Top 5 Stage Performances to Stream This Weekend August 22-24

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 22 to Sunday, August 24, for free or at low cost.

The Green Room 42: Tom Sellwood’s Through The Ages

Live-streaming Saturday, August 23 at 7 p.m. ET for $26.50.

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PBS Great Performances: New York City Ballet in Madrid

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PBS Great Performances at the Met: Le Nozze di Figaro

Great Performances presents Mozart’s masterpiece Le Nozze di Figaro, a romantic comedy of marriage and madness with Michael Sumuel as the wily Figaro, who’s always trying to outwit his womanizing master Count Almaviva, played by Joshua Hopkins. Olga Kulchynska, Federica Lombardi and Marianne Crebassa costar in this mounting, which was recorded live onstage at The Metropolitan Opera earlier this year.

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Virtual Stage Lab: My Improbable Sisters

Virtual Stage Lab (VSL), a streaming service dedicated to sharing new plays and musicals for free, launched this week. Among its offerings is the new history-inspired comedy with songs My Improbable Sisters. Created by Tony nominee Paul Gordon and David Goldsmith, who are also VSL cofounders, the show centers on a Jewish family celebrating the first night of Hanukkah, who discover their connection to undersung Civil Rights activist Claudette Colvin, played by BOOP! Tony nominee Jasmine Amy Rogers.

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Stratford Festival: The Tempest Starring Christopher Plummer

The late great Tony- and Oscar-winning Christopher Plummer stars as Prospero in Stratford’s 2010 mounting of Shakespeare’s The Tempest, a tale of revenge, forgiveness, magic and love. Tony winner Des McAnuff, then Stratford’s artistic director, helmed this well-received production.

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