A lot of us are going to be hunkering down at home this weekend. We don’t have plays or concerts to attend and there is only so much news you can watch. So what’s a culture vulture to do?
We have a few thoughts (all start times are Pacific)
Broadway HD
This streaming service has literally dozens of options for those who are already missing the opportunity to see live performances. Broadway musicals, ballets, plays, Shakespeare and more are all available. They offer a 7-day free trial with both monthly subscriptions (at $8.99/month) and annual subscriptions ($99.99/year) available.
With Stephen Sondheim’s upcoming 90th birthday, Broadway HD is celebrating with Sweeney Todd (from the national tour with Angela Lansbury and George Hearn), the film version of Gypsy with Bette Midler and Putting It Together with Carol Burnett, Hearn and others.
Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center:
Sunday, March 15th: Bartok’s Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion 2pm
Dohnányi Serenade in C major for Violin, Viola, and Cello, Op. 10 (1902)
Bartók Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion (1937)
Tchaikovsky Sextet for Two Violins, Two Violas, and Two Cellos, Op. 70, “Souvenir de Florence” (1890; rev. 1891-92)
Performers: Alessio Bax, piano; Lucille Chung, piano; Erin Keefe, violin; Cho-Liang Lin, violin; Hsin-Yun Huang, viola; Paul Neubauer, viola; Dmitri Atapine, cello; Colin Carr, cello; Ayano Kataoka, percussion; David Rosenbaum, percussion
Criterion Channel
This streaming service focuses on foreign film and classic films. Subscription rates at $10.99/month or $99.99/year.
Amongst the titles available this month are:
Busby Berkeley’s Take Me Out to the Ball Game starring Gene Kelly, Frank Sinatra and Esther Williams.
You’ll Never Get Rich (1941), the first of two musicals starring Fred Astaire and Rita Hayworth.
You Were Never Lovelier (1942), the second musical pairing Fred Astaire with Rita Hayworth.
Neil Simon’s The Out-of-Towners, directed by Arthur Hiller, starring Jack Lemmon, Sandy Davis and Sandy Baron.
The film adaptation of the musical Pal Joey starring Frank Sinatra, Kim Novak and Rita Hayworth. George Sidney directed this 1957 film.
They also have a 15-film series of films scored by Quincy Jones including In Cold Blood, In the Heat of the Night and Bob and Carol and Ted and Alice.
Netflix
Broadway fans who have a Netflix membership can find Oh, Hello on Broadway, Shrek the Musical, Springsteen on Broadway along with film musicals Hairspray (the musical), Jersey Boys and Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (the Tim Burton film).
Jazz fans can find the documentaries Chasin’ Trane (about John Coltrane), What Happened, Miss Simone? (about Nina Simone) and Quincy (about Quincy Jones).
There are also some ballet and dance offerings – most seemed aimed at younger audiences.
92nd Street Y
Saturday, March 14th: Garrick Ohlsson Solo Piano Recital 5:00 PM
Program:Beethoven: Sonata No. 11 in B-flat Major, Op. 22
Prokofiev: Sonata No. 6 in A Major, Op. 82
Chopin: Impromptu No. 2 in F-sharp Major, Op. 36
Chopin: Étude Nos. 5-10, from Op. 25
Chopin: Berceuse in D-flat Major, Op. 57
Chopin: Scherzo No. 3 in C-sharp Minor, Op. 39
Link:Â https://www.92y.org/archives/garrick-ohlsson-piano
Seattle Symphony Orchestra
Saturday, March 14th 8:00 PM
Mahler’s Symphony No. 1 8:00 PM
Rebroadcast of a Live Concert
Thomas Dausgaard, conductor
Link:Â https://seattlesymphony.org/live
Turner Classic Movies
Friday, March 13th: The Diary of Anne Frank 5:00 PM
Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett’s play has appeared twice on Broadway. This 1959 film adaptation by George Stevens was based on that play. Shelley Winters won an Oscar for her performance as Mrs. Petronella Van Daan.
Saturday, March 14th: The Prisoner of Swing 8:30 AM
A short satirical musical film based on The Prisoner of Zenda that stars June Allyson.
Sunday, March 15th: Carmen Jones 8:45 AM
This film musical adaptation of Bizet’s Carmen was written by Oscar Hammerstein II (he of The Sound of Music and other musicals). Directed by Otto Preminger, the film stars Harry Belafonte, Dorothy Dandridge and Pearl Bailey.
Gypsy 12:30 PM
Rosalind Russell stars as the domineering Mama Rose in this film adaptation of the Jule Styne, Stephen Sondheim and Arthur Laurents musical. Natalie Wood stars as daughter, Louis and Karl Malden plays Herbie.