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Check here for the latest musical news with links to all your #StageFaves performers, shows and theatres. Also look out for our regular #GetSocial features and contributions from our syndicate media partners including MyTheatreMates.com and the Musical Theatre Appreciation Society.

24 Apr
2018

The next year is an exciting and busy period for musical revivals, as some beloved shows return to the West End. Here are four of the biggest ones that guest blogger Nicole Ackman advises you to get booking now...

23 Apr
2018

It may be somewhat of a cult show, but LIZZIE, the all-female, heavy rock musical based on the life of Lizzie Borden and (possible) murders she committed, is a firm favourite in SatageFaves HQ.

London's newest Jukebox success, TINA - THE MUSICAL opened on 17 April 2018 to rave reviews from many of the big publications. from a star-studded red carpet to a showstopping lead performance from Broadway star Adrienne Warren, it's already a hit. So much so, that the producers have already announced the show will be extending until February 2019...

18 Apr
2018

Last night, TINA - THE MUSICAL officially opened on London's West End and if these reviews are anything to go by, it's..."Simply The Best!" We've put together a round-up of the top reviews from this new musical charting the astonishing life of the legend Tina Turner, battended by the woman herself!

18 Apr
2018

It's been 10 days now since the 2018 Olivier Awards took over our Twitter feed and we STILL can't stop talking about it! Our buddy (and fellow theatre-nut) Darren Ross shared some photos from the red carpet and we just HAD to share them with you guys too...

18 Apr
2018

When the Barn Theatre’s inaugural production of THE SECRET GARDEN extended by a fortnight, it gave Faves founder Terri Paddock an opportunity to fit another trip to Cirencester and a post-show Q&A into the diary. And it's a doozy. Watch the full post-show Q&A livestream here - including an encore of one of the show's hugely popular #SecretGarden jam requests...

12 Apr
2018

It's been six months since the curtain came down and the banjos were played for the very last time but the memories of HALF A SIXPENCE are still strong. Guest blogger Rebecca Wallis reminisces about her favourite show and follows through on a promise to keep championing the many #StageFaves performers she discovered through it. Have you?

10 Apr
2018

No one was going to rain on the parades of all the stars lining to walk the Red Carpet at the Royal Albert Hall for the Olivier Awards 2018. So whether you want a chance to catch up with Patti LuPone or the cast of Hamilton – here’s your chance…

09 Apr
2018

There are always cheers and tears at every awards ceremony and this year’s Oliviers were no exception. We’ve been trawling through Twitter to find some of the best reactions to who won and lost on the big night.

09 Apr
2018

The West End production of Hamilton may not have swept the board at the Olivier Awards 2018, but the show still dominated with a haul of seven. And of course the cast opened the ceremony – in style...

09 Apr
2018

So it’s the morning after the night before and we are still thinking about some of the great musical performances from the Olivier Awards 2018 ceremony – The Girl From the North Country’s Sheila Atim and 42nd Street, to mention just two. Here’s a taste.

09 Apr
2018

We've got more photos from the year's Olivier Awards. Check out these of your #StageFaves winners in the press room with their trophies and the people who presented them those trophies, care of photographer Pamela Raith.

The rain was never going to deter #StageFaves vlogger Perry O'Bree on the 2018 Olivier Awards red carpet at the Royal Albert Hall. In addition to this year's two-time nominee and all-round legend Imelda Staunton, he also caught up with stars from Hamilton, Everybody's Talking About Jamie and Bat Out Of Hell. See who you can spot!

06 Apr
2018

It's time for another #PalladiumPicks and this week we've chosen a true classic and one of the most famous musical theatre songs of all time, from a show that won the Olivier Award for "Outstanding Achievement of the Year in a Musical" way back in 1982! This week, we bring you the 2016 cast of GUYS AND DOLLS performing "Sit Down You're Rocking The Boat" live at the London Palladium...

06 Apr
2018

The stars of ALL OR NOTHING dropped into the Theatre Cafe this week to talk all things mod with Nicky Sweetland. Hark back to the 1960s at the height of London's cool in this fun-filled interview at every musical theatre lover's favourite caffeine pit-stop in the West End.

05 Apr
2018

StageFaves founder Terri Paddock hosted a post-show Q&A with the company of MISS NIGHTINGALE, now transferred to the London Hippodrome in the heart of the West End after its run last year at The Vaults. Watch this video of the full Q&A discussion, including big respect for multi-talented, crazily hard-working actor-musicians everywhere...

04 Apr
2018

It's nearly time for the Olivier Awards and this year, the leader of the pack is HAMILTON with a record 13 nominations! We can't wait for Sunday to come around but for now, we have to "wait for it" - so we've pulled together a bunch of footage from the 2016 Tony Awards, where HAMILTON took home a whopping 11 awards!

03 Apr
2018

Wonderful West End actor and all-round superstar StageFave Ramin Karimloo is well known for his onstage roles in massive shows like LES MISERABLES and PHANTOM OF THE OPERA but his recording career is similarly awesome. His latest release is "From Now On" from the smash-hit film The Greatest Showman. Watch the video here...

03 Apr
2018

What better in the run-up to the opening night for CHICAGO, back in the West End at London’s Phoenix Theatre, than a series of interviews from Caroline Hanks-Farmer with the show’s stars? We start with cellmates Sarah Soetaert (Roxie) and Josefina Gabrielle (Velma).

02 Apr
2018

It's a total phenomenon, earned Lin-manuel Miranda a Pulitzer Prize and will no doubt go on to run for years on both sides of the Atlantic. Our #StageFavesSongOfTheWeek this week is "Alexander Hamilton" - the opening number from HAMILTON, performed live at the Grammy's in 2016...