Sunday Special: Bringing Broadway Home

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<p>Broadway represents some of the best and most exciting of what American theater has to offer. But for many people, it’s inaccessible. Whether because of geography, cost or other considerations, most people will never sit in a Broadway theater and experience a play or a musical in person.</p><p>For years, cast recordings have offered a way to experience Broadway shows at a remove. And now, in the streaming era, some Broadway shows are making themselves available to be watched remotely, in movie theaters and on television. Distance and expense aren’t the impediments they once were to culture lovers looking to experience world-class theater.</p><p>In this episode, Gilbert Cruz talks with Jesse Green and Elisabeth Vincentelli, two of The New York Times’s culture writers, about new ways to experience some of the joys of theater from the comfort of your own home.</p><p> </p><p><strong>On Today’s Episode:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/by/jesse-green" target="_blank"><strong>Jesse Green</strong></a><strong> </strong>is a Culture correspondent, focusing primarily on the fine arts, including theater, classical music and art.</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/by/elisabeth-vincentelli" target="_blank"><strong>Elisabeth Vincentelli</strong></a><strong> </strong>writes about culture for The Times.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Background Reading:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/15/theater/broadway-musical-albums.html" target="_blank">Want to Listen to Musical Cast Albums? Our Top 10 Desert Island Picks</a></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/12/theater/theater-plays-streaming-twelfth-night.html" target="_blank">Theater to Stream: Mark Rylance in ‘Twelfth Night,’ and More</a></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/21/theater/times-readers-favorite-musical-cast-albums.html" target="_blank">Times Theater Fans on Their Favorite Musical Cast Albums</a></p><p> </p><p>Photo Illustration by The New York Times; Inset: Disney+</p> <p><p>For more information on today’s episode, visit <a href="http://nytimes.com/thedaily?smid=pc-thedaily"><strong>nytimes.com/thedaily</strong></a>. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday. </p><p> </p><p>Subscribe today at <a href="http://nytimes.com/podcasts">nytimes.com/podcasts</a> or on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Amazon Music. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher">https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher</a>. For more podcasts and narrated articles, download The New York Times app at nytimes.com/app.</p></p><br/> <p>Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.</p>