840 stories by "Chris Luner"
It’s becoming all too often we are finding high school theatre productions in the headlines for something someone finds offensive. From the word “whore” in Legally Blonde t…
The Paper Mill Playhouse located in Millburn, New Jersey is one of the nation’s premiere regional venues for professional theatre. Located not too far from New York City, Paper Mill Pl…
No Day But Today. Last week, RENT returned to Wagner College Theatre for the first time since it was award the Stanley Drama Award in 1993. This was the year right before RENT went on to be …
In a season filled with hits, the Wagner College Theatre season continues to usher in success tonight with the debut of a new drama! We move ourselves from the Main Stage filled with song an…
A classic story returns to Broadway with a modern spin. That may be the best way to describe the Rodger and Hammerstein’s musical Cinderella making it’s Broadway debut this sprin…
A crowd pleasing favorite is returning to Wagner! Every year, Completely Student Productions presents a variety of plays and musicals on campus! However, there is always one production theat…
An epic award winning team and a Broadway legend return for an exciting new project still an entire year away. Even though the spring 2013 theatre season is really just about to get under…
No Day But Today. Once in a lifetime, a musical comes along that absolutely changes everything everyone knows. It reflects on our past and looks towards our future. It didn’t take peop…
It’s not unusual to see shows from the West End being sent across the pond to Broadway for a premiere after a safe try out in England’s West End theatre district. It is far too o…
The drama of Broadway is not always only found on the stage. Behind the scenes drama is not uncommon for Broadway usually occurring in a business were many people with many strong personalit…
“We love you Miss Hannigan” just took on a whole new meaning! The 35th anniversary Broadway revival of Annie made it’s return in the Fall and has proved to be one of the fe…
It’s a weird year on Broadway. From empty houses to a lack of new productions to revivals of the old productions that can’t keep us happy, no one is finding themselves especially…
NBC’s Smash kicked off it’s second season two weeks ago hoping to aim higher then ever before in a season full of new life. New writers, new characters, new story-lines and a new…
When it comes to reporting theatre news from across the pond in the West End, Luner on Theatre has depended before on field reporters in London or information we are able to obtain online! W…
As Luner on Theatre continues to grow, we continue to add theatre companies to our blog that we are happy to feature! Today, we are happy to add our newest professional regional theatre to o…
Luner on Theatre was the first to bring you a sneak peek look into RENT at Wagner College Theatre set to premiere later this month on their Main Stage. Wagner College’s close location …
Blackout? More like lights up on Washington Heights! It’s so often these days you find a Broadway show that comes along and seems to change everything you know about theatre. That is h…
In this bitter cold of winter, looking ahead to the summer is exactly what we should be doing right now! That all just got a little bit easier! Upper Darby Summer Stage is one of our biggest…
Staten Island, just a 30 minute ferry ride away from Manhattan, may be to some just a small island. However, this “small” island is offering up big options with entertainment esp…
Oh What a Night! The life of a Broadway show always seems to be a hit or a miss with something audiences can’t seem to get enough of or can’t seem to digest. Now in it’s…
For the first time since 1976 when it premiered in London winning the Olivier Award for Best Musical, a full staged production of the Broadway hit A Chorus Line has returned to the West End.…
The show that had a head start on everyone else but still managed to managed to come in last place last season gets a second chance tonight with the debut of it’s new season. NBC debut…
Follow Your Dreams. Watch Your Back. When SMASH debuted last year on television, it was a one of a kind show about the inner workings and a behind the scenes look at the making of a Broadway…
We’re got Magic to do! As Broadway begins to really gear up for the spring 2013 season, shows are beginning previews, rehearsals and some shows are just getting together their final de…
Make Them Hear You. Ragtime the Musical, one of the greatest American musicals of the late 20th century, has endured both it’s Broadway premiere in 1998 and a recent revival in 2009. I…
