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Wednesday, April 5, 2017

2017 Lucille Lortel Award Nominations Announced by Chris Luner

April = Announcements. Award announcements, that is. The 32nd annual Lucille Lortel Awards, celebrating outstanding achievement in Off-Broadway theatre, will be presented May 7th, 2017 at N…

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Olivia Wilde Will Make Broadway Debut In 1984; Full Cast Announced by Chris Luner

Looking ahead to the 2017-18 season on Broadway, full casting has been announced for the Broadway premiere of George Orwell’s 1984. Producers Sonia Friedman and Scott Rudin proudly ann…

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Tuesday, April 4, 2017

Christopher Jackson and Jane Krakowski Will Announce Tony Award Nominations by Chris Luner

With the spring 2017 season well underway on Broadway, plans are already in the works for the 2017 Tony Awards ceremony and events leading up to Broadway’s biggest night. The 2017 Tony…

SOURCE: lunerontheatre.com at 06:42PM

Broadway In Chicago Announces 2017-18 Season by Chris Luner

The windy city, which receives its annual dose of Broadway each season through Broadway In Chicago, has announced it’s 2017-18 lineup. From Chicago premieres to returns from musical th…

SOURCE: lunerontheatre.com at 06:42PM
Friday, March 31, 2017

Sara Bareilles Steps Into Waitress On Broadway by Chris Luner

Grammy and Tony Award nominee Sara Bareilles makes her Broadway debut tonight in the role of Jenna in Waitress, for which she is also the composer-lyricist. Bareilles steps into the role o…

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Thursday, March 30, 2017

Allenberry Playhouse Will Reopen In Summer 2017 by Chris Luner

Despite shuttering in late 2015 amid a change in management and looming renovations to it’s entire campus, the curtain will once again rise at Allenberry Playhouse beginning this sum…

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Once On This Island Will Return To Broadway by Chris Luner

While Broadway has been introduced to a new island this season, at the northeast tip of North America, a more familiar island will join Newfoundland next season with a revival of Aherns and…

SOURCE: lunerontheatre.com at 03:42PM

Writing Team Now Secured For Beetlejuice Musical by Chris Luner

Warner Brothers, who is currently represented on Broadway with Charlie And The Chocolate Factory, has secured their writing team for their next theatrical endeavor, an adaptation of Beetleju…

SOURCE: lunerontheatre.com at 03:42PM
Wednesday, March 29, 2017

Meet the Bloggers: Luner on Theatre OG, Chris Luner by Chris Luner

With the launch of our new Luner on Theatre site, we’re not only striving to make sure you know everything you need to in the theatre world but also know a little bit about the people who…

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Thursday, March 16, 2017

The Price Opens On Broadway by Chris Luner

Roundabout Theatre Company continues it’s 2016-17 season on Broadway tonight as Arthur Miller’s The Price officially opens. The Price officially opens on Broadway tonight after b…

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Tuesday, March 14, 2017

“The Show Must Go On” – Broadway Plays On In Historic Blizzard by Chris Luner

As of 9:30 AM this morning, The Broadway League has announced “the show will go on” with all Broadway shows scheduled to play regular performances March 14th as a significant sn…

SOURCE: lunerontheatre.com at 01:36PM
Wednesday, March 8, 2017

Laura Benanti and Javier Muñoz Will Announce 2017 Drama Desk Nominations by Chris Luner

With the 2017 spring season underway on and off Broadway, the New York theatre community is already looking ahead to the ever-approaching awards season. The 2017 Drama Desk Awards will annou…

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First Look: Daniel Radcliffe In Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead by Chris Luner

Half a century after its premiere, Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead has returned to London’s Old Vic Theatre just in time for its 50th anniversary. Written by Tom Stoppard, the…

SOURCE: lunerontheatre.com at 05:18PM
Tuesday, March 7, 2017

Surflight Theatre Will ReOpen In Summer 2017 by Chris Luner

After two summers without “Broadway at the Beach”, Surflight Theatre in Beach Haven, New Jersey is slated to reopen this summer after shuttering in early 2015. Following two dark…

SOURCE: lunerontheatre.com at 05:03PM

2017 Olivier Award Nominations Announced by Chris Luner

Yesterday, Denise Gough and Matt Henry proudly announced the 2017 Olivier Award nominees LIVE from London. In yet another successful season for the West End, many are looking forward to c…

