With Rock of Ages confirmed to return this year, amongst other current touring shows such as Jersey Boys, Cilla, Son of a Preacher Man, Beautiful and The Band (now announced for the West End too), Amanda Reynolds asks, are ‘jukebox musicals’ taking over the theatre world?

Mousetrap Theatre Projects’ 21st-anniversary gala celebration this month will feature musical excerpts from Everybody’s Talking About Jamie, Mamma Mia! and Dreamgirls as well as appearances from Michael Xavier Tyrone Huntley and Rachel Tucker. It's all happening Sunday 18 March 2018 at the West End's Prince of Wales Theatre.

Get your Sequins, spandex and glitter balls at the ready and prepare for a raucous night of fun because after four whole years away, West End Eurovision is back for one night only this April!!

Between #BlueMonday, the freezing cold and some very soggy snow, everyone was in need of a pick-me-up this week! Luckily it was also #NationalHugDay and the perfect excuse to spread some love! From hugs to waves and cozy cuppas, we’ve counted down 10 top tweets from our #StageFaves that give you that warm and fuzzy feeling!

Welcome to 2018! What’s the best way to start the New Year? By checking out our sparkling top 20 #StageFave New Year tweets of course! Here's to another #stagey year of fantastic theatre!

It’s not all bagpipes and Brigadoon! West-End superstars Shona White and Kieran Brown are pairing up for one night only this November in celebration of all things scottish. The seasoned StageFaves will be celebrating St Andrews Day in style with a host of leading West End performers in London at the Arts Theatre. Oh, and there's going to be a quiz...

We know we know, it's the most wonderful day of the year. We know, it's been on your calendars since January and you've been counting the days since the new year, but it's finally here - #WorldEmojiDay has filled our twitter feed with happy poop faces (faeces?) and a language completely consisting of cartoon doodles. And your favourite musicals have been joining in! Marvel at the beauty of the WHOLE OF LES MISERABLES written out in emojis, figure out which HAIRSPRAY song involves pointy fingers and a snare drum and try and guess what tunes you're going to be sailing to during the Stages cruise...and don't forget to tweet us yours @StageFaves. We'll retweet our favourite ones!

Who'd our vlogger Perry O'Bree catch up with at West End Live? Watch all his backstage video interviews from both days with West End stars including Ben Forster, Jade Ewen, Danny Mac, Cassidy Janson, Marisha Wallace, Kerry Ellis, Rachel Tucker, Tyrone Huntley, John Partridge (in drag!), Lucie Jones, Jason Manford and many others from Aladdin, An American in Paris, The Phantom of the Opera, Mamma Mia!, Five Guys Named Moe, On the Town, The Lion King, Everybody Loves Jamie, Half a Sixpence and The Wind in the Willows - to name a few!

We took an awful lot of photos ourselves at West End Live this year, and we looked at thousands more over the weekend. But as #WestEndLive trended globally, there was one snapper whose pics we were continually favouriting: Ollie Cole (a.k.a. @ProducerOllie). Check out some of his Twitter collections of your #StageFaves below...

Were you in the sea of theatre fans on Day One of West End Live 2017 (24 June) in Trafalgar Square? How many of these incredible performances - including Aladdin, Dreamgirls, Kinky Boots, Half a Sixpence, Les Miserables, Wicked and a first London look at Everybody's Talking About Jamie - did you catch? Watch anew or watch again (and again) with our video list in order of appearance. They never get old. Ready for Day Two?

With major cast changes at LES MISÉRABLES and MAMMA MIA! we thought it was time to catch up with some cast tweets! Here are 10 of our favourites!

We've already announced that Björn Ulvaeus is aiming to bring his immersive project MAMMA MIA! THE PARTY to London (it's already been a huge success in Stockholm) and they're currently trying to get planning permission in Waterloo. We've got an awesome trailer for the party to get us all excited. My my, we hope it comes over here soon...

My my, what a fantastic idea! When Björn Ulvaeus saw how much fun audiences were having at performances of MAMMA MIA! he wondered how they could take the awesome atmosphere further. Thus, MAMMA MIA! THE PARTY was born. Opening in Stockholm last year, it has been a huge sell-out success, and now Björn wants to bring the fun and festivities to London...

It's less than a month until #WestEndLIVE 2017 begins and we can't wait to spend a day hanging out in the sun watching our #StageFaves perform the best showtunes in front of an audience of thousands - FOR FREE!! To whet our appetites, the lovely organisers have released the shows that will be taking part. One thing's for sure, it's going to be a star studded line-up, and it's going to be GREAT! So don't wait a second longer, see if your favourite show is going to be there...

Theatre and cakes together – what could be better? This year’s West End Bake Off raised more than £5000 for Acting for Others as teams from 17 shows baked a host of sugary delights! 42ND STREET took the prize but there were spectacular cakes from lots of #StageFaves! We’ve rounded up 10 tweets from the day.

Were you at #WestEndBakeOff on Saturday? Our fantastic vlogger Perry O'Bree was, and he spent the day meeting #StageFaves and hanging out by the beautiful baking creations. Read our round-up of the fab morning, see who won and check out Perry's video diary...

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...