Benefit concerts, readings, interview series, and more: Here are just some of the virtual offerings taking place online August 24–28. For more, check out Playbill’s Streaming Calendar, presented in partnership with Broadway Podcast Network.
Benefit concerts, readings, interview series, and more: Here are just some of the virtual offerings taking place online August 24–28. For more, check out Playbill’s Streaming Calendar, presented in partnership with Broadway Podcast Network.
8 PM: Sleep Out: Stage and Screen
Several theatre and TV favorites—including Audra McDonald, Rachel Brosnahan, Ariana DeBose, Rachel Zegler, and Adrienne Warren—will participate in the virtual edition of the Covenant House tradition, which aims to lift up young people facing homelessness. Click here for more information.
5:30 PM: Centerstage with Healthcare Heroes—and Jessica Vosk
The Wicked favorite hosts a panel on Playbill's YouTube as part of a new series with Weill Cornell Medicine. The discussion on integrative health will feature Alka Gupta, MD, and Jackie Herbeck, LMSW.
8 PM: Perfect Pairings
Playbill Social Selects’ interactive event returns, with sommeliers Anna-Christina Cabrales and Brian Carl Long guiding participants through various aspects of wine tastings and even helping select picks based on certain Broadway shows.
8 PM: Women in Theatre: A Centennial Celebration
Playbill presents an evening commemorating the 100th anniversary of the 19th amendment, hosted by Tony and Pulitzer nominee Heidi Schreck and Oklahoma! star Rebecca Naomi Jones. The starry lineup includes Sara Bareilles, Nikki M. James, Daphne-Rubin Vega, Jessie Mueller, Saycon Sengbloh, Quiara Alegría Hudes, Lynn Nottage, Paula Vogel, Sarah Ruhl, Ashley Park, Six duo Lucy Moss and Toby Marlowe, and more.
7 PM: Goodnight, Tyler
Frozen alum Jelani Alladin stars in the inaugural presentation of his new multimedia company Dumont Millennial Production. The B.J. Tindal play centers on the ghost of Tyler Evans, a Black boy who wants to be remembered for who he was rather than how he died. Proceeds from the YouTube reading will benefit National Black Theatre.
7 PM: The Jacksonian Reading
Members of the original cast of Beth Henley’s play come together as part of The New Group’s Reunion Reading series: Ed Harris, Juliet Brett, Rosy Perch, Amy Madigan, and Bill Pullman. Joining them is Jane Krakowski, who will appear as Eva White, originated by the late Glenne Headly.
7 PM: The Ballad of Emmett Till
The original director and cast of the Fountain Theatre’s 2010 production of Ifa Bayeza’s play reunite for a live streamed reading of the play, on the 65th anniversary of Till’s murder.
Dominic Taylor’s Cell Surface, a play about making a play on Zoom about two African American-scientists, is available to stream August 25–August 30 as part of Black Lives, Black Words’ Plays for the People.
Joe Mantegna and Gary Sinise hosted the PBS concert.
Joe Mantegna and Gary Sinise once again host.
Nick Flatto directs Jonathan Hogue's musical send-up of the Netflix series.
Broadway songwriting team Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman are hinting at one.
The broadcast of the Free Shakespeare in the Park production is part of Great Performances' 50th anniversary season.
Gurira stars in the title role of the Shakespeare classic, premiering on PBS May 19.
The performance is part of a celebration of Jewish American Heritage Month.
Sutton Foster, Chita Rivera, Sara Bareilles, André De Shields, and more headline the concert, airing on TV and streaming via PBS.
Cameron Crowe, Tom Kitt, Casey Likes, Solea Pfeiffer and more will join the streaming series hosted by Seth Rudetsky and James Wesley.
Or at least, the television reality contest version. Check out the trailer for Drag Me to Dinner.
The prequel series from Paramount+ tells the origin story of the pink-jacketed girl gang.
Nick Flatto directs Jonathan Hogue's musical send-up of the Netflix series.
The film features interviews with Tony winners Bernadette Peters, Joel Grey, Phylicia Rashad, and more.
Featuring an original song in each episode and a host of Broadway favorites, the 10-episode series is now available on Amazon Prime.
The series, from Amy Sherman-Palladino and Daniel Palladino, has been given a two-season order.
A new Muppets series, a Bridgerton prequel, and a New York City-set crime drama.
Watch a promo for the new episode featuring the Tony-winning Cats star.
