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Tuesday, January 26, 2016

RENT Will Celebrate 20th Anniversary With National Tour by Chris Luner

No Day But Today! “RENTheads” and theatre-goers will have a new reason to be “Over The Moon” as their beloved groundbreaking musical returns next year. After severa…

SOURCE: lunerontheatre.com at 08:38PM

Hamilton National Tour Announces West Coast Launch by Chris Luner

Theater-going Americans on the West Coast have proved they are willing to Wait For It. Being required to either plan a cross-country trip or wait it out, American’s on the West Coast h…

SOURCE: lunerontheatre.com at 02:18PM

Willkommen: Cabaret National Tour Kicks Off Tonight by Chris Luner

Willkommen Back! Cabaret struck a deep chord returning to Broadway at a time where its echoes of discrimination and hate of a race reached beyond its doors into the headlines of our every …

SOURCE: lunerontheatre.com at 02:18PM

Disney’s Aladdin National Tour Will Fly Out Of Chicago by Chris Luner

The Midwest better make way for Prince Ali! A flying carpet, vicious villains and a genie who will grant just about anything you wish for is headed to the Windy City in 2017. Chicago has of…

SOURCE: lunerontheatre.com at 02:18PM
Monday, January 25, 2016

Larson’s Legacy: Broadway 20 Years After RENT by Chris Luner

When we thought about how to celebrate 20 years of RENT and it’s success, we could have gone the more boring, typical route. What we mean is we could list how many productions of RENT…

SOURCE: lunerontheatre.com at 08:02PM

Artwork For The SpongeBob Musical Revealed by Chris Luner

Who lives in a pineapple under the sea?! Apparently, one Broadway theater will soon. Nickelodeon is at long last diving in (Literally) to the world of Broadway by bringing its beloved Sponge…

SOURCE: lunerontheatre.com at 08:02PM
Saturday, January 23, 2016

The Show Will (Not) Go On: All Broadway Shows Cancelled by Chris Luner

Just hours after we brought you the news curtains on Broadway would rise today despite a major winter storm barreling down on New York City and the Mid Atlantic region, Broadway went and cha…

SOURCE: lunerontheatre.com at 06:02PM

The Show Will Go On: Snow Not Stopping Broadway Curtains by Chris Luner

Let is $now! Let it $now! Let is $now! New York City is experiencing its first winter storm of 2016 and of course everything, including Broadway, is affected in the city that never sleeps!�…

SOURCE: lunerontheatre.com at 06:02PM
Thursday, January 21, 2016

Artwork Released For World Premiere Of Anastasia by Chris Luner

One of the nation’s leading regional theaters is preparing to mount an epic world premiere in 2016! Many animated films have made their way from the screen to the stage with a new life…

SOURCE: lunerontheatre.com at 04:56PM

Now And Forever: CATS Will Return To Broadway by Chris Luner

A New Day Has Begun as Broadway plans to welcome back one of its largest blockbuster productions in history in a brand new incarnation! Following the success of its London return, CATS will …

SOURCE: lunerontheatre.com at 04:56PM
Wednesday, January 20, 2016

Why High School Musical’s Anniversary Is A Bigger Deal Than You Think by Chris Luner

As a theatre blog, this topic being covered might come as a surprise to you. However, we felt it was fitting given the movie’s 10th anniversary to not only look back on what High Schoo…

SOURCE: lunerontheatre.com at 10:09PM

The Phantom Of The Opera Will Play Paris For 30th Anniversary by Chris Luner

The Phantom Is Coming Home. Heading into a new decade and anniversary year for the production, one of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s biggest blockbuster musicals will play just blocks from wher…

SOURCE: lunerontheatre.com at 03:58PM

We Three Kings: The King And I Announces Next Kings Of Siam by Chris Luner

Broadway is whistling a happy tune today as its latest Tony Award musical revival has announced quite a lineup of kings for its spring season on Broadway! Lincoln Center’s The King An…

SOURCE: lunerontheatre.com at 03:58PM
Tuesday, January 19, 2016

Kelsey Grammer Returns To Finding Neverland On Broadway by Chris Luner

The captain has returned to the ship. Broadway’s Finding Neverland lost its captain this past summer as Kelsey Grammer headed overboard with his ship not planning to dock any time soon…

SOURCE: lunerontheatre.com at 09:32PM

Walnut Street Theatre Season Continues With Harvey by Chris Luner

We’re headed back to the City of Philadelphia today as the Walnut Street Theatre, the oldest operating theatre in the English-speaking world and oldest theatre in America, continue it…

