Top 5 Stage Performances to Stream This Weekend October 23-25
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, October 23 to Monday, October 26, for free or at low cost.
Live from 54 Below: John Lloyd Young: Songs from the Road
Live-streaming Sunday, October 25 at 7 p.m. ET for $33.50.
He’s working his way back to you! Jersey Boys Tony Award winner John Lloyd Young returns to 54 Below with a brand-new show featuring foreign-language songs he discovered on tour, Four Seasons hits from his signature show and even a few original tunes. Streaming live from the cabaret hub’s swanky stage. If you prefer to attend in person, click here for info.
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Rent, the 30th Anniversary Concert
Live-streaming Monday, October 26 at 8 p.m. ET for $30.
I’m cheating with this one since it’s on Monday. But we should tell you about this one-night-only Rent reunion concert marking the landmark musical’s 30th anniversary! Original cast members, including Wilson Jermaine Heredia, Idina Menzel, Adam Pascal, Anthony Rapp, Daphne Rubin-Vega and Taye Diggs, join other Rent alums and Broadway favorites, such as Natalie Venetia Belcon, Nicholas Christopher, Jordan Fisher, Ephraim Sykes, Norbert Leo Butz, Will Chase, Wilson Cruz, Eden Espinosa, Neil Patrick Harris and Aaron Tveit, for this special event, live-streaming from the Richard Rodgers Theatre and benefiting Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. The show’s original director, Michael Greif, helms the evening.
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National Theatre at Home: The Audience
Streaming for $10.
The legendary Helen Mirren won a Tony and an Olivier for her uncanny portrayal of Queen Elizabeth II in Peter Morgan’s The Audience, about the royal’s weekly meetings with her prime ministers. Directed by Stephen Daldry, this history-based show inspired Morgan to create the smash TV series The Crown. 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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National Theatre at Home: War Horse
Streaming for $10.
National Theatre at Home returns War Horse to its catalog. The profoundly moving story of a boy searching for his beloved steed against the bloody backdrop of World War I, the play is based on Michael Morpurgo’s novel of the same name and was adapted for the stage by Nick Stafford in association with the brilliant Handspring Puppet Company. The production was a smash, first in London and then on Broadway, where it won five 2011 Tony Awards including Best Play. 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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Great Performances at the Met: El Último Sueño de Frida y Diego
Streaming on All Arts for FREE.
Composer Gabriela Lena Frank makes her Met debut with this opera inverting the Orpheus and Eurydice myth to explore the relationship between married painters Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera, played by mezzo-soprano Isabel Leonard and baritone Carlos Álvarez. Directed by Deborah Colker, the production was recorded live onstage at The Met earlier this year.
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