It's time to flex those muscles and don your rip-off trousers because West End Bares is back this October for another night of debauchery at the Novello Theatre. This autumn your favourite West End stars are back, oiling themselves up and shakin' some booty for charity and you can see it all with your very eyes! West End Bares 8, in aid of the Make A Difference Trust, will take place on Sunday October 29 to The Novello Theatre at 7pm and 9.30pm. So get ready for a night of hunky men and gorgeous women. We ABS-olutely can't wait!

After a series of hush hush recording sessions, it was announced today that the cast recording for THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS is on its way and will be released on June 16. With a fantastic cast including the likes of Denise Welch, Simon Lipkin and Rufus Hound, this new Stiles & Drewe recording looks set to be a fantastic romp through the classic story. StageFaves were invited to sit in on a recording session in Angel and if what we heard is anything to go by, it's going to be high-octane, hysterical and full of fun!

It's that time of year again! Just one week to go until the third annual WEST END BAKE OFF. The judges have been announced: hoin Babs, Arlene and Janie Dee - as well as #StageFaves' own Perry O'Bree - next Saturday 20 May 2017 as they judge this year's competition. (Will The Girls of the Women's Institute have too unfair an advantage?!) We'd better not spot any soggy bottoms...

Anything he can do she can better. Gemma MacLean and Blair Robertson star as Annie Oakley and Frank Butler in the Union Theatre's new production of ANNIE GET YOUR GUN. Do you know who else is who in this Irving Berlin classic?

Streetlights, People!'s production of Adam Gwon's 2008 Off-Broadway musical four-hander ORDINARY DAYS is revived at London Theatre Workshop for three weeks only after sell-out performances last year at Hen and Chickens Theatre. Do you know who's who?

Never Give Up on Her: After Lucie Jones represents the UK at the Eurovision Song Contest tomorrow night (13 May 2017), she'll return home and hit the road for a six-week stint with The Wedding Singer. All of which is before she then headlines the major new tour of Legally Blonde from September. Lady in demand...

Last month Andy Karl won the top prize at the #OlivierAwards for his fantastic portrayal of Phil Connors in Tim Minchin's musical GROUNDHOG DAY. After taking the show across the pond to Broadway, he's now nominated for a Tony Award too! Andy stopped by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert to chat about the show, the recent MET gala and an unfortunate injury he sustained onstage...

It's their time. The Stephen Sondheim Society Student Performer of the Year Awards is a great annual event highlighting some of the best talent coming up through UK drama schools - and they're all singing Sondheim plus new music too. This year's gala will also be overseen by West End legends including Clive Rowe, Janie Dee, Julia McKenzie and Stiles & Drewe...

The #Eurovision final is on its way and the internet has been buzzing with all manner of chatter about West-End star and #StageFave Lucie Jones, who will be vying for the top spot this Saturday in Ukraine. Britain hasn't won the contest for almost 2 decades but we reckon 2017 is our year! Here's our lowdown on what the RENT star has been getting up to as she preps for the big day...

After a shorter run at Above The Arts Theatre last year, THE QUENTIN DENTIN SHOW will rock out at the Tristan Bates Theatre for a full from 19 June - 29 July and #StageFaves can exclusively announce the cast list...

Holy Moly, here's some ungodly news. The cast has been announced for HOLY CRAP, a new musical by the writers of A SLICE OF SATURDAY NIGHT. We can't wait to see the show at The kings Head next month as we're sure it'll ruffle more than a few feathers...

Six young performers straight out of drama school will make their professional stage debuts alongside #StageFaves veterans in the European premiere of Stephen Schwartz musical WORKING, opening next month at Southwark Playhouse. Wonder how excited they must be feeling about now...

What do Bob Dylan and ABBA have in common? Well...they've both got 'jukebox' musicals! Bob Dylan's 1963 song "Girl from the North Country", from his second studio album, provided inspiration for this world premiere new musical (or is it a play with music?) opening at the Old Vic Theatre this July. We've got two fab songs for you from GIRL FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY (wonder how they came up with the title?!), sung by the cast, to whet your whistle. It certainly doesn't sound like MAMMA MIA!

They may not have won at the #OlivierAwards last month but the cast of THE GIRLS are still on top form in this new trailer of the West End cast doing what they do best...

Matthew Croke joins the cast of ALADDIN this June in the title role and we couldn't be more excited! Watch this sneak peak behind the scenes video as he meets his co-stars Jade Ewen and Trevor Dion Nicholas for the first time. Are you going to see him strut his stuff onstage at the Prince Edward Theatre?

Any SCHOOL OF ROCK fans will know Jerry and Kevin, the proud gay dads of Tomika, the shy but talented vocalist in the school band. But did you know they have their own viral video series!? "Jerry and Kevin's Musical Interlude" is a weekly snippet starring #StageFaves Joel Montague and Nadeem Crowe who chat in-character and perform funny snippets of your favourite showtunes with the help of a 16-key keyboard. Here are five hilarious recent videos in their series...

The nominations for the 2017 #TonyAwards have finally been announced and two shows first seen in London have been nominated for major awards. The Magnificent MISS SAIGON and the glorious GROUNDHOG DAY have been nominated for Best Musical Revival and Best New Musical respectively. To top it all off, West End #StageFaves Andy Karl and Eva Noblezada have been nominated too. Both performers completed a West End run before jetting off to Broadway and we couldn't be more excited that such great British talent is being celebrated over on the Great White Way! Here are our 14 top tweet reactions to the news from both creatives and fans.

A new craze has swept through Facebook this month and loads of #StageFaves are jumping on board! The Musicals Game is super simple and very enlightening. You just copy and paste the musical-themed questions, fill in your answers and then tag friends so you can compare your choices!

Yesterday was the #LondonMarathon2017 and loads of #StageFaves turned out to run the gruelling 26 mile race. Those who were feeling a little less fit took to Twitter to cheer their friends on. Check out our top tweets from the occasion! Have you donated to any of their charitable causes yet?

Composer and lyricist Alexander S Bermange attracted scores of #StageFaves performers for his album Wit & Whimsy, produced by legendary musical director Mike Dixon. Now you can hear his songs live onstage at The Hippodrome this Sunday 30 April with a star-studded line up including the fabulous Kieran Brown, Jemma Revell, David Ribi and 2017 Olivier Award Winner Rebecca Trehearn.