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Matt Bogart and Julie Benko in Theatre Raleigh's recent production of the musical Jane Eyre, which is live-streaming this Saturday evening. Photo by Jennifer Robertson.
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 curated list spotlights the five best options to stream this Labor Day Weekend, Friday, August 30 to Monday, September 2, for free or at low cost.
Live-streaming on Saturday, August 31 at 7:30 p.m. ET for $20.
Broadway favorites Matt Bogart and Julie Benko recently starred in Theatre Raleigh's well-received mounting of the musical Jane Eyre, and for one night you can watch a recording. Based on Charlotte Brontë's darkly romantic novel, the Tony-nominated show was written by John Caird and Paul Gordon, and was reconceived as a more intimate chamber piece for this production. Megan McGinnis directs.
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Live-streaming on Sunday, September 1 at 7 p.m. ET for $28.50.
Tony nominee Walter Willison (Two By Two, Grand Hotel) is behind his tribute to the life and career of Meredith Willson, the piccolo player turned radio personality who went on to pen musicals, including his masterpiece The Music Man. An impressive lineup of Broadway vets, including Loni Ackerman and Jill Paice, perform his famous and less well-known songs from The Unsinkable Molly Brown, Here's Love and 1491. Streaming live from the cabaret hub's swanky stage. If you prefer to attend in person, click here for info.
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Streaming all weekend for FREE.
This hour-long program from All Arts has been nominated for an Emmy Award! In addition to being a Tony-winning performer, Phylicia Rashad is the Dean of Howard University's College of Fine Arts. In this special, she directs some of her talented students in excerpts from plays by two undersung Black dramatists: Mary P. Burrill's Aftermath from 1919 and The Deacon's Awakening from 1921 by Willis Richardson. Artists and theatre scholars also discuss the playwrights and put their work in historical context.
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Streaming until Thursday, October 31 for FREE.
PBS Great Performances presents a documentary about director Marianne Elliott's gender-swapped revival of Company, which won the 2022 Tony Award for Best Musical Revival. Filmed over two years, the doc features rehearsal and performance footage from pre- and post-shutdown, plus interviews with Elliott, the late, great Stephen Sondheim, stars Katrina Lenk and Patti LuPone, and members of the musical's original 1970 cast.
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Streaming all weekend for FREE.
Throughout the summer, Bryan Park has been presenting in-person performances by a variety of artists and sharing recordings online. Last week's concert was by rising musical theatre composer Jaime Lozano, dubbed "the next big thing" by Lin-Manuel Miranda himself. A cabaret favorite who frequently performs at Joe's Pub, the Latine singer-songwriter explores life as an immigrant in America alongside his talented onstage familia. The music starts about 11 minutes in.
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