In Performance: Steven Pasquale of ‘Far From Heaven’

The new musical “Far From Heaven,” written by Scott Frankel (music) and Michael Korie (lyrics), adapts Todd Haynes’s 2002 film for the stage. It tells the story of Cathy Whitaker (Kelli O’Hara), a housewife in Hartford in 1957, and her relationships with her husband, Frank (Steven Pasquale), a closeted gay man, and her black gardener, Raymond Deagan (Isaiah Johnson). In this video, Mr. Pasquale, accompanied by Andrew Resnick on keyboard, sings “I Never Knew,” in which Frank explains how coming to terms with his sexuality has brought him both emotional clarity and pain. The show continues through July 7 at Playwrights Horizons.

Recent videos in this series include Kate Mulgrew and Kathleen Chalfant in a scene from Jenny Schwartz’s new play “Somewhere Fun,” at the Vineyard Theater, and Elizabeth A. Davis and the composer Duncan Sheik performing “Shoes of Gold,” an original song written by Mr. Sheik for the Classic Stage Company’s new production of Bertolt Brecht’s “Caucasian Chalk Circle.” Both shows closed on Sunday.

Coming soon: Monologues from Carla Gugino of “A Kid Like Jake” and Christopher Denham of “The Unavoidable Disappearance of Tom Dur! nin.”