An hour and a half of live and exclusive content will lead into the awards ceremony June 11.
Picking up years after the last episode, the new season drops on Max May 4.
Chita Rivera, Sara Bareilles, André De Shields, and more headline the concert, airing on TV and streaming via PBS in May.
The Tony winner spilled a few details about the WandaVision spinoff series in her appearance on The View.
A hybrid musical-documentary now available on demand, Rudy! A Documusical follows Giuliani's tumultuous journey from America's mayor to Trump surrogate and laughingstock.
The musical was captured during its 2021 return to Broadway with its songwriter leading the cast.
Best Worst Thing That Ever Could Have Happened chronicles the 1981 Stephen Sondheim-George Furth musical.
The Shakespeare Theatre Company production will be available to stream for a three day period.
Two Playbill writers continue their recap of the Apple TV+ series, calling out all the musical theatre references.
Chu has become a popular director of movie musicals in recent years, including In The Heights and the upcoming Wicked films.
If you missed Annaleigh Ashford's Phantom or Ben Platt's Elphaba, there's still another chance to take in the concert.
The second season of the Apple TV+ theatrical series takes audiences to Schmicago, a nod to the Broadway musicals of the '60s and '70s.
"Everyone's Gotta Get Naked" is among the songs debuting in the April 12 episode of the musical theatre send-up series on Apple TV+.
The free performance will also be live-streamed via Stars in the House, co-hosted by Seth Rudetsky, James Wesley, and Anika Larsen.
Jason Manford hosted the evening, which also includes a tribute to Andrew Lloyd Webber.
The modern verse translation of Shakespeare's original story makes its debut in the podcast-meets-audio play series.
Almost Famous star Larsen leads the discussion series for New York City Children's Theater.
The Tony-winning Broadway favorite dropped by Late Nigh With Seth Meyers to talk starring on the musical Apple TV+ series.
Created by Andrew Barth Feldman and Alex Boniello, the digitally immersive party game premieres later this month.
The married couple's son, Gideon Grody-Patinkin, will executive produce the series inspired by the Tony winner's viral Instagram and TikTok videos.
Not one, but two musical television series (Schmigadoon! and Rise of the Pink Ladies), a new stand-up special from John Mulaney, and a new live-action Peter Pan.
The hit musical-comedy television series on Apple TV+ is taking on Broadway shows of the '60s and '70s.
Broadway alum Taylor appears alongside Streep in the hit Hulu television series.
The song cycle about an English woman in America subsequently became the first act of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Song & Dance.
Broadway favorites abound in the Hulu series' upcoming season.
The cast includes Missi Pyle, Ben Feldman, Andrew Barth Feldman, and Morgan Dudley.
Play On Shakespeare has announced new details and productions for its spring 2023 season.
The series, available on YouTube, features songs from Rent, Waitress, A Chorus Line, The Color Purple, and more.
Wesley Taylor and Alex Wyse's LGBTQ horror comedy will arrive in movie theatres this month and on VOD in April.
Broadway favorites abound in the Hulu series' upcoming season.
Four new audio original adaptations will be released as a part of the company's spring slate.
Featuring Norm Lewis, Solea Pfeiffer, Conrad Ricamora, Emily Skinner, and more, the digital production was filmed during the COVID shutdown.
The Beckett play stars John Douglas Thompson, Bill Irwin, Joe Grifasi, and Patrice Johnson Chevannes.
Based on the Michael Cunningham novel, the opera has a score by Pulitzer-winning composer Kevin Puts and a libretto by Greg Pierce.
The evening, which will also be live streamed, features Rupert Holmes, Brenda Braxton, Anika Larsen, and hosts Seth Rudetsky and James Wesley.
The program will explore the work of African-American playwrights Mary P. Burrill and Willis Richardson through staged readings of their work.
Netflix's Roald Dahl's Matilda The Musical was also honored.
The new series debuts April 6 on Paramount+.
March 8 will mark 25 years since the passing of the celebrated, Tony-nominated actor.
Plus, see new photos of Tituss Burgess, Kristin Chenoweth, Aaron Tveit, and more in Schmicago.
A musical rom-com series from Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez, a new Mel Brooks comedy extravaganza, and a quirky series from & Juliet and Schitt's Creek writer David West Read.
Meredith Willson: America's Music Man is now streaming via Iowa PBS.
The evening of songs, comedy, and interviews will also stream live.
