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Streaming Streaming This Week: Alvin Ailey鈥檚 Revelations, Tom Hiddleston as Coriolanus, More Plus, catch performances by Angel Blue and Andrew Scott, conversations with Eboni Booth and Joshua Harmon.
Alvin Ailey鈥檚 Revelations Paul Kolnik

As theatres stay dark, artists and organizations are staying active online with streaming performances, archival broadcasts, live interviews and conversations, and more. Here are some of the offerings available the week of June 1.

Monday, June 1

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Ciara Ren茅e Joseph Marzullo/WENN

1 PM ET: 鈥淭alking With Black Theatre Artists鈥�
In the wake of Black Lives Matter rallies around the country, The Growing Studio Director of Operations Nicole Johnson leads a conversation with Black leading ladies of Broadway鈥攊ncluding Ciara Ren茅e (Frozen), Shereen Pimentel (West Side Story), and Angela Birchett (The Color Purple)鈥攁s part of TGS and 半岛体育鈥檚 .

7 PM: LA Opera Goes Live With Angel Blue
Blue, who recently starred in the Metropolitan Opera鈥檚 new production of Porgy and Bess, headlines LA Opera鈥檚 next #LAatHome event: a Living Room Recital on . The soprano, slated to sing Leonora in the company鈥檚 upcoming Il Trovatore, will present a program featuring works by Strauss, Gershwin, Heggie, and more.

8 PM: The Absolute Brightness of Leonard Pelkey
92Y will mark the beginning of Pride Month with a limited online release of the 2016 production. Oscar winner James Lecesne鈥檚 monologue play, directed by Tony Speciale, features music by Duncan Sheik. It will be available for free throughout the entire month at .

Tuesday, June 2

3 PM: NFT Rapping With the Artists and Play Readings
New Federal Theatre kicks off its June with a talk featuring Tony nominee S. Epatha Merkerson (Come Back, Little Sheba), performer-director Barbara Montgomery (My Sister, My Sister), and Tony winner Ruben Santiago-Hudson (Jitney). Later in the month, the theatre organization will feature discussions with such artists as Tony winner Andr茅 De Shields, Bill Harris, and Denise Burse-Fernandez, as well as readings of Larry Muhammad鈥檚 Looking for Leroy and Trevor Rhone鈥檚 Two Can Play. To attend (remotely), register by emailing [email protected].

8 PM: Blue Ink: A Night With Jillian Walker
Musical Theatre Factory鈥檚 next Tune In Tuesdays features an array of original works by the artist and dramaturg, including selections from her acclaimed SKiNFoLK: An American Show, which ended its run prematurely due to the pandemic. Walker will also host pre- and post-performance conversations and talk circles on .

Wednesday, June 3

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Andrew Scott Manuel Harlan

12 PM: Andrew Scott Working With Words
The stage and screen favorite (Present Laughter, Fleabag) stops by playwright Simon Stephens鈥� , which gives students a behind-the-scenes look at creating theatre through various perspectives. The episode with Scott will focus on script and text exploration.

5 PM: SigSpace Summer: Lauren Yee and Chhaya Chhoum
Signature Residency 5 playwright Lauren Yee (Cambodian Rock Band) and Mekong NYC Executive Director Chhoum co-host Signature Theatre鈥檚 next SigSpace Summit. Viewers can either to take part in the Zoom or watch via .

Thursday, June 4

2 PM: Coriolanus
National Theatre at Home continues with Donmar Warehouse鈥檚 2013 production of the Shakespeare tragedy. Josie Rourke directs a cast including Tom Hiddleston, Alfred Enoch, Deborah Findlay, and Mark Gatiss. The stream will be available on for seven days.

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Shirley Verrett in Tosca c/o Met Opera

7:30 PM: Tosca
Shirley Verrett sings the title role in this 1978 performance, available as part of the Metropolitan Opera鈥檚 Nightly Met Streams series. Starring alongside her in the story of art and police corruption are Luciano Pavarotti as Cavaradossi and Cornell MacNeil as Scarpia. Watch at .

8 PM: Alvin Ailey鈥檚 Revelations and More
As Lincoln Center鈥檚 Dance Week continues, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater streams its 2015 Lincoln Center at the Movies program, featuring Wayne McGregor鈥檚 Chroma, Ronald K. Brown鈥檚 Grace, Robert Battle鈥檚 Takademe, and Ailey鈥檚 famed Revelations. Watch via the portal.

Friday, June 5

4 PM: Writers Reflect With Eboni Booth and Joshua Harmon
Juilliard classmates Booth (Paris) and Harmon (Significant Other, The Bedwetter) go live via Atlantic Theater Company to interview each other and discuss what it means to write and create under quarantine. Register to watch via Zoom at .

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Nathan Gunn and Kelli O'Hara in Carousel Chris Lee

8 PM: Carousel
kicks off its Broadway Fridays series, featuring free streams of past Live From Lincoln Center broadcasts, with the New York Philharmonic鈥檚 2013 production of Carousel, starring Kelli O鈥橦ara, Jessie Mueller, Nathan Gunn, and Stephanie Blythe.

More Streaming Options

  • Suzan-Lori Parks continues her #WatchMeWork program June 1鈥�3 remotely via Zoom.
  • Additional Nightly Met Stream offerings this week include Lulu (June 2), Orfeo ed Euridice (June 3), and The Exterminating Angel (June 5).
  • The slate of upcoming guests on the Stars in the House live stream series include Leslie Uggams, Andr茅a Burns, Andrea Martin, and Nathan Lane.
  • The YouTube channel The Shows Must Go On will stream NBC鈥檚 2014 Peter Pan Live! beginning June 5.

These are just some of the virtual offerings this week. For more, check out , presented in partnership with Broadway Podcast Network.

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