Top 5 Stage Performances to Stream This Weekend August 8-10
Emily D’Angel in Grounded at The Metropolitan Opera, which is streaming for free through midnight on Friday.
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 8 to Sunday, August 10, for free or at low cost.
The Green Room 42: Reeve Carney Sings Queen
Live-streaming Friday, August 8 at 8:45 p.m. for $26.50
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PBS Great Performances at the Met: Grounded
Inspired by George Brant’s acclaimed play of the same name, Grounded features music by two-time Tony-winning composer Jeanine Tesori (Kimberly Akimbo, Fun Home). Mezzo-soprano Emily D’Angelo stars as a fighter pilot who gets pregnant and is forced to trade the cockpit for a drone. Her life upended, she struggles to accept her new reality as a soldier, a wife and a mom. Tony winner Michael Mayer (Spring Awakening) directs this powerful opera, which was recorded live onstage at the Met last fall.
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Live from 54 Below: Ali Ewoldt: When You Wish Upon A Star
Live-streaming Sunday, August 10 at 7 p.m. ET for $29
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Show Boat at Paper Mill Playhouse
Filmed live onstage at New Jersey’s Paper Mill Playhouse in 1989, this lavish revival of Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein II’s groundbreaking musical follows the lives of the workers on a Mississippi River attraction over four decades around the turn of the 20th century. “Ol’ Man River,” “Make Believe” and “Can’t Help Lovin’ Dat Man” are just some of the iconic numbers from this show, and the cast includes Tony nominees Lee Roy Reams and Eddie Bracken.
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