Friends of the Rialto

08/26/2026

In memory of Tim Curry AND Dolly Parton, here is a video of part of a shadow cast show for RHPS at the Rialto Theatre. Before the movie the cast would perform additional numbers, including this one featuring Ray Thompson performing a Dolly Parton song. As we remember both of these legendary artists and wonderful people, let's time-warp back to a time when the Rialto stage was filled with music and joy!

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08/26/2026

Friends of the Rialto mourns the loss of the legendary Tim Curry, star of many movies, most notably for us, Rocky Horror Picture Show. RHPS was the longest running midnight show at South Pasadena's Rialto Theatre, and at the time of its closing as a movie theatre held the record for the longest run of Rocky Horror “shadow casts”. The popular Saturday midnight shows started on January 7, 1978, running until December 29, 2007. Longtime Friend of the Rialto Ray Thompson played Frank-N-Furter in multiple shadow casts at the Rialto, and brought together former shadow cast members to recreate a scene for our Rialto100 centennial show last October. RIP Tim Curry💜

Photos of the final performance at the Rialto by Arden Ash www.ardenashphotography.com

08/26/2026

The Rialto is one of the theatres mentioned in this post remembering the incredible Tim Curry. Thank you Los Angeles Historic Theatre Foundation

08/08/2026

Check out this great Rialto photo from about 1981. Note the marquee message about the newly installed stereo system! This was just a few years before Friends of the Rialto was formed, originally as a committee of the South Pasadena Preservation Foundation.

[1981] The Rialto Theatre, located at 1023 Fair Oaks Avenue in South Pasadena. (Rob Brown - Herald Examiner Collection)