LUCKY STIFF is back in London and it's coming to the Union Theatre this September! The 1988 show about a shoe salesman trying to gain the inheritance of his late uncle will play for a month and the full cast has now been announced, led by JUDY! star Tom Elliot Reade...

We already know you like musicals, but who doesn't like to laugh, eh? Nobody, that's who! So we may have just found your new favourite musical. Written by American Idol’s Andy Street and actor Jonathan Kydd, DOODLE is a new musical, set in the classic comedy goldmine of World War II (err...). Honestly though, it sounds hilarious, and we're in luck because it's coming to the Waterloo East theatre next January. If you can't wait until then though, we've got a teaser trailer to tide you over until the new year...

As the From Page to Stage festival comes to a close on 3 September, the big question now is what lies next for these fantastic new shows? After a work in progress run at The Other Palace during the festival, Steven Sater and Burt Bacharach's musical SOME LOVERS have released a new trailer with some clips of the live show mixed with the soundtrack. Where would you like to see the show go next..?

Something WICKED this way comes...and it's going to keep coming back again and again, because the smash hit American Musical has announced it's now extended (for the 24th time!!) right up until December 2018...

It's a very exciting time for StageFaves stars Sam O'Hanlon and Charles Blyth who are both preparing for their West End Debuts in The Simon and Garfunkel Story, opening at the Lyric Theatre next week. And as a special present to StageFaves, Sam and Charles (who play Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel respectively) gave us an exclusive performance of the Simon and Garfunkel classic: The Sound of Silence.

* Klaxon sound! * Everyone take note...The Other Palace have announced a programme change! Award-winning actor and pianist Hershey Felder presents the UK premiere of OUR GREAT TCHAIKOVSKY, replacing the previously announced double bill of his musical plays about two other composers: Irving Berlinand Maestro Leonard Bernstein...

We always love the amazing concerts and unique performances at Live At Zedel and the announcement of their Autumn/Winter season has us - dare we say it - excited for the summer to end! *cue gasps from the front row!* The unique live entertainment concept at The Crazy Coqs will host loads of StageFaves over the next few months, so get your diary out, take a gander at the talent on show and get your booking fingers out...

The London Musical Theatre Orchestra are going from strength to strength and this Autumn will be no exception! Their next show MACK AND MABEL will take place at the Hackney Empire and casting has now been announced! David Bedella will join Natasha J Barnes and Tiffany Graves for the concert that will take place on 23 September...

The Old Vic Theatre and Sony Music Entertainment have announced the release of the Official London Cast Recording of GIRL FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY. Featuring lyrics and music by Bob Dylan, the album was recorded at the iconic Abbey Road Studios and will be released this September...

For avid theatregoers, a night seeing their favourite musical on the West End can be tantamount to a religious experience! A rarer treat however, and one many can only dream about, is the chance to go backstage and...wait for it...meet the cast!! Becky Wallis, a theatre blogger and self-confessed HALF A SIXPENCE superfan, was one of the lucky few to take part in a MasterCard experience which involved just that, and shared her experience along with some cool insights into the production most of us weren't aware of...

Set against the backdrop of austerity Britain, this funny, feisty and heartbreaking new musical follows six unlikely friends as they stick two fingers up at THE STATE OF THINGS. Ahead of its opening next week at the Brockley Jack Theatre, composer and lyricist Elliot Clay writes a guest blog for StageFaves to tell us about the show and the story behind it.

We're spending our summer chatting to StageFaves about their holiday plans and this week we have an exciting exclusive video! Our #SummerMusicalMoment interview series continues with the talented Mamma Mia! star Richard Carson who chatted to us about his holiday plans and his eclectic taste in music...

Children In Need always showcases an amazing array of West End shows and this year will be no different. In fact, in a special one-night-only event, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Oliver award-wining SCHOOL OF ROCK will host this year’s BBC Radio 2’s BBC Children in Need Gala on 6 November 2017, at their London home the New London Theatre...

This summer, the British Theatre Academy took over the West End with a double run of shows at the Ambassadors Theatre. One of the two shows showcasing a fantastically talented young cast was 13 THE MUSICAL, which ran until 23 August. We've got some fantastic production photos from the run which looked positively wonderful...

It’s Bank Holiday Weekend! And even better, the weather forecast looks bright and sunny! We rounded up 10 top tweets from our #StageFaves that capture that Bank Holiday mood!

It’s less than a month until HAMILTON rehearsals start and we can’t contain our excitement! Even better, there are so many other great #StageFaves shows to catch over the next few months as well. Take a sneak peek at what’s coming up with our top ten rehearsal tweets…

It’s less than a month until HAMILTON rehearsals start and we can’t contain our excitement! Even better, there are so many other great #StageFaves shows to catch over the next few months as well. Take a sneak peek at what’s coming up with our top ten rehearsal tweets…

We can't believe it hasn't happened before, but this November, for the first time, a clothing optional performance of HAIR descends on the capital for one night only! The 10pm show will be a safe space for audiences wishing to forget their troubles...and their clothes, so take a towel and leave your sense of shame at home with the hippies of the 1960's...