[HD] Winter MTTP Showcase 2019 by York Theatre Company

In Good Company with Len Cariou | Stratford Festival by Stratford Festival

In Conversation with Stephen Greenblatt on THE TEMPEST | Stratford Festival On Film by Stratford Festival

New Yorker reviews streaming theatre: Richard Nelson's "What Do We Need to Talk About?" and Moliere in the Park's "The Misanthrope" by Alexandra Schwartz

A mirror for our times Nelson's play starring MARYANN PLUNKETT is the first great original play of quarantine and HEIDI ARMBRUSTER brings us a bawdy "Arsinoe" in Moliere in the Park's THE MI…

Barack Obama Commencement Speech: Trump Administration “not even pretending to be in charge” by Jonathan Mandell

In the first of his two online Commencement  addresses today, this one to more than 27,000 students at 78 participating historically black colleges and universities, former President Barack…

ABT: Together Tonight | A Bright Tomorrow for American Ballet Theatre by American Ballet Theatre

ABT: Together Tonight | "We Fly as One" featuring Jennifer Garner by American Ballet Theatre

Get Ready For A 24 Hour Spectacular Social Celebration on June 7th!

Tomorrow, we will be 4 weeks away from a beloved Sunday evening in June where we would be gathering by our televisions celebrating Broadway's Biggest Night.

ABT: Together Tonight | Excerpt from Jessica Lang's LET ME SING FOREVERMORE, featuring Tony Bennett by American Ballet Theatre

ABT: Together Tonight | Alexei Ratmansky's OF LOVE AND RAGE, Introduced by Liev Schreiber by American Ballet Theatre

ABT: Together Tonight | The Finale from BRAHMS-HAYDN VARIATIONS by American Ballet Theatre

ABT: Together Tonight | OUR COMMON FATE by Jessica Lang by American Ballet Theatre

ABT: Together Tonight | A Salute to Essential Workers by American Ballet Theatre

ABT: Together Tonight | ABT History with Misty Copeland by American Ballet Theatre

Spend An Evening With Chita Rivera and Friends on Stars in the House May 16 by Andrew Gans

The daily series from Seth Rudetsky and James Wesley benefits The Actors Fund.

ABT: Together Tonight | Introduction with Jennifer Garner by American Ballet Theatre

ABT: Together Tonight | Opening by American Ballet Theatre

NiteLife Exchange Streaming Picks of the Week

NiteLife Exchange Streaming Picks of the Week include Gabrielle Stravelli, Nicole Henry, Michael McASSEy, Franco Corso, Jim Caruso’s Cast Party, Bill Stritch & Varla Jean Merman

IGOR LEVIT IS LIKE NO OTHER PIANIST by Robert Shuman

(Alex Ross’s article appeared in The New Yorker, 5/11.) He’s a political activist. His repertory is vast. And, during Germany’s shutdown, he streamed more than fifty performances from …

Theatre Review: ‘Barber Shop Chronicles,’ streaming from the National Theatre and Leeds Playhouse by Mary Ann Johnson

‘Barber Shop Chronicles’ is the show we need right now—it pulls you in so sharply and you care so much about the characters you can completely forget about the mundane world around you…

Virtual Theater: TEENAGE DICK (Theater Wit in Chicago; Third Extension) by Tony Frankel

DICK EXTENDS Chicago’s Theater Wit announced a third and final extension today of Teenage Dick, its long-running critically acclaimed virtual production of Mike Lew’s devastatingly funny…

Pierce Brosnan honors Sally Field | 2019 Kennedy Center Honors by The Kennedy Center

Translating Theatre/Trans-lating Theatre by David Malcolm

David Malcolm has been one of the key organizers of the Between. Pomiędzy festival ever since it was created in 2010. In this essay, he presents his recollections concerning various events …

Broadway pros fuming after CBS replaces Tonys with ‘Grease’ singalong by Ian Mohr

The Tonys, which honor the best of Broadway at Radio City Music Hall, remain indefinitely postponed.

Tony Shalhoub and Brooke Adams Read Samuel Beckett's Happy Days on Stars in the House Live Stream by Andrew Gans

Plays in the House is a spinoff of Stars in the House, the daily series created by Seth Rudetsky and James Wesley to benefit The Actors Fund.

See Around The World Theater From Your Living Room by Bill Hirschman

All the world’s a stage, in the case of Long Distance Affair, literally. Sitting in your living room in South Florida late this month, theater fans will be able to watch short plays beamed…

Must-See Theater This Weekend May 16-17: Beckett’s Happy Days, All Arts Marathon (James Earl Jones’ King Lear. Antigone in Ferguson, etc.) by Jonathan Mandell

Among the avalanche of streaming options this weekend are a timely Beckett play and the rich theater offerings of an arts “marathon” —  both “opening” today — that count as must…

Opening Scene from "Grand Horizons" by Second Stage Theater

Jane Alexander and James Cromwell in the opening scene from "Grand Horizons" at the Hayes Theater on Broadway in 2020. GRAND HORIZONS By Bess Wohl Directed by Leigh Silverman https://www.2…

Livestreaming Suzan-Lori Parks' Watch Me Work (with guest Oskar Eustis)

By . The Public Theater presents Watch Me Work livestreaming on the global, commons-based, peer produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Monday 18 May 2020 at 11 a.m.

What’s On Stage Controversy: Your Stories Are Worth More Than £500 by Alice Flynn

Just last week, What’s On Stage posted a playwriting competition with the winner receiving a prize of £500. After much aproar over this insulting sum, it was cancelled and taken down. As …

ABT Weekend Talk Series with Kevin McKenzie, Jessica Lang, and Herman Cornejo by American Ballet Theatre

Adam Rippon by NPR

Adam Rippon, American former figure skater, joins us along with panelists Paula Poundstone, Tom Papa, and Negin Farsad.

The Sounds of Styne: A Jule Styne Playlist by Mark Robinson

When I think of the quintessential showtune, Jule Styne is one of the composers that comes to mind. There is a brassy boldness that instantly begins to fill the ears and swells the heart…

Weekend Video Roundup: Ramin Karimloo Takes to the Banjo, a Scene From Dave Malloy's Moby-Dick, and More by Kerri Kearse

Stage favorites are taking to social media to boost morale in light of the COVID-19 crisis.

NEWS: Alan Ayckbourn premieres 84th play Anna Domino, directs & performs in online release by Press Releases

The Stephen Joseph Theatre will present the world premiere of a new play by Alan Ayckbourn, Anno Domino, which will be available as an audio recording free online for one month.

How Tiler Peck Shares Her Power by Jeryl Brunner

With her wildly popular Instagram Live ballet classes and new children's book, this prima ballerina revels in celebrating your gifts.

In- Zoom ***, Macbeth (Shakespeare’s Globe) ****, MacBeth (Stratford Festival) ** by Barry Gordin

By: David Sheward May 16, 2020: “We’re heads now. We talk in windows,” cries one of two nameless characters in Bill Irwin’s touching, ten-minute play In-Zoom, presented by the O…

Watch Jenna Russell and the Leading Ladies of Piaf Give a Virtual Performance by Playbill

40 Years Ago: Fame by Trav S.D.

May 16, 1980 was the national release date for the hit movie Fame. This film and the eponymous TV series that followed (1982-87) were highly inspirational to me as a teenager, and no doubt t…

Virtual ABTKids by American Ballet Theatre

Happy Birthday AKB! 11 Andrew Keenan-Bolger Live Performances For His B-Day!

There's no one place to begin on Andrew's talents - he's a triple threat performer, an author, a filmmaker, has the best darn teal hued Instagram and he was our extraordinary Flying Monkey i…

Cats, The Shows Must Go On review - a purr-fectly theatrical experience by Marianka Swain

This filmed version of Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical captures its eccentric charms Cats is, declares composer Andrew Lloyd Webber, a show that doesn’t really have a story, but was beloved …

Barber Shop Chronicles, National Theatre at Home review - still lively after all these years by Rachel Halliburton

Barbershop banter and the place it occupies in black male identity Barber shops – as we are all starting to appreciate in this time of lockdown – fulfil an emotional as much as a cosmeti…

What cancer taught me about living with uncertainty by Stephanie Ressort

Here I am, a freelancer with no active paid projects at the moment, and a very uncertain pipeline, and I’m feeling happy and grateful with life.

Lucy Durack, Silvie Paladino and the American Psycho cast will entertain on Big Night In by Peter J Snee

Popular Australian actor and singer Lucy Durack, much-loved songstress Silvie Paladino and the cast of American Psycho – The Musical will

Addressing Distance Learning Concerns by Kerry Hishon

As we are quickly discovering, distance learning has its share of challenges. There’s new technology to navigate, lessons and assignments to adapt for use outside of the classroom, near-co…

How can we get more creative during lockdown?

If you’re keen for a distraction, you could try art classes. Join FT arts editor Jan Dalley for a live chat on Saturday May 16 at 12pm and 5pm UK time

DJ Spoony: ‘My mum’s values set me up to be able to do what I do’

Q&A with the garage producer and presenter on golfing, his watch collection and how he got into music

Blue-sky thinking: the birds of Jean-Luc Mylayne

The Mylaynes have been photographing birds for 40 years, with each image taking weeks or months to compose

Students & Parents Voice Their Thoughts On The Harlem School of the Arts & Its Online Programs by The Dance Enthusiast

"What we lack in teacher involvement, we gain in our own hands-on-experience," said Mr and Mrs Jeremiah, parents of a student at the Harlem School of Arts.

Looking Back at Pentatonix Singer Kirstin Maldonado's Broadway Debut in Kinky Boots by Nathan Skethway

The singer celebrates her birthday May 16.

Celebrate Andrew Keenan-Bolger With a Look Back at His Stage Highlights by Marc J. Franklin

The actor, known for his work in Newsies and Tuck Everlasting, celebrates his birthday May 16.

Celebrating 7 Decades of Irving Berlin's Annie Get Your Gun by Ted Chapin

The classic musical, which gave the world the anthem "There's No Business Like Show Business," opened at the Imperial Theatre May 16, 1946.

Ben Platt Is Part of Virtual Graduation Ceremony, Featuring Commencement Speech by Barack Obama, Airing May 16 by Andrew Gans

Graduate Together: America Honors the High School Class of 2020 airs on all major networks simultaneously.

Hey, Little Songbird, Can You Name the Missing Hadestown Lyrics? by Nathan Skethway

See how well you know Anaïs Mitchell's Tony-winning score with this quiz.

27 Stage Performances to Watch This Weekend, May 16-17 - See plays from Lincoln Center Theater and the Public Theater, Chita Rivera and more

With in-person theatre out of commission for the foreseeable future, many companies and performers from Broadway and beyond are showcasing their work online. Below are performances you can w…