Top 5 Stage Performances to Stream This Weekend June 19-21
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, June 19 to Sunday, June 21, for free or at low cost.
Live from 54 Below: Norm Lewis: Broadway & Beyond
Live-streaming Friday, June 19 at at 7 p.m. ET for $30
Beloved Broadway baritone Norm Lewis (The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess, Once on This Island) returns to 54 Below for a story-and-song-filled concert. The Tony nominee will be performing numbers from his career as well as personal favorites with special guests Stephanie Pope from Chicago and his cousin, Harlem’s Pastor Bobby Lewis, who’s also a talented gospel singer. Streaming live from the cabaret hub’s swanky stage. If you prefer to attend in person, click here for info.
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Great Performances at the Met: Andrea Chénier
Streaming until Monday, June 29 for FREE.
Piotr Beczała stars in Giordano’s romantic tragedy set during the French Revolution about a poet who’s hopelessly in love with a pampered aristocrat (Sonya Yoncheva). Recorded live onstage at The Met last fall, Nicolas Joël’s staging also features Igor Golovatenko.
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FRIGID New York: Queerly Festival 2026
Various shows live-streaming at various times until Friday, July 3 at a sliding scale.
Put on your lavender-colored glasses for FRIGID New York’s 12th annual Queerly Festival, a grab bag of LGBTQ+ culture. This year’s theme is “Then, Now and Always” and many offerings are being live-streamed to at-home audiences. This weekend you can catch the dysfunctional family comedy L’Chaim 2 Dykes, the satire Judy Garland is Fat at Carnegie Hall and the drag Juneteenth celebration Bertha Vanayshun and Frida Cox Versus America. Browse the calendar to see which performances pique your interest.
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National Theatre at Home: Hamlet
Streaming for $10.
Hiran Abeysekera (Broadway’s Life of Pi) stars as the vengeful title prince in this modern-day take on Shakespeare’s masterpiece, which earned solid reviews at London’s National Theatre before playing a brief engagement at BAM this spring. Director Robert Hastie (Operation Mincemeat) puts an unusually humorous spin on the Bard’s tragedy, which was recorded live onstage 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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Wuthering Heights
Streaming on All Arts for FREE.
Coproduced by some of the UK’s most innovative companies, including Wise Children and Bristol Old Vic, this critically acclaimed, rock ‘n’ roll take on Wuthering Heights is directed by visionary theatre-maker Emma Rice (Brief Encounter). A smash in London and at Brooklyn’s St. Ann’s Warehouse, this stage adaptation of Emily Brontë’s romantic tragedy features a live onstage band, raucous dancing and heartbreaking performances.
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