11 Stage Performances to Watch Today, April 21
At 7 p.m. ET, go avant-garde with Café La MaMa Live: Take 3, a smorgasbord of short performances that experiment with form. This week, catch work by puppeteer Leah Ogawa, dancers Zui Gomez and Ryan Szelong, composer Sugar Vendil, pianist Adam Narimatsu and singer Jazmin Yvonne. Watch for free on La MaMa’s website, though donations are encouraged.
At 7:30 p.m. ET, the Metropolitan Opera shares its 2018 mounting of Puccini’s Tosca, starring Sonya Yoncheva, Vittorio Grigolo and Željko Lucic, and conducted by Emmanuel Villaume. The production was filmed for the company’s Live in HD series, and is available to watch for free for 23 hours after the start time on the Metropolitan Opera’s website. You can still stream yesterday’s opera, Elektra, until 6:30 p.m. today.
At 8 p.m. ET, Hey you guys!: Cast members of the sitcom One Day at a Time are the Stars in the House, including Tony winner, West Side Story Oscar winner and Electric Company diva Rita Moreno and Tony nominee Stephen Tobolowsky. We can’t wait to hear from Moreno. She’s a hoot plus we hope she’ll dish about Steven Spielberg’s upcoming West Side Story remake, which she’s in. This twice daily series hosted by Seth Rudetsky and James Wesley supports The Actors Fund, and you can watch for free on the organization’s YouTube channel.
At 8 p.m. ET, New York City Ballet kicks off its new online series on what should have been its spring season’s opening night. The dance company will share new videos every Tuesday and Friday; first up is a 2017 performance of George Balanchine’s Allegro Brillante featuring Tiler Peck and Andrew Veyette. Watch for free on NYCB’s YouTube channel through Friday at 8 p.m.
Shakespeare’s Globe in London shares a recording of its 2009 mounting of Romeo & Juliet, directed by Dominic Dromgoole and starring Ellie Kendrick and Adetomiwa Edun. Watch for free anytime through Saturday, May 3 on the theatre’s YouTube channel.
London’s Hampstead Theatre continues its #HampsteadTheatreAtHome series with a recording of its 2014 production of Tiger Country, Nina Raine’s play about the behind-the-scenes drama in a busy hospital over the holidays. It’s eerily timely. Watch for free anytime through Sunday, April 26 on the company’s website.
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Top image: Rita Moreno.
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