The countdown to the opening of YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN at the Garrick Theatre this September has begun and with such a fantastic cast taking on the classic Mel Brooks musical, who can blame us for being impatient!? For those of you itching to see the hilarious show as much as we are, we've pulled together some awesome behind the scenes footage of the cast in rehearsals, interviews and a look behind the scenes of the photo shoot. Plus, some fun tweets from the cast...

STOP, PRESS!! Charlie Stemp is heading to Broadway! It's just been announced that the HALF A SIXPENCE star will join the cast of HELLO DOLLY! on the great white way next year!

Oh we do love a good throwback, and what better way to relive cool memories than tweeting a picture to all your followers!? It's Thursday today, so we decided we'd take a look through the #TBT hashtag and mine your StageFaves past tweets to give them yet another chance to remember the good ol' days of...last week...or 2003...or in one instance, 1952...

It's not often that a show announces an extension before it's even officially opened, but FIVE GUYS NAMED MOE is one of those exceptions to the rules! The show, currently in previews, has caused such a stir that it's already announced its first extension and will now be booking into February 2018...

It's been a while since so many fantastic shows simultaneously closed on London's West End but this September is certainly a tough time for a lot of theatregoers! With five great musicals holding final performances on 2 September, we were overwhelmed with all the feels! Blogger Becky Mary found that it was one particular show that struck a chord with her, so this is her final love letter to the fantastic OUR LADIES OF PERPETUAL SUCCOUR! Smash the system for us girls, one last time...

Very rarely does a show come along that receives unanimous praise and adulation, after all, appealing to the wide ranging tastes of both audience and critics is a tough ask. The National Theatre's production of FOLLIES however, is one of those shows! It's been ages since we've seen such glowing reviews pouring in from far and wide and it's great to see the Sondheim classic 1971 musical still feels as fresh as ever! You can't be a true musical theatre lover without a bit of Sondheim, and we reckon FOLLIES is the perfect way to clock in a few hours of one of the greatest American composers...We've rounded up the best reviews and features so you can get your FOLLIES fix all in one place!

He shot to fame in 2007 as the winner of TV series "Any Dream Will Do," and has gone on to become a bonafide West End superstar! Now, 10 years after he won the hearts of the nation, Lee Mead returns with his acclaimed Christmas show. There'll be showtunes, tracks off his album and even some new songs, so get your tickets, grab a glass of eggnog and get ready for Christmas 2017!

September has come around so fast but we're still in the mood for some summer talk! It's back to school time for many this week, so we though who better to chat to than SCHOOL OF ROCK's leading man Gary Trainor!? Gary told us about his time at Glastonbury, his plans to head out to France and how he's partial to a bit of Swedish country music...

The team behind The Other Palace's production of 35mm: A MUSICAL EXHIBITION have announced the cast for the show which will play for a limited two week run this September. Olivier-Award winner George Maguire is joined by five other StageFaves in this truly unique show...

The worldwide smash hit musical MATILDA is still going strong and a new class of revolting children have now been announced. The three girls who will join Emma Moore in the title role were put through their paces by Rebecca Thornhill (who plays Mrs Wormwood, Matilda's mum) in a ballroom dancing lesson! Find out about the new leads and watch the video here...

It was nominated for a Tony in 2004 and won big at the 2007 Oliviers - now the fantastic CAROLINE OR CHANGE transfers from Chichester back to the London stage for a run at the Hampstead Theatre in spring 2018...

The stunning reinvention of the Oscar-winning Hollywood musical AN AMERICAN IN PARIS, has extended its run for a second time, with tickets now on sale until Saturday 28 April 2018. The beautiful piece is playing to packed houses at the Dominion Theatre and looks set to continue its romantic journey in true style on London's West End...

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.