Rocky Horror Show ends in the black

Source: http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/waikatotimes/0,2106,3462968a6579,00.html

31 October 2005
By JUSTINE TURNER

It was the biggest budget production for the Hamilton Operatic Society –- and thanks to 13,000 people who joined the time warp, the curtain closed on Saturday on a profitable Rocky Horror season.

With a $400,000 budget, "we pretty much broke even" marketing manager Chris Parker said today.

The show's rights and hiring the Founders Theatre took a quarter of the budget, and actors' fees were also a costly component.

Producer Paul Mitchell said he was not nervous about the size of the budget and was confident the show would be a success.

"I knew it would work," he said.