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Is it ever too early to feel festive? Not for Danny Mac and Dan Burton who will star in the Curve Leicester production of Irving Berlin’s White Christmas The Musical when it transfers to the Dominion Theatre for a festive West End season from 15 November 2019 to 4 January 2020. Let it snow?
2017
It’s time to get festive! We decided to channel a little Christmas magic by rounding up 10 top cast tweets from some of the most Christmassy #StageFaves shows of the season! To be taken with mulled wine and mince pies all round...
2017
Our #FirstNightTakeover series continues with Perry O'Bree attending the London premiere (on 14 December 2017) of screen-to-stage adaptation NATIVITY! THE MUSICAL at the Eventim Apollo. What happened when he met Samantha Barks and other #StageFaves on the red carpet? Did he get into the festive spirit?
2017
It's beginning to feel a lot like Christmas(aurus)! And to help #StageFaves get even more in the festive mood, Tom Fletcher has released a stunning music video to accompany the release of The Musical Edition of his hit novel THE CHRISTMASAURUS, which also comes to the London stage from 21 December 2017. Standby too for rehearsal room access this week...
2017
In MIRACLE ON 34th STREET, children tell Macy's Santa Claus, who just happens to be the real Kris Kringle, what they want for Christmas? We had to find out from the cast of this festival musical radio play what they'd ask for too. They also share their favourite Christmas songs and holiday memories. What are yours?
2017
What the Dickens! Have you seen who's joining Robert Lindsay in LMTO's A Christmas Carol this year?!
They got us fully into the Christmas spirit(s) last year with an all-star concert staging of Alan Menken's musical version of Charles Dickens' A CHRISTMAS CAROL. Now London Musical Theatre Orchestra are back for two Sundays at the West End's Lyceum Theatre, with a new company of #StageFaves joining Robert Lindsay's Scrooge. Full casting here...
2017
American Marisha Wallace is conquering London. She's won us over in DREAMGIRLS and at West End Live and other events since she became Amber Riley's alternate last year. Now, as she takes over the role of Effie White full time from tonight (20 November 2017), she also this week releases her debut album and announces two concerts at the Charing Cross Theatre in the lead-up to Christmas... Plus, we're giving away tickets and albums!
2017
Tom Fletcher has been busy since writing his book "THE CHRISTMASAURUS". This November, the book and CD will be released, marking the first time an author has written a soundtrack to their novel. Now, it's heading to the Eventim Apollo, Hammersmith, for 10 dates only with a host of big names including his wife and sister!
2016
We’re nearly there…Santa is packing the sleigh, Rudolph is polishing his nose and Christmas Day is right around the corner! All of our #StageFaves are hard at work but happily they’ve managed to fit in some festive cheer between the extra matinees! Here are 10 of our favourite Christmas tweets.
2016
#StageFaves founder Terri Paddock found her festive spirit this weekend with a trip to the Bridge House Theatre to see the UK premiere (in an Anglicised version) of US musical two-hander ANOTHER NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS. She talked Santa topics with the show's stars, George Maguire on the (heavily blue-lit) set after the show...
2016
Happy Vlogmas! On the 1st of December, we're officially launching our #ChristmasCountdown. In the second of Perry O'Bree's special festive videos, he belts out his #StageFaves version of "The 12 Days of Christmas". Also follow us on Twitter and Facebook where we'll be releasing the Perry's 12 days one day at a time and celebrating each of the #StageFaves shows (and the one privileged performer in the pear tree) named and numbered...
2016
It’s the 1st of December and we’re getting very excited at #StageFaves. It’s officially time to pull out your Christmas jumper, eat chocolate for breakfast and get shopping for presents. That’s where we can help out! There’s no better gift for your favourite musicals fan than our #StageFaves ‘All I Want for Christmas’ merchandise. So now your Christmas shopping is sorted, grab your tinsel and check out ten tweets from some #StageFaves getting into the festive spirit...