If you remember Michelle Roberts’ touching portrayal of Francesa in The Bridges of Madison County, and Dan Urtz’s powerful character in Hand to God, or Kerrykate Abel’s poignant script for Hoarding Hope, well, forget all about that. These exceptional, versatile actors are rockin’ their bustiers in the cast of Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show now onstage at D’Youville Kavinoky Theatre.

Yes, the midnight movie you saw in the ‘70s is back onstage (the original version was a stage show) with all the camp, sparkles, and latex you love. Creator O’Brien’s premise was an homage to the earliest sci-fi films from the ‘40’s and ‘50s (Brian Milbrand curated a great collection of clips for the video screen). Instead of the run-of-the-mill blobs, reptiles, or zombies, the antagonists are aliens from the planet Transsexual and the mission is to develop a lab-created muscle man.

This is where you throw the plot out the window and just focus on the fun of this show. Speaking of throwing, unlike those midnight movies back in the day (shout-out to circa 1978 movie date Patrick and 1988 movie date Scott), you can’t throw rice, toast, or toilet paper in the Edwardian beauty of the Kavinoky. Director Loraine O’Donnell invites to hurl verbal insults instead, and even provides the messages on two screens flanking the stage. In her roles as the usherette, Roberts does throw (wrapped) condoms to the audience during her “Science Fiction, Double Feature” opening number. (Saint Marguerite D’Youville, pray for us…)

To recap, in ingenue Janet’s opening scene, she’s just caught the bouquet at a friend’s wedding which prompts boyfriend Brad to pop the question. Of course, they head off into the dark and stormy night and of course, they blow a tire near a creepy castle with no phone. This is where Brad (Ricky Needham, I mean who else can pull off the loveable nerd in a powder blue suit?) and Janet (the exquisite Melinda Capeles) meet Riff Raff (Dan Urtz), Columbia (Charmagne Chi), Magenta (Roberts in a duo role), and Frank ‘N’ Furter (Kris Bartolomeo) are waiting for Frank’s creation Rocky (Andrew Kowalczewski) to be born. Regrettably Eddie the delivery person (Abel) is sacrificed along the way. Props to costume designer Zech Saenz for putting Eddie in a “Bat Out of Hell” t-shirt, as it was Meat Loaf who had this role in the movie. Two things hold this all together; the Transylvanians ensemble of Araia Heathcott, Morgan Kyle, and Dave Spychalski, and Mike Randall and John Fredo as the narrators. One of them is wearing a suave black smoking jacket and the other is wearing black fishnets and a bitchin’ pair of red patent leather heels. (Want to know which is which? Book your tickets at www.kavinokytheatre.com).

This whole show is a ton of fun. Music director Allan Paglia’s band is great, and every cast member embraces the campiness of their roles. Bartolomeo as Frank struts the stage with a ferocity that gives his three strands of pearls their lustre. Chi tap dance and (spoiler alert) her death scene were comedic perfection. O’Donnell’s direction has the cast moving all over Dyan Burlingame’s set with a force. Brian Cavanagh’s lighting design casts some lovely shadows and silhouettes, too, especially in usherette Roberts’ closing number.

So shake off those memories of the Kavinoky being the place to see all those beloved British dramas and murder mysteries. It’s time to do the “Time Warp” again. (It’s just a jump to the left…) If the site of a dildo as a joystick offends you, there’s probably a screening of The Mousetrap on TV somewhere.

The show runs just under two hours with a 15-minute intermission until November 18. Warning: there are some flashing lights and strobe lights, too, and flying condoms to dodge. Book your tickets at www.kavinokytheatre.com).