PBS joins the trend of offering free online streams of musicals/plays

[phantom39]

PBS joins the trend of offering free online streams of musicals/plays#1

Posted: 3/29/20 at 11:15am

Hopefully we can also get classics such as 'The Light in the Piazza' and 'South Pacific'... c'mon PBS, if the National Theatre worked out the contracts, you can too!

http://filmedonstage.com/news/83-pbs-unlocks-broadway-musicals-and-plays-for-free-streaming-for-a-limited-time

"Movies will make you famous; television will make you rich; but theatre will make you good." - Terrence Mann.

Updated On: 3/29/20 at 11:15 AM

[Valentina3]

PBS joins the trend of offering free online streams of musicals/plays#2

Posted: 3/29/20 at 12:28pm

This is awesome. They're not easy to find, though - unless you know what to look for. My main keywords so far have been "Live From Lincoln Center" lol. Is there a tag/keyword anyone knows of? Or maybe we can start a central list here...?

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[phantom39]

PBS joins the trend of offering free online streams of musicals/plays#3

Posted: 3/29/20 at 12:44pm

Valentina3 said: "This is awesome. They're not easy to find, though - unless you know what to look for. My main keywords so far have been "Live From Lincoln Center" lol. Is there a tag/keyword anyone knows of? Or maybe we can start a central list here...?"

That link I attached has all the productions they are now offering, but you can also check out this updating list:

http://filmedonstage.com/news/76-free-musicals-and-plays-you-can-now-stream-during-the-coronavirus-outbreak-updating-daily

"Movies will make you famous; television will make you rich; but theatre will make you good." - Terrence Mann.

[goodlead]

PBS joins the trend of offering free online streams of musicals/plays#4

Posted: 3/29/20 at 4:55pm

Tried the links with  no success.

[AlanB3]

PBS joins the trend of offering free online streams of musicals/plays#5

Posted: 3/29/20 at 4:57pm

Links worked fine for me.

[Valentina3]

PBS joins the trend of offering free online streams of musicals/plays#6

Posted: 3/30/20 at 1:20pm

Ahh! The way it was formatted in the article you linked made the list look like an ad so I ignored it. Very helpful, thank you!

Caption: Every so often there was a rare moment of perfect balance when I soared above him.

[BWNUT]

PBS joins the trend of offering free online streams of musicals/plays#7

Posted: 3/31/20 at 5:05am

Watched Present Laughter tonight which I've never seen before. Kept me in stitches the entire time. Nice to be reminded what a brilliant comedic actor Kevin Kline is. Thanks PBS for the much needed respite from the horror and craziness going on out there.

[BrodyFosse123]

PBS joins the trend of offering free online streams of musicals/plays#8

Posted: 4/4/20 at 11:35am

For those in the NYC area, the PBS app on Apple TV has everything that they’ve aired in the last 3 years. I searched for Great Performances and by looking at Seasons 45, 46 & 47 they have SHE LOVES ME, HOLIDAY INN, 42ND STREET, AN AMERICAN IN PARIS thru KINKY BOOTS. Also the Harold Prince documentary and lots of other stuff.

Enjoy!  

[CATSNYrevival]

PBS joins the trend of offering free online streams of musicals/plays#9

Posted: 4/4/20 at 11:47am

I want to see some of the older stuff like Contact, Light in the Piazza and South Pacific. They must have higher quality versions than the ones going around. Stream those!

[BrodyFosse123]

PBS joins the trend of offering free online streams of musicals/plays#10

Posted: 4/4/20 at 12:02pm

CATSNYrevival said: "I want to see some of the older stuff like Contact,Light in the Piazza and South Pacific. They must have higher quality versions than the ones going around. Stream those!"

LIVE FROM LINCOLN CENTER owns those (not PBS) and yes, they have the original HD/1080i versions.  It’s up to them to permit PBS to rebroadcast/stream those, which I’m sure PBS would gladly do immediately.   

[phantom39]

PBS joins the trend of offering free online streams of musicals/plays#11

Posted: 4/5/20 at 6:03am

BrodyFosse123 said: "For those in the NYC area, the PBS app on Apple TV has everything that they’ve aired in the last 3 years. I searched for Great Performances and by looking at Seasons 45, 46 & 47 they have SHE LOVES ME, HOLIDAY INN, 42ND STREET, AN AMERICAN IN PARIS thru KINKY BOOTS. Also the Harold Prince documentary and lots of other stuff.

Enjoy!"

 

It only works if you are a paid PBS member, just checked (in NY).

 

"Movies will make you famous; television will make you rich; but theatre will make you good." - Terrence Mann.