Kev J. Boycik
Assistant Director
Master Of Ceremonies


Kev with Richard O'Brien and Nell Campbell Name: Kev J. Boycik
Nickname (if any): Kev

ROCKY STATS:

When & where did you first see TRHPS?: March of 1987 at the Graceland Cinema in Columbus, OH

When did you join Simply His Servants?: I started performing at the Cedar Lee in 1993, the cast at the time had no name and no organization whatsoever. I was one of the founding members of Simply His Servants, which was formed in 1994. SHS set a new standard and redefined the Cleveland Rocky Horror experience by presenting a more organized, practiced, and distinguished show.

Characters played: everyone but Rocky Horror and Columbia, and I'd prefer to keep it that way

Approximate number of times you've seen TRHPS: I have no clue, I lost count sometime in the early 90's.

Approximate number of times you've performed TRHPS: I couldn't even guess......I've been performing for almost 15 years, so it's safe to say A LOT

What cinemas have you seen TRHPS?: Cedar Lee; the old Coventry theatre; Barberton, OH; Lorain Twin Cinemas, Lorain, OH; Avon Lake 4, OH; Graceland in Columbus, OH; Esquire in Cincinnati, OH; Village East, NY; Chelsea, NY; and many many more that I'll never remember

What Rocky Horror conventions have you attended?: '94 Albany, NY; '95 Albany, NY; '98 Las Vegas, NV; '99 Denver, CO; '99 Tucson, AZ; 2000 Allentown, PA; 2000 25th Anniversary in Las Vegas, NV; 2002 Anti-Con in Merrilville, IN; 2002 Philadelphia, PA; 2004 NYC...I'm sure I'm forgetting one or two others......

What Rocky Horror casts have you belonged to?: The Lorain Twin Rocky Horror Revue, Crazed Imaginations (Avon Lake, OH), Simply His Servants, The Official International Shock Treatment Cast, and many one-time shows and guest performances at other theatres and conventions...

Favorite character: Riff-Raff

Favorite Rocky Horror actor/actress: Richard O'Brien, Patricia Quinn, Perry Bedden, Kimi Wong, & Rufus Collins

Favorite song in TRHPS: The thing that I am most passionate about Rocky Horror is the music. I can't narrow it down to one tune because I love all 17 tunes too much to pick a favorite. But I will give you my favorite version of each tune:

  • Science Fiction/Double Feature: TRHPS, Richard O'Brien
  • Dammit Janet: 1976 Norwegian Cast
  • Over At The Frankenstein Place: 1974 Original Roxy Cast
  • The Time Warp: TRHPS, the **ORIGINAL MONO MIX** not the soundtrack album version
  • Sweet Transvestite: Anthony Head's 1991 solo recording
  • The Sword Of Damocles: 1978 Original New Zealand Cast
  • I Can Make You A Man: 1974 Original Australian Cast
  • Hot Patootie-Bless My Soul: 1978 Original New Zealand Cast
  • I Can Make You A Man (reprise): 1974 Original Roxy Cast
  • Once In A While: 1973 Original London Cast
  • Touch-A Touch-A Touch Me: 1992 Australian Cast
  • Eddie's Teddy: Kimi & Ritz, 1973--the first (and best) recorded version of the song
  • Planet Schmanet Janet: 1998 UK live recording
  • Rose Tint My World: TRHPS (once again, the original mono mix, not the soundtrack album version)
  • I'm Going Home: 1996/1997 European Tour Cast
  • Super Heroes: Richard O'Brien live at the 20th Anniversary, 1995
  • Science Fiction/Double Feature (reprise): 1990 London Revival Cast

    What is your greatest Rocky Horror memory?: Have so many, it's hard to name just one, but some that come to mind are:

  • Getting a big kiss on the lips from Richard O'Brien
  • Performing Shock Treatment for the first time in 1994
  • I played Frank at a Kent State University show in 1994 & got the most applause I've ever had in my life up to that point. The audience was on their feet screaming for me before the cape came off. That was some night, it still gives me warm fuzzies...
  • Seeing TRHS every weekend for a month when it ran in Lakewood with Bob Simon. My dear friend and fellow SHS founder, Vanessa and I attended damn near every show. When we saw the Broadway revival a few months later, we were really disappointed to find out Broadway had nothing on Lakewood!
  • Singing duets of Kimi & Ritz and Dicky Hart songs with Kimi Wong O'Brien at the 2004 NYC con

    PERSONAL STATS:

    Favorite movies: Shock Treatment, Phantom Of The Paradise, TRHPS, Night Of The Living Dead (once again, the original 1968), Dawn Of The Dead (the original, not that crap remake), Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory (the original 1971), Yellow Submarine, The Godfather Trilogy, All That Jazz, Inserts, Victor/Victoria, The Rose, The Ritz, The Commitments, Pennies From Heaven (1981), Do The Right Thing, The First Nudie Musical, Glengarry Glen Ross, From Dusk Till Dawn, Tommy, Ladies And Gentlemen The Fabulous Stains, The Man Who Fell To Earth, North By Northwest, Peter's Friends, Lisztomania, Young Frankenstein, National Lampoon's Vacation and many, many more.....

    Favorite TV shows: Law And Order: Special Victims Unit, 24, Medium, Friends, South Park, Twin Peaks, The Sopranos, Degrassi Junior High, The Monkees, Roseanne, My So-Called Life, The Golden Girls, The Muppet Show, Now And Again

    Favorite music/musicians: John Phillips, Paul Williams, The Mamas And The Papas, Fleetwood Mac (every lineup from 1967 to the present), The Beatles, Queen, The Who, Willie Nelson, Stevie Wonder, ABBA, Hank Williams Jr.

    Favorite books: The Dark Tower series (books I to VII) by Stephen King, also The Stand by Stephen King, anything by King from 1974 to 1987, The Godfather by Mario Puzo, The Adventures Of Captain Gladys Stoutpamplet And Her Intrepid Spaniel Stig Amongst The Giant Pygmies Of Beckles, Volume VIII

    Fave celebrities: the people I dig the most in show business and entertainment aren't really what you'd call celebrites, but I really love Paul Williams, George Carlin, John Lennon, John Phillips & Richard O'Brien

    Likes: Tace, Violet, Walt Disney World, films, Rocky Horror, my friends, the internet, my job

    Dislikes: sports, winter, fullscreen DVD's, Wal-Mart, bad drivers, television

    Favorite web links, etc: eBay, RockyRadio with Nathan Summers, Cosmo's Factory

    e-mail: Kev4711@aol.com


    Kev with Meat Loaf and Lou Adler

    SIMPLY HIS SERVANTS cast list

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