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Check here for the latest musical news with links to all your #StageFaves performers, shows and theatres. Also look out for our regular #GetSocial features and contributions from our syndicate media partners including MyTheatreMates.com and the Musical Theatre Appreciation Society.

02 Apr
2018

It's a total phenomenon, earned Lin-manuel Miranda a Pulitzer Prize and will no doubt go on to run for years on both sides of the Atlantic. Our #StageFavesSongOfTheWeek this week is "Alexander Hamilton" - the opening number from HAMILTON, performed live at the Grammy's in 2016...

30 Mar
2018

He may have shot to fame after winning the X Factor all those years ago but Joe McElderry is now a musical theatre actor in his own right. His leading performance in JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOUR DREAMCOAT has earned him legions of new fans. Here he is singing the modern classic "Close Every Door", live at the London Palladium...

29 Mar
2018

Mods and would-be mods were fighting over ALL OR NOTHING's vintage 1960s scooter at last night's West End gala for the Small Faces musical as it transferred for an extended West End season at the Ambassadors Theatre. How many chart-topping legends can you spot? Be sure to check out our extensive photo gallery!

29 Mar
2018

The UK premiere of LOVEBITES heads to the White Bear Theatre this April 2018 and the cast has now been announced...

29 Mar
2018

This year, the legendary charity production, WEST END EUROVISION returns to London for the first time in four years. This April, eight West End shows will compete at the Shaftesbury Theatre. The shows have now unveiled their Ident Movies and are seeking public votes to win the coveted "Best Video Ident" trophy. Watch them all and giggle along with your StageFaves...

28 Mar
2018

On 27 March, the stagey community celebrated World Theatre Day 2018! Tonnes of fans and #StageFaves alike shared their photos, experiences and videos all about their love for theatre! We've put together our Top Tweets pick from #WorldTheatreDay which we think sums up the joy we all feel when we settle in to watch a great show...

28 Mar
2018

On Saturday 24 May 2018, students in America were joined by thousands of fellow citizens for the "March For Our Lives" rally in Washington DC. The protest, to end gun violence, has been supported by many famous names including performers in theatre. Lin-Manuel Miranda and Ben Platt came together during the rally to perform their duet "found tonight" live from Washington to support the students...

27 Mar
2018

It's back and better than ever! ‘Magic at the Musicals with Cadbury Dairy Milk’ is set to return to London’s Royal Albert Hall for one night only on 21st May 2018 with a brand new show and a 60 piece orchestra...

It’s only two weeks until the biggest theatre awards of the years, so time to see how excited the lucky nominees are getting about the big night, starting with Best New Musical.

25 Mar
2018

The fantastic comedy songwriter Alexander Bermange seems to have a lot of friends on the West End and he's bringing some of them together again in his new musical review I WISH MY LIFE WERE LIKE A MUSICAL. With WICKED alums Suzie Mathers and Oliver Savile being joined by other spectacular StageFaves, this certainly an evening of giggles not to be missed...

24 Mar
2018

Based on the 1992 Disney movie, ALADDIN is currently wowing audiences on London's West End. Back in 2016, the Genie himself stopped by the London Palladium with some fabulous castmates to perform the song "Friend Like Me" from the show. Watch the full performance here, and even check out a sneak peak behind the scenes, all on this week's #PalladiumPicks...

Everybody’s Talking About Jamie’s John McCrea was on the sofa in the Oliviers Facebook studio, plus Girl From the North Country’s Sheila Atim gave viewers a quick sneak peek into her dressing room...

23 Mar
2018

Kinda like Rock of Ages meets Camelot? Or Game of Thrones crossed with Mamma Mia? KNIGHTS OF THE ROSE, a new jukebox musical set in the Middle Ages to a backdrop of rock classics, will get its world premiere this summer at the West End's Arts Theatre, directed and choreographed by Racky Plews...

22 Mar
2018

We love a fresh take on a classic and we also love Will Young. That bodes well for this new music video released by the team behind STRICTLY BALLROOM. Listen to Will and the cast perform a beautiful rendition of "Time After Time" and get super excited for the show to open this month...

22 Mar
2018

KISS ME KATE is heading back to the London stage as part of a new tour and it'll be hitting the London Coliseum this June. Casting has now been announced for this exciting production from Opera North...

21 Mar
2018

The classic film that has stolen hearts onstage for years has announced an extension to its tour. DIRTY DANCING will now run into 2019 with tickets on sale from 23 March...

21 Mar
2018

A transatlantic partnership has been formed between Katy Lipson of Aria Entertainment and Tony Award-winning producer Jim Kierstead who will work together to bring new and groundbreaking musical theatre productions to London and New York. The first of these productions will be new musical UNEXPECTED JOY which will head to the Southwark Playhouse after an Off-Broadway run...

21 Mar
2018

Fans have been waiting for what seems like a lifetime for this - and it's nearly here! Carrie Hope Fletcher's debut album "When The Curtain Falls" is available for preorder and will be released on 30 March. To get us even MORE excited, she's shared the track list...

20 Mar
2018

One of the most fun, timeless classics of all has to be RETURN TO THE FORBIDDEN PLANET and now it's time for it to return (see what we did there) to London for a run at Upstairs at the Gatehouse...

20 Mar
2018

The living legend that is Stephen Sondheim has a prolific back catalogue of hit after hit after hit. But what about the songs that never made it into our favourite shows? Now we can hear those songs live onstage, reimagined as MARRY ME A LITTLE, breathing new life into these trunk songs...