Top 5 Stage Performances to Stream This Weekend October 27-29

Justin Peck’s The Times Are Racing, part of New York City Ballet in Madrid. Photo by Javier del Real.

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 weekend, Friday, October 27 to Sunday, October 29, for free or at low cost.

PBS Great Performances: New York City Ballet in Madrid

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Nosferatu, A 3D Symphony of Horror

Live-streaming Friday, October 27, Saturday, October 28 and Sunday, October 29 at 7 and 9 p.m. ET for $20

Obie-winning theatre-maker Joshua William Gelb and his endlessly innovative Theater in Quarantine live-streams a digital reimagining of the legendary 1922 horror flick Nosferatu—the one with the scary (not sexy) vampire. A high/low-tech experience, this terrifying tale evokes old midnight movies with handcrafted puppets, retro design and throwback 3D effects.

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I Put a Spell on You: The Witches ERA

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Live from 54 Below: Into Sweeney Todd’s Woods

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Days of the Dead Festival

Select shows live-streaming throughout the weekend at a sliding scale

Celebrate Halloween and Día de los Muertos with FRIGID New York’s second annual Days of the Dead fest, which is live-streaming many of its spine-tingling shows from two East Village stages. This weekend you can catch Brokeneck Girls: The Murder Ballad Musical and Odisea and the Flowers of the Sun.

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BONUS

TCM: Sweeney Todd Starring Angela Lansbury and George Hearn

Airing on TCM on Saturday, October 28 at noon ET for FREE
As part of TCM’s Halloween programming, the classics channel is broadcasting Sweeney Todd starring Angela Lansbury in her Tony-winning turn as the resourceful, amoral pie shop owner Mrs. Lovett. George Hearn, who replaced Len Cariou, is the barber who’s just not that into her in this bloody great masterpiece by Stephen Sondheim

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