Showing posts with label Beautiful Creatures (II). Show all posts
Showing posts with label Beautiful Creatures (II). Show all posts

7.03.2026

The River Oaks Theatre - Cast History

1992 Cast Program
The River Oaks Theatre has been home to 8 casts over 34 years. After the Bel-Air Theatre closed in February, 1992 there were no active casts in the Houston area for over 3 months.

  • The River Oaks Cast - formed in May, 1992 by members of the former Bel-Air Cast by Mina, Molly, and Ryan. Mindy was the theatre manager at the time. There were ~500 seats in the main house then. Future renovations would reduce this greatly.
  • After Midnight Cast - formed by other members of the former Bel-Air Cast who appealed to management after The River Oaks Cast was established and ran concurrently (alternating dates) until the casts eventually merged. 
  • Dr. X's Feature Creatures - formed in the mid-90s by Calvin (original member from The River Oaks Cast), later co-directed by Jef and Mina during Calvin's absence.
  • The Beautiful Creatures (I) - formed in May, 1999 by Mina & Jef by management's invitation. Jef also became an employee of the River Oaks Theatre. The theatre was renovated around this time, and the seating capacity in the main house was reduced to about 360. The cast disbanded shortly after a change in management.
  • T.H.E.M. - formed by Gin'a, and Jenni in 2001 under the new management, but performed in a smaller theatre upstairs. They disbanded about a year later.
  • The Beautiful Creatures (II) - re-formed in 2005 by Mina and Jim when Rob Arcos (previous management) returned and invited the cast back. Their cast's transducer has been upgraded and is still in use by the current cast today. 
  • The Royal Mystic Order of Chaos - formed in 2011 by Jeff Foss after The Beautiful Creatures disbanded. They were displaced from 2020 - 2024 when the theatre was closed. New owners renovated the venue and seating capacity in the main house was reduced to 249.
  • The Sisterhood of Lily St. Cyr - formed in 2022 by G & G Productions (burlesque troupe), they were given a concurrent run alongside Chaos when the River Oaks Theatre re-opened in 2024 under new owners. Their run ended in mid-2025 leaving Chaos as the only resident cast.

7.12.2014

Adrian's Art

The Beautiful Creatures (I) ran a weekly cast newsletter from May of 1999 'til June of 2001. During the summer of 2000, River Oaks staff member Adrian submitted some fabulous sketches to include in the newsletter - some of which were reprinted in the national Rocky Horror fanzine "Crazed Imaginations" that summer.

We're not sure where Adrian is these days, but we still have his amazing artwork and wanted to share them.  Unfortunately most of these are scans from printed issues so the resolution is poor.  

For the 25th Anniversary in Sept 2000



For the Gender Bender show June 24, 2000

For Patricia Quinn's Birthday in May

5.12.2012

Beautiful Creatures Photos

Photos of The Beautiful Creatures (2005 - 2011).  The Beautiful Creatures are no longer performing at The River Oaks.  More photos in our Flickr account.






2.23.2012

Hanging Up Our Fishnets


The Beautiful Creatures have hung up their fishnets.  The cast began it's retirement transition right after Halloween of 2011.

The Beautiful Creatures originally formed in 1998 and performed weekly through 2001.  They regrouped and returned in 2005 for the film's 30th anniversary which kicked off a successful monthly run through 2011.  Thank you for making us a part of your Saturday night debauchery and we hope you keep on Time Warpin'!

9.30.2011

Rocky Horror 30th Anniversary

September 30, 2005 marked the return of the Beautiful Creatures to the River Oaks theatre to celebrate the film's 30th anniversary.  Performers from multiple past casts participated making it a bit of a Houston reunion on stage.



 

5.15.2011

May 14th, 2011 Photos

Photos are posted on our Flickr account - here's a few to whet your appetite!  Just a reminder that you have to add us as a contact on Flickr to have access to our photos.  Thanks for everyone who came out last night - loved the Prom attire!

2.18.2011

March 12th Photos are posted!

To see the rest of our photos from the March 12th show, visit our Flickr page - you must add us as a contact to see all the photos!

2.09.2011

Feb. 12th at River Oaks!

Valentines. Love it or hate it - we've got ya covered.  Check out The Beautiful Creatures this Saturday, February 12th at the River Oaks Theatre.  Prop bags are $2 - everything you need to blow in the show....and then wipe yourself off with.