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Theater to Stream: Lincoln Center Theater Joins the Fray
Presentations include a star-studded reading of “The Thanksgiving Play,” musicals crossing the Atlantic and the Oregon Shakespeare Festival.
From left, David Hyde Pierce, Genevieve Angelson and Sigourney Weaver in “Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike,” which will be streamed through Lincoln Center Private Reels series.Credit.Sara Krulwich/The New York Times
Published March 17, 2021Updated March 19, 2021
Theater has faced many battles in the past year, and one of them has been the hurdles in streaming archived productions online. Now, two major American institutions have joined the fray, and are sharing some of their stash.
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and S. David’s Day celebration
GWLAD! added
stream.theatre have added even more exclusive events to the schedule in the coming months, from hit concerts to a reprise of one of last year’s most popular streaming events.
Jason Robert Brown’s
Songs For A New World makes a streaming return from 21 – 28 February 2021. Starring Rachel John (
Hamilton), Ramin Karimloo (
Motown) and Rachel Tucker (
Come From Away), the self-filmed musical was a fan favourite last year and makes its stream.theatre debut, on demand.
Last summer’s biggest outdoor musicals event
West End Drive In makes its streaming debut in February and March. With five fantastic concerts, and a host of theatre favourites, audiences can relish in the electric festival atmosphere from the comfort of their home.
Updated / Tuesday, 16 Feb 2021
13:00
Mark O Looney, producer of the new Irish musical
Daddy Long Legs, writes for When you get accustomed to people or places or ways of living, and then have them snatched away, it does leave an empty, gnawing sort of sensation. - Jean Webster, Daddy Long Legs
I think we can all relate to that empty sensation over the past few months. For me, it comes at around 7.30 pm every night when I would usually be sitting in a theatre, ideally watching a musical. I’ve been involved in theatre for as long as I can remember, and try to see as many shows as humanly possible each year.