In recent years, Roger Allam and Simon Russell Beale have taken on the role of cross-dressing Captain Terri Dennis, at the Donmar Warehouse and West End's Noel Coward Theatre, respectively. Now, Simon Green steps into the role for this major Off-West End revival of Peter Nichols' 1977 farce PRIVATES ON PARADE at the Union Theatre next month...

Creepy does it! We predict this may become another cult hit. Bristol Old Vic's fantasy gothic musical THE GRINNING MAN, starring Shockheaded Peter legend Julian Bleach and Louis Maskell, is coming to the West End's Trafalgar Studios.... just in time for a very alternative Christmas.

It's been a sell-out at the Old Vic, where it finishes this Saturday, now more theatregoers will have the chance to see Conor McPherson's amazing musical makeover of Bob Dylan classics in GIRL FROM THE COUNTRY. It transfers to the West End for a limited season from 29 December 2017. We've got the new show trailer to remind you just how stunning it is...

TEDDY's back! The award-winning musical, set in the aftermath of the Blitz, heads out on a national tour in 2018, starting at The Watermill Theatre and finishing off in London at The Vaults...

We can't wait to see his circus skills! Comedian Marcus Brigstocke will play PT Barnum in Gordon Greenberg's revival of BARNUM this Christmas at the Menier Chocolate Factory, along with #StageFaves including Laura Pitt-Pulford, Celinde Schoenmaker, Harry Francis and many more...

She won our hearts on Strictly, wowed us with her dancing feet in FLASHDANCE and now Joanne Clifton is donning some headgear for the London fringe premier of TOP HAT which heads to Upstairs at the Gatehouse for a run over Christmas...

In case you missed our Perry O'Bree's extensive live coverage last night, Andrew Polec, Miriam Teak-Lee, Samuel Thomas and Everyone's Talking About Jamie's composer Dan Gillespie Sells all triumphed at last night's The Stage Debut Awards, the inaugural awards celebrating breakthrough talent. We toast them all!

Tina Turner is excited - and so are we! After two years in development, the musical based on the life of this iconic queen of pop will get its world premiere in the West End, directed by Mamma Mia!'s Phyllida Lloyd. We reckon TINA THE MUSICAL will be...well, simply the best...

We've known our Mack and our Mabel for a while, but the London Musical Theatre Orchestra have now announced the full cast for the one-night-only concert at the Hacknew Empire on 23 September 2017. And to celebrate the first day of rehearsal, they've released a video of David Bedella singing ‘I Won’t Send Roses’ - oh, and don't forget to enter our MACK AND MABEL competition to win tickets!

Andrew Lloyd Webber was so impressed by Anna O'Byrne when she played Christine in his Australian premiere of Love Never Dies that he brought her back to London to make her West End debut as Christine in The Phantom of the Opera. She now takes on the role of Laura Fairlie in the first-ever revival of his 2004 musical THE WOMAN IN WHITE. And some other fab #StageFaves are joining her...

Get ready for some SUPER-sized fun as BANANAMAN flies into London this Christmas! The musical, based on the classic comic book hero, will play at the Southwark Playhouse over the festive period, leaving behind a host of potassium-fueled smiles...

Emma Rice's swansong as artistic director of Shakespeare’s Globe is a musical treat and it has attracted a cast to match, with #StageFaves including Carly Bawden, Joanna Riding, Gareth Snook and Lauren Samuels amongst those appearing in ROMANTICS ANONYMOUS at the Globe's Sam Wanamaker Playhouse this October...

You'll have to wait just a tad longer to see Lin-Manuel Miranda's blockbuster HAMILTON in London. Performances will now start two weeks later than previously announced due to major, ongoing building work in and around the Victoria Palace Theatre. The press night - now on 21 December 2017 - will be the ultimate Christmas present, though!

Are you a fan of Baz Luhrmann's 1992 Australian film hit STRICTLY BALLROOM? Well, get your happy face on! It's finally coming to the West End, directed and choreographed by Brit wunderkind Drew McOnie. Have a look at the video trailer for the UK premiere and start dreaming about who you want on your West End dance card...

What a reunion! HALF A SIXPENCE hasn't even closed yet and already its stars Emma Williams and Charlie Stemp are due to be reunited this Christmas. Emma Williams and Lukus Alexander complete the principal casting for the London Palladium Pantomime this Christmas playing the role of Alice Fitzwarren and Eileen the Cat respectively. The full principal cast has now been announced and it's full to the brim of classic StageFaves...

If you missed the Old Vic's musical stage adaptation of Dr Seuss' wonderful children's book THE LORAX, mark your diaries for the show's three-week return from 15 October 2017. Simon Paisley-Day returns to narrate as The Once-ler with a new cast of #StageFaves just announced...

Roll up, roll up! The greatest show on earth is coming to the Menier Chocolate Factory this Christmas. Gordon 'Guys & Dolls' Greenberg will direct London's first major revival of circus musical BARNUM from 25 November...

Join the Tribe! Andy Coxon, who finishes this weekend in Yank!, leads the 50th-anniversary revival of HAIR as hippy Berger, alongside original Manchester cast members Robert Metson and Laura Johnson as Claude and Sheila. Who else has been cast?

The Stage's inaugural Debut Awards has brand-new musical theatre talent categories including Best Actor in a Musical, Best Actress in a Musical and Best Composer. There's also a Best West End Debut category which includes some already very big names. How many of your #StageFaves are in the running?