13 Stage Performances to Watch Today, July 6
Reykjavik Fringe Festival: The Pink Hulk: One Woman’s Journey to Find the Superhero Within
At 1:30 p.m. ET, three-time cancer survivor Valerie David (who’s currently kicking the disease’s ass yet again) performs excerpts from her autobiographical solo show The Pink Hulk: One Woman’s Journey to Find the Superhero Within. Although it’s about her specific ongoing health battles, the show’s message of hope and resilience packs a powerful punch for all of us right now. Stick around for a Q&A with David after the performance. Register in advance in order to get the free viewing link.
Dixon Place: HOT! Festival
Downtown staple Dixon Place brings its 29th annual queer culture fest online with four weeks of theatre, dance, music, readings and comedy. The celebration kicks off tonight with a pair of offerings:
- At 6:30 p.m. ET, writer, performer, filmmaker and university professor Jeff McMahon passes the mic to his unemployed students for The Welcome, a weekly series of short works addressing our new abnormal. Pay-what-you-can tickets are available to purchase from the theatre.
- At 7 p.m. ET, choreographer, dancer and activist Anh Vo presents non-binary pussy, which fuses pop culture with calls to action. Pay-what-you-can tickets are available to purchase from the theatre.
The Metropolitan Opera: La Bohème
At 7:30 p.m. ET, the Metropolitan Opera shares La Bohème, Puccini’s romantic tragedy about love, bromance and art. Sonya Yoncheva, Susanna Phillips, Michael Fabiano, Lucas Meachem, Alexey Lavrov and Matthew Rose star in this 2018 mounting of Franco Zeffirelli’s original staging. Watch for free for 23 hours after the start time on the Metropolitan Opera’s website. Bonus: You can also watch a recent Royal Opera House production of La Bohème on YouTube.
Bindlestiff Open Stage: Quarantine Edition
At 7:30 p.m. ET, run away with the Bindlestiff Family Cirkus at the troupe’s weekly live-streamed variety show, hosted by adorkable ringmaster Keith Nelson. This edition’s cavalcade of amazing acts includes knife-wielding comic Mark Faje, clown Mariko Iwasa, extraordinary aerialist Polly Solomon, daredevil wunderkind Hank Lightning and balancer Ermiyas Muluken. Watch for free on Bindlestiff’s Facebook page though donations are encouraged.
Muny Magic in Your Home: Our Leading Men
At 9:15 p.m. ET, after 102 years, the shows won’t go on at The Muny this summer. Thankfully, the beloved St. Louis institution is sharing some past performances from its intimate cabaret series. Tonight, enjoy a concert by four of the theatre’s marvelous male headliners of recent years, as Ben Davis, Mykal Kilgore, Davis Gaines and Jay Armstrong Johnson pay tribute to iconic Muny men of the past. Watch for free on the Muny’s YouTube channel.
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National Theatre: Les Blancs
London’s National Theatre presents its 2016 production of Les Blancs, the final play by Lorraine Hansberry (A Raisin in the Sun) which was compiled and edited by her ex-husband Robert Nemiroff four years after her death. The 1970 drama explores the waning days of colonialism in Africa through the eyes of one family as rebels try to expel the British from their unnamed country. Examining themes of imperialism, racism, assimilation, identity and the legacy of white supremacy, it’s an incredibly timely work. Watch for free until Thursday at 2 p.m. ET on the National Theatre’s YouTube channel.
Short North Stage: John & Jen
Columbus, Ohio’s Short North Stage presents Jon & Jen, an early Andrew Lippa musical about Jen’s relationship with the two Johns in her life: her beloved late brother, a soldier killed in the Vietnam War in the ’60s, and her son, who’s having trouble growing up in the ’80s. The production was filmed remotely and is available to stream until Sunday. Tickets are $15.
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Top image: Melissa Errico. Photo by Jenny Anderson.
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