Top 5 Stage Performances to Stream This Weekend November 5-7
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 5 to Sunday, November 7, for free or at low cost.
Azuka Theatre: #CHARLOTTESVILLE
Streaming from Thursday, November 5 until Thursday, November 19 for $35.
Playwright-performer Priyanka Shetty spent years interviewing Charlottesville residents and sifting through court transcripts and news reports for this searing solo show exploring the shocking events of August 11 and 12, 2017, when white supremacists staged a “Unite the Right” rally in the Virginia town that sparked counterprotests and violence. Shetty gives voice to diverse perspectives about what happened on those two heated days in the verbatim words of students, residents, activists, lawyers and politicos. Recorded live onstage earlier this fall at Philadelphia’s Azuka Theatre.
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Red Bull Theater: The Cenci
Streaming from Friday, November 6 at 7 p.m. until Sunday, November 15 for $30.
NYC’s Red Bull Theater, which revitalizes undersung classics, is presenting an in-person reading of The Cenci by English Romantic poet Percy Bysshe Shelley on Thursday evening and a recording will be available to stream until next Sunday. In this 1819 verse drama inspired by a real Roman family, a virtuous daughter with a tyrannical and violent father tries to take control of her own life. The cast includes Amir Arison from The Blacklist, Tony nominee Robert Cuccioli and Ella Loudon. Captions will be available beginning on Saturday.
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Live from 54 Below: John Barrowman in Concert
Live-streaming Saturday, November 7 at 7 p.m. ET for $33.50.
Scottish stage and screen star John Barrowman comes to 54 Below for an intimate evening featuring numbers he’s known for on both sides of the pond. His credits include Sunset Boulevard, Anything Goes, Company, La Cage Aux Folles, The Phantom of the Opera and Miss Saigon plus a long-running stint on Doctor Who, and he a gifted raconteur, so expect plenty of delicious backstage drama. Streaming live from the cabaret hub’s swanky stage. If you prefer to attend in person, click here for info.
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The Green Room 42: Reeve Carney in Concert
Live-streaming Saturday, November 7 at at 9:45 p.m. ET for $26.50.
Broadway star Reeve Carney (Hadestown, The Great Gatsby, Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark) still finds time to play his on music! In addition to original songs from his solo indie rock album Youth Is Wasted, he’ll croon tunes from the shows he’s known for along with American Songbook standards. 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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National Theatre at Home: Les Liaisons Dangereuses
Streaming for $10.
Lesley Manville, who won a Tony Award for her searing turn in Oedipus last season, stars alongside Aidan Turner in this acclaimed revival of Les Liaisons Dangereuses, about a pair of amoral aristocrats who seduce and manipulate everyone around them in late 18th century France. Visionary Tony-winning director Marianne Elliott helms this production, which was recorded live onstage at London’s National Theatre earlier this year. 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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