Top 5 Stage Performances to Stream This Weekend February 17-20
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 carefully curated list spotlights the five best options to stream this holiday weekend, Friday, February 17 to Monday, February 20, for free or at low cost.
Live from 54 Below: Make Them Hear You: An Ode to Black Musicals
Live-streaming Sunday, February 19 at 9:45 p.m. ET for $25
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Live from 54 Below: Talia Suskauer
Live-streaming Monday, February 20 at 7 p.m. ET for $25
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Red Bull Theater: Phèdre
Live-streaming Monday, February 20 at 7:30 p.m. for $25
NYC’s Red Bull Theater, which revitalizes undersung classics, presents an in-person reading of Phèdre that will also be streamed to at-home audiences. Tony Award winner Jennifer Ehle and Tony nominee Robert Cuccioli star in Jean Racine’s 17th-century tragedy about a model mother and devoted wife whose growing obsession with her stepson derails the family. Lanise Antoine Shelley directs this new translation by Rob Melrose. Busy on Monday night? A recording will be available to watch on demand from Tuesday, February 21 to Sunday, February 26.
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PBS: American Masters: Ailey
PBS presents American Masters: Ailey, a documentary about the groundbreaking dancer and choreographer, whose namesake troupe continues to dazzle today. Director Jamila Wignot uses previously unheard audio interviews recorded in the last year of Alvin Ailey’s life to let him narrate his own story, from being raised by a single mother in Jim Crow Texas, to the founding of his company at age 27, to his mentoring of generations of diverse artists exploring the Black experience through dance. The film includes evocative archival footage and interviews with those close to him as well as a peek at the troupe today.
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FRIGID Fringe Festival
Select shows live-streaming throughout the weekend at a sliding scale
FRIGID’s 17th annual Fringe fest kicks off this week with 25 offbeat offerings at two East Village theatres over three weeks. If you can’t make it in person, most of the shows are being live-streamed, including Emil Amok: Lost NPR Host Found Under St. Marks (Saturday), I Am My Own MILF (Friday), How to Be an Ethical Slut (Saturday and Monday) and Kingfish (Saturday) starring TDF’s Tyler Riley. It’s worth browsing the eclectic lineup to see what piques your interest.
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BONUS
Second Stage Theater: Between Riverside and Crazy
Live-streaming Friday, February 17 at 8 p.m., Saturday, February 18 at 2 and 8 p.m., and Sunday, February 19 at 3 p.m. for $68