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Tuesday, August 26, 2014

You Can’t Take It With You Begins Previews on Broadway by Chris Luner

The 2014 fall Broadway season is off and running! We have seen our first musical, our first new play and tonight we see our very first revival of the season! While revivals might seem like e…

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Wednesday, August 20, 2014

A.R.T.’s Finding Neverland (Photos) by Chris Luner

The 2004 film Finding Neverland has finally come to life on stage in its world premiere at Boston’s American Repertory Theatre. An earlier version of the musical bowed in London in 201…

SOURCE: Luner on Theatre at 02:37PM
Tuesday, August 19, 2014

On Your Feet! Will Come to Broadway in Fall 2015 by Chris Luner

While the 2014 Fall Broadway theatre season may just be kicking off, Broadway is already looking a full year ahead! Believe it or not, producers have just announced the first musical set to …

SOURCE: Luner on Theatre at 02:31PM
Monday, August 18, 2014

This Is Our Youth Begins Previews on Broadway by Chris Luner

As August comes to a close, the only thing many are looking forward to as the summer ends is the beginning of Fall which means the beginning of the 2014 Fall Broadway theatre season! While t…

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Monday, June 16, 2014

How To Succeed With A Classic by Chris Luner

Walnut Street Theatre is succeeding in business! And we mean that in more ways than one. Despite being the oldest theatre in operation in the English-speaking world, the Walnut has consisten…

SOURCE: Luner on Theatre at 01:05PM
Monday, June 9, 2014

Tony Time: 2014 Tony Awards Winners by Chris Luner

Broadway’s biggest night has come and gone in the blink of an eye! The 2014 Tony Awards lit up the stage last night at Radio City Music Hall filled with performances, presenters and s…

SOURCE: Luner on Theatre at 11:59AM
Sunday, June 8, 2014

Tony Time: 2014 Tony Award Predictions by Chris Luner

With just about 4 hours to go until Broadway’s big night, Luner on Theatre is counting down to The 2014 Tony Awards! While many have been making predictions since the day the nominati…

SOURCE: Luner on Theatre at 03:51PM

Tony Time: Performers, Presenters and More! by Chris Luner

Less than 24 hours and counting! Merry Christmas! It’s the day of The 2014 Tony Awards! As Luner on Theatre counts down to Broadway’s biggest night, we are bringing you nonstop …

SOURCE: Luner on Theatre at 11:16AM
Saturday, June 7, 2014

Tony Time: 2014 Tony Award Wishes (Not Predictions) by Chris Luner

With less than 48 hours to go until the 2014 Tony Awards, Luner on Theatre is bringing you nonstop coverage leading up to Broadway’s biggest night! Photos, articles, predictions and mo…

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Tony Time: Best Revival of a Musical (Photos) by Chris Luner

Musicals that returned to Broadway this past season, whether they were actually revivals of not, were all well-known names to the theatre community. From classics like Les Miserables and Cab…

SOURCE: Luner on Theatre at 11:00AM
Thursday, June 5, 2014

Tony Time: Best Revival Of A Play (Photos) by Chris Luner

This past season on Broadway was filled with many productions that have graced the Great White Way before. Plays that were revived on Broadway ranged from Shakespearian productions to reinv…

SOURCE: Luner on Theatre at 02:59PM

The Elephant Man Announces Details for Broadway Return by Chris Luner

The 2014-2015 Broadway season is already looking stellar! Following on the trend of this past season, it is already shaping up to be a season filled with big names on Broadway which hopeful…

SOURCE: Luner on Theatre at 12:55PM
Wednesday, June 4, 2014

Tony Time: Nominations for Best Costume Design of a Musical (Photos) by Chris Luner

What would Broadway’s big musicals be without their big costume designs?! Nothing! The costume design of a Broadway musical truly creates magic on stage. Many times, the actors in thes…

SOURCE: Luner on Theatre at 05:41PM

Actor Fired After Removing Anti-Gay Heckler at Repertory East Playhouse by Chris Luner

The stage is meant to be one of the safest places in the world. However, our lives far too often are brought into the theatre today and interrupt the performances we attend. Hecklers are no…

SOURCE: Luner on Theatre at 01:03PM

Tony Time: Nominations for Best Scenic Design of a Play (Photos) by Chris Luner

Yesterday, Luner on Theatre brought you a look at the Tony nominated best scenic designs for this year’s musicals. There are many similarities and differences when it comes to scenic d…

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Tuesday, June 3, 2014

Tony Time: Nominations for Best Costume Design of a Play (Photos) by Chris Luner

While actors create characters transporting us to different places and times through their words and actions, we wouldn’t believe a word they said if they were speaking to us in their …

