta, Eddie, and Rocky. It is an adventure they would remember, for a very long time.

Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show is presented by Trafalgar Entertainment, the Dodgers and Roundabout Theatre Company.

 

TICKET INFORMATION:

The Rocky Horror Show is currently on sale through Sunday, February 28, 2027 at Studio 54 on Broadway (254 West 54th Street).

 

Tickets: Available online at https://rockyhorrorshowbroadway.com/tickets, by phone at 212-719-1300 or in person at Studio 54 box office. For Groups of 10+, visit BroadwayInbound.com for tickets or call 866.302.0995.

 

In-Person Rush and Digital Lottery: A limited number of rush and lottery tickets will be available for performances for $30 (inclusive of fees). Rush tickets are available at the Studio 54 Box Office, and the digital lottery is available via TodayTix.  

 

PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE:

Performances currently play Tuesdays at 7PM; Wednesdays at 7PM; Thursdays at 7PM; Fridays at 7PM; Saturdays at 3PM and 8PM and Sundays at 2PM and 7PM. Please check here for the full performance schedule.

 

For more information on Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show, visit rockyhorrorshowbroadway.com or follow on social @rockyhorrorbway on Instagram, Facebook, X and TikTok.   

 

CAST ALBUM:

StarVista Music has recorded the Original Broadway Cast Recording of Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show currently on Broadway only at Studio 54. The album is produced by seven-time Grammy Award nominee Robert Sher (The Music Man starring Hugh Jackman and Sutton Foster and Gypsy starring Patti LuPone), The Rocky Horror Show’s Music Supervisor Kris Kukul, and 27-time Tony winner John Gore, with Leo Schwartz, Sean Nyberg and Paul Danforth serving as executive producers. The Original Broadway Cast Recording release date will be announced soon.

The album will feature the complete Original Broadway Cast including: Rachel Dratch as “Narrator,” Andrew Durand as “Brad,” Luke Evans as “Frank-N-Furter,” Amber Gray as “Riff Raff,” Harvey Guillén as “Eddie / Dr. Scott,” Stephanie Hsu as “Janet,” Juliette Lewis as “Magenta,” Josh Rivera as “Rocky,” and Michaela Jaé Rodriguez as “Columbia” as well as Renée Albulario, Anania, Boy Radio, Caleb Quezon, Andres Quintero, Larkin Reilly, Paul Soileau, and John Yi.   

With years of experience distributing entertainment-based content and live entertainment through our sister company, StarVista LIVE, StarVista Music is a trusted and effective label partner. We provide world-class resources, including multi-channel marketing, publicity, promotion, in-house creative expertise, and long-standing industry relationships and partnerships built over our history.

 

For more information on Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show, visit rockyhorrorshowbroadway.com or follow on social@rockyhorrorbway on Instagram, Facebook, X and TikTok.   

 

Monday, May 11, 2026

"Yer Dihh"

Watch the video HERE

Margaret Cho & Jane Wiedlin (Go Go’s) are ready to reveal their latest musical opus with “Yer Dihh” HERE.  The pulsating new track was written by Margaret, Jane and Travis Kasperbauer with music by Jane & Travis. 

 

 “Yer Dihh” features vocals by Margaret & Jane and was produced by Jane & Travis Kasperbauer at Lucky Recording Company.  The video showcases an uncut & raw array of comedy & drag superstars including Alaska Thunderfuck, Guy Branum, Dylan Adler, Sherry Vine, Dina Martina, Sam Oh, Rachel Scanlon, Scott Silverman, Kenny Hash, Roz Hernandez, Solomon Giorgio, Daniel Webb, Zach Noe Towers, Dana Goldberg and Matteo Lane.  Watch the unfiltered and bold new video HERE

 

“The Go-Go’s was my very first concert and I lived my childhood dream of getting to collaborate with Jane Wiedlin on this amazing song. We started the year feeling hawt and recorded the song on New Year’s 2026 in San Francisco. It’s a banger and I’m so excited for everyone to bang to it!” – Margaret Cho

“In all my years of being a songwriter, I did NOT see this coming!

