Top 5 Stage Performances to Stream This Weekend September 25-27
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, September 25 to Sunday, September 27, for free or at low cost.
N/A
Streaming for FREE.
Congressional aide turned playwright Mario Correa penned N/A, inspired by the contentious relationship between two unnamed congresswomen who can be easily identified even without their monikers. Tony nominee and Emmy Award winner Holland Taylor (Ann, The Morning Show) is N, the first woman Speaker of the House, while On Your Feet‘s Ana Villafañe is A, the youngest woman ever elected to Congress. Tony Award-winning director Diane Paulus (Jagged Little Pill) directs this war of wills, wits, power and perspective as these politicians of different generations face off. Recorded live onstage at Lincoln Center in 2024.
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PBS Great Performances: Ann Starring Holland Taylor
Streaming for FREE.
Make it a Holland Taylor political double feature! The Emmy winner wrote and stars in Ann, a one-woman bio play about the late Ann Richards, an outspoken Democrat who served as Governor of Texas from 1991 to 1995. Taylor earned a Tony nomination for her compelling portrait of a woman who captivated as a politician and as a person.
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Great Performances at the Met: Tristan und Isolde
Streaming until Sunday, September 27 for FREE.
Soprano Lise Davidsen and tenor Michael Spyres star as the title lovers in Wagner’s Tristan und Isolde about a couple whose all-consuming love defies the law. Recorded live at The Met earlier this year, this production features fresh staging by director Yuval Sharon.
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Great Performances at the Met: The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
Streaming until Wednesday, September 30 for FREE.
It’s your last weekend to watch a recording of Mason Bates and Gene Scheer’s opera based on Michael Chabon’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, which was a smash for The Met last year. Tony winner Bartlett Sher stages this epic tale set shortly before World War II, as a pair of Jewish cousins concoct an anti-fascist superhero comic book. Baritone Andrzej Filończyk and tenor Miles Mykkanen star.
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Samara Joy at Royal Albert Hall
Streaming on All Arts for FREE.
Bronx born, six-time Grammy winner Samara Joy is the hottest jazz vocalist on the scene right now. And last summer, she made her Royal Albert Hall debut with this fabulous concert, with critics and audiences comparing her to greats like Ella Fitzgerald and Sarah Vaughan.
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