840 stories by "Chris Luner"
Passion. Dedication. Remembrance. Art. If there is one thing we absolutely love using Luner on Theatre for, it would be to promote new musical theatre. However, today we are lucky enou…
The Encores! 20th Anniversary season come to an end with their final production of season; On Your Toes! The musical was the very first musical to integrate classical dance into a B…
Forever really doesn’t mean Forever. It’s far too often we hear about Broadway shows closing and not too often about those closing across the pond. However, like Broadway show…
They’re dropping like flies on Broadway. It hasn’t been a week since the 2013 Tony Award nominations have been announced and Broadway has already experienced two closing notices …
The New York theatre awards season is in full swing! With all the nominations out for the 2012-2013 theatrical season, the actual presentation of awards is already beginning to happen! While…
Bette Midler is back on Broadway. Returning for the first time in over 40 years, Bette Midler has returned to Broadway to star in a one woman show titled I’ll Eat You Last. Based off o…
Hyde’s greatest murder yet? Himself. The week following the Tony Award nominations announcement is always one filled with show extension and closure notices. The Testament of Mary s…
Back across the pond we go! While New York is just beginning to kick off the beginning of the American theatre awards season, London is wrapping things up! As always, Luner on Theatre brings…
Each year following the Tony Award nominations come a spree of announcement regarding shows extending or ending their run. While this is not something that theatre community looks for…
It’s the most wonderful time of the year! The 2013 theatre awards season has officially kicked off in New York City! While Luner on Theatre will be bringing you all the other awards an…
Disney announced late last year that they were planning to adapt the Stephen Sondheim musical Into the Woods into a movie directed and choreographed by Rob Marshall. Marshall is known best f…
Lincoln Center, Nathan Lane and Broadway? Who could ask for anything more?! The Nance by Douglas Carter Beane comes to Broadway this spring presented through Lincoln Center. Nathan Lane h…
The spring 2013 Broadway season is truly just beginning with almost every show slated for this spring now into performances of some sort here in New York. While all of that is just beg…
New York’s real life lucky guy is back in a brand new play about his incredible and one of a kind career! Lucky Guy a play by the late Nora Ephron is making it’s Broadway debut t…
It’s look like Broadway won’t get 4D until 2014. Last year, an exciting announcement came forth that would not only help restore a major 42nd Street landmark but also add t…
Hands On! The all American musical of the year has driven onto Broadway! The new musical, Hands On A Hardbody, tells the story of a real life contest where contestants must keep their hands …
Round One Down! Round Two Up! Broadway.com’s March Musical Madness in the search for the greatest Broadway musical of all time is offically underway! Round One has been completed and t…
Theatre can be hard enough for human beings to get a grasp of yet alone an animal you can barely communicate with. Using animals in theatrical productions is nothing new to Broadway and has …
The Encores! 20th Anniversary season continues with the comic strip based hit It’s A Bird…It’s A Plane…It’s Superman! The musical is based off of the comic s…
Let the Games Begin! For those of you who just can’t seem to get into sports, don’t worry about missing out on March Madness this year! In the midst of one of the biggest sportin…
One of the most anticipated productions of the spring 2013 Off-Broadway season has finally arrived. The Last Years by Jason Robert Brown tells the story of two lovers looking back on their r…
With the second half of the 2012-2013 Broadway season now underway, the chaos and countdown already begins until the 2013 Tony Awards! All the shows have set their opening dates and eligibil…
Its becoming easier and easier for high school productions to come under fire from parents or local members of a community all across the United States. 99% of the time, the reason really ha…
Broadway just got kinky! The new Broadway musical Kinky Boots has arrived in New York after a celebrated run late last year in Chicago! The musical, based off a film of the same title, talks…
There is a new production unlike anything people have ever quite experienced currently playing at The Barrow Street Theatre in New York. Being profiled in a theatrical exploration for the fi…