SOURCE: lunerontheatre.com at 05:03PM
Thursday, March 2, 2017

Significant Other Opens On Broadway by Chris Luner

Roundabout Theatre Company’s critically acclaimed Significant Other, first seen Off-Broadway in 2015, officially opens on Broadway tonight. Significant Other officially opens tonight…

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West End Dreamgirls Will Receive Original Cast Recording by Chris Luner

Producers of the West End debut of Dreamgirls have just announced the show will receive an Original London Cast Recording slated to be released in Spring 2017. Sony Classical is set to relea…

SOURCE: lunerontheatre.com at 03:24PM
Wednesday, March 1, 2017

Paper Mill Playhouse Announces 2017-18 Season by Chris Luner

New Jersey’s Paper Mill Playhouse has just announced it’s most daring and boldest season to date! The 2017-18 season is set to feature two world-premieres, two East Coast prem…

SOURCE: lunerontheatre.com at 02:54PM

Welcome To The New Luner on Theatre! by Chris Luner

If our return to publishing articles earlier this past month came as a surprise catching you off-guard, you weren’t the only one! After a considerable amount of time away from the sit…

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First Look: Titanic At Wagner College by Chris Luner

Wagner College Theatre’s Titanic set sail last week kicking off the nationally recognized college theatre department’s 2017 spring season. Directed by Drew Scott Harris with musi…

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Thursday, February 23, 2017

Sunday In The Park With George Opens On Broadway by Chris Luner

The New York City Center production of Sunday In The Park With George, which transferred to Broadway this spring following critical acclaim, officially opens tonight. Sunday In The Park With…

SOURCE: lunerontheatre.com at 12:32PM

First Listen: Disney’s Freaky Friday Musical by Chris Luner

After a successful East Coast premiere in late 2016 at Signature Theatre, Disney’s new Freaky Friday musical has hit the West Coast for a run at La Jolla Playhouse which began January…

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Wednesday, February 22, 2017

Hemlock Theatre Company Kicks Off Season With Dog Sees God by Chris Luner

Charlie Brown and the Peanuts gang are back in action on Staten Island as Hemlock Theatre Company kicks off their 2017 season with Dog Sees God at the Little Victory Theatre February 24th th…

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Wagner College Theatre Presents Titanic by Chris Luner

All ashore who are going ashore! Wagner College Theatre kicks off its spring 2017 season with the Tony Award winning musical Titanic on it’s Main Stage. The production runs February 2…

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Saturday, May 28, 2016

Second Coming: An Act Of God Returns To Broadway by Chris Luner

Apparently, God spends his summers in New York and that second coming we’ve all been waiting for actually only takes the length of one Broadway season. One of this season’s bigge…

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Friday, May 27, 2016

Leona Lewis Is Grizabella For Cats Broadway Revival by Chris Luner

With the success of his new School Of Rock musical beaming brighter than ever during the Tony Awards season, Andrew Lloyd Webber is preparing to usher his mega-musical Cats back to Broadway…

SOURCE: lunerontheatre.com at 06:12PM

Make Way For Prince Ali: Disney’s Aladdin Kicks Off West End Run by Chris Luner

London is about to get exactly what it wished for! Disney is flying back onto the stage in London and bringing their latest Broadway hit musical with them! Still home to The Lion King, now …

SOURCE: lunerontheatre.com at 06:12PM

American Psycho Will Close On Broadway by Chris Luner

Patrick Bateman’s killing spree on Broadway is about to come to an end. However, it looks like in the end Broadway killed him before he could get to them. The new musical, based on th…

SOURCE: lunerontheatre.com at 12:16PM
Tuesday, May 24, 2016

School Of Rock Will Land In London’s West End by Chris Luner

London; You’re In The Band! After a successful return to Broadway with his latest musical, Andrew Lloyd Webber is now preparing to bring it home to London. Based off of the 2003 movie …

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2016 Obie Award Winners Revealed by Chris Luner

With Broadway celebrating its most successful season ever, Off-Broadway is also celebrating a year of hits uptown and downtown. With boundaries not as constricted and a more diverse audienc…

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Wednesday, May 18, 2016

Fiasco’s Into The Wood’s Will Travel To London by Chris Luner

Cinderella will not be too far from the actual place when she sings about being “On The Steps Of The Palace” this summer in London as Stephen Sondheim’s beloved Into The W…

SOURCE: lunerontheatre.com at 03:18PM

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