Top 5 Stage Performances to Stream This Weekend August 7-9
Even though in-person theatre and dance are back in full swing, in the name of accessibility we’re continuing to round up performances to watch online from the comfort of home. Our curated list spotlights the five best options to stream this weekend, Friday, August 7 to Sunday, August 9, for free or at low cost.
The Green Room 42: Eva Noblezada & Reeve Carney in Concert
Friday, August 7 at 7 and 9:30 p.m., and Sunday, August 9 at 7 an 9:30 p.m. ET for $32.75.
Longtime onstage (Hadestown, The Great Gatsby) and offstage sweethearts, two-time Tony nominee Eva Noblezada and Reeve Carney, return to The Green Room 42. This is the stage where they got engaged, so who knows what songs, stories and surprises these concerts will bring. In-person tickets are sold out but you can live-stream the performances online.
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Live from 54 Below: Casey Likes: Back to the Past
Live-streaming Saturday, August 8 at 7 p.m. ET for $33.50.
Musical theatre favorite Casey Likes (Almost Famous, Back to the Future: the Musical, Heathers The Musical) returns to 54 Below for an encore performance of this concert featuring backstage tales from his 19 years in the biz (impressive since he’s just 24!) and tributes to the artists who shaped him. Time travel to the turn of this century for an evening of pop, rock and R&B tunes. Streaming live from the cabaret hub’s swanky stage. If you prefer to attend in person, click here for info.
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Live from 54 Below: Jason Graae: It’s a Graae Night For Singing
Live-streaming Sunday, August 9 at 7 p.m. ET for $33.50.
Broadway vet Jason Graae (Falsettos, A Grand Night for Singing) shares his punny perspective on aging and Graaeing in this autobiographical cabaret that recounts his family’s friendships with Dorothy Loudon, Victor Borge and Edvard Grieg! Streaming live from the cabaret hub’s swanky stage. If you prefer to attend in person, click here for info.
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National Theatre at Home: Our Town
Streaming for $10.
Michael Sheen stars as the stage manager in this Welsh take on Thornton Wilder’s American masterpiece Our Town. Francesca Goodridge directs this mounting of the Pulitzer Prize-winning play about the everyday citizens of Grover’s Corners who learn too late that we must “realize life while we live it… every, every minute.” Recorded live onstage in the UK earlier this year. This is just one of many fantastic National Theatre shows you can stream, so be sure to browse the entire list. Captions are available for all offerings.
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The Winter’s Tale
Streaming for £7.99, approximately $11.
Yes, there’s a starry mounting of The Winter’s Tale running in Central Park right now. But if the waiting in line or erratic weather are deterrents, you can catch Royal Shakespeare Company’s acclaimed 2021 production of Shakespeare’s genre-shifting comedy-tragedy-romance about an insanely jealous king, a pair of determined young lovers, an oracle, a magical statue and a character-chasing bear. Joseph Kloska, Amanda Hadingue, Ben Caplan and Andrew French star.
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