TDF Stages

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 weekend, Friday, September 13 to Sunday, September 15, for free or at low cost.

The Green Room 42: House on Fire

Live-streaming Sunday, September 15 at 7 p.m. ET for $26.

Musical theatre vet Gretchen Cryer, whose shows include Broadway's Shelter and the feminist favorite I'm Getting My Act Together and Taking It on the Road, debuts her latest project, House on Fire in a concert presentation. A cautionary fairy tale, the musical centers on 13-year-old Sophia, who's upset about the climate crisis, especially because her dad's fossil fuel company is a huge part of the problem! Cryer collaborated with Gracie Hyland on this timely tuner, which stars the show's creators along with Tony nominee Kenita R. Miller. Live-streaming directly from The Green Room 42 in Midtown. If you prefer to attend in person, click here for info.

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Emma

Streaming all weekend for FREE.

Tony-nominated Jane Eyre songwriter Paul Gordon is known for his musicals based on literary classics, and you can watch many of them on Streaming Musicals. Last week, we told you about his song-filled adaptations of Jane Austen's beloved novels Pride and Prejudice and Sense and Sensibility. This week we're highlighting his take on Austen's Emma, which resets the story in a small English town in 1961, as the title character ill-advisedly tries to play matchmaker for everyone in her orbit. But will she find a love of her own? Broadway vet Kelli Barrett (Parade, Wicked) stars in this stage-cinema hybrid, which was filmed at Off Broadway's Westside Theatre but has the feel of a movie musical.

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PBS Great Performances: Celebrating 50 Years of Broadway's Best

Streaming until Thursday, October 31 for FREE.

Last year, in honor of Great Performances' 50th anniversary, the invaluable series presented this concert featuring a jaw-dropping lineup of stage stars singing iconic show tunes from the past half century. Recorded live on stage at Lincoln Center and hosted by Sutton Foster, the 90-minute evening includes Corbin Bleu in an exhilarating tap number from Jelly’s Last Jam; a tribute to A Chorus Line with Donna McKechnie and Robyn Hurder; The Wiz star André De Shields belting out "So You Wanted to See the Wizard;" "She Used to Be Mine" from Waitress sung by Sara Bareilles; the late, great Chita Rivera crooning her signature tune "All That Jazz" from Chicago; a 20-year medley by Rob McClure; plus Shoshana Bean, Raúl Esparza, James Monroe Iglehart, Ledisi, Norm Lewis, Patina Miller, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Jessie Mueller, Mamie Parris, Solea Pfeiffer, Britton Smith, Jessica Vosk and Vanessa Williams.

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42nd Street

Streaming all weekend for FREE.

Come on along and listen to the lullaby of Broadway! Catch the acclaimed West End revival of 42nd Street about a spunky chorus girl who goes out a youngster but comes back a star after the leading lady gets injured. Filmed at Theatre Royal, Drury Lane in 2018, the lavish production features jaw-dropping tap numbers and iconic Broadway songs by Harry Warren and Al Dubin, including "We're in the Money," "Lullaby of Broadway" and the title tune. Bonnie Langford plays the sidelined star Dorothy Brock and Clare Halse is Peggy Sawyer, the nobody who doesn't throw away her shot. The ultimate backstage musical!

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Burning Man: The Musical

Streaming all weekend for FREE.

A campy celebration of the annual art-and-drug-filled gathering in the Nevada dessert, Burning Man: The Musical uses a soundtrack of festival favorites to tell the story of a young tech grad who discovers her new employer is out to destroy the iconic event. Starring a cast of Broadway regulars, including Morgan Siobhan Green (Be More Chill), Tally Sessions (Company, Anastasia) and Max Crumm (Grease, Disaster!), this tuner is sure to put you in the mood to party.