It's no secret that Brit James Corden is a fan of musicals, but he stepped it up on his "Late Late Show", by inviting Tim Minchin, Ben Platt and Abigail Spencer onto his show for a special performance of DONALD: THE MUSICAL, inspired by Minchin's smash hit show MATILDA.

HAMILTON creator Lin-Manuel Miranda joined James Corden for his latest "Crosswalk Musical" segment to spread the love and hippy vibes of HAIR. It might be the most outrageous episode yet of this hilarious segment which takes famous musical theatre shows and condenses them into sections that last the time it takes to cross a road...

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...

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.

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...

The fourth instalment of James Corden's "Crosswalk Musical" segment is a tale as old as time...yup, it's BEAUTY AND THE BEAST! This time, stars of the new film Josh Gad, Dan Stevens and Luke Evans joined the "Crosswalk Musical" cast to take tis famous musical theatre show and condense it into sections that last the time it takes to cross an American road. There were dodgeballs (why!?), trust exercises and a LOT of traffic...

She won our hearts on "I'd Do Anything" all those years ago and ever since, Samantha Barks' career has gone from strength to strength on both sides of the pond! Now, our favourite big-screen Eponine is heading to Broadway as the lead in the stage adaptation of PRETTY WOMAN opposite Steve Kazee...

She's currently stealing the show in WAR PAINT across the pond, but as that show posts its closing notice, Patti Lupone is setting her sight on a new project - on the West End!! It has been announced that Patti will star in a new production of COMPANY that will hit the West End in Autumn 2018...

The Phantom is back! 24601 returns! Our love for him...never dies! Ramin Karimloo is heading back to the London stage January 2018 at the Royal Festival Hall. "Back from Broadway" will run for one night only as part of the Southbank Centre's Autumn/winter season and we're sure tickets will be going fast, so grab them before it's too late!

We've found our new StageFave! Eleven-year-old Luke Chacko became a YouTube sensation when he was filmed flawlessly belting out the famous Frozen song "Let It Go" in front of Elsa herself, Idina Menzel on one of her recent tour dates. The video quickly went viral and he was soon asked to appear on The Ellen Show where he spoke about his love for singing and how that has meant he often gets bullied in school. What he didn't know was that Idina was waiting backstage to surprise him live in front of The Ellen Show studio audience...

From West-End shows to major tours; UK premiers to exciting new musicals, George Rae has certainly been around the block when it comes to Musical Theatre in the UK, but now for the first time, he's heading across the pond! For one night only next February 2018, George will perform “Life is a Caba-RAE: A Scot in New York!” sharing poignant songs and interesting anecdotes from his incredible career with a host of Tony and Olivier award winning special guests! George sent over a special vlog to tell us more about what he has planned for the show at the legendary Feinstein's 54 Below. We wish we lived in NYC!!

We last saw earlier this year in Sonheim's THE FROGS at the Jermyn Street Theatre and now the Scottish #StageFave is heading across the pond to the great white way for one night only! Next February, George Rae will perform at Broadway's supper club Feinstein's 5/4 Below, sharing stories and singing songs from his 17-year musical theatre career and beyond. He's already announced a host of special guests, from Olivier-winners to Amrican touring superstars, so to all you Broadway-bound MT fans, keep 5 February 2018 in your diary because this is one night not to be missed...

The third instalment of James Corden's "Crosswalk Musical" segment is another long-running West End classic THE LION KING. "Crosswalk Musicals" take a famous musical theatre show and condense it into sections that last the time it takes to cross an American road. This time, James brought movie stars Rose Byrne and Seth Rogen along for the ride and we think it might be the funniest one yet...

He already brought us GREASE but now it's time for a West End staple. As part of his "Crosswalk Musicals" segment, James Corden takes a classic show and condenses it into sections that last the time it takes to cross an American road. His second foray into this hilarious Musical style is the Andrew Lloyd Webber fave PHANTOM OF THE OPERA. Get ready to laugh, cry and gasp...in 30 second segments...

London has been taken over by DREAMGIRLS fever for a few months now and it's not looking like it's going away any time soon. With powerhouse performances from Olivier Award-winning Amber Riley and te incredible Marisha Wallace to keep coming back, are we really surprised? But we've found a version of the classing song "And I'm telling you I'm not going" which is a little different. 12-year-old Reuben de Maid from Wales, delivered a stunning performance of the song on American show Ellen, before opening up to Ellen DeGeneres about his love of singing and make-up. WATCH the full performance and inspiring interview in full...

It's been far too long, but the wait is almost over. Our favourite wicked witch Idina Menzel has landed on our shores and begins the UK leg of her #IdinaWorldTour this Wednesday 14 June in Bristol before heading down to the Royal Albert Hall and beyond. She recorded a video message to all her fans in the UK and we're SUPER excited! We can't wait to laugh and cry along with our original Elphaba. Get those voices warmed up guys, the belting-queen is BACK...