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NYTB/Chamberworks: The Living Room Series At noon ET, 40-year-old dance troupe New York Theatre Ballet, recently rechristened NYTB/Chamberworks, specializes in intimate works, and on Fridays, the company shares recordings from its archives. Today’s lineup features Pam Tanowitz’s Double Andante and Nicolo Fonte’s The, And Back Again , both from 2015; and Merce Cunningham’s 1967 Scramble . Watch for

National Theatre: Barber Shop Chronicles At 2 p.m. ET, London’s National Theatre shares Barber Shop Chronicles , Inua Ellams’ hit play about the thriving social scenes at six different barbershops, one in London, the others in Africa. A critically acclaimed production, the show presents a loving and insightful portrait of the African men who work and visit these havens. Watch for free through Thur

Charles Busch in The Confession of Lily Dare At 2 p.m. ET, Stars in the House presents a live reading of The Confession of Lily Dare , written by and starring the fabulous Charles Busch . A loving send-up of the confession films of the ’30s that’s both funny and poignant, the play , and this event reunites the entire cast, including two-time Tony nominee Howard McGillin as an unscrupulous cad and

The 24 Hour Plays Viral Monologues: COVID and Incarceration At 6 p.m. ET, the ninth edition of The 24 Hour Plays Viral Monologues examines how the pandemic is impacting individuals who are incarcerated. Lemon Andersen, Hilary Bettis, Jessica Blank and Erik Jensen, Jordan E. Cooper, Liza Jessie Peterson and other playwrights were paired with people who are currently or were recently in prison in or

In sad but not surprising news, The Broadway League officially announced that all Broadway shows are suspended through Sunday, September 6, aka Labor Day weekend. Considering arts and entertainment are part of the final phase of New York State Governor Andrew M. Cuomo’s reopening plan, chances are New York City theatre productions won’t resume until long after that date. The logistics of large cro

Disney+ will be screening the filmed performance Last week, when Lin-Manuel Miranda said on Live with Kelly and Ryan that the Hamilton movie would be released “sooner rather than later,” he wasn’t kidding! Disney+ is fast-tracking the premiere ( by 15 months! ) of the “live capture” of the original Broadway production of Hamilton. Considering the Pulitzer Prize- and Tony-winning musical is about t

Andréa Burns Guest Hosts Stars in the House At 2 p.m. ET, On Your Feet! star Andréa Burns returns to guest host Stars in the House , and she’s welcoming two dear friends: songwriters and spouses Jason Robert Brown ( Parade , Bridges of Madison County ) and Georgia Stitt . Burns just sang a track on Stitt’s brand-new album A Quiet Revolution , so expect plenty of songs and stories. This twice daily

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