Top 5 Stage Performances to Stream This Weekend January 12-15

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, January 12 to Monday, January 15, for free or at low cost.

Live-streaming Friday, January 12 at 7 p.m. and Saturday, January 13 at 1 p.m. ET for $26.50

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Live from 54 Below: Ann Hampton Callaway in Finding Beauty: Inspired Classics and Originals

Live-streaming on Friday, January 12 at 9:30 p.m. ET for $25.

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The Green Room 42: Medea the Musical

Live-streaming Saturday, January 13 at 9:30 p.m.; Sunday, January 14 and Monday, January 15 at 7 p.m. ET for $26.50

After hit runs in Los Angeles and San Francisco, this outrageous musical comedy about the mythic murderous mom comes to NYC. Written by John Fisher, it’s a backstage farce about a misguided director who tries to reframe Euripides’ ancient Greek tragedy Medea as a commentary on 21st-century LGBTQ culture… and the actors aren’t having any of it! Live-streaming directly from The Green Room 42 in Midtown. If you prefer to attend in person, click here for info.

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The Fire This Time Festival 2023

The annual The Fire This Time Festival, which has helped launch the careers of a slew of superb Black playwrights, including Dominique Morisseau, Jocelyn Bioh and Marcus Gardley, kicks off its 15th edition next week in the East Village. To celebrate this milestone anniversary, All Arts is streaming the seven short plays that made up last year’s fest. Check out timely, ten-minute playlets about colorism, racism, toxic masculinity and other hot-button topics from exciting up-and-coming playwrights.

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