Children In Need always showcases an amazing array of West End shows and this year will be no different. In fact, in a special one-night-only event, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Oliver award-wining SCHOOL OF ROCK will host this year’s BBC Radio 2’s BBC Children in Need Gala on 6 November 2017, at their London home the New London Theatre...

She's had a fantastic few years, becoming a West-End sensation in FUNNY GIRL and going on to reprise the role in the UK and Ireland tour but now it's time for Natasha Barnes to break out into the music business in her own right! Sony Music has announced her debut single Supermodel, will be released this September, followed by a whole album of original and classic tunes...

This summer, the British Theatre Academy took over the West End with a double run of shows at the Ambassadors Theatre. One of the two shows showcasing a fantastically talented young cast was 13 THE MUSICAL, which ran until 23 August. We've got some fantastic production photos from the run which looked positively wonderful...

It's been a dream run for the cast and crew of the stunning BAT OUT OF HELL. After TWO extensions and more standing ovations than you could possibly imagine, Andrew Polec made an emotional speech after its last show on 22 August 2017 before leaving the theatre with Christina Bennington on the back of a motorbike and announcing...it'll be back in 2018!! WATCH the full speech and the moment the team live-streamed their plans to return next year...

From the people who brought you The Audition Sessions, last Sunday RyCa Creative presented their latest event designed to shake up the Musical Theatre Cabaret scene: RyCa Refresh.

We can't believe it hasn't happened before, but this November, for the first time, a clothing optional performance of HAIR descends on the capital for one night only! The 10pm show will be a safe space for audiences wishing to forget their troubles...and their clothes, so take a towel and leave your sense of shame at home with the hippies of the 1960's...

We saw them melt hearts at the London Theatre Workshop, but the cast of ORDINARY DAYS have brought the show up to the Edinburgh Fringe for a full run. Making a new home at C Venues, the show is now in a more intimate setting, on a thrust stage, with the barrier between audience and performers distinctly smaller. We chatted to the wonderful Nora Perone about their reasons for transfering the show to Edinburgh, their time at the fringe and, of course, her ultimate StageFave...

Rehearsals are already under way for the new production of THE SWORD AND THE DOPE opening at the Waterloo East Theatre next month and it's already sounding fantastic! They sent us over a little clip from behind the scenes and it's made us even more excited to see it for ourselves...

We're loving chatting to our StageFaves about their summer plans and this week is no exception! Our #SummerMusicalMoment interview series continues with the wonderful Olivier Award-winning Rebecca Trehearne who told us about working abroad, listening to some great musical theatre soundtracks and dreams of visiting Thailand...

From West-End shows to major tours; UK premiers to exciting new musicals, George Rae has certainly been around the block when it comes to Musical Theatre in the UK, but now for the first time, he's heading across the pond! For one night only next February 2018, George will perform “Life is a Caba-RAE: A Scot in New York!” sharing poignant songs and interesting anecdotes from his incredible career with a host of Tony and Olivier award winning special guests! George sent over a special vlog to tell us more about what he has planned for the show at the legendary Feinstein's 54 Below. We wish we lived in NYC!!

We reckon it's going to be one of the biggest shows of the season, but the National Theatre's run of FOLLIES has just become even more exciting! On Tuesday 22 August, the man himself, Stephen Sondheim will chat to Jeremy Sams about the legendary musical, chocked full of StageFaves from Imelda Staunton to Janie Dee. It's in the Dorfman so tickets are extremely limited, but you can enter a ballot to win the chance to get them...sign us up right now!

They're our favourite all-female long-form Musical Theatre troupe (it's a pretty specific niche, right?) and they're taking the fringe by storm! The lovely ladies of NOTFLIX are selling out every show of their Edinburgh run and not only that, they've just announced an extra-special performance! On Friday 18 August at 6pm, the girlgang will be taking to the stage at the Gilded Balloon's Debating Hall for their biggest show to date! Armed with a set of microphones and full band to back them up, the women of the hour will improvise a full one-hour musical before your very eyes...

The fabulous Ryan Carter isn't just a brilliant performer. The StageFaves superstar, currently raising the roof in MOTOWN THE MUSICAL also runs creative company Ryca Creative who are currently rehearsing for an exciting new event, a new type of Musical Theatre cabaret - 'RyCa : Refresh' - on 20 August...

We last saw earlier this year in Sonheim's THE FROGS at the Jermyn Street Theatre and now the Scottish #StageFave is heading across the pond to the great white way for one night only! Next February, George Rae will perform at Broadway's supper club Feinstein's 5/4 Below, sharing stories and singing songs from his 17-year musical theatre career and beyond. He's already announced a host of special guests, from Olivier-winners to Amrican touring superstars, so to all you Broadway-bound MT fans, keep 5 February 2018 in your diary because this is one night not to be missed...

We always knew that Musical Theatre could change lives and the guys and gals of Batley and Spen Youth Theatre Company know it more than most! The company, from the heart of the area represented by the late Jo Cox, are putting on a performance of her favourite show LES MISERABLES in her honour, to raise funds for the project and awareness of the values Jo stood for.

Our #SummerMusicalMoment interview series is in full force and we're feeling the summer vibes! This week, we chatted to BEAUTIFUL's David O'Mahony about his post-West End plans, jetting off to foreign shores and taking his girlfriend with him...as long as she gets a window seat!

It's time for an injection of brand new musical theatre! Following their pitch day earlier this year, The Other Palace has announced that two new shows, SPILT MILK and EVER ONWARD will have public sharings on Friday 11 August and Friday 24 November respectively. Here at StageFaves we love seeing new talent get the platform it deserves and we can't wait to see what these fab new shows are like...

It's official, the smash-hit musical SCHOOL OF ROCK has announced yet another extension along with a whole new 'kids' cast which will take over later this month. We've got all the info on the booking extension, the brand new cast and open auditions for the next batch of young music maestros...

Our #SummerMusicalMoment interview series continues with Joelle Dyson! We chatted to the DREAMGIRLS star about her summer work schedule (it's a busy one), her next big holiday (even though it's a while away!) and her dream summer escape...

Faves founder Terri Paddock has been raving about Conor McPherson's new musical GIRL FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY, inspired by Bob Dylan songs, and judging by this video of Sheila Atim's performance in the show at the Old Vic Theatre, we can understand why! Have a watch...