It was 100% fun from start to finish to help create.  In these repressed and bigoted times, I’m so glad to support Margaret with a silly, hot, and sex-positive song that’s a real banger. I can’t wait to hear it in clubs!” -  Jane Wiedlin

 

“YER DIHH” LYRICS

MARGARET CHO (FEATURING JANE WIEDLIN)

 

Yer Dihh yer dihh ohohoh yer dihh 2x

Yer Dihh

It's the stick I covet

I love it when you shove it

Yeah it's my favorite ride wheee

Yer Dihh

I really like to suck it

I treasure none above it

So bury it inside me

All I want is yer dihh 3x

Yer dihh oh

Yer dihh yer dihh oh oh oh yer dihh 2x

Yer dihh

 

It's my whole direction

I live for your erection

My court for your balls yeah

Yer dihh

My final destination

My vector of sensation

To yer dihh I crawl

All I want is yer dihh 3x

Lick it like a popsicle

Size is no obstacle

Slippery sweet

My summer treat

Bigger than a mountain

Spray me like a fountain

Shower me

Overpower me

Yer dihh yer dihh

Oh oh oh

All I want is yer dihh 3x

 

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Friday, November 21, 2025

Did You Say Ex-Lax?

Celebrate This!
Margaret Cho

Margaret Cho has always been political. Have you seen her in action lately???

Well Ms. Cho is really ripping MAGA, bigots and assorted other cretins a new one on TikTok with graphic and demeaning commentary.

Hey, it's nothing they haven't done for others, she's simply serving them a taste of their own BS.

For example she takes Pete Hegseth down a few notches by uttering: "Pete Hegseth shut up queen" and refers to ICE agents as failures and wannabes who have never done anything with their lives. Accurate I would say.

She most recently posted a video in solidarity with Charlotte, NC servers who are actually giving ICE agents Ex-Lax instead of a chocolate at the end of their meal.

So if you're feeling frustrated, angry or powerless why not get a vicarious release and let Margaret say it for you? 

In the immortal words of Margaret "Shut up JK Rowling, you are a joke, that's why your name is JK"

That's all.

Margaret on TikTok -

https://www.tiktok.com/@themargaretcho?lang=en  

Wednesday, July 16, 2025

Hump Day & Chill


Hump Day & Chill with Margaret Cho!!! 


Margaret Cho - the five-time Grammy and Emmy nominated comedian/actress has announced she will embark on a new stand-up comedy tour starting in August with her brand new “blistering and brutally honest” show, “Choligarchy.”

 

“My new show Choligarchy is bringing me back to my roots as a political comedian. I’m so frustrated with the state of the union and I know the only weapon I have is humor. We are being taken over by the richest people in the world but the one thing they cannot afford is jokes at their expense. I want to fight fascism with everything I have. This will be my most blistering and brutally honest show yet! Let’s tear down racism, homophobia and sexism with all that we have. We have to fight for what we have now, because if we wait any longer, it might be too late to save ourselves” says Margaret.

 

Cho goes on to share –

 

“Not only do we need more than impeachment. We need a full cabinet removal. Gavin Newsom has to go in with California Closets and redo the whole thing.” 

 

“I will fight Kristi Noem at the med spa of her choosing. We would both have to dissolve our filler beforehand to ensure a fair fight.” 

 

“Choligarchy” will bring Margaret to San Diego, New York and Philadelphia among numerous other stops. Tickets on-sale July 21 HERE

 

"Margaret Cho inspired me since I was a kid. She was someone who was queer, Asian and doing something that you did not immediately associate with an Asian person. There's a dearth of representation when it comes to queer people or Asian people, but I have to give credit to the people who have been out here doing it, and that's definitely Margaret." Bowen Yang

 

“The Notoroius C.H.O.! Margaret is a jack of all trades and master of many.  Whether conjuring the spirits of George Carlin, Joan Rivers or Lenny Bruce, she is committed to navigating the world of comedy and uniquely making it her own.  Completely unapologetic about the life experiences that have shaped her path and journey to where she is today.  These are just some of the reasons I love Margaret.”  Wanda Sykes

 

“Margaret Cho is a pioneering, trailblazing, genre-busting badass. She also happens to be extremely amusing.”  Shirley Manson of Garbage

 

“Margaret doesn’t just kick the door down. She lights it on fire.” Atsuko Okatsuka

 

“Margaret Cho is my soul sister, we see the world through the same lens trying our damndest to make things just a little groovier, mellower & a lot more fun. I admire her deeply. You’ve got to experience her live to get the whole picture so get up & make it happen! She is one of a kind” – Sandra Bernhard

 

“I’ve said it before but it bears repeating: I would not be doing what I do without Margaret Cho. Her comedy was daring and bawdy and incisive when I first discovered her early work and seeing her now it’s remarkable how she’s been able to evolve, stay relevant and remain one of the funniest comics working today.”  Joel Kim Booster

 

In addition, Margaret continues to be the must-see comedian-actress with new acting roles on the horizon - Margaret has been cast as one of the Gray Sisters alongside Sandra Bernhard & Kristen Schaal in Disney's season 2 of "Percy Jackson and the Olympians" HERE  and in Gregg Araki's next film, "I Want Your Sex" with Olivia Wilde & Charli XCX.  Margaret’s star has continued to rise in recent years with starring roles in Hulu's EMMY nominated rom-com movie -"Fire Island" (People’s Choice Award, GLAAD Media Award, Dorian TV & Gotham Award winner) with SNL alum Bowen Yang and with Iliza Shlesinger in Netflix's "Good on Paper." Margaret also starred in Netflix’s “OUTSTANDING: A COMEDY REVOLUTION” docu and in the Disney+ "Prom Pact" movie - watch trailer HERE . Margaret was also part of Netflix's “Stand Out Comedy Special” and "Over The Moon" film with Ken Jeong & Sandra Oh which was nominated for an Academy Award & Golden Globe Award.  And, the cherry on the cake may be her inclusion in VOGUE Magazine’s “9 best female comedians of all-time’ alongside other comedic icons Joan Rivers, Gilda Radner and Wanda Sykes.  

 

A pioneer amongst women in comedy, Margaret doesn’t take anything for granted as she continues to tackle difficult subjects with sensitivity and her razor sharp insight with her takes on addiction, abuse, activism and Asianness. It's all about the politics of disgust and what is disgusting about politics. Margaret has received many rave reviews for her live shows with the Chicago Tribune saying “Be it on-screen (“30 Rock,” “Drop Dead Diva”) or on stage, Margaret Cho has been one of the most exciting, unpredictable stand-up comics working for some time, and that hasn’t changed. If anything, the Asian-American female comedian’s voice has become more valuable than ever, given today’s social climate, and Cho’s material remains just as compelling, thanks in part to—and sometimes in spite of—her unapologetic delivery.”

Follow Margaret Here:

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Friday, January 31, 2025

Funny Man

Margaret Cho returns with more new music today. The Grammy & Emmy nominated comedian/actress/singer has released “Funny Man” HERE her endearing tribute song about comedian/actor Robin Williams.  Margaret shares, ”I wrote this for Robin Williams after he passed away. It’s really an anthem to the funny guys who didn’t feel so funny on the inside all the time.”

 

Funny Man

 

Written by: Margaret Cho & Roger Rocha

 

CREDITS:
Margaret Cho – vocals

Kate Willett – Backup vocals

Marc Capelle - b-3 organ

Ari Gorman - bass

Danny Luehring - drums

Roger Rocha - guitars, piano, producer

Erma Kyriakos - violin, viola

Lewis Patzner - cello

Morty Okin - trumpet

Cory Wright – saxophone

 

LYRICS:

 

Your eyes looked so tired 
That’s what I thought first
You were greatly admired 
But you were dying of thirst 
There were comebacks 
Felt like thumbtacks 
On your fingertips so fine
You belonged to the many
Never yours never mine
Weren’t we lonely 
Weren’t we sad
Weren’t we beautiful 
Weren’t we bad
Funny man
Turn and ran
In the sun
Golden one
Funny man
I’m your fan
When you died 
Oh how we cried
I was just a kid
You were just a king
Everything you did
A prayer and a wing
You always got my name wrong
Apologies the same song
That you sang to me
Words that set me free 
Weren’t we lonely 
Weren’t we sad 
Weren’t we beautiful 
Weren’t we bad

Weren’t we lonely 
Weren’t we sad 
Weren’t we beautiful 
Weren’t we bad

I can’t forgive you 
I can’t relive you 
I can’t revive you 
But I survive you 

Funny man
Turn and ran
In the sun
Golden one 
Funny man
I’m your fan
When you died
Oh how we cried
Funny man 
Morbid plan
Hearts you wrung
Gone and done 
Funny man
How you ran 
Always mine 
Never die
Funny man
We all do the best that we can 
Funny man 
We all do the best that we can

 

Margaret previously announced she will release a brand new album via her Clownery Records label on February 14, 2025 with the first single and title track, “Lucky Gift” HERE out now. The full album of Lucky Gift is also available to pre-order HERE

 

On “Lucky Gift,” (which was written by Margaret and produced by Garrison Starr here ) Margaret sings in a sultry-pop tone while playing her double neck mandolin-guitar, “The Mandotar.”  “This is my power pop anthem and the first song I wrote on my mandotar. It is definitely giving gay pop in the best way and it’s my favorite song I’ve ever written.” states Margaret.

 

Click here to view the “Lucky Gift” lyric video!!!

 

It’s been 8 years since Margaret released her 2016 Grammy nominated American Myth album HERE

which featured the standout track “Anna Nicole” here written about her friendship with Anna Nicole-Smith.

 

Margaret says of the forthcoming Lucky Gift album – “I am thrilled to share this album which has been many years in the making. There’s tributes to Robin Williams, lost love, found love and anthems to non- binary and gender non-conforming folx. I collaborated with Garrison Starr and Roger Rocha in different cities at different times but it all feels like it comes from the same place and the same heart.”  


Follow Margaret Here:


Website: HERE

Tik Tok: HERE

Instagram:HERE

Facebook: HERE

YouTube: HERE

 

Catch Margaret on her “Live & LIVID” STAND UP COMEDY TOUR with brand new 2025 dates HERE.

 

Watch Margaret in the new Netflix documentary - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution

 

Coming soon in 2025 - Margaret Cho has been cast as one of the Gray Sisters in Disney's season 2 of "Percy Jackson and the Olympians" HERE  and in Gregg Araki's next film, "I Want Your Sex" with Olivia Wilde & Charli XCX.  

Saturday, December 7, 2024

"Lucky Gift"

Margaret Cho returns with new music today. The Grammy & Emmy nominated comedian/actress/singer has announced she will release a brand new album via her Clownery Records label on February 14 2025 with the first single and title track, “Lucky Gift” available today HERE. The full album of Lucky Gift is also available to pre-order HERE

 

On “Lucky Gift,” (which was written by Margaret and produced by Garrison Starr here ) Margaret sings in a sultry-pop tone while playing her double neck mandolin-guitar, “The Mandotar.”  “This is my power pop anthem and the first song I wrote on my mandotar. It is definitely giving gay pop in the best way and it’s my favorite song I’ve ever written.” states Margaret.

 

Click here to view the “Lucky Gift” lyric video!!!

 

It’s been 8 years since Margaret released her 2016 Grammy nominated American Myth album HERE

which featured the standout track “Anna Nicole” here written about her friendship with Anna Nicole-Smith.

 

Margaret says of the forthcoming Lucky Gift album – “I am thrilled to share this album which has been many years in the making. There’s tributes to Robin Williams, lost love, found love and anthems to non- binary and gender non-conforming folx. I collaborated with Garrison Starr and Roger Rocha in different cities at different times but it all feels like it comes from the same place and the same heart.”

 

 

Lucky Gift Album Track Listing:

 

Lucky Gift

 

Funny Man

 

Wheels Of Gold

 

Doot Doot

 

Stevie

 

90s Sysiphus

 

You Can Be You

 

Baked Bread

 

Melinda

 

Waterside

 

Boyfriend From China

 

Follow Margaret Here:


Website: HERE

Tik Tok: HERE

Instagram:HERE

Facebook: HERE

YouTube: HERE

 

Watch Margaret in the new Netflix documentary - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution