THE LUNCHBOX Announces Final Extension at Berkeley Rep, Producers Eye Future Beyond Berkeley

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Performances will now run through Sunday, July 12, 2026.

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The world premiere musical The Lunchbox has revealed its second and final extension at Berkeley Repertory Theatre, now playing through Sunday, July 12, 2026. Producers Jerry Goehring , Mark Lunsford , and Nik Dodani will lead the show’s life beyond Berkeley, in association with Poetic License ( Adeel Ahmed & Ritesh Batra), and joined by Foresight Theatrical ’s Aaron Lustbader as Executive Producer and Alex Wolfe as General Manager.

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Directed by Tony Award winner Rachel Chavkin , The Lunchbox is based on the award-winning film of the same name by Ritesh Batra, and features an original score by The Lazours .

Set in bustling Mumbai, The Lunchbox tells the story of a lunchbox delivery meant for one man that lands in the hands of another, sparking an unlikely bond between a young wife longing to be seen and a widower nearing retirement. As notes pass back and forth with each meal, their words blossom into a romance that might save them both.

In addition to Kuhoo Verma , who recently broke out with her run in Heathers Off-Broadway, the show stars Manu Narayan , with Hashini Amarasinghe, Savidu Geevaratne , Akshara Gunda, Shaarada Trayi Karthik, Benjamin Mathew, Vaibu Mohan , Shiv Nadkarni, Anisha Nagarajan , Nasir Panjwani , Yash Ramanujam, Sushma Saha , Kinshuk Sen , Caryna Shah, Aathaven Tharmarajah , Vishal Vaidya , and Levin Valayil .

The creative team includes Mimi Lien (Scenic Design), Arjun Bhasin (Costume Design), Bradley King (Lighting Design), Justin Stasiw (Sound Design), Charles G. LaPointe (Wig and Hair Design), Nathan Koci , Rohan Krishnamurthy, Daniel Lazour , and Arun Ramamurthy (Co-Orchestrations), and Sheela Ramesh (Music Direction). Casting is by The Telsey Office : Kristian Charbonier and Adam Caldwell , with Keertana Sastry and Priya Ghosh.

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_Originally reported by [BroadwayWorld](https://www.broadwayworld.com/san-francisco/article/THE-LUNCHBOX-Gets-Final-Extension-at-Berkeley-Rep-Producing-Team-Revealed-20260623)._