{"success":true,"data":{"id":"3f504dca-5fd4-47a1-a0dd-9e0f3c64a5bf","title":"Luke Evans’ ‘Rocky Horror Show’ corset is so tight, he needs an oxygen tank between songs","summary":"close dialog) Luke Evans’ ‘Rocky Horror Show’ corset is so tight, he needs an oxygen tank between songs Luke Evans is laced tight as Dr. Frank-N-Furter in the Broadway revival of “The Rocky Horror Show” at Studio 54. Michele Crowe/CBS Luke Evans is giving new meaning to breathless anticipation.","content":"[close dialog](javascript:void(0))\n\n# Luke Evans’ ‘Rocky Horror Show’ corset is so tight, he needs an oxygen tank between songs\n\nLuke Evans is laced tight as Dr. Frank-N-Furter in the Broadway revival of “The Rocky Horror Show” at Studio 54. Michele Crowe/CBS\n\nLuke Evans is giving new meaning to breathless anticipation.\n\nThe actor, 47, told Seth Meyers on Wednesday’s [“Late Night”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVs8MfQPJOc)that the corset he wears as Dr. Frank-N-Furter in Broadway’s “The Rocky Horror Show” leaves him fighting for air.\n\n“The corset constricts you,” he said. “And of course, I’m singing these big rock songs and having to sing big, big notes.”\n\nThe Welsh actor told Seth Meyers he stashes oxygen tanks in the wings to get through the show. Paula Lobo/NBC\n\nHe performs up to eight shows per week in corsets, fishnets, a wig and towering heels. Michele Crowe/CBS\n\n## Explore More\n\nBouncing around the Studio 54 stage up to eight nights a week while “thinking I’m 22 years old and I’m not,” he added, “is quite a feat.”\n\nHis fix waits just offstage. “In the wings, I have oxygen tanks,” Evans said, explaining that the theater turns swampy on humid New York nights.\n\n“I run off and they’re dabbing me down and I’m taking a big gulp of oxygen.”\n\nThe towering patent leather boots, by contrast, he called “weirdly” comfortable, crediting grips on the soles and five weeks of rehearsal spent on tiptoe. In them, he estimated, he stands roughly 6-foot-8.\n\n“My legs have never looked better,” the Welsh star said. “I can skip leg day now without feeling any guilt.”\n\nIn the heels, the “Beauty and the Beast” star stands about 6-foot-8. rockyhorrorbway/Instagram\n\n“My legs have never looked better,” he laughed, joking that he can now skip leg day. BACKGRID\n\nCostume designer David I. Reynoso, himself a Tony nominee for the revival, built much of the alien mad scientist Frank-N-Furter’s wardrobe from deliberately cheap materials, including one dress trimmed with ribbons snipped out of trash bags.\n\n### Become a Page Six Hollywood Insider for FREE for the best stories, commentary and analysis in the business of entertainment.\n\nDaily newsletters, weekly podcasts and exclusive events will bring you all you need to know to stay in the know.\n\nGET FREE NEWSLETTER\n\nBy clicking \"BECOME AN INSIDER\" you agree to the [Terms of Use](https://pagesix.com/terms)&[Privacy Notice](https://pagesix.com/privacy)\n\nBECOME AN INSIDER\n\n“We wanted to have that spirit in the production that it felt like it was made out of materials that you recognize,” Reynoso [told Broadway.com](https://www.broadway.com/buzz/207064/designing-broadways-the-rocky-horror-show-revival-from-trash-bags-to-tinsel/).\n\nThe revival opened April 23 at Studio 54, and Evans collected [his first Tony nomination](https://pagesix.com/2026/05/05/entertainment/tony-awards-2026-nominations-the-full-list-of-nominees/) two weeks later, one of nine for the production.\n\n### Shop ’til you drop with Post Wanted\n\nSave time and money with the latest deals, discounts, trends, reviews and more.\n\nNever miss a story with New York Post newsletters.\n\n- [x] \n\nEvans earned his first Tony nomination for the role — his Broadway debut after decades on screen. 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