TDF Stages

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 24 to Sunday, October 26, for free or at low cost.

Phantom of the Opera

Live-streaming Thursday, October 23; Friday, October 24 and Sunday, October 26 at 8 p.m. ET for $22

No, not Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical. Obie-winning theatre-maker Joshua William Gelb and his endlessly innovative Theater in Quarantine present a digital reimagining of the legendary 1925 silent horror classic Phantom of the Opera, a haunting tale of obsession and sabotage. Performed in his East Village studio and live-streamed to at-home audiences, the show will offer two perspectives: you can watch the performance or click to see the behind-the-scenes construction. A thrilling high/low-tech experience.

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Live from 54 Below: John Lloyd Young in Concert

Live-streaming Saturday, October 25 at 7 p.m. ET for $29.

He's working his way back to you! Jersey Boys Tony Award winner John Lloyd Young returns to 54 Below to croon a diverse array of tunes, both old-school and contemporary, backed by his swinging band led by Ron Abel on piano. Streaming live from the cabaret club's swanky stage. If you prefer to attend in person, click here for info.

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PBS Great Performances at the Met: Il Barbiere di Siviglia

Streaming until Monday, November 3 for FREE.

Great Performances presents Rossini's comic masterpiece Il Barbiere di Siviglia about Figaro, a resourceful barber who helps a couple out of a hairy situation. Recorded live onstage at The Met earlier this year, Bartlett Sher's sparkling production stars mezzo-soprano Aigul Akhmetshina as Rosina, tenor Jack Swanson as her secret lover and baritone Andrey Zhilikhovsky as Figaro.

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Company Starring Neil Patrick Harris

Streaming for FREE.

A gem from the vaults! Tony Award winner Neil Patrick Harris stars as die-hard bachelor Bobby in this New York Philharmonic concert presentation of Stephen Sondheim's groundbreaking musical Company, recorded live onstage in 2011. Some of the married folks encouraging him (more or less) to settle down include Craig Bierko, Stephen Colbert, Jon Cryer, Katie Finneran, Christina Hendricks, Anika Noni Rose, Martha Plimpton and Patti LuPone, who delivers a knockout "The Ladies Who Lunch" more than a decade before the showstopping number won the diva her third Tony Award for her performance in the gender-swapped version of the musical.

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Bus Stop Starring Margot Kidder and Tim Matheson

Streaming for FREE.

Another gem from the vaults! William Inge's Tony-nominated drama Bus Stop received a lovely revival in 1982 at the Claremont Theater in California that was filmed for HBO. A blizzard forces a bus to stop at a rural Kansas diner where the disparate passengers and hard-bitten locals bicker and bond into the wee hours. Margot Kidder and Tim Matheson headline this mounting of an underrated classic.

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