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2017
The first "Live At The Other Palace" has been announced and it's a big one! The new series, curated by Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber, will kick off this Sunday 23 April 2017 at The Other Palace in London Victoria, with #StageFave Lin-Manuel Miranda "In Conversation". What questions would you ask?
2017
Last night was the primetime broadcast of the 2017 Olivier Awards on ITV! Fans finally got to see for themselves the glitz and glamour of Sunday's star-studded event and watch their #StageFaves perform songs from nominated shows. There was an awful lot of fan love in particular for Gary Barlow, Amber Riley and Lin-Manuel Miranda, but they were far from being the only stars worthy of praise. Here are our 18 favourite (and some of the funniest) audience tweets while watching the show. (You must scroll down to see young Jena's reaction to Amber!)...
2017
It's no secret that belting out your favourite showtunes is one of life's guilty pleasures when you're alone...but have you ever tried NOT singing along? We spotted this hilarious challenge on YouTube. Tune in...
2017
The #OlivierAwards ceremony may have ended at 10pm, but the night went on until morning! Here's our collection of favourite tweets from the party bus, the celebration, and the aftermath!
Audra McDonald will perform exclusively for the Memoriam section of this year's Olivier Awards on Sunday, while further #StageFaves presenters announced for the final line-up include Amanda Holden and Hamilton creator Lin-Manuel Miranda...
2017
On Wednesday this week (22 March 2017), two of our greatest living musical theatre composers, Andrew Lloyd Webber (69) and Stephen Sondheim (87) both had birthdays. Fellow multi award-winning composer and #StageFave Lin-Manuel Miranda celebrated by throwing a party on Twitter and causing a viral sensation. We invite you to the #SondWebParty here...
2017
Happy #RedNoseDay! Have you seen the StageFaves featured in Comic Relief's brilliant new video? Lin-Manuel Miranda and Rebel Wilson audition to become Stephen Hawking's new voice, while Andrew Lloyd Webber takes to the keyboards to compose a new musical in honour of the scientist, Everybody's Hawking. Plus, KINKY BOOTS is on fundraising fire for Comic Relief...
2017
As AN AMERICAN IN PARIS prepares for its West End premiere tomorrow night (20 March 2017), we take a look at some of the Americans in London who are proving a hit with #StageFaves musical fans. And several of them have connections beyond their country of birth... Who have you seen onstage? Who are we missing to shout about?
After looking back at the musical theatre successes of 2016, Musical Theatre Review opened the year by previewing some of the 2017 musical theatre openings we know about so far in the West End, on the London Fringe and across the UK. Here are some of the big ones coming up fast. Where are we up to?
2017
Some of our more famous #StageFaves are capable of creating their own mini Twitterstorms. Here are the Top Tweets from this week, which have generated the most shares and likes. Amongst the performers making this week's list: Lin-Manuel Miranda, Cynthia Erivo, Carrie Hope Fletcher and Lea Salonga...
Musical Theatre Appreciation Society's Kate Rose wonders, why are the theatre scenes on Broadway and in the West End so different?
Hamilton fever has hit London and is receiving mixed opinions. Musical Theatre Appreciation Society's Willy Mukendi-Wood wonders why all the animosity...
If you didn't manage to get HAMILTON tickets via last week's priority booking, you'll want them even more now with initial West End casting announced. #StageFaves stalwarts including Rachelle Ann Go, Jason Pennycooke, Giles Terera and more...
This is happening, people! HAMILTON starts performances at the West End's Victoria Palace Theatre on 21 November 2017, with an official press night on 7 December. Booking opens this month for dates until 30 June 2018. It will also be the first show to introduce fully paperless ticketing to crack down on touts...
How did your favourites fare in The Curtain Up Show's Album of the Year accolades? Only three could be named winners across the categories for Best UK Cast Recording, Best American Cast Recording and Best Non Cast Recording...
2017
Happy New Year! 2017 is fast upon us and it’s time to sort out those New Year’s Resolutions! If you’re looking for inspiration, check out our 10 fave tweets from our #StageFaves to give you some ideas!