Top 5 Stage Performances to Stream This Weekend July 31-August 2
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, July 31 to Sunday, August 2, for free or at low cost.
Live from 54 Below: Christine Andreas: S’Wonderful…
Live-streaming Friday, July 31 at 7 p.m. ET for $33.50.
Two-time Tony nominee Christine Andreas (Oklahoma!, On Your Toes) shares some of her favorite songs, including classics by Irving Berlin, Burt Bacharach, George and Ira Gershwin, Rodgers and Hammerstein and Billy Joel. Her husband, celebrated musical director Martin Silvestri, accompanies her shimmering soprano. Streaming live from 54 Below’s swanky stage. If you prefer to attend in person, click here for info.
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Live from 54 Below: The 305 Takes the 212
Live-streaming on Friday, July 31 at 9:45 p.m. ET for $33.50.
The hottest up-and-comers from Miami show off their talent in this vibrant cabaret celebrating their hometown. A few even have Broadway credits! Streaming live from 54 Below’s swanky stage. If you prefer to attend in person, click here for info.
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National Theatre at Home: Inter Alia
Streaming for $10.
Rosamund Pike (Gone Girl, Saltburn) is set to make her Broadway debut in this London import this fall. But you can get a preview of her dazzling performance as a high-powered judge and mother caught in a moral and legal quagmire in Inter Alia, which is streaming courtesy of National Theatre at Home. Suzie Miller’s follow-up to her hit play Prima Facie, the production earned raves across the pond. 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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School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play
Streaming for FREE.
This fall on Broadway, Manhattan Theatre Club will present a revival of Jocelyn Bioh’s shrewd comedy about the pecking order at an elite Ghana boarding school. For an idea of what’s to come, you can watch the original MCC Theater mounting of School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play on YouTube.
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Much Ado About Nothing Starring David Tennant
Streaming for £7.99, approximately $11.
Another upcoming London-to-Broadway transfer is Jamie Lloyd’s Much Ado About Nothing starring Tom Hiddleston and Hayley Atwell. But you can watch two others British stage favorites (and former Doctor Who costars) Catherine Tate and David Tennant bicker and bond as Beatrice and Benedick in this charming 2011 UK mounting of Shakespeare’s sparkling romantic comedy.
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