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With in-person theatre out of commission for the foreseeable future, many Broadway performers are sharing their talents online. Below are performances and interviews featuring stage stars that you can watch this weekend, March 28 and 29, from the comfort of your couch for free.
On Saturday, March 28 at 2 p.m. EST, Miss Saigon Tony winner Lea Salonga sings and chats on Stars in the House. This twice daily series hosted by Seth Rudetsky and James Wesley supports The Actors Fund, and you can watch on the organization's YouTube channel.
On Saturday, March 28 at 7:30 p.m. EST, the Metropolitan Opera continues its Wagner week with Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, starring Annette Dasch, Johan Botha, Paul Appleby and Michael Volle, and conducted by James Levine. The 2014 production was filmed for the company's Live in HD series, and is available to watch for 23 hours after the start time at metopera.org. You can still stream Friday's opera, Götterdämmerung, until 6:30 p.m. on Saturday.
On Saturday, March 28 at 8 p.m. EST, Tony-winning dynamo Kristin Chenoweth returns to Stars in the House. Her appearance last week was a song-and-sass-filled delight, and we hope she becomes the show's Saturday night regular. This twice daily series hosted by Seth Rudetsky and James Wesley supports The Actors Fund, and you can watch on the organization's YouTube channel.
On Saturday, March 28 at 8 p.m. EST, Broadway producer Ken Davenport chats with Tony-winning Ragtime and Once on This Island composer Stephen Flaherty on The Producer's Perspective Live!, a daily series of live-streamed interviews about how theatre artists are faring during the shutdown. Catch their candid conversation on Davenport's Facebook page.
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On Sunday, March 29 at 2 p.m. EST, Seth Rudetsky and James Wesley host a Beetlejuice reunion as cast members Alex Brightman and Kerry Butler drop by Stars in the House. This twice daily series supports The Actors Fund, and you can watch on the organization's YouTube channel.
On Sunday, March 29 at 6:30 p.m. EST, cabaret haven Feinstein's/54 Below continues its #54BelowatHome series showcasing previously recorded performances. Watch the 2017 acoustic concert Sondheim Unplugged, featuring Broadway babies Tally Sessions (Anastasia), Sarah Rice (Sweeney Todd) and Blaine Alden Krauss (Kinky Boots), on Feinstein's/54 Below's YouTube channel.
On Sunday, March 29 at 7:30 p.m. EST, the Metropolitan Opera wraps up its Wagner week with Tannhäuser, starring Eva-Maria Westbroek, Michelle DeYoung, Johan Botha, Peter Mattei and Gunther Groissböck, and conducted by James Levine. The 2015 production was filmed for the company's Live in HD series, and is available to watch for 23 hours after the start time at metopera.org. You can still stream Saturday's opera, Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, until 6:30 p.m. on Sunday.
On Sunday, March 29 at 8 p.m. EST, Seth Rudetsky and James Wesley welcome the original Broadway cast of Fun Home, including Michael Cerveris, Judy Kuhn, Beth Malone, Sydney Lucas and Emily Skeggs, on Stars in the House. This twice daily series supports The Actors Fund, and you can watch on the organization's YouTube channel.
On Sunday, March 29 at 8 p.m. EST, Broadway producer Ken Davenport chats with Tony-winning director Pam MacKinnon (Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, Clybourne Park) on The Producer's Perspective Live!, a daily series of live-streamed interviews about how theatre artists are faring during the shutdown. Catch their candid conversation on Davenport's Facebook page.
And remember, you can watch Hugh Jackman in the 1998 National Theatre of London mounting of Oklahoma! on BroadwayHD for free anytime throughout the weekend. Oh, what a beautiful recordin'!
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Raven Snook is the Editor of TDF Stages. Follow her at @RavenSnook. Follow TDF at @TDFNYC.
Top image: Kristin Chenoweth in On The Twentieth Century on Broadway. Photo by Joan Marcus.
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