# Olivia Hampton — RSS Amplifier Everything Olivia Hampton publishes, via the RSS Amplifier directory. Page: Feed: --- ## [Hadestown the Musical (the movie) was a hit. Other Broadway shows are taking notes](https://www.npr.org/2026/08/09/nx-s1-5913335/hadestown-the-musical-the-movie-was-a-hit-other-broadway-shows-are-taking-notes) _2026-08-09 · NPR Topics: Theater_ Hadestown the Musical has been a sleeper hit this summer at the movie theatres. It's a recorded version of the live performance, and the surprise success might mean more pro-shots of Broadway plays and musicals are coming. ## [Broadway legend André De Shields helps bring 'Hadestown' to the big screen](https://www.npr.org/2026/07/21/nx-s1-5901990/broadway-legend-andre-de-shields-helps-bring-hadestown-to-the-big-screen) _2026-07-21 · NPR Topics: Theater_ De Shields made his Broadway debut in the 1975 original production of The Wiz . He won a Tony in 2019 for his performance in Hadestown and co-stars in the new film of last year's London revival. ## [Remembering music theater historian Robert Kimball](https://www.npr.org/2026/07/10/nx-s1-5887515/remembering-music-theater-historian-robert-kimball) _2026-07-10 · NPR Topics: Theater_ Kimball, who died July 2, unearthed hundreds of pieces long thought lost, and co-wrote books about George and Ira Gershwin, Cole Porter and Eubie Blake. Originally broadcast in 1994. ## [Dolly Parton musical to open on Broadway](https://www.npr.org/2026/07/08/nx-s1-5884915/dolly-parton-musical-to-open-on-broadway) _2026-07-08 · NPR Topics: Theater_ Dolly Parton announced to fans on Tuesday that her stage production "Dolly: A True Original Musical" is coming to Broadway in December. ## [Playwright Anna Deavere Smith tells her own family story in 'Basil Biggs'](https://www.npr.org/2026/06/25/nx-s1-5866268/playwright-anna-deavere-smith-tells-her-own-family-story-in-basil-biggs) _2026-06-25 · NPR Topics: Theater_ Smith's new show is about her great-great-grandfather, a free Black man who reburied the Union dead at Gettysburg and prepared the ground for Lincoln's most famous speech. ## [Working hard as ever, Wendell Pierce aims for an annual trifecta: TV, film and theater](https://www.npr.org/2026/06/23/nx-s1-5866267/wendell-pierce-the-wire-othello) _2026-06-23 · NPR Topics: Theater_ Pierce says he's motivated by the "ticking clock of mortality" — and the desire to challenge himself as an actor. He's currently starring in the Shakespeare Theatre Company production of Othello. ## [As 'The Book of Mormon' turns 15, its original stars pop in to say 'Hello!'](https://www.npr.org/2026/06/08/nx-s1-5847870/the-book-of-mormon-broadway-tony-awards-rannells-gad) _2026-06-08 · NPR Topics: Theater_ Fifteen years after The Book of Mormon made its Broadway debut, original cast members Andrew Rannells and Josh Gad once again took the stage as Mormon missionaries — this time at the 2026 Tony Awards. ## ['Silent' Marx brother Harpo speaks in newly found recording](https://www.npr.org/2026/06/08/nx-s1-5800756/harpo-marx-album-recording-harpo-speaks) _2026-06-08 · NPR Topics: Theater_ Harpo Marx — the "silent" Marx brother — can finally be heard speaking in a live album of recently recovered material, which was recorded just six months before he died in 1964. ## [Angela Lansbury reflects on her great performances on stage and screen](https://www.npr.org/2026/06/05/nx-s1-5847813/angela-lansbury-reflects-on-her-great-performances-on-stage-and-screen) _2026-06-05 · NPR Topics: Theater_ The Tony Award-winning actor, who died in 2022, starred in the Broadway musicals Mame, Gypsy and S weeney Todd , as well as in the TV series Murder, She Wrote . Originally broadcast in 1980. ## [Crush Every Threat in Real Time (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/7tEmofEU4r6J) _2026-06-05 · **Sponsored**_ One agent for real-time detection, exposure tracking, and active defense. ## [Tony winner Alan Cumming looks back on life in 'Cabaret'](https://www.npr.org/2026/06/05/nx-s1-5847802/tony-winner-alan-cumming-looks-back-on-life-in-cabaret) _2026-06-05 · NPR Topics: Theater_ Cumming has starred in the musical Cabaret three times. He talks about everything from his costume (which he calls a "Wonder Bra" for men) to the show's darker themes. Originally broadcast in 2014.