Top 5 Stage Performances to Stream This Weekend May 26-29
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 Memorial Day Weekend, Friday, May 26 to Monday, May 29, for free or at low cost.
PBS Great Performances: Sutton Foster in Anything Goes
Airing on TV on PBS Thirteen on Friday, May 26 at 9 p.m. ET for FREE. Available to stream online until Friday, June 23.
PBS Great Performances presents Sutton Foster in P.G. Wodehouse and Cole Porter’s effervescent musical comedy Anything Goes, which was recorded live on stage in London in 2021. After winning a 2011 Tony Award for her brassy performance as nightclub singer Reno Sweeney in director-choreographer Kathleen Marshall’s critically acclaimed revival of this classic, Foster reprised the role on the West End opposite Tony winner Robert Lindsay, Felicity Kendal and Gary Wilmot. Marshall again oversaw this zany tale of romance and intrigue on the high seas featuring iconic songs, including “I Get a Kick Out of You,” “You’re the Top” and the title tune. Need more Great Performances? PBS is also streaming Richard III starring Danai Gurira and , an all-star concert hosted by Sutton Foster.
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Stranger Sings! The Parody Musical
After a , Stranger Sings! The Parody Musical streams for one weekend only! Picture it: Hawkins, Indiana, 1983, a time when life was easier, hair was bigger and unsupervised children were going on deadly, interdimensional adventures. Recorded live on stage, this over-the-top send-up of Netflix’s Stranger Things is filled with pop-culture references, pubescent angst, heavy synth, poor parenting, convoluted love triangles, cheap effects, scenery chewing and crooning creatures. It’s song-filled, sci-fi silliness.
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PBS: National Memorial Day Concert
Airing on TV on PBS Thirteen on Sunday, May 28 at 8 p.m. ET for FREE. Available to stream online until Sunday, June 11.
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National Theatre at Home: Much Ado About Nothing
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 the company’s acclaimed 2022 mounting of Shakespeare’s beloved rom-com Much Ado About Nothing starring Katherine Parkinson (The IT Crowd) and John Heffernan (Becoming Elizabeth) as the snark-crossed lovers Beatrice and Benedick. 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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Top image: Sutton Foster and company in Anything Goes, which begins streaming this weekend on PBS for FREE. Photo by Tristram Kenton.