840 stories by "Chris Luner"
Who lives in a pineapple under the sea?! Apparently, one Broadway theater will soon. Nickelodeon is at long last diving in (Literally) to the world of Broadway by bringing its beloved Sponge…
Just hours after we brought you the news curtains on Broadway would rise today despite a major winter storm barreling down on New York City and the Mid Atlantic region, Broadway went and cha…
Let is $now! Let it $now! Let is $now! New York City is experiencing its first winter storm of 2016 and of course everything, including Broadway, is affected in the city that never sleeps…
One of the nation’s leading regional theaters is preparing to mount an epic world premiere in 2016! Many animated films have made their way from the screen to the stage with a new life…
A New Day Has Begun as Broadway plans to welcome back one of its largest blockbuster productions in history in a brand new incarnation! Following the success of its London return, CATS will …
As a theatre blog, this topic being covered might come as a surprise to you. However, we felt it was fitting given the movie’s 10th anniversary to not only look back on what High Schoo…
The Phantom Is Coming Home. Heading into a new decade and anniversary year for the production, one of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s biggest blockbuster musicals will play just blocks from wher…
Broadway is whistling a happy tune today as its latest Tony Award musical revival has announced quite a lineup of kings for its spring season on Broadway! Lincoln Center’s The King …
The captain has returned to the ship. Broadway’s Finding Neverland lost its captain this past summer as Kelsey Grammer headed overboard with his ship not planning to dock any time soon…
We’re headed back to the City of Philadelphia today as the Walnut Street Theatre, the oldest operating theatre in the English-speaking world and oldest theatre in America, continue …
It’s so nice you have you back where you belong! Whether you’re talking to the musical’s return or the star herself, those words have never been quite more fitting for what…
Luner on Theatre is headed back across the pond today as Broadway and London meet like never before! Not only is a Broadway born production headed to the West End but so is Broadway star abo…
Philadelphia’s Avenue Of The Arts, located just south of City Hall, is home to many of the city’s best known arts organizations and many of Philadelphia’s premiere…
The question of eternal life, one sometimes may ask themselves, is the subject a beloved book turned film now heading to the Broadway stage this season. A new musical about family, love a…
This season, Broadway’s got the founding fathers, children that can rock out, magicians, Cirque and now, they have nerds. If you didn’t think it was possible for another new Broa…
After several years of publishing posts on this site, we’ve decided to make it official. No longer will you see .wordpress.com on our posts as Luner on Theatre takes a big step forward…
Disney is preparing a new kind of magic for the stage in 2016! This new magic is a new take for Disney too as they develop a stage work not from one of their animated Golden Age films but a …
With the spring season upon us at last, details regarding the upcoming Broadway productions slated to bow this spring will be hitting the press more and more as the days go on. Casting, f…
Broadway’s Finding Neverland is “Rearranging The Furniture”. As the show nears almost a year on Broadway, many original cast members from the production may begin to …
With 40 seasons of magic now in the books, Upper Darby Summer Stage is gearing up for its 41st in Summer 2016! The highly anticipated lineup of shows slated for the Upper Darby stage w…
Hollywood and Broadway will work hand in hand this spring. However, that partnership will not come in the usual form of a major Hollywood star headlining a show. It comes in the form of the …
The magic of Broadway has taken on a new meaning the past two holiday seasons as a band of magicians from around the world have descended upon New York bringing to life the best-selling magi…
“This Is Not Over”. While Broadway learned it will lose another show in the next month as the Winter season settles in, the story, lessons and impact of this new musical ar…
“Breaking the Internet” is so 2015. However, Broadway’s Hamilton might have brought back the term that surfaced in 2015 and set a new standard at the same time. Luner on…
“Runyonland” returns to London as audiences ask for “A Bushel and a Peck” and nothing more than that! While Broadway continues ahead into a season filled with litt…
