TDF Stages Archive

Friday, October 2

Primary Stages: The Tribute Artist At 2 and 8 p.m. ET, Primary Stages kicks off its virtual season with camp master Charles Busch headlining a reading of his real estate romp The Tribute Artist . The uproarious tale of a female impersonator who poses as his deceased landlady in order to hold on to her townhouse, this event reunites Busch with two of his regular comedy conspirators, director Carl A

The Metropolitan Opera: The Merry Widow At 5 p.m. ET, ever since the shutdown began, the Metropolitan Opera has been sharing productions from its Live in HD series nightly at 7:30 p.m. ET. But it also presents weekly student streams that debut on Wednesdays at 5 p.m. ET. These productions have been specially selected for families, and Zoom education sessions leading up to the screening teach schoo

Food for Thought Productions: Tony Roberts and Rex Reed At 2 p.m. ET, Food for Thought Productions presents a live in-person reading of humorous shorts at Theatre 80 in the East Village, but you can watch online at home, too. Titled “The Different Shades of Comedy,” the program includes Tony Roberts reading from his memoir Do You Know Me? ; and Jodie Markel, Rex Reed and Stephen Schnetzer starring

New Federal Theater: She Speaks, He Speaks, Generations Speak: Black Words Matter At 7 p.m. ET, New Federal Theatre , one of NYC’s leading Black companies , presents a virtual poetry jam featuring artists of different ages speaking truth to injustice. Reverend and writer Rhonda (Akanke) McLean-Nu hosts and Petronia Paley directs. RSVP to receive the free viewing link ; donations are encouraged.

Friday, September 25

Karen, I Said At 6 p.m. ET, writer, performer and TDF Stages contributor , Eliza Bent , explores the phenomenon of white wokeness with wit and bite in her solo show Karen, I Said , directed by Tara Ahmedinejad . Reserve your free ticket to receive the viewing link ; a $10 donation is suggested with proceeds going to the Black LGBTQ org Brave Space Alliance.

The Metropolitan Opera: La Traviata At 5 p.m. ET, ever since the shutdown began, the Metropolitan Opera has been sharing productions from its Live in HD series nightly at 7:30 p.m. ET. But it also presents weekly student streams that debut on Wednesdays at 5 p.m. ET. These productions have been specially selected for families, and Zoom education sessions leading up to the screening teach school-ag

The 24 Hour Plays: Viral Musicals At 6 p.m. ET, this week’s edition of The 24 Hour Plays ‘ signature pandemic series trades monologues for mini-musicals! Every 15 minutes from 6 p.m. until 10 p.m.-ish, well-known actors—including Christopher Fitzgerald, Noah Galvin, Lora Lee Gayer, L Morgan Lee and Kate Rockwell —will perform tailor-made numbers about how we’re living today, all created and filmed