Come up to the lab and see what's on the slab! The ultimate Halloween experience is celebrating its 49th anniversary, with special host Barry Bostwick, the original Brad Majors from the 1975 film The Rocky Horror Picture Show, coming to the Fifth Avenue Theatre for two nights (October 25- 26).

This screening of the original unedited movie includes a live shadow cast (the Blue Mousketeers) and audience participation. All tickets come with a goody bag to be used during the screening.

Rocky Horror wasn't my first memory of Bostwick; it was the 1984 TV miniseries in which he played the title role of George Washington. In my recent interview with him, he noted, "That was a miracle that I ever got that part, because they hadn't seen me, I think, in my bustier and high heels."

Before he played Brad in Rocky Horror, Bostwick was on Broadway, originating the iconic role of Danny Zuko in Grease. Unfortunately, he didn't get the movie version, which went to John Travolta.

Bostwick confessed he prefers comedy over drama and would love for his next series to be a sitcom, like what he did in Spin City in the '90s .

Here are more highlights from our interview:

On filming Rocky Horror 50 years ago
"It was a very low-budget movie," he said. "We were at this little studio called Bray Studios out in Windsor, where they used to make all those old Hammer horror films. In fact, we shot in the castle right next door to the little studio where a lot of the horror films were made. It still exists today; it's now a boutique hotel. But it was very uncomfortable. There weren't any toilets; you had to go outside to a porta-potty or something.

"We were there for the love of rock and roll, because the music was great, and the company was exciting. I thought they were all at the top of their game- Thank God I was comfortable in my underwear; I just wasn't comfortable being wet all the time and cold. Susan [Sarandon] walked away from the situation with pneumonia. Wow. Was it cold? Oh, it was freezing! We had to do the floor show on a wet stage in high heels, and some of us hadn't had much experience with high heels. That was challenging.

"But yeah, I liked that pool scene. I think what made the water hot was everybody in it, you know, kissing, hugging, moving, and rolling around. It was Frank-n-Furter's fantasy, and I'm glad he had it. As a New York actor, I'd probably done some of that on stage up to that point and was well aware of that whole part of show business. As an actor, you do what you have to do and get 100% into it, and I was 100% into that bustier."

On "The Time Warp" and props
"The 'Time Warp' scene, basically, we were flies on the wall. Susan and I walked into 'The Time Warp' as they were doing it, and we just had to look astonished and wonder, 'What the hell are we doing here? What's going on? Who are all these people?' It took me years to figure out how to even do the Time Warp because I never did it. Now, I still don't know if it's a jump to the left or a jump to the right.

"I think that's the brilliance and genius of the creators, especially Jim Sharman, who planted the camera around and told us what to do. The kitschiness of it - I think a lot of the props came out of Richard O'Brien's apartment, because it was a low-budget movie. They weren't out buying props; they were going into their bedrooms and getting that weird lamp or that painting that reminded them of their lifestyle."

On the Rocky Horror phenomenon
"What I say is thanks to - fans like you who have made this thing go on and on and on. In fact, it's the fans who created it. We just made a little movie in five weeks, and I don't think any of us had any idea we'd still be talking about it almost 50 years later. Five weeks making a movie, and then I was on to other things.

"A few years later, I went to a theater, and somebody said, 'You've got to see what's going on in this theater for The Rocky Horror Picture Show.' I said, 'Oh yeah, I was in that movie. What's going on?' Well, my God, as you know, they're throwing stuff and screaming at us. I think I got my best nickname ever from it. I've been called an asshole for 49 years by the fan base, and I know it's always been done with love and affection.

"I never did Rocky Horror on stage because I don't think I'd want to do it now, where the audience yells back at you and throws things. I'm quite happy being the one on film. I was just thinking the other day: if you go see this tour, the show we're doing-, 'If anybody out in this audience saw this movie in the '70s when it first came out, we look exactly the same as we did, but they look 49 years older. God bless them!' It's an eye-opener for so many people to realize that this has been part of their history, part of their childhood. Some of them lost a lot of innocence by seeing this movie at just the right time in their lives.

On his dream role
"Well, of course, it would be Frank-n-Furter. Everybody wants to play Frank-n-Furter. We were talking earlier about how it's so wonderful to play bad guys. He is a real bad guy; I mean, he's despicable in the way he treats people. Yet at the end, you almost feel sorry for him. That's a real nice hill to climb as an actor. And who doesn't want to strut around like Tim Curry for at least one night?"

Finally, for all Fans of Rocky Horror, I recommend the newest release of The Rocky Horror Cookbook by Kim Laidlaw, from Running Press. According to the publisher, "From the depths of Dr. Frank-N-Furter's laboratory come 50 culinary concoctions to titillate the taste buds of Rocky Horror fans, in this lip-smacking officially licensed cookbook based on the cult classic stage musical." Perfect for any Halloween party. Available where ever books are sold.

One hundred VIP tickets for a meet and greet with Barry Bostwick are available at each screening. Go to https://www.5thavenue.org for info and tickets. The Rocky Horror Picture Show is rated R for strong sexual content, including dialogue, violence, and language.