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Mare Winningham and Jay O. Sanders in Broadway's Girl From the North Country, which begins streaming this weekend. Photo by Matthew Murphy.
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 Memorial Day weekend, Friday, May 23 to Monday, May 26, for free or at low cost.
Airing on TV on PBS Thirteen on Friday, May 23 at 9 p.m. ET for FREE. Streaming online until Friday, June 20.
Tony nominees Mare Winningham, Conor McPherson and Jeannette Bayardelle lead the cast of Girl From the North Country, a poetic evocation of life during the Great Depression featuring haunting renditions of Bob Dylan tunes. Recorded live on Broadway in 2022, the musical takes place in a Duluth, Minnesota boarding house where disparate strangers connect and, at times, clash. The loose story serves as a framework for the emotional songs, but don't expect to hear all the hits—writer-director Conor McPherson values ambiance over familiarity.
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Live-streaming on Saturday, May 24 at 7 p.m. ET for $29.
Joaquina Kalukango, who won a Tony Award for her searing performance in Paradise Square, showcases her passion and powerhouse pipes in this new concert featuring an uplifting mix of classic show tunes, jazz standards and pop songs. Live-streaming from 54 Below's swanky stage. If you prefer to attend in person, click here for info.
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Live-streaming on Sunday, May 25 at 7 p.m. ET for $29.
Enjoy the latest installment of Sondheim Unplugged, a stripped-down concert series celebrating the late songwriting legend. Talented vocalists croon Sondheim tunes accompanied solely by piano alongside special Broadway guests including The Book of Mormon Tony winner Nikki M. James, Ramona Mallory from the 2009 A Little Night Music revival and Karen Mason from Mamma Mia! Live-streaming from 54 Below's swanky stage. If you prefer to attend in person, click here for info.
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Streaming until Sunday, June 1 for $35.
While Roundabout Theatre Company is scheduled to present Rajiv Joseph's Archduke this fall, you don't need to wait! Philadelphia's acclaimed Wilma Theater is currently mounting a lauded production that was recorded live onstage to stream to at-home audiences. Gavrilo Princip is infamous for being the assassin who killed Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife, which led to the outbreak of World War I. But Joseph's drama examines why the young revolutionary and his downtrodden cohorts felt violence was the only way forward. Wilma Artistic Director Emeritus, Blanka Zizka, helms this provocative history play.
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Streaming on All Arts for FREE all weekend.
Celebrate the unofficial start of summer with Julie Taymor's enchanting mounting of A Midsummer Night's Dream, which was recorded live on stage in 2014 at Brooklyn's Theatre for a New Audience. Stage stalwarts Tina Benko, David Harewood and Max Casella lead the cast of Shakespeare's beloved romantic comedy about young lovers and magical sprites crossing paths in the woods. Taymor puts her creative stamp on the classic, which features projections, puppets and more than a dozen children as fairies.
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