Top 5 Stage Performances to Stream This Weekend August 15-17
Eva Noblezada and Reeve Carney, who are live-streaming three concerts from The Green Room 42 this weekend.
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, August 15 to Sunday, August 17, for free or at low cost.
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The Green Room 42: Eva Noblezada & Reeve Carney in Concert
Live-streaming Friday, August 15, Saturday, August 16 and Sunday, August 17 at 7 p.m. ET for $26.
Former Hadestown costars, future Cabaret chums and longtime offstage couple, two-time Tony nominee Eva Noblezada and Reeve Carney, bring their talents to The Green Room 42 in Midtown. Their last cabaret at the venue ended in an onstage engagement! Who knows what songs, stories and surprises these concerts will bring. In-person tickets are sold out but you can live-stream the evenings online.
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Live from 54 Below: The White House a New Musical
Live-streaming on Sunday, August 17 at 9:45 p.m. ET for $29.
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PBS Great Performances: Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch
You have until the end of the month to catch Kara Young’s dynamic, Tony-winning performance in . You have the same amount of time to stream her first Tony-winning turn as the hilarious Lutiebelle Gussie Mae Jenkins in the 2023 revival of Ossie Davis’ Purlie Victorious. Subtitled A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch, this politically charged comedy centers on a Black preacher (Hamilton Tony winner Leslie Odom, Jr.) who returns to his rural Georgia home hell-bent on winning back his church and freeing his people from an exploitative overseer (Jay O. Sanders). But he can’t do it without Lutiebelle’s help! Witty, wise and timelier than ever.
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National Theatre at Home: Alterations
In 2020, London’s lauded National Theatre launched its own streaming service featuring professional stage captures of its productions. While you can buy a subscription, shows are also available to rent individually. New to the roster is a rousing revival of Michael Abbensetts’ 1978 slice-of-life play Alterations about a Guyanese immigrant tailor in Britain who gets an order that will make or break him professionally and personally. Recorded live onstage in London earlier this year, the production is part of National Theatre’s Black Plays Archive project. A 72-hour rental costs $10 and captions are available. It’s just one of many fantastic National Theatre shows you can stream, so be sure to browse the entire list.
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