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Emily D’Angel in Grounded at The Metropolitan Opera, which is streaming for free through midnight on Friday.
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 8 to Sunday, August 10, for free or at low cost.
Live-streaming Friday, August 8 at 8:45 p.m. for $26.50
Recorded last fall, Reeve Carney Sings Queen is part of The Green Room 42's recently launched Rooftop Rewind series, streams of popular concerts past. Broadway star/indie rock favorite Reeve Carney (Hadestown, Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark) puts his stamp on "We Will Rock You," "Another One Bites the Dust," "We Are the Champions" and other hits by the legendary band.
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Streaming until Friday, August 8 for FREE.
Inspired by George Brant's acclaimed play of the same name, Grounded features music by two-time Tony-winning composer Jeanine Tesori (Kimberly Akimbo, Fun Home). Mezzo-soprano Emily D'Angelo stars as a fighter pilot who gets pregnant and is forced to trade the cockpit for a drone. Her life upended, she struggles to accept her new reality as a soldier, a wife and a mom. Tony winner Michael Mayer (Spring Awakening) directs this powerful opera, which was recorded live onstage at the Met last fall.
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Live-streaming Sunday, August 10 at 7 p.m. ET for $29
Thrilling soprano Ali Ewoldt, who made theatre history as the first Asian American to play Christine Daaé in The Phantom of the Opera on Broadway, shares stories and songs from her career in her new solo cabaret When You Wish Upon a Star. With roles in Les Misérables and The King and I on Broadway, Ewoldt croons the tunes she's famous for along with personal favorites, including lots of Disney. Live-streaming directly from 54 Below's swanky stage. If you prefer to attend in person, click here for info.
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Streaming for FREE.
Relive "La Vie Bohème" with 2008's Rent: Filmed Live on Broadway, a recording of the final Broadway performance of Jonathan Larson's landmark musical featuring an incredible cast, including Will Chase as Roger, Tracie Thoms as Joanne, a pre-Hamilton Renée Elise Goldsberry as Mimi and Eden Espinosa as Maureen.
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Streaming for FREE.
Filmed live onstage at New Jersey's Paper Mill Playhouse in 1989, this lavish revival of Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein II's groundbreaking musical follows the lives of the workers on a Mississippi River attraction over four decades around the turn of the 20th century. "Ol' Man River," "Make Believe" and "Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man" are just some of the iconic numbers from this show, and the cast includes Tony nominees Lee Roy Reams and Eddie Bracken.
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