SOURCE: lunerontheatre.com at 09:32PM

Bette Midler Will Return To Broadway In Hello, Dolly! by Chris Luner

It’s so nice you have you back where you belong! Whether you’re talking to the musical’s return or the star herself, those words have never been quite more fitting for what…

SOURCE: lunerontheatre.com at 03:33PM
Monday, January 18, 2016

Lady Day And Audra McDonald Are Headed To The West End by Chris Luner

Luner on Theatre is headed back across the pond today as Broadway and London meet like never before! Not only is a Broadway born production headed to the West End but so is Broadway star abo…

SOURCE: lunerontheatre.com at 08:27PM

Philly’s Wilma Theater Getting Renamed And Major Upgrades by Chris Luner

Philadelphia’s Avenue Of The Arts, located just south of City Hall, is home to many of the city’s best known arts organizations and many of Philadelphia’s premiere perfo…

SOURCE: lunerontheatre.com at 08:27PM

Full Casting Announced for Tuck Everlasting On Broadway by Chris Luner

The question of eternal life, one sometimes may ask themselves, is the subject a beloved book turned film now heading to the Broadway stage this season. A new musical about family, love and…

SOURCE: lunerontheatre.com at 02:21PM
Friday, January 15, 2016

Nerds Musical Will Bow On Broadway This Spring by Chris Luner

This season, Broadway’s got the founding fathers, children that can rock out, magicians, Cirque and now, they have nerds. If you didn’t think it was possible for another new Broa…

SOURCE: lunerontheatre.com at 06:46PM

Welcome To LunerOnTheatre.Com by Chris Luner

After several years of publishing posts on this site, we’ve decided to make it official. No longer will you see .wordpress.com on our posts as Luner on Theatre takes a big step forward…

SOURCE: lunerontheatre.com at 06:46PM

Disney Announces World Premiere For Freaky Friday Musical by Chris Luner

Disney is preparing a new kind of magic for the stage in 2016! This new magic is a new take for Disney too as they develop a stage work not from one of their animated Golden Age films but a …

SOURCE: lunerontheatre.com at 06:46PM

Full Casting Announced for Broadway’s American Psycho by Chris Luner

With the spring season upon us at last, details regarding the upcoming Broadway productions slated to bow this spring will be hitting the press more and more as the days go on. Casting, fir…

SOURCE: lunerontheatre.com at 06:46PM
Tuesday, January 12, 2016

Tony Yazbeck Will Lead Finding Neverland On Broadway by Chris Luner

Broadway’s Finding Neverland is “Rearranging The Furniture”. As the show nears almost a year on Broadway, many original cast members from the production may begin to depa…

SOURCE: Luner on Theatre at 04:27PM
Monday, January 11, 2016

Upper Darby Summer Stage Announces 2016 Season by Chris Luner

With 40 seasons of magic now in the books, Upper Darby Summer Stage is gearing up for its 41st in Summer 2016! The highly anticipated lineup of shows slated for the Upper Darby stage was a…

SOURCE: Luner on Theatre at 09:55PM
Friday, January 8, 2016

Full Casting Announced For Cirque’s Paramour On Broadway by Chris Luner

Hollywood and Broadway will work hand in hand this spring. However, that partnership will not come in the usual form of a major Hollywood star headlining a show. It comes in the form of the …

SOURCE: Luner on Theatre at 01:20PM

The Illusionists Recoups And Plans Broadway Return by Chris Luner

The magic of Broadway has taken on a new meaning the past two holiday seasons as a band of magicians from around the world have descended upon New York bringing to life the best-selling magi…

SOURCE: Luner on Theatre at 01:20PM
Thursday, January 7, 2016

Allegiance To Close On Broadway by Chris Luner

“This Is Not Over”. While Broadway learned it will lose another show in the next month as the Winter season settles in, the story, lessons and impact of this new musical are on…

SOURCE: Luner on Theatre at 12:30AM
Wednesday, January 6, 2016

Hamilton Digital Lottery Crashes; Live Lottery Returns Today by Chris Luner

“Breaking the Internet” is so 2015. However, Broadway’s Hamilton might have brought back the term that surfaced in 2015 and set a new standard at the same time. Luner on T…

SOURCE: Luner on Theatre at 06:26PM

Guys And Dolls Opens In London by Chris Luner

“Runyonland” returns to London as audiences ask for “A Bushel and a Peck” and nothing more than that! While Broadway continues ahead into a season filled with little…

SOURCE: Luner on Theatre at 06:26PM

2015-16 Tony Awards Schedule Announced by Chris Luner

Tony Time is BACK! With the Fall 2015 season behind us and nothing but Spring 2016 ahead, it’s already time to start preparing for Broadway’s biggest and best night; The Tony Awa…

SOURCE: Luner on Theatre at 06:26PM

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