SOURCE: Luner on Theatre at 04:54PM

2014 Drama Desk Award Winners Announced by Chris Luner

With one week to go until the 2014 Tony Awards, Laura Benanti hosted a star studded evening as the 2014 Drama Desk Awards Ceremony hit the stage this past Sunday at New York’s iconic T…

SOURCE: Luner on Theatre at 03:10PM

Tony Time: Nominations for Best Scenic Design of a Musical (Photos) by Chris Luner

From a murder mystery to a rock hall to a fighting ring to grand ole Broadway itself. Scenic designers have the ultimate task of bringing to life the  unique environment of a Broadway produ…

SOURCE: Luner on Theatre at 11:02AM
Sunday, June 1, 2014

Playbill Makes History Altering Iconic Logo to Celebrate LGBTQ Pride Month by Chris Luner

The Revolution Begins! If you’re traveling to see a Broadway and Off-Broadway show in New York during the month of June, your normal routine may have some new colors infused into it. B…

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Friday, May 30, 2014

Miss Saigon Flies Back Into London (Photos) by Chris Luner

The Heat Is On! One of the greatest musicals ever to fly onto the stage has returned. Miss Saigon, which features music by Claude-Michel Schönberg with lyrics by Richard Maltby Jr. and A…

SOURCE: Luner on Theatre at 03:21PM

Big Bucks for Broadway As 2013-2014 Season Totals Revealed by Chris Luner

Things are looking up! As Broadway counts down to its biggest and most celebrated evening on theatre on June 8th, The Broadway League and The American Theatre Wing are taking moments wheneve…

SOURCE: Luner on Theatre at 12:39PM
Wednesday, May 28, 2014

2014 Off-Broadway Alliance Award Winners Announced by Chris Luner

While a lot of attention is paid to the big musicals of Broadway, there is a growing industry in New York that is not only theatre related but affecting Broadway in more ways than one would …

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Paper Mill Playhouse’s Grease (Rehearsal Photos) by Chris Luner

Summer Lovin! Paper Mill Playhouse is bringing their 75th anniversary season to an end and kicking off Summer 2014 on just the right note! After a season of fantastic productions, the region…

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Tuesday, May 20, 2014

Tony Time: Investors May Soon No Longer Be Able To Purchase Tony Award by Chris Luner

As times change, so do traditions. Broadway shows cost millions of dollars to produce. Yes, even plays. As costs for these productions have risen over the past couple of years, so have the …

SOURCE: Luner on Theatre at 04:16PM

2014 Obie Award Winners Announced by Chris Luner

You get an award! And you get an award! Who isn’t getting an award? While we mostly find ourselves honoring Broadway and Off-Broadway during this season, we want to make sure we inclu…

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Friday, May 16, 2014

Forbidden Broadway: Comes Out Swinging! (Photos) by Chris Luner

 The troublemakers are back in town! You’re not anyone really until your poked at during Forbidden Broadway, the hilarious Off Broadway spoof of Broadway productions that has returned…

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Andrew Lloyd Webber’s School Of Rock Musical May First Appear on Broadway by Chris Luner

STEP OFF!! While the idea of recent movies being turned into stage musicals is nothing new for Broadway or the West End, word has spread on a brand new movie musical adaption that has people…

SOURCE: Luner on Theatre at 12:44PM
Thursday, May 15, 2014

Is Miss Saigon Coming Back To Broadway? by Chris Luner

 Mackintosh is storming Broadway! He was best known in the 1980′s for invading Broadway with hits such as The Phantom of the Opera, Les Miserables and Cats! However, Cameron Mackintos…

SOURCE: Luner on Theatre at 12:43PM
Wednesday, May 14, 2014

Hugh Jackman Will Star in The River on Broadway by Chris Luner

What doesn’t he do? Despite the fact that Hugh Jackman is spending the next month preparing to host Broadway’s biggest night, The 2014 Tony Awards, it looks as though the star al…

SOURCE: Luner on Theatre at 05:03PM

Holler If You Hear Me In Rehearsal (Photos) by Chris Luner

The first production of the new 2014-2015 season is just weeks away from it’s very first performance on Broadway and setting the tone much differently than years past. While the first …

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On the Twentieth Century Will Return to Broadway in Spring 2015 by Chris Luner

Despite the fact that we haven’t even finished the Spring 2014 season yet on Broadway, that didn’t stop Roundabout Theatre Company today from announcing a new production in the w…

SOURCE: Luner on Theatre at 01:01PM

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