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28 Sep
2017

It brought a slice of Parisian romance to London's West End but it's time for the new musical, inspired by the Hollywood classic of the same name, to bid a fond farewell. AN AMERICAN IN PARIS is now playing its fina 14 weeks, anding on 6 January 2018. But fear not, it has been filmed for future release...

27 Sep
2017

This month FIVE GUYS NAMED MOE jived into in London transforming the brand new purpose-built MARBLE ARCH THEATRE into a steamy 1940’s jazz joint. While the all-singing all-dancing Five Guys bring the soul back to London, we’re bringing you 10 top cast tweets! Come join the party…

26 Sep
2017

"She’s grotesque. A possessive beast of a woman, to be sure. But look on the bright side, Beau: she's got a lovely personality. Somewhere. Under all the fur." This is BEAUTY & THE BEAST as you've never seen it before! The award-winning team behind BUZZ are back this Christmas with a gender-swapped reimagining of the classic fairytale which will premiere at the Kings Head in December...

26 Sep
2017

Lasting a year on the West End is an achievement worth celebrating, but 15? That's something special! That's exactly what STOMP just did. The raucous, rhythmical geniuses celebrated STOMP's 15th anniversary on 15 September and the cast celebrated with a singalong and a big birthday cake...

26 Sep
2017

It was a famous flop when it had its West End premiere in 2008 at the New London Theatre, but now IMAGINE THIS is back. The Union Theatre has announced the first London revival of the ill-fated show which will run from October this year...

22 Sep
2017

The wonderful Cleve September has had a busy few months! The IN THE HEIGHTS star, currently performing in JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR and soon to be in the original West End cast of HAMILTON is one talented man! But he's also a lovely one and he somehow managed to squeeze a little time in his manic schedule to hang out with our own StageFave star and vlogger Shalana Serafina. Expect life stories, laughter, dance lessons and...cereal talk???

22 Sep
2017

The wonderful Cleve September has had a busy few months! The IN THE HEIGHTS star, currently performing in JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR and soon to be in the original West End cast of HAMILTON is one talented man! But he's also a lovely one and he somehow managed to squeeze a little time in his manic schedule to hang out with our own StageFave star and vlogger Shalana Serafina. Expect life stories, laughter, dance lessons and...cereal talk???

22 Sep
2017

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...

19 Sep
2017

There aren't many shows that survive more than a year on the West End and those that do deserve a celebration! On 15 September 2017, KINKY BOOTS, which is enjoying a hugely successful run at the Adelphi Theatre, celebrated its second bithday and true to form it was cute, colourful and KINKY! Watch the video of the celebrations here...

19 Sep
2017

The folks at The Other Palace are continuing their commitment to new musical theatre by announcing a work-in-progress production Alain Boublil’s MANHATTAN PARISIENNE this October. Best known for his work as the lyricist of LES MISEABLES and MISS SAIGON, Boubil's show will run from 10 - 21 October 2017 and the cast has now been announced...

19 Sep
2017

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!

19 Sep
2017

She won our hearts on Strictly, wowed us with her dancing feet in FLASHDANCE and now Joanne Clifton is donning some headgear for the London fringe premier of TOP HAT which heads to Upstairs at the Gatehouse for a run over Christmas...

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!

15 Sep
2017

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...

The latest entry in our #FirstNightTakeover series sees Perry O'Bree visiting the brand new purpose-built Marble Arch Theatre for the opening night (14 September 2017) of the new revival of FIVE GUYS NAMED MOE. Featuring photo booths, interval conga lines, Elaine Paige, original cast members, new cast members, Matt Lucas, after-show parties, Cameron Mackintosh, specially made cocktails and more - there really ain't no party like a Perry-O'Bree-meets-Five-Guys-Named-Moe party!

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...

We've known our Mack and our Mabel for a while, but the London Musical Theatre Orchestra have now announced the full cast for the one-night-only concert at the Hacknew Empire on 23 September 2017. And to celebrate the first day of rehearsal, they've released a video of David Bedella singing ‘I Won’t Send Roses’ - oh, and don't forget to enter our MACK AND MABEL competition to win tickets!

14 Sep
2017

What a line-up! Clare Burt has been announced as Kelsey Grammar's co-star in the greatly anticipated BIG FISH! She completes the company of the show which will open this November at The Other Palace...

14 Sep
2017

All Star Productions are continuing their trend of bringing back classic but rarely revived musical theatre with a production of METROPOLIS. It's been 30 years since its debut on the West End and it will enjoy an October run at the Ye Olde Rose and Crown. Casting has now been announced and it's made us even more excited to see this long-awaited revival...