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Daniel Dae Kim and Greg Keller in Yellow Face on Broadway. Photo by Joan Marcus.
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, May 16 to Sunday, May 18, for free or at low cost.
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Airing on TV on PBS Thirteen on Friday, May 16 at 9 p.m. ET for FREE. Streaming online until Monday, June 30.
Last fall, Roundabout Theatre Company presented an acclaimed Broadway mounting of David Henry Hwang's 2007 play Yellow Face, and you can watch a recording of that Tony-nominated revival online courtesy of PBS Great Performances. Inspired by real-life incidents in the playwright's life in the 1990s—particularly his protests against the casting of a white man in a Eurasian role in the original production of Miss Saigon and the disastrous debut of his play Face Value—the show is both funny and furious as Hwang explores racism and identity politics. Lost star Daniel Dae Kim snagged a Tony nomination portraying the playwright's onstage avatar and Francis Jue also earned a nod for his empathetic performance as Hwang's dad. An 18-year-old work that feels strikingly timely.
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Live-streaming on Saturday, May 17 at 7 p.m. ET for $29.
Broadway Baby Tony nominee Liz Callaway celebrates Stephen Schwartz with a new cabaret dedicated to the award-winning songwriter. The versatile vocalist will sing numbers from his musicals and movies, including Godspell, Pippin, The Baker’s Wife, Wicked, The Prince of Egypt and Pocahontas and share stories about their longtime friendship. Live-streaming from 54 Below's swanky stage. If you prefer to attend in person, click here for info.
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Streaming on All Arts for FREE.
NY1 theatre guru Frank DiLella hosts Playing the Palace, a new hour-long documentary tracing the illustrious history of the iconic Broadway theatre, including its recent face and body lift as the landmarked venue was raised three stories. Interviewees include Tony Award winner Bernadette Peters, Joel Grey, Heather Headley and other Broadway stars who have graced the storied stage.
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Streaming on All Arts for FREE.
The late, great Tony- and Oscar-winning Christopher Plummer stars as Prospero in Stratford's 2010 mounting of Shakespeare's The Tempest, a tale of revenge, forgiveness, magic and love. Tony winner Des McAnuff, then Stratford's artistic director, helmed this well-received production.
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Streaming on All Arts for FREE.
Canadian theatre stalwart and perennial screen bad guy Colm Feore (The Umbrella Academy) headlines Stratford's 2014 production of King Lear, Shakespeare's moving and violent masterpiece about a family and state divided. Stratford's artistic director Antoni Cimolino helmed this acclaimed mounting.
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