★★★★★ The astonishing song cycle from the “The Light in the Piazza” composer is reconceived for streaming, with exciting results
An Evening With Audra McDonald: Online Gala Reveals Star in Top Form
★★★★★ The exceptional entertainer brings her superb concert act onto your screen
The Prom: Streep and Corden Conquer All, with Sequins
★★★★☆ Ryan Murphy brings the Broadway musical to the screen, with sparkling glitz and plenty of heart
Anyone Can Whistle: New (Old) Complete Recording of Iconoclastic Sondheim Masterwork
The ill-fated early musical by Stephen Sondheim and Arthur Laurents is extravagantly celebrated, with Julia McKenzie and Maria Friedman in the spotlight
Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol: Jefferson Mays Spellbinding as a One-Man Cast of Fifty
★★★★★ Theatrical magic works its wonders in this marvelous telling of the time-tested tale of the triumph of humanity over humbug
What the Constitution Means to Me: Heidi Schreck Tells Us What We Need to Hear
★★★★★ The award-winning play is even more relevant today, dangerously so
Incidental Moments of the Day: Trouble on Zoom with the Apple Family
★★★★★ Yet another engrossing and perceptive visit with Richard Nelson and the Apple family
Hamilton: Your Living Room As the Room Where It Happens
★★★★★ An exquisite capture of the original production of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s masterpiece, with the original cast, now on your computer screen
Intermission Talk: Five Bites of the Apple (Family)
Richard Nelson’s newest installment in his celebrated Apple Family series “opens” online on Wednesday, and the first four plays are available for viewing
Intermission Talk: Outrageous Slings and Arrows
The exceptional Canadian series, set at a facsimile of the Stratford Shakespeare Festival, is re-released just in time for us to savor it