Online Performances Bring Much Needed Light to Recent Event
In light of the recent cancelations and postponements of entertainment all around the country, performers have been putting on their own shows from home.
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With millions upon millions being put out of work, people have been clinging to their screens for ways to pass the time. Because there are no sports on TV, performers have been stepping up and supplying their fans with some quality performances. Broadway actors, singers, dancers, and even rappers have been livestreaming on media outlets like Facebook Live, YouTube Livestream, and Instagram Live for absolutely no cost.
Tony, and Grammy-winning theater and film polymath best known for Broadway’s Hamilton and In the Heights, Lin Manuel Miranda, and American actor and filmmaker, John Krasinski, surprised a nine-year-old Hamilton fan via online video chat. Krasinski brought together the original Broadway cast of Hamilton, to sing the opening number of the show to a young fan who missed out on seeing the show in New York in March. Miranda and Krasinski’s collaboration in this difficult time is exactly what the world needs in a time like this. You can see the performance here.
As opera houses and theaters go dark around the globe, many are taking up live streaming as a way to keep their fans engaged. During the self-quarantining going on in France, the Paris Opera will be offering to the public its greatest ballets and best operas to stream from its website for no cost. Find those performances here.
Click any of these links to see a huge list of many different varieties of online performances.
