Thursday, April 21, 2016
Broadway might be having a killer good time this season but perhaps one show is taking that phrase all too literally. A new musical has come to Broadway like one never before. Sure, theatre-…
SOURCE: lunerontheatre.com at 06:22PMLess than a week into the 2015-16 New York theatre awards season and already eyes are looking to one specific Broadway production. In a season like the one Broadway is currently experiencin…
SOURCE: lunerontheatre.com at 06:22PMLondon has asked Tyrone to pack his bags. The critically-acclaimed Hand To God, which transferred to London immediately following it’s Broadway run, has announced it will leave London.…
SOURCE: lunerontheatre.com at 06:22PMWith the 2015-16 Broadway season beginning to celebrate its accomplishments, many are already looking ahead to next season on Broadway and the exciting line-up of productions slated to come …
SOURCE: lunerontheatre.com at 06:22PMTuesday, April 19, 2016
Brace yourself… The Awards Are Coming. The 2015-16 theatre awards season has descended upon New York City with the announcement of the Outer Critics Circle Award nominations announceme…
SOURCE: lunerontheatre.com at 05:06PMWednesday, April 13, 2016
Something’s Coming and you don’t wanna miss this one! Paper Mill Playhouse is set to end its 2015-16 season with one of the most beloved Broadway musicals of all time. While th…
SOURCE: lunerontheatre.com at 03:08PMWagner College Theatre is preparing to wrap up their 2015-16 season but not without one last sensation. Having staged a season including Golden Age productions as well as a Gilbert & …
SOURCE: lunerontheatre.com at 03:08PMThursday, March 31, 2016
If one had to ask “What did we do to deserve such outstanding revivals on Broadway both this season and next?”, one could not answer the question. With an absurd collection of o…
SOURCE: lunerontheatre.com at 10:29PMEvery once in a while, Broadway has one of those “live theatre” moments where the show must stopped as something doesn’t work just right. It might not happen often but whe…
SOURCE: lunerontheatre.com at 04:58PMAnother Openin’ Another Show! Broadway prepares to welcome another play revival officially into this season tonight as the celebration of the 100th anniversary of Arthur Miller’…
SOURCE: lunerontheatre.com at 04:58PMThe 2016 theatre awards season in New York City is officially underway! Set to consume headlines for the next two months culminating with Broadway’s biggest night, The 2016 Tony Awards…
SOURCE: lunerontheatre.com at 10:21AMWednesday, March 30, 2016
Broadway’s Finding Neverland may sail the seas daily as the musical tells J.M. Barrie’s classic story of how Peter became Pan. But even the extreme weather in New York City this …
SOURCE: lunerontheatre.com at 06:51PMNew York was center stage for the American revolution as British forces fought relentlessly to keep America under its control as the colonies fought for independence. Spoiler Alert; We gai…
SOURCE: lunerontheatre.com at 12:42PMThe cooking competition may have just started but Waitress is already cooking up to be a winner. The new musical, in a season flooded with them, has managed to make headlines in its first we…
SOURCE: lunerontheatre.com at 12:42PMWith less than one week to go until London’s biggest celebration of theatre, preparations for The Olivier Awards are well underway across London and at The Royal Opera House! A star-s…
SOURCE: lunerontheatre.com at 12:42PMTuesday, March 29, 2016
The Imperial Theater’s name will take on a new meaning next season as the critically acclaimed revival of Les Miserables closes giving way to ironically a show taking place in Imper…
SOURCE: lunerontheatre.com at 06:18PMHeadlines about making headlines on Broadway may be best known as a duty those Disney Newsies began leaping about doing on Broadway several years ago. However, this story about headlines app…
SOURCE: lunerontheatre.com at 06:18PMMonday, March 28, 2016
Broadway’s newest musical, Shuffle Along, will shuffle in place for the next several days as the production takes a brief hiatus from performances on The Great White Way in the midst o…
SOURCE: lunerontheatre.com at 05:52PMWhat Comes Next? Hamilton will welcome a new face to the throne of England in the coming weeks as Jonathan Groff, who transferred to Broadway with the production after stepping in Off-Broad…
SOURCE: lunerontheatre.com at 05:52PMFriday, March 18, 2016
Backstreet’s BACK! Get ready to relive your glory days 90’s kids! While jukebox musicals on Broadway have often been the songbooks of older, timeless artists… a new era ma…
SOURCE: lunerontheatre.com at 03:16PMThursday, March 17, 2016
Broadway is no stranger to imports from London. However, the volume of such imports has slowed drastically from the days often referred to as “Broadway’s British invasion̶…
SOURCE: lunerontheatre.com at 09:02PMPhilly’s Walnut Street Theatre, best known for producing large-scale Broadway musicals, is currently presenting a contemporary drama on it’s Main Stage just recently seen on Br…
SOURCE: lunerontheatre.com at 02:54PMAnother Opening Another Show! As if this season wasn’t already beaming with magnificent revivals (Color Purple, Spring Awakening, Fiddler), Roundabout officially ushers their latest m…
SOURCE: lunerontheatre.com at 02:54PMWednesday, March 16, 2016
Broadway is preparing to kick off Tony season with two faces well-known to the awards but missing from Broadway this year. Last seen on stage fulfilling his mormon mission while she had mag…
SOURCE: lunerontheatre.com at 08:38PMWhen scenic designer David Korins originally created his scenic designer for Hamilton at The Public Theatre Off-Broadway last spring, I bet he had no idea he would soon be recreating his de…
SOURCE: lunerontheatre.com at 08:38PMFriday, March 4, 2016
While not every show last forever, Broadway got an unexpected closing announcement this week sending a production into final double-digit performances this month. The news does come as a sur…
SOURCE: lunerontheatre.com at 04:46PMA new chapter for Boston’s historic Colonial Theatre is beginning this week. That new beginning comes following several dark, unpromising months where the venue’s fate remained u…
SOURCE: lunerontheatre.com at 04:46PMThursday, March 3, 2016
There truly is No Town Like Motown! London audiences are embracing Broadway’s latest jukebox blockbuster Motown The Musical as previews have taken place over the last month at The S…
SOURCE: lunerontheatre.com at 10:45PMThe power of a story is nothing new to theater-goers. In fact, that might be the reason so many consistently find themselves back in the seats of Broadway preparing to either witness or list…
SOURCE: lunerontheatre.com at 04:39PMWith Broadway not too long ago saying “Goodbye To The Side Show”, London is now preparing itself to look at the freaks! A new act is coming to town and planning to take London b…
SOURCE: lunerontheatre.com at 10:34AMWednesday, March 2, 2016
Wagner College Theatre’s season resumed last week kicking off with Gilbert & Sullivan’s rarely seen Iolanthe on the Main Stage! With a week of performances now under their b…
SOURCE: lunerontheatre.com at 10:24PM