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Peter Dinklage in Twelfth Night, filmed live onstage at Shakespeare in the Park this past summer, which is streaming on PBS beginning this Friday. Photo by Joseph Sinnott.
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, November 14 to Sunday, November 16, for free or at low cost.
Airing on TV on PBS Thirteen on Friday, November 14 at 9 p.m. ET for FREE. Streaming online until Friday, December 12.
Great Performances presents the hottest ticket of this past summer: Shakespeare in the Park's starry Twelfth Night, the Bard's sparkling comedy about the romantic complications that ensue after fraternal twins are separated during a shipwreck. Oscar winner Lupita Nyong’o and her real-life brother Junior Nyong'o play siblings Viola and Sebastian, and Khris Davis and Sandra Oh are their respective love interests, Orsino and Olivia. In a riotous, tour-de-force turn, Peter Dinklage is the mercilessly mocked Malvolio, and Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Daphne Rubin-Vega are also in this cast of cutups. A must-see!
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Live-streaming Saturday, November 15 and Sunday, November 16 at 7 p.m. ET for $26.50.
Star of screen (Taxi) and stage (The Tale of the Allergist's Wife, Chicago) Marilu Henner makes her Green Room debut with tuneful cabaret tracing her 50-year career. Live-streaming directly from The Green Room 42 in Midtown. If you prefer to attend in person, click here for info.
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Streaming until Wednesday, December 10 for FREE.
Historian John Monsky created and narrates this song-filled look at World War I filtered through F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby. Broadway favorites Adam Chanler-Berat (Next to Normal), Nicholas Christopher (Chess) and Tony nominee Micaela Diamond (Parade) croon tunes by Irving Berlin, James Reese Europe and George M. Cohan in this tribute to our country's brave veterans. Recorded live at Carnegie Hall earlier this year, this performance features the 60-piece Orchestra of St. Luke’s.
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Streaming for $10.
In 2020, London's lauded National Theatre launched its own streaming service featuring professional stage captures of its productions. While you can buy a subscription, shows are also available to rent individually. New to the roster is Dr. Strangelove, Armando Iannucci and Sean Foley's acclaimed stage adaptation of Stanley Kubrick's landmark political comedy starring Steve Coogan in four diverse and hilarious roles. A 72-hour rental costs $10 and captions are available. It's just one of many fantastic National Theatre shows you can stream, so be sure to browse the entire list.
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Streaming for £7.99, approximately $10.50.
Revisit a classic! Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's beloved Into the Woods weaves together multiple fairy tales to explore what happens after the happily ever after. Ted Lasso star Hannah Waddingham slays as the Witch in this acclaimed London production, which won the 2011 Olivier Award for Best Musical Revival.
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