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2017
How'd you do in your history lessons at school? You may have formed a completely different perspective on the 20th century if you'd been taught like this! "First as tragedy. Second as farce. Now a musical." Brand-new British musical THE END OF HISTORY has just received its world premiere at London's Tristan Bates Theatre, where its limited season continues until 2 December 2017 only. We've rounded up our fave reviews, videos and tweets about this totally, absolutely, historically accurate show.
2017
American Marisha Wallace is conquering London. She's won us over in DREAMGIRLS and at West End Live and other events since she became Amber Riley's alternate last year. Now, as she takes over the role of Effie White full time from tonight (20 November 2017), she also this week releases her debut album and announces two concerts at the Charing Cross Theatre in the lead-up to Christmas... Plus, we're giving away tickets and albums!
2017
What do Amber Riley and the cast of Dreamgirls do on their night off? Help launch a new 1980s jukebox musical, of course. Conceived and co-written by Dreamgirls ensemble member Ashley Luke Lloyd, MAD ON HER has a strictly limited season of weekend performances at Above the Arts Theatre. Check out our party pics and production shots...
2017
The National's revival of Sondheim's FOLLIES gets three big nods in this year's Evening Standard Theatre Awards shortlists, announced today. And seven shows, including two from the Menier Chocolate Factory, are named for audience voting for Best Musical...
2017
James Corden's "Crosswalk Musical" segment continues with a British classic...MARY POPPINS and this one actually took place in London. James was joined by Sir Ben Kingsley for this hilarious segment which takes famous musical theatre shows and condenses them into sections that last the time it takes to cross a road...
2017
Theatre worth traveling for! TIGER BAY THE MUSICAL receives its world premiere this week at Wales Millennium Centre in Cardiff. Watch our series of videos with stars John Owen-Jones, Noel Sullivan, Dom Hartley-Harris and newcomer Vikki Bebb (and more!) as they lead the 39-strong cast to opening night…
2017
The clock is ticking and the time to enter our fab StageFaves competition is running out! Alexandra Silber, Broadway and West End star of FIDDLER ON THE ROOF has written a book inspired by the show and you could win one of five signed copies! If you're a fan of Fiddler, you'll love "After Anatevka" which imagines what happens next for the characters.
Casting has been announced for the West End transfer of the Old Vic's production of GIRL FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY, which begins its run at the Noel Coward Theatre in December. With many of the original cast being joined by some fantastic new faces, we can already tell it's going to be wonderful! Check out the full cast, watch the new trailer and send them some StageFaves cheer!
The excitement is palpable for the Southwark Playhouse's run of BANANAMAN! With a fabulous cast of StageFaves now announced and a load of potassium-rich energy pumping through their veins, the team behind this brand new show are gearing up for a big success, so watch these funny videos to get you all excited for opening night...
We LOVE #JerryAndKevin, the gay dads from SCHOOL OF ROCK who bring us hilarious (and gloriously tuneful) snippets of songs every week to brighten up our Twitter feed! We've rounded up some of the recent videos that made us giggle the most so that you can get in on the fun too!
Everybody get ready, a brand new leading man will be unleashed on London's West End from Tuesday 7th November! Ben Irish joins the cast of the critically acclaimed rock musical THE TOXIC AVENGER for the rest of the run at the Arts Theatre...
2017
It must feel like coming home for David Thaxton, who has announced his return to LES MISERABLES in the role of Javert, which he first played back in 2014. The seasoned cast member will return to the longest running musical on the West End early next year...
2017
We've been waiting for a revival for so long and the wait is finally coming to an end! This November, THE WOMAN IN WHITE opens at the Charing Cross Theatre and in case we weren't excited enough, they've released this beautiful video of "I Believe My Heart" to tide us over until we can see it for real...
2017
StageFave superstar Alexandra Silber has been in FIDLER ON THE ROOF both on Broadway and the West End. Her connection to the show was so deep she's written a novel, "After Anatevka", imagining what happens after the famous musical ends. She chatted to Broadway.com about the novel, the show that inspired it and what it all means to her...
2017
The London Musical Theatre Orchestra are on a roll of phenomenal successes and their next production, A CHRISTMAS CAROL looks like it's going to continue the tradition. Michael Xavier, Lucie Jones and more fabulous StageFaves will join Robert Lindsay (who is to play Scrooge) this December at the Lyceum Theatre...
2017
Tom Fletcher has been busy since writing his book "THE CHRISTMASAURUS". This November, the book and CD will be released, marking the first time an author has written a soundtrack to their novel. Now, it's heading to the Eventim Apollo, Hammersmith, for 10 dates only with a host of big names including his wife and sister!
2017
They're the Kings and Queens of British Improv. SHOWSTOPPER, the Olivier Award-winning, fully-improvised musical, have announced a new set of dates for 2018, marking their fourth year in London's West End...
2017
This year, West End Bares raised a stonking £50,000 for the Make A Difference Trust, breaking last year's record! West End StageFaves were out in full force with celeb hosts like Graham Norton and Mark Gatiss and treated the audience to a night of dance, debauchery and spelbinding naughtiness. We've rounded up our favourite sexy snaps from "Ruby Strippers" along with a video of all the highlights...
2017
It's one of the most hotly anticipated West End openings this decade and now the process of re-booking seats due to the delayed opening is done, the producers of HAMILTON have announced a further release of tickets for the first booking period of the show...
2017
We've seen the women do their thing, but now it's time for the men of #RyCaRefresh to show us what they've got! The musical WAITRESS has taken Broadway by storm and the soundtrack has made its way over to the UK. In a recent concert, RyCa Creative reworked the song in three parts, and we're sure you'll agree, it's goosebump-worthy stuff!