24 Resources that now offer FREE streaming of musicals and plays during the COVID-19 shutdown
During these unprecedented times, the theater community has come together to provide viewers from around the world the opportunity to stream select theater productions for free. Check out this updating list of all resources that now offer musicals, plays, and operas for home streaming! Browse pages: Subscription Cost: Free Streaming Highlights: Little Shop of Horrors, Cinderella Subscription Cost: Free / Donation-based Streaming Highlights: Kinky Boots the Musical, The King and I The popular PBS program offers various performing arts shows, streaming now online! While some selections are free to watch, others require a $5 donation to PBS stations. Current musicals include She Loves Me, Holiday Inn, 42nd Street, Kinky Boots, The King and I, and An American in Paris. Subscription Cost: Free Streaming Highlights: tick, tick... BOOM!, Bye Bye Birdie New York City Center is presenting "Encores! Archives," which features incredible performances from their huge selection of musicals produced at the venue. Subscription Cost: Free Streaming Highlights: Carmen, Swan Lake The famous Paris Opera House is offering a wide selection of free operas, directly from their main venue in Paris. Stream classics such as Don Giovanni, Tribute to Jerome Robbins, Carmen, and Swan Lake. Subscription Cost: 30-day free access Streaming Highlights: John Lithgow's Stories by Heart Audible offers a great selection of recorded plays and one-person shows. In 2018, Audible branched out from audiobooks and started recording plays and one-person shows including John Lithgow's Stories by Heart and Lauren Gunderson's astonishing play The Half Life of Marie Curie. Last updated: Saturday, June 6th
1. Kanopy
2. Great Performances
3. New York City Center - Live
4. Opera National De Paris
5. Audible
