Question from a RHPS newbie

[Princeton]

I know that "Rocky Horror Picture Show" has a very strong fanbase on this forum, so I thought this would be a good place to ask this question. I have not seen RHPS in its entirety; I've mainly seen just clips on YouTube. This may seem like a "duh" question, but again I'm only going by what few clps I have seen. I know most of the characters by name, but I'm having trouble identifying which is Columbia and which is Magenta. I know that both of them are in "Sweet Transvestite"; one is wearing a gold-sequined outfit and one is wearing a maid uniform. Which character is wearing which outfit? I feel like an idiot for not knowing what may seem like common knowledge to the rest of you, but I figured this would be the place where I'd get the friendliest response.

 

[Winslow Leach]

I know that "Rocky Horror Picture Show" has a very strong fanbase on this forum, so I thought this would be a good place to ask this question. I have not seen RHPS in its entirety; I've mainly seen just clips on YouTube. This may seem like a "duh" question, but again I'm only going by what few clps I have seen. I know most of the characters by name, but I'm having trouble identifying which is Columbia and which is Magenta. I know that both of them are in "Sweet Transvestite"; one is wearing a gold-sequined outfit and one is wearing a maid uniform. Which character is wearing which outfit? I feel like an idiot for not knowing what may seem like common knowledge to the rest of you, but I figured this would be the place where I'd get the friendliest response.

Magenta is the one in the maid uniform; Columbia is the tap-dancing "groupie" in the gold sequins and top hat.

Hope this helps!

 

[Princeton]

Finally saw it!

Well, I finally saw RHPS in its entirety! I'm very glad I got to see it, but I was actually kind of disapointed. Going into it, I knew it was going to be weird, but I had no inclination of just how weird it was! I think after "Touch Me", it kinda fell apart and just went off the deep end. Also, from a musical standpoint, I was a little let down by the songs. Like I said in my original post, I saw most of the standards on YouTube, but after seeing the whole thing, I thought the score was pretty weak (with the exception of the song Dr. Scott sings at the dinner table; I still can't get that out of my head). That being said, Tim Curry was excellent and a definite high point for me. All in all, I'm very glad that after 33 years, the film still has a very strong fanbase, but it didn't do a lot for me personally.

Oh, and much thanks to Tony for answering my original question!