We always suspected specs-tacular #StageFaves Michael Matus and George Rae were Greek gods - and here's the proof. They'll play Dionysus and Xanthias (well, ancient Greek characters anyway) in a version of THE FROGS (Stephen Sondheim and Nathan Lane after Aristophanes), receiving its UK premiere in March...

Any early predictions for which of your #StageFaves will be in the running for #OlivierAwards this year? Start planning for how you're going to congratulate and celebrate for theatre's biggest night of the year, which this year will be bigger than ever at the Royal Albert Hall...

As part of the National Theatre's announcement of its wide-ranging plans for the next year, there are two productions that are cause for major excitement amongst musical lovers: a star-studded revival of Sondheim's FOLLIES and a world premiere stage adaptation of PINOCCHIO directed by John Tiffany (Once, Harry Potter)...

THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS is one of 2017's biggest musical openings in the West End. It will be led by Rufus Hound and, now confirmed and also reprising his performance from last year's tour, Neil McDermott as, respectively Mr Toad and Chief Weasel. Several other #StageFaves have also been announced to join them at the London Palladium...

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...

'Oh, Mr Blue Sky, please tell us why you had to hide away for so long' ... But not for much longer. OUR LADIES OF PERPETUAL SUCCOUR, Lee Hall's adaptation of Alan Warner novel which features seminal hits from Electric Light Orchestra, has confirmed that it's coming to the West End in May after last year's London premiere at the National Theatre...

After making it as an X Factor finalist in 2009, RENT star Lucie Jones is once again in the running to fly the flag for the country in this year's Eurovision Song Contest. She'll compete with the new single Never Give Up On You, live on BBC Two this Friday night...

If Alfie Boe and Katherine Jenkins as supernaturally separated lovers Billy and Julie wasn't enough to get you excited about CAROUSEL at English National Opera, today's further principal casting - including Only Fools and Horses' Nicholas Lyndhurst and #StageFaves favourites Brenda Edwards, Derek Hagen, Alex Young, Gavin Spokes and Martyn Ellis - is likely to do the trick...

Olivier Award winner Tracie Bennett and a cast of #StageFaves join impressionist-narrator Jan Ravens in the West End concert presentation of new British musical of THE SORCERER'S APPRENTICE (well known to Disney fans as Fantasia)...

You've got a little longer still to catch newcomer Charlie Stemp giving an all-singing, all-dancing performance of a lifetime as Arthur Kipps in British classic HALF A SIXPENCE in the West End. Not to mention the rest of this sensational #StageFaves cast...

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...

Bad news for fans of Maxwell Caulfield, who's withdrawn from the imminent European premiere of DEATH TAKES A HOLIDAY at Charing Cross Theatre. But the show must go on - and on schedule - with #StageFave Mark Inscoe saving the day...

After starring in the European premiere of DEATH TAKES A HOLIDAY in London this month, Miss Saigon and Show Boat hunk Chris Peluso will hit the road to star opposite Sheridan Smith's Fanny Brice as Nick Arnstein in Funny Girl. The full cast of #StageFaves performers for Funny Girl's extensive post-West End tour also includes Darius Campbell and Sheridan's former understudy Natasha J Barnes, reprising their roles as Nick and Fanny later in the run...

Another little gem for Sondheim fans: a rare London outing for the maestro's early Broadway 'flop' ANYONE CAN WHISTLE, revived at the Union Theatre as part of direct Phil Willmott's new residency. Casting is still to be announced...

Updated 10 February: The show has announced ANOTHER booking extension! Ready for some more kids who are more than alright? Andrew Lloyd Webber's latest West End (and Broadway) hit breaks records, extends booking and, from 2 March, welcomes more stupendously talented young performers to the cast...