Luke Evans, Who Played Dr. Frank-N-Furter on Broadway, Wrote Letter to Tim Curry Weeks Before His Passing

Luke Evans, who recently took on the role of Dr. Frank-N-Furter on Broadway, honored the late Tim Curry Wednesday for his indelible origination of the role in The Rocky Horror Picture Show.

“There will only be one Tim Curry,” Evans wrote on Instagram.

“He was a force, a bright fierce flame, an exquisite charm and that rich vocal tone, he was an inspiration to me and so many people for the roles he played and the effect he had on so many of us,” he said.

Curry passed away Wednesday at the age of 80. While well-known for a number of onscreen roles, including Wadsworth in Clue, Curry is most associated with playing the mad, seductive scientist in the 1975 Rocky Horror film. Evans has cited him as “the G.O.A.T.” and an “anchor” for his own recent Tony-nominated performance.

In his Instagram post, Evans shared the letter he had written to Curry toward the end of Evans’ Broadway run, which ended Aug. 23.