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2017
There aren't many shows that survive more than a year on the West End and those that do deserve a celebration! On 15 September 2017, KINKY BOOTS, which is enjoying a hugely successful run at the Adelphi Theatre, celebrated its second bithday and true to form it was cute, colourful and KINKY! Watch the video of the celebrations here...
2017
The folks at The Other Palace are continuing their commitment to new musical theatre by announcing a work-in-progress production Alain Boublil’s MANHATTAN PARISIENNE this October. Best known for his work as the lyricist of LES MISEABLES and MISS SAIGON, Boubil's show will run from 10 - 21 October 2017 and the cast has now been announced...
2017
Back from Broadway! Ramin Karimