The world lost one of its great originals. Tim Curry died at 80, leaving behind a career that almost feels impossible to sum up. Dr. Frank-N-Furter in The Rocky Horror Picture Show. Pennywise in IT. Wadsworth in Clue. Darkness in Legend. The concierge in Home Alone 2. Broadway. Television. Voice acting. Music.
He could make you laugh, make you uncomfortable, scare the hell out of you and somehow make you love him while he was doing it.
Chicago got its own piece of Tim Curry history.
In late 2004, Curry came to Chicago to originate King Arthur in the pre Broadway production of Monty Python’s Spamalot. The show began its journey at Chicago’s Shubert Theatre before heading to Broadway, where Curry’s performance earned him his third Tony nomination.
But maybe his biggest connection to Chicago wasn’t a building or a performance.
It was the generations of Chicago kids, weirdos, theater people, horror fans and midnight movie regulars who grew up with him.
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