840 stories by "Chris Luner"
Don’t feed the plant! Upper Darby High School is preparing to kick off it’s 2014-15 theatre season with the beloved musical Little Shop of Horrors! The musical tells the story…
We’re going down! Broadway’s Tony Award winning musical Memphis has hit the West End by storm! Inspired from true events, the musical tells the story of the underground Memphis d…
Return of the Puppets! A decade after Avenue Q premiered on Broadway and took the theatre world by storm, puppets are still making headlines in the New York theatre world! It looks as tho…
How do human beings bond with one another? Better yet, how do they bond in a city divided culturally years after one of America’s darkest days. That and more was explored in the …
It’s Only A Play, a comedy written by Terrance McNally, has returned to Broadway this season in a brand new form with an all-star cast! The play tells the story of a group of theatr…
Paper Mill Playhouse is kicking off its 2014-15 season! Literally! Can-Can, which features music and lyrics by Cole Porter with a book by Abe Burrows, has come to life at Paper Mill Playhous…
Across the pond we go to the world premiere of a brand new musical being created from a classic Hollywood film! However, this time we aren’t headed to London, we’re head to Paris…
All aboard! As the new touring season prepares to hit the road, we’ve just learned of another new national tour set to hit the seas, we mean road, this season! Many productions that do…
Luner on Theatre is bringing you an exclusive look at the brand new marquees lighting up Broadway for the Fall 2014 season! This Is Our Youth Officially Opened September 11th, 2014 Love Lett…
Lohan in London! Hollywood star Lindsay Lohan is set to make her stage debut in just one week in David Mamet’s Speed The Plow in London’s West End. She plays the role of Karen…
So long, Farewell? More like Hello! Welcome back! One of America’s favorite pieces of musical theatre has just announced it’s setting a return date for the stage! While you may k…
Broadway’s Tony Award winning best musical is strutting its stuff on the road! Kinky Boots, which features music and lyrics by Cyndi Lauper and a book by Harvey Fierstein, is a musi…
Recouping on Broadway is no easy business! Actually, most Broadway shows never go on to recoup! With the cost of producing musical theatre rising every single day, musicals on Broadway can n…
“I Remember It Well”! Not many people remember the Broadway musical Gigi based off of the novella of the same name. Having premiered in the 1970’s, the musical flopped afte…
Kenneth Lonergan‘s This Is Our Youth has been reborn on Broadway this season. The play, which first appeared Off-Broadway in 1996, tells the story of three lost souls in New york City …
The concept of West End hits transferring to Broadway is no new concept! Having begun in the 1980’s with larger musical spectaculars such as Cats, Les Miserables and The Phantom of the…
Ready, set, GO! The Fall 2014 Broadway theatre season is upon us! While only a few productions have already begun their runs on Broadway, tonight begins a marathon of first previews which on…
Kong has returned! It’s musical theatre like you have never seen. King Kong on stage made it’s world premiere in Australia in 2013 and made headlines. Using technology never befo…
No lament for Hedwig! Broadway’s Tony Award winning Best Musical Revival is making headlines today as it has proudly announced who its next star to appear in the title role will be.…
Tragedy Tomorrow, Comedy Tonight! Strike that, reverse it! While the spring 2015 Broadway theatre season has not even begun yet, we’ve already lost one potential production hoping t…
Disney is at it again! It has been almost 20 years since The Hunchback of Notre Dame first hit the big movie screens captured the hearts of millions across the world. Just two decades later,…
Carrying the banner all across the nation! Ready, set, HIGH KICK! Disney’s fast and furious Newsies are about to take the nation by storm! Following a very successful run on Broadway, …
The clock has struck midnight over at Rodger & Hammerstein’s latest Broadway outing! It looks as though its times for this fairytale story to come to an end! It was a fairytale not…
We just can’t let it go! Disney’s Frozen is just months away from its one year anniversary and it still seems like fans cannot get enough! Called the greatest Disney animated mov…
Just can’t wait to be king? I’m not sure Disney’s The Lion King needs to wait anymore! While the mega-musical may not currently be the longest running production in Broadwa…
