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NPR's Tiny Desk hosts Richard O'Brien's 'The Rocky Horror Show' for Halloween

NPR published a Tiny Desk Concert feature of the stage musical, timed to coincide with Halloween 2026.

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What to know

  • NPR's Tiny Desk Concert series released a feature on Richard O'Brien's 'The Rocky Horror Show,' timed to Halloween 2026.
  • The feature leaned into the musical's costume culture, with the audience dressed as Frank-N-Furter, Magenta, Riff Raff, Brad, Janet and other characters.
  • Coverage so far is limited to syndicated pickups (Playbill, Google News) and a few social media shares, with no broader public reaction yet.

Richard O'BrienRichard O'Brien Creator of 'The Rocky Horror Show'NPR Music Publisher of the Tiny Desk Concert series

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    “it's only fitting to fill the audience with Frank-N-Furters, Magentas, Eddies, Riff Raffs, Brads, Janets, and various other creatures of the night…”
    — NPR Music

    1. 3 outlets first by Playbill, 13d ago · also NPR, NPR Music · read ↗

    • sariash@social.tchncs.de

      # NowPlaying # TinyDesk Richard O'Brien's 'The Rocky Horror Show': Tiny Desk Concert 🥰 youtube link: https:// youtu.be/XoH44mH5laY # Music # Musical # TheRockyHorrorShow

      sariash@social.tchncs.deMastodon13d agoview on Mastodon ↗