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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.

15 Dec
2017

After success with their young amateurs’ productions including The Secret Garden and 13 at the West End’s Ambassadors Theatre, the British Theatre Academy (BTA) has announced its summer 2018 season, which will include a major London run of BRING IT ON THE MUSICAL as well as stagings of Spring Awakening and, not to be outdone with today’s big-budget West End announcement, Chicago.

04 Dec
2017

It was a fantastic night for BAT OUT OF HELL on Sunday as it picked up the Evening Standard "Audience Award for Best Musical (voted by the public)" and now the hugely successful show has announced that it will return in April 2018 at the Dominion Theatre...

04 Dec
2017

When we tweeted a quick pic of #StageFaves on the red carpet at last night's Evening Standard Awards, little did we expect to help break an international entertainment news story. But when Lin-Manuel Miranda retweeted it, showing he and his clearly heavily pregnant wife, that's just what happened...

04 Dec
2017

When we tweeted a quick pic of #StageFaves on the red carpet at last night's Evening Standard Awards, little did we expect to help break an international entertainment news story. But when Lin-Manuel Miranda retweeted it, showing he and his clearly heavily pregnant wife, that's just what happened...

03 Dec
2017

We once again salute all the #StageFaves performers and show shortlisted in this year's Evening Standard Theatre Awards, but it was Dreamgirls star Amber Riley and the world premiere of Jim Steinman's BAT OUT OF HELL that took home the musical gongs at tonight's star-studded performance at the West End's Theatre Royal Drury Lane...

03 Dec
2017

We once again salute all the #StageFaves performers and show shortlisted in this year's Evening Standard Theatre Awards, but it was Dreamgirls star Amber Riley and the world premiere of Jim Steinman's BAT OUT OF HELL that took home the musical gongs at tonight's star-studded performance at the West End's Theatre Royal Drury Lane...

01 Dec
2017

As we come to the end of the year, it's time to start celebrating what our #StageFaves have been getting up to this year, and the brilliant guys over at The Curtain Up Show have just announced the nominees for their Album of the Year 2017, in association with TodayTix.

17 Nov
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...

17 Nov
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...

16 Oct
2017

It was a big night for EVERYBODY'S TALKING ABOUT JAMIE last night as the show won the "Best Musical Production" category at the UK Theatre Awards with StageFave John McCrea taking the Best Performance category! But it wasn't just Jamie's night, with the fabulous TOMMY tour and Bristol Old Vic's THE GRINNING MAN picking up awards too...

14 Oct
2017

HAMILTON mania may be hitting the UK right now ahad of its long awaited (and now postponed) West End opening, but we could never forget the joy of Lin-Manuel Miranda's first, Tony Award-Winning show IN THE HEIGHTS. It may have closed last year but the British Theatre Academy are bringing it back for an exclusive three-performance run this October in Stockwell...

13 Oct
2017
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The world-famous film producer Harvey Weinstein has been hit with allegations from many women and has been fired from his own company. But Weinstein wasn't just a producer of films. His Broadway show FINDING NEVERLAND has been due for a West End debut for years but now its future seems even more uncertain. Joanne Sadler from our friends at the Musical Theatre Appreciation Society discusses the future of the musical in light of the recent allegations...

02 Oct
2017
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Who'd have thought history could be so...tuneful? There are certainly a lot of fantastic musicals based on true past events and with HAMILTON about to open in London's West End, we wouldn't be surprised if there were many more to follow! But if we're getting our history from Musicals, shouldn't we know how accurate they are? Lauryn Clarke, from our friends at the Musical Theatre Appreciation Society takes a look at some of the most popular musicals based on historical events and sees how they measure up with the truth...

20 Sep
2017
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Panto season is coming round again and this year's big West End production is DICK WHITTINGTON with an all-star cast of StageFaves. Becky Wallis from our friends at the Musical Theatre Appreciation Society shares her excitement for the Christmas production at the London Palladium and talks about how celebrity casting is becoming as much of a tradition as panto itself!

Last night (17 September 2017), our vlogger Perry O'Bree attended the first-ever The Stage Debut Awards. Watch his full event takeover, including red carpet arrivals and interviews with stars including your #StageFaves musical winners: Miriam Teak-Lee, Samuel Thomas, Christina Bennington (collecting for Andrew Polec) and Everybody's Talking About Jamie composer Dan Gillespie-Sells.

Last night (17 September 2017), our vlogger Perry O'Bree attended the first-ever The Stage Debut Awards. Watch his full event takeover, including red carpet arrivals and interviews with stars including your #StageFaves musical winners: Miriam Teak-Lee, Samuel Thomas, Christina Bennington (collecting for Andrew Polec) and Everybody's Talking About Jamie composer Dan Gillespie-Sells.

Last night (17 September 2017), our vlogger Perry O'Bree attended the first-ever The Stage Debut Awards. Watch his full event takeover, including red carpet arrivals and interviews with stars including your #StageFaves musical winners: Miriam Teak-Lee, Samuel Thomas, Christina Bennington (collecting for Andrew Polec) and Everybody's Talking About Jamie composer Dan Gillespie-Sells.

18 Sep
2017

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!

18 Sep
2017

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!

14 Sep
2017

The nominees for the UK Theatre Awards 2017 have been announced and three StageFaves musicals are on the list! EVERYBODY’S TALKING ABOUT JAMIE, CAROLINE OR CHANGE and TOMMY are all nominated in various categories and Sharon D Clarke, who will host the ceremony this October, has been nominated for Best Performance in a Musical. See the full list of musical theatre categories below, and don't forget the public vote for "The UK's Most Welcoming Theatre" Award with Smooth Radio close this month...