The following is a list of live stage productions announced to be shown in movie theatres and on television. If you would like to submit any updates, please email dgewirtzman@playbill.com.
42ND STREET
• Channel: PBS
• U.S. Broadcast Date: November 1, 2019
• Theatre: Theatre Royal Drury Lane, London
• Stage Director: Mark Bramble
• Cast: Bonnie Langford, Tom Lister, Clare Halse, Ashley Day
• A Great Performances broadcast of Michael Stewart and Mark Bramble's musical about a chorus girl who steps into the starring role of a Broadway show.
• More Information: PBS
A NIGHT WITH JANIS JOPLIN
• U.S. Broadcast Dates: November 5–11, 2019
• Theatre: La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts, Los Angeles
• Stage Director: Randy Johnson
• Cast: Mary Bridget Davies
• Randy Johnson's musical celebrating legendary rock and blues singer Janis Joplin.
• More Information: CineLife Entertainment
HANSARD
• U.S. Broadcast Date: November 7, 2019
• Theatre: National Theatre, London
• Stage Director: Simon Godwin
• Cast: Lindsay Duncan, Alex Jennings
• Simon Woods' play about a high profile political couple engaged in tense a battle of their own at home.
• More Information: National Theatre Live
RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN'S THE KING AND I
• Channel: PBS
• U.S. Broadcast Date: November 8, 2019
• Theatre: The London Palladium, London
• Stage Director: Bartlett Sher
• Cast: Bonnie Langford, Tom Lister, Clare Halse, Ashley Day
• A Great Performances broadcast of Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II's musical about schoolteacher Anna Leonowens and the King of Siam.
• More Information: PBS
RED
• Channel: PBS
• U.S. Broadcast Date: November 15, 2019
• Theatre: Wyndham's Theatre, London
• Stage Director: Michael Grandage
• Cast: Alfred Molina, Alfred Enoch
• A Great Performances broadcast of John Logan's play about artist Mark Rothko.
• More Information: PBS
MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING
• Channel: PBS
• U.S. Broadcast Date: November 22, 2019
• Theatre: Delacorte Theater, New York
• Stage Director: Kenny Leon
• Cast: Danielle Brooks, Grantham Coleman
• A Great Performances broadcast of the 2019 Shakespeare in the Park production of William Shakespeare's romantic comedy.
• More Information: PBS
PRESENT LAUGHTER
• U.S. Broadcast Date: November 28, 2019
• Theatre: The Old Vic, London
• Stage Director: Matthew Warchus
• Cast: Andrew Scott
• Noël Coward's comedy about a self-obsessed actor in the midst of a mid-life crisis.
• More Information: National Theatre Live
KINKY BOOTS
• Channel: PBS
• U.S. Broadcast Date: November 29, 2019
• Theatre: Adelphi Theatre, London
• Stage Director: Jerry Mitchell
• Cast: Killian Donnelly, Matt Henry
• A Great Performances broadcast of Cyndi Lauper and Harvey Fierstein's Tony Award-winning musical about the owner of a struggling shoe factory, and the drag queen who helps him save the business.
• More Information: PBS
THE WINTER'S TALE
• U.S. Broadcast Date: December 4, 2019
• Theatre: Garrick Theatre, London
• Stage Directors: Rob Ashford and Kenneth Branagh
• Cast: Kenneth Branagh, Judi Dench
• William Shakespeare's play about a king whose jealousy sets in motion a chain of events with tragic consequences.
• More Information: Branagh Theatre Live
