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17 May
2018

It's a big year for film adaptations on Broadway. With FROZEN wowing audiences already it's time for MEAN GIRLS to take centre stage. Tina Fey has adapted her hit film for the stage and the buzz is REAL! She stopped by The Tonight Show to chat to Jimmy Fallon and introduce a performance of "I'd Rather Be Me" sung by Barrett Wilbert who plays Janis in the show...

16 May
2018

This romantic musical comedy, inspired by shocking true events that rocked the tiny island of Key West in the 1930s, has its world premiere from 4 July to 22 September 2018 – and it has quite a twist...

16 May
2018

Hamilton’s a scrappy young immigrant, who defies all expectations to become one of America’s most important political figures. However, we probably didn’t take in every single historical reference the show has to offer. Here are 5 Hamilton one-liners with a secret meaning.

16 May
2018

They could be the Golden Girls of the 1920s. Check out these fantastic publicity photos of Emily Langham and Lauren Chinery as sisters Lillian and Dorothy Gish, who became two of Hollywood's first movie stars, with Nova Skipp as Momma. They're celebrated in 1980s West End musical THE BIOGRAPH GIRL, revived next week at the Finborough Theatre...

15 May
2018

Fifty years on from the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr and 30 years since the first performance of the late Martin Smith’s musical, Hackney Empire joins forces with the London Musical Theatre Orchestra for performances on 30 June and 1 July 2018.

15 May
2018

Fresh from Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Chris Jarman joins the West End cast of Wicked from 23 July 2018 alongside current cast member Rosa O’Reilly who takes over the role of Nessarose.

15 May
2018

It's got to be one of the most hotly anticipated shows to come to London this year. COMPANY opens on London's West End at the Gielgud Theatre this September and the lead role, usually played by a man, will be played by the fantastic Rosalie Craig. Caroline Hanks-Farmer was there and caught a lot of it on camera...

14 May
2018

The Royal Wedding is approaching and we're feeling awfully British so we thought we'd choose a classic song from a frightfully English musical! Our StageFaves Song Of The Week this week is "The Ascot Gavotte" from MY FAIR LADY. We think this version from the 1964 film looks like the poshest game of Musical Statues we've ever seen...

11 May
2018

The Heathers are here and they mean business in the UK premiere of Heathers – The Musical from 9 June to 4 August 2018. Oh, and did you fancy seeing the cast’s old high school pictures, then go no further…

11 May
2018

Time for another #PalladiumPicks classic and this week, it's JERSEY BOYS! The cast of the smash hit show brought the house down with a wow-tastic number and then spent a hilarious few minutes teaching commedian Rob Brydon to sing and dance like them. Trust us, this one's a doozie...

10 May
2018

With a flagship venue in Elephant and Castle and a satellite theatre within the arches of London Bridge Station, all opening in 2019, Southwark Playhouse is intending to stay just as dedicated to high-profile musical theatre. Take a look…

10 May
2018

They absolutely oughtta be in pictures, and they will be soon. A nine-strong cast of #StageFaves has been announced for the UK's first-ever professional production of THE BIOGRAPH GIRL, David Heneker's 1980 lovesong to Hollywood's silent film era. Who's playing Lillian Gish, Mary Pickford, DW Griffith and other celluloid legends?

10 May
2018

As hit London musical Aladdin enters its third year at the Prince Edward Theatre, 14 new cast members embrace a whole new world, including #StageFaves Fred Johanson and Julian Capolei.

10 May
2018

We don't know when it'll come to the UK (it's only just opened on Broadway!) but we already know that the new FROZEN stage musical is a success! With new songs joining old favourites from the film, the cast recording is, for now, the only chance us UK folk will get to experience the blockbuster show, so we thought we'd share a behind the scenes look at what went down in the studio as the fantastic cast and creative team immortalised the tracks forever...

09 May
2018

He's smashing every expectation on the West End and now he's the face of HAMILTON on TV. Jamael Westman spoke to Phil and Holly on This Morning about the show and his journey to portraying founding father Alexander Hamilton...

09 May
2018

Going to the theatre is an experience enjoyed and cherished by many families, especially during the festive season. However, like many other recreational activities, theatres and shows often fail to be wholly inclusive of disabled people. Although the accessibility of venues has now begun to increase, the content and suitability of productions for those with specific impairments continue to exclude disabled people from enjoying these shows for themselves. Guest blogger Pippa Stacey, one of this year's Olivier Awards Be Inspired Champions, explains...

09 May
2018

The world premiere production of Wasted – giving an access-all-areas account of the struggles, heartbreaks and triumphs of the three Bronte sisters Charlotte, Emily, Anne, and their brother Branwell – opens at Southwark Playhouse this autumn.

08 May
2018

James Corden's "Crosswalk Musical" segment continues with THE SOUND OF MUSIC! This hilarious segment takes famous musical theatre shows and condenses them into sections that last the time it takes to cross a road. This time though, with the addition of Oscar-winner Allison Janney, James may have met his match! How will they solve the problem of who will play Maria? Find out now...

08 May
2018

There are changes in the roll call at Les Misérables from 11 June 2018 as the musical enjoys its 33rd record-breaking year. So who is joining Dean and Bradley?

08 May
2018

Casting has been announced for SAN DOMINO, a new British musical exploring Benito Mussolini's persecution of homosexuals during the Second World War, which gets its full-scale premiere at London's Tristan Bates Theatre in June...