Lonny Price
| Born | March 9, 1959 |
| Hometown | New York City, New York, United States |
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The cast of “Dirty Dancing”: Where are they now?
- Grab your watermelons and find out where Jennifer Grey, Patrick Swayze, and other stars twirled off to after having the time of their lives.
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Gabriel Byrne Heads To Broadway With Solo Show ‘Walking With Ghosts’
Actor Gabriel Byrne will bring his solo show Walking with Ghosts to Broadway this Fall, with a limited engagement of the production, directed by Lonny Price, beginning performances on Oct. 18 at the Music Box Theatre. The show officially opens on Thursday, Oct. 27 and runs for 75 performances only. The production, adapted from Byrne’s […]
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‘Sunset Boulevard’ Director Lonny Price Signs at Paradigm (EXCLUSIVE)
Lonny Price, an acclaimed director, writer, and actor, whose work spans theater, television, and film, has signed with Paradigm Talent Agency for representation in all areas. Despite being a multiple Emmy Award winner for his small screen work, Price is perhaps best known for his contributions to theater. Price most recently directed Glenn Close in […]
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‘Sunset Boulevard’ With Glenn Close Extended On Broadway
Andrew Lloyd Webber's Broadway musical <em>Sunset Boulevard</em> starring Glenn Close is extending its run an additional four weeks, producers Paul Blake and Mike Bosner said today. The revival’s original limited engagement, which scored rave reviews when it opened Monday, originally was set to run through March at the Palace Theatre. It now will play through Sunday, June 25. Close returns to the role she originated in December 1993 at the Shubert Theatre in Century City before…
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Glenn Close Shines in 'Sunset Boulevard' on Broadway
Only a spectacular performance could dwarf the musical's 40-piece orchestra, which might be the biggest in Broadway history.
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Sunset Boulevard: EW stage review
Nearly 70 years after faded star Norma Desmond swanned into pop-culture legend in Billy Wilder’s classic 1950 film noir, she’s still a spangled, endlessly quotable icon of Hollywood madness — and a delicious opportunity for any actress over 40 who knows her way around a big gesture and a bejeweled turban. Glenn Close, who first headlined Andrew Lloyd Webber’s sensational stage adaptation in 1993, returns to the role at a riper 69, but still very much ready for her closeup, Mr. DeMille.
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Glenn Close revisits 'most challenging role I've ever had'
NEW YORK (AP) — Returning to reprise one of her most iconic stage triumphs was relatively easy for Glenn Close. All she had to do was go to her closet.
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Best Worst Thing That Could Ever Have Happened...: EW review
A love letter to the theater—and a deeply poignant one at that—Lonny Price's sentimental documentary Best Worst Thing That Ever Could Have Happened… is a bittersweet gem. Ostensibly a look back at the making of Stephen Sondheim and Harold Prince's short-lived 1981 Broadway musical Merrily We Roll Along, the film is also a meditation on youthful optimism, broken dreams, and the theater as a welcoming home for people who have a hard time fitting in anywhere else. But first a little backstory.... A
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Glenn Close Will Resurrect Norma Desmond In ‘Sunset Boulevard’ Revival On Broadway This Spring
<strong>UPDATE,</strong> noon with more information throughout. <strong>EARLIER:</strong> As if she never said good-bye, Glenn Close is ready for her close-up — again. After weeks of rumors, Close announced today that she’ll reprise the role of Norma Desmond in <em>Sunset Boulevard </em>on Broadway in the wake of knockout reviews for a London revival by the English National Opera. The 16-week engagement of the ENO production is slated to begin performances February 2 at the Palace Theatre, wit
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Glenn Close to return to Sunset Boulevard for Broadway revival
Norma Desmond is back. Glenn Close will return to the role of the aging silent film star in the Broadway revival of Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical Sunset Boulevard, it was announced Tuesday. Director Lonny Price's revival will transfer to Broadway after a sold-out run at the English National Opera in London earlier this year. The musical, based on the 1950 film of the same name, follows former silent film star Norma Desmond, who is now an aging has-been. She is heavily delusional and has secluded
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How Do You Top The Beatles? For Abramorama, It’s With Sondheim – New York Film Festival
Indie distributor Abramorama just launched Ron Howard’s Beatles doc <em>The Beatles: Eight Days A Week — The Touring Years</em>. Heading into the New York Film Fest season, the company has acquired distribution rights to <em>Best Worst Thing That Ever Could Have Happened</em>, the Scott Rudin and Eli Bush exec produced documentary about a legendary flop and one of Broadway’s most beloved musical fiascos, <em>Merrily We Roll Along</em>. The film is produced by Atlas Media Corp. with Allright…
