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While in-person theatre is back in NYC, there are still wonderful shows to stream at home. Below are performances you can watch online this weekend, Friday, March 4 to Sunday, March 6, for free or at low cost.
Friday, March 4
92Y: Caleb Teicher & Conrad Tao: Counterpoint
On Friday at noon, 92Y's famed Harkness Dance Center shares a recording of Counterpoint, a new collaboration between pianist and composer Conrad Tao and choreographer and dancer Caleb Teicher that runs the gamut from Bach to jazz to Viennese waltz. The duo's last project, More Forever, won a prestigious Bessie Award. Tickets are $15.
FRIGID New York: FRIGID Festival
Last chance! FRIGID New York is known for its theatre festivals, but this 16th annual event is its flagship and often the launchpad for bigger things—Broadway's Thoughts of a Colored Man made its NYC debut at FRIGID 2015. Over two and a half weeks, almost two dozen eclectic shows (all short, many comedic) will be presented at two East Village venues, the Kraine Theater and Under St. Marks, and most performances are also being live-streamed to at-home audiences for $5 to $15. On Friday, you can watch:
Live from Feinstein's/54 Below: Amy Spanger in Come to Your Senses
On Friday at 7 p.m. ET, even though Feinstein's/54 Below has reopened for in-person performances, the swanky cabaret club continues to stream select shows live from its stage. Tonight, Broadway vet Amy Spanger (Rock of Ages, The Wedding Singer, Kiss Me, Kate) belts out songs from her amazing stage career alongside her special guest, Brian Shepard, who happens to be her very talented hubby, last seen in My Fair Lady. Tickets are $25. If you prefer to attend in person, click here for info.
Saturday, March 5
FRIGID New York: FRIGID Festival
Last chance! FRIGID New York is known for its theatre festivals, but this 16th annual event is its flagship and often the launchpad for bigger things—Broadway's Thoughts of a Colored Man made its NYC debut at FRIGID 2015. Over two and a half weeks, almost two dozen eclectic shows (all short, many comedic) will be presented at two East Village venues, the Kraine Theater and Under St. Marks, and most performances are also being live-streamed to at-home audiences for $5 to $15. On Saturday, you can watch:
Sunday, March 6
FRIGID New York: FRIGID Festival
Last chance! FRIGID New York is known for its theatre festivals, but this 16th annual event is its flagship and often the launchpad for bigger things—Broadway's Thoughts of a Colored Man made its NYC debut at FRIGID 2015. Over two and a half weeks, almost two dozen eclectic shows (all short, many comedic) will be presented at two East Village venues, the Kraine Theater and Under St. Marks, and most performances are also being live-streamed to at-home audiences for $5 to $15. On Sunday, you can watch:
Live from Feinstein's/54 Below: 10 Years of Reunion Concerts!
On Sunday at 7 p.m. ET, even though Feinstein's/54 Below has reopened for in-person performances, the swanky cabaret club continues to stream select shows live from its stage. Tonight, discover why the venue is nicknamed "Broadway's living room" as original cast members from popular musicals reunite to croon their shows' signature tunes. The lineup includes Tony nominees Rob McClure and Jennifer Laura Thompson, as well as performers from Newsies, Hamilton, Avenue Q and Miss Saigon. Tickets are $25. If you prefer to attend in person, click here for info
All Weekend
PBS: Broadway in Concert: An Evening with Lerner and Loewe
PBS kicks off a brand-new series, Broadway in Concert, featuring stage stars singing numbers from classic American musicals. First up is a tribute to Lerner and Loewe, the prolific songwriting team behind Gigi, My Fair Lady, Camelot, Brigadoon and Paint Your Wagon. Come From Away Tony nominee Jenn Colella, Aaron Lazar, Jose Llana, Michael Maliakel, Aisha Jackson, Sean Thompson and Bayla Whitten croon some of their beloved songs, including "I Could Have Danced All Night," "Get Me to the Church On Time," "On the Street Where You Live" and "Almost Like Being in Love." Watch for free until Saturday, March 26 on PBS' website. Closed captions are available.
Red Bull Theater: A Tempest (Une Tempête)
Last chance! On Monday, NYC's Red Bull Theater, known for reimagining classics, presented an in-person performance of A Tempest (Une Tempête), and you can watch a recording until Sunday. Shakespeare's masterpiece is adapted by poet Aimé Césaire, who reimagines the story through a postcolonial lens, setting it on a Caribbean island with Caliban and Ariel depicted as Prospero's Black slaves. The cast includes Broadway regulars Carson Elrod, Manoel Felciano, Enid Graham and Jay O. Sanders. Tickets are $25 and the recording is viewable until Sunday.
West Side Story
Something's coming, something good! Steven Spielberg and Tony Kusher's remake of West Side Story can now be streamed. See this dazzling cinematic reimagining of this celebrated, life-changing musical featuring iconic songs by Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim, new choreography by Justin Peck, and fabulous performances by Broadway vets Ariana DeBose, David Alvarez, Mike Faist and Rita Moreno. West Side Story is available on paid streaming services HBOMax and Disney+.
Baryshnikov Arts Center: Peggy Baker's her body as words
The dance-centric Baryshnikov Arts Center continues its 2022 season with her body as words, a new piece by Peggy Baker that explores notions of female identity. The choreographer collaborated with nine dancers to examine themes such as gender expression, sexual orientation, sexual appetite, pregnancy, miscarriage and motherhood through movement. Watch for free until Monday, March 14 at 5 p.m. ET on BAC's site.
Primary Stages: Undo the Sea
Primary Stages returns to in-person productions next month! In the interim, the renowned Off-Broadway theatre is presenting some intriguing virtual fare such as Undo the Sea, Inda Craig-Galván's tense two-hander about a couple having a meltdown during lockdown when the power goes out... right after one of them sent a scathing work email. Did it go through? Tickets are pay-what-you-wish and the recording is viewable until Wednesday, March 16.
The Huntington: The Bluest Eye
Boston's The Huntington is currently presenting an in-person theatricalization of Toni Morrison's celebrated debut novel The Bluest Eye, but you can also stream a recording of the production online. Adapted for the stage by award-winning dramatist Lydia Diamond, the play centers on Pecola, a young Black girl who believes the world would be wonderful if she could have blue eyes. Awoye Timpo directs. Tickets start at $20 and the recording is viewable until Saturday, April 9.
New Victory Theater: Air Play
NYC's premiere family theatre, the New Victory, is presenting an in-person production of Air Play featuring married clowns the Acrobuffos exploring the power of air in a series of entertaining experiments. But this enchanting circus spectacle is also streaming online. Tickets are $25 and the recording is viewable until Sunday, March 20. Prefer to attend in person? Click here for info or, if you're a TDF member, log in to your account to purchase discount tickets.
Project Y Theatre: Women in Theatre Festival
Off-Off Broadway's venerable Project Y Theatre presents its seventh annual Women in Theatre Festival online, with a quintet of commissioned two-handers by women playwrights, including Amina Henry, Erin Mallon and TDF Stages contributor Eliza Bent, alongside a collection of fresh, female-forward monologues. All of the pieces were filmed live on stage and a streaming pass allows you to watch the program anytime on demand for a week. Tickets are $25 but if you're a TDF member, log in to your account to purchase discount tickets.
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Raven Snook is the Editor of TDF Stages. Follow her at @RavenSnook. Follow TDF at @TDFNYC.
Top image: Jenn Colella sings a pair of songs from My Fair Lady in An Evening With Lerner and Loewe, which is streaming all weekend. Photo by Kevin Parisi.
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