The new Hulu series features songs from co-creators Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez.
Black Broadway: A Proud History, A Limitless Future also features interviews with Brian Stokes Mitchell and E. Clayton Cornelious, among others.
The concert, to be filmed at Lincoln Center, will air and stream via PBS later this year.
Soo stars as Emma in the new film, based on Taylor Jenkin Reid's hit novel.
The EGOT winner and Strange Loop co-producer sings from the Tony- and Pulitzer-winning musical with a brand-new arrangement.
The Pulitzer-winning Stephen Adly Guirgis play made its world premiere Off-Broadway in 2014.
The in-person and streamed evening will feature a new translation of the Jean Racine play penned by Rob Melrose.
Igor Golyak, who developed the piece, will also direct the in-person and streaming evening at Lincoln Center.
The eight-episode conspiracy thriller series is a part of a larger shift for the streaming giant toward limited-run programs.
Tony nominee Anika Larsen hosts the discussion series for New York City Children's Theater.
Premiering April 6, the Grease prequel series will include both original songs and Grease standards.
It’s still early days in the simulcast revolution, but all signs point to more shows going the live-stream route in the future.
The 54 Below concert, based on the book of the same name, will also be live streamed.
A Billy Crudup retro-future dramedy, a Jesse Williams rom-com, a Pamela Anderson documentary, and a chance to catch Audra McDonald as Billie Holiday.
The February 7 concert will also be streamed live from New York's 54 Below.
The new queer musical also features its creators, Ariella Serur and Sav Souza.
Schedules have been released for Great Performances at the Met throughout 2023.
The evening will also be live streamed.
The two-hour Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love will be filmed at Los Angeles' Avalon Hollywood.
The project will be directed by Leigh Silverman, who helmed the play's 2007 world premiere.
Lena Hall, Jessie Mueller, Tamar Greene, and more are part of the evening that will also stream live.
Pauly is joined by former SIX castmate Brittney Mack, Hadestown's Trent Saunders, and Acoustic Sondheim's Eleri Ward.
Benko will be joined by a band led by her jazz pianist spouse Jason Yeager.
The 50th anniversary concert, directed by original company member Walter Willison, will feature Tony winner John Rubinstein.
This portion of the upcoming film spotlights the January 1932 Broadway performance of Hurston's The Great Day.
Broadway favorite Jackie Hoffman stars as Rydell Assistant Principal McGee in the Paramount+ series.
The concert, spotlighting three historic theatres, also features the American Pops Orchestra, led by conductor Luke Frazier.
Plus: See how it took a six-person team to transform Emma Thompson into The Trunchbull.
Have a merry Christmas with the film adaptation of the Tim Minchin-Dennis Kelly stage musical.
This holiday season, stream two new Scrooge-themed musicals, an extended Muppet Christmas Carol, and more.
The 54 Below performance will also be streamed live.
CBS will broadcast the annual celebration of the arts December 28.
Available for free, the streamed evening features special appearances by Tamron Hall and Denise Littlefield Sobel, and several dance performances.
Presented by Broadway Podcast Network, the season will feature works by Harriet Beecher Stowe, W.E.B Du Bois, Joyce Carol Oates, F. Scott Fitzgerald, and more.
Lauren Patten, Patrick Page, Carolee Carmello, Phoenix Best, and more star in the John Caird-Paul Gordon musical.
The conversation is hosted by Anika Chapin.
The three-time Tony nominee had representation on the mind while playing the narcissistic baddie in ABC's upcoming Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration.
Created with students at Granite Bay High School, the musical has been licensed around the world as schools seek to amplify the academic pressures facing today’s adolescents.
Brooke Bloom and Lynn Collins will appear in Erica Schmidt's Lucy, also planned for the winter season at Audible's Minetta Lane Theatre.
The holiday favorite is now available to stream in full for the first time in nearly 20 years.
Tim Minchin and Dennis Kelly's West End and Broadway musical streams on Netflix this Christmas.
One of the new titles now available is Breathe, a world premiere musical from Jodi Picoult and Timothy Allen McDonald.
The Disney+ film takes audiences inside the Broadway favorite's Tony-winning career.
The Dear Evan Hansen stars (and fiancés) co-wrote the screenplay with Molly Gordon and Nick Lieberman.
Playbill chats with the Tony winner about exposing her vulnerability in Which Way to the Stage?, premiering on Disney+ December 9.
The November NYC concert was filmed live at Sony Hall in commemoration of World AIDS Day.
The reading, which will be presented in-person and streamed live, has announced its cast.
Joel and Julia’s Haunted Holiday Singalong! will be available next month.
Bernadette Peters, Michael Ball, Judi Dench, and Clive Rowe are among the performers honoring the late Broadway legend.
What to watch at home this month from Disney+, Netflix, Hulu, and more.
The Broadway alum will take on the role in an upcoming sequel to The Descendants after starring in the 1997 TV movie of the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical.
Amy Adams, Idina Menzel, Ann Harada, James Monroe Iglehart, and more star in the movie musical with songs by Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz.
The adaptation of the Tony- and Olivier-winning production stars newcomer Alisha Weir as Matilda and Emma Thompson as Miss Trunchbull.
Six and Mrs. Doubtfire producer Kevin McCollum tracks audience enthusiasm to return to Broadway in this exclusive clip.
With a score by Jason Robert Brown and Amanda Green, the musical was filmed during its Broadway run last season.
The HBO film follows the development of the musical Ranked.
The Disney+ film takes audiences inside the Broadway favorite's Tony-winning career.
Tony-winning songwriters Benj Pasek and Justin Paul wrote original songs for the modern twist on Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol.
Hamilton's Michael Luwoye stars as the anti-apartheid activist in the new musical beginning performances later this month.
The upcoming series is adapted from the same Rick Riordan-penned book series that inspired a Broadway musical.
CBS' holiday coverage will also stream live on Paramount+.
The adaptation of the Tony- and Olivier-winning production stars newcomer Alisha Weir as Matilda and Emma Thompson as Miss Trunchbull.
Releasing later this month, the modern twist on A Christmas Carol features original songs from the Tony-winning songwriters Benj Pasek and Justin Paul.
The three-time Tony winner will return to the Manhattan cabaret this winter.
Get a sneak peek at the songs and plot of the upcoming Enchanted film sequel.
The exclusive partnership will reduce upfront costs and make it simpler for productions to be streamed live.
The annual show benefits Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS and stars a roster of Broadway favorites.
Can you spot all of these callbacks to the original Hocus Pocus while watching the sequel?
Starring Will Swenson, the album will drop November 2 as previews begin at the Broadhurst Theatre.
Proceeds from the live concert will benefit young artists looking to continue their arts education via Hancock French Woods Arts Alliance.
The Tony-nominated Broadway composer passed away October 20 at the age of 82.
The upcoming Sweeney Todd star will be joined by Cyndi Lauper, Denée Benton, and Tiler Peck.
The annual Halloween bash, also available for streaming, benefits Broadway Cares.
Michelle Williams, David Phelps, and Randal Keith led the recent Broadway-aimed performance of the Stephen Schwartz-John Caird musical.
The benefit for reproductive justice was held live and virtually October 11 at The Green Room 42.
Broadway favorites abound in the new movie streaming on Prime Video November 18.
With eight episodes, Setting the Standard: Stories From the Great American Songbook will launch in October.
In the Heights and Wicked film director Jon M. Chu will executive produce the animated-live action hybrid version of the Howard Ashman-Alan Menken musical.
The concert will be presented both in-person and as a live stream.
Directed by Christina Sajous, the staged reading will play to an in-person audience and stream live.
Young and playwright Tyler Martin talk about trauma bonding ahead of the benefit reading for MenHealing.
The new work is by Jaime Lozano and Nancy Nachama Cheser.
The murder mystery is set to stream on Netflix this holiday season.
The yet-untitled series will be presented in three parts.
Due out in November, the modern twist on A Christmas Carol features original songs from the Tony-winning songwriters Benj Pasek and Justin Paul.
Idina Menzel: Which Way to the Stage? will cover the Wicked and Rent star's Tony-winning career.
Stephen McKinley Henderson, Rosal Colón, Elizabeth Canavan, and most of the original Off-Broadway company will reunite for the Second Stage production, joined by Oscar, Grammy, and Emmy winner Common.
Antwayn Hopper, Carolee Carmello, and Jay Armstrong Johnson were among the all-star line-up for the concert benefiting the Entertainment Community Fund.
The show benefitting Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS will star a roster of Broadway favorites.
The Broadway favorite offers songs from his Off-Broadway solo show Where You'll Find Me, currently running at the Minetta Lane Theatre.