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.
Last modified on Wed 3 Feb 2021 07.11 EST
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