Productions
When the musical opened in Sydney, Australia, the beginning of a national tour, the pre-recorded narrator was Clive "Robbo" Robertson, who performed a futuristic parody of his own late-night TV news show, "Newsworld". A cast album was released in 1991 by ATA Records.
On September 27, 1991, an Off-Broadway production opened at in New York at the Variety Arts Theatre, a former nickelodeon movie theatre. Return to the Forbidden Planet was the first theatrical production in the new venue. A notable cast member was Julee Cruise, known to audiences from her role in Twin Peaks. The pre-recorded narrator was James Doohan, famous as "Scotty" from Star Trek. It played to mixed reviews, but was nominated for two Outer Critics Circle Awards. It closed on April 26, 1992 after 243 performances. A cast album was released in 1991 by Rhino Records.
The show was revived for touring productions in the United Kingdom in 1999, 2001 and 2002, featuring guest narration from Sir Patrick Moore. A new production toured the UK in 2006 with the pre-recorded narrator being the astrophysicist and guitarist from Queen, Brian May. In Los Angeles, the ARK Theatre Company mounted a production of the musical, under the direction of Vanessa Claire Smith.
Bob Carlton has been the Artistic Director at the Queen's Theatre, Hornchurch, Essex, UK since the nineties. This theatre has one of the last remaining through-cast repertory companies in the country. Here, as part of the rep season, "Return to the Forbidden Planet", was put on in August-September 2012, directed by Bob Carlton himself. Richard O'Brien appeared as the narrator, Musical Supervisor was Julian Littman, Musical Director Greg Last and Choreographer Frido Ruth.
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