The following is a list of current and upcoming free live streams of stage productions.
The Tempest
December 3–4
Stratford Festival YouTube Channel
Christopher Plummer stars as Prospero in the Stratford Festival's 2010 production of the Shakespeare play, directed by Des McAnuff.
42nd Street
December 4–6
The Shows Must Go On YouTube Channel
Bonnie Langford plays Dorothy Brock in the classic musical, filmed in 2018 at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane in London.
Ann
Through December 4
PBS.org
Holland Taylor wrote and stars in the solo play about Texas governor Ann Richards. Filmed in 2016 at the Zach Theater in Austin, Texas.
Gloria: A Life
Through December 4
PBS.org
Christine Lahti stars in Emily Mann's play about feminist icon Gloria Steinem. Directed by Diane Paulus, the production was filmed Off-Broadway at the Daryl Roth Theatre.
Much Ado About Nothing
Through December 4
PBS.org
Danielle Brooks and Grantham Coleman star in the 2019 Shakespeare in the Park production of the Shakespeare play, directed by Kenny Leon.
One Man, Two Guvnors
Through December 4
PBS.org
James Corden stars in the Richard Bean's adaptation of Carlo Goldoni's The Servant of Two Masters, filmed in 2011 at the National Theatre in London.
Red
Through December 4
PBS.org
Alfred Molina with Alfred Enoch star in John Logan's play about painter Mark Rothko. Filmed in 2018 at the Wyndham's Theatre in London.
Caesar and Cleopatra
December 10–11
Stratford Festival YouTube Channel
Christopher Plummer and Nikki M. James star in the Stratford Festival's 2008 production of the George Bernard Shaw play, directed by Des McAnuff.
Who's Holiday!
December 11–15
BroadwayCares.org
Lesli Margherita stars in Matthew Lombardo's solo play about middle-aged Cindy Lou Who, who recalls the night she first met the Grinch. Filmed Off-Broadway at the Westside Theatre in 2017.
Peter Pan – A Musical Adventure
December 19 – January 1
ChicagoShakes.com
A musical based on J.M. Barrie's tale about the boy who won't grow up, with songs by George Stiles and Anthony Drewe. Filmed in 2018 at the Chicago Shakespeare Theater.
A Christmas Carol
Through December 24
MilwaukeeRep.com
Mark Clements' adaptation of the classic Charles Dickens story, filmed at Milwaukee Rep in 2016.
Here's What She Said to Me
Through December 31
SheffieldTheatres.co.uk
Kiké Brimah, Ayo-Dele Edwards, and Estella Daniels star in Oladipo Agboluaje's play that combines drama, music, poetry, and movement to tell the story of three generations of proud African women who connect across two continents. The Sheffield Theatres and Utopia Theatre production was filmed in November 2020 at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England.
My Beautiful Launderette
Available until the Curve reopens
CurveOnline.co.uk
Hanif Kureishi's play based on his Oscar-nominated screenplay, featuring original music from Tennant/Lowe of the Pet Shops Boys. Omar Malik and Jonny Fines star in the production, filmed at Leicester's Curve theatre in 2019.
Romeo and Juliet
Available until February half-term 2021
Shakespeare's Globe YouTube Channel
Nathan Welsh and Charlotte Beaumont star in this 90-minute adaptation of Romeo and Juliet, created to introduce young people to Shakespeare. The production was filmed in 2019 at Shakespeare's Globe in London.
Until the Flood
Through Fall 2023
AllArts.org
Dael Orlandersmith performs her play based on interviews she conducted with the residents of Ferguson, Missouri, in the months following the shooting of Michael Brown. Filmed Off-Broadway at the Rattlestick Playwrights Theater in 2018.
