It's nearly time for TINA: THE MUSICAL to open at The Aldwych theatre on London's West End and the excitement is growing! In the second of three short films charting the development of the world premiere, book-writer Katori Hall shares her experiences of growing up as a black woman in the American south and talks about how Tina showed everyone "I can be authentically black, and still take over the world."

Mousetrap Theatre Projects’ 21st-anniversary gala celebration this month will feature musical excerpts from Everybody’s Talking About Jamie, Mamma Mia! and Dreamgirls as well as appearances from Michael Xavier Tyrone Huntley and Rachel Tucker. It's all happening Sunday 18 March 2018 at the West End's Prince of Wales Theatre.

Get your Sequins, spandex and glitter balls at the ready and prepare for a raucous night of fun because after four whole years away, West End Eurovision is back for one night only this April!!

If 2018 is the year of the woman then it seems fitting that this year, Broadway welcomes FROZEN to the great white way. There are a bunch of new songs to add to the fan favourites and the team behind FROZEN have released a video of Caissie Levy performing one of those new tracks, "Monster", with a full live band - and some really awesome neon stick things...

As far as Musical Theatre remixes go, this has to be one of the strangest, and most fun! Parody legend Weird Al Yankovic has created a hilarious (and actually really good) medley of HAMILTON...as a polka!

Casting has been announced for the Charles Court Opera's production of THE MIKADO which opens this month at the Kings Head Theatre. Ten fabulous StageFaves will charm us in this Gilbert & Sullivan classic...

Love Actually star and singer Martine McCutcheon, last seen on the musical stage in Trevor Nunn's 2001 revival of My Fair Lady at the National Theatre, and pop legend David Essex headline a supersized production of ELF, touring arenas in December 2018.

Fresh from its season at the London Palladium, the musical adventures of Ratty, Toad, Mole & Badger in The Wind in the Willows will be enjoyed by a new audience at Easter with screenings across the UK & Ireland.

Now a West End staple, THE LION KING has been in London for almost 20 years and it's still as fresh and exciting as ever. Not only that, last month it celebrated its 15 millionth guest, which we have to say is an achievement worth going down in the history books! This week, our #StageFavesSongOfWTheWeek is "He Lives In You" from the legendary Disney show, based on the film which stole our hearts back in 1994.

It hasn't been professionally performed in the UK since the 1980s, but the Finborough Theatre has announced it will be reviving THE BIOGRAPH GIRL as part of its newly announced season...

It's a classic from the original film that reminded audiences on the West End and then Broadway why they fell in love with the story to begin with. CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY is one of the best loved Roald Dahl books of all time and in 2013 it took the plunge to become a stage musical. Here, Jonathan Slinger is joined by all of the Charlie Buckets, singing "Pure Imagination" which originally featured in the 1971 film.

We all know acting is a hard profession and the theatre is a tough mistress! With that in mind, many people advocate for a backup career that you can pursue if acting doesn't work out. Blogger Becky Mary examines the idea of a backup and whether or not that might actually become the main reason you don't succeed in the arts...

There were backstage tidbits galore this February at HAMILTON and the official Twitter team were busy all month sharing cool content for fans to gobble up faster than a pack of valentines chocolates! There were boxes of wedding rings, unhappy Kings and...Spice Girl mannequins..?

There's nothing like one of these videos to make us feel old, but they're so much fun we watch them anyway! The premise of this video is that a series of college kids from the USA are shown a clip of a famous movie musical and have to try and guess what musical it is. Get ready to be taken on a journey from the 1950s to present day, and challenge yourself along the way!

The clock is ticking until TINA: THE MUSICAL opens at The Aldwych theatre on London's West End next month and they're celebrating in style! In the first of three short films charting the development of the world premiere, director Phyllida Lloyd meets Tina Turner herself to chat about her incredible story and what she hopes for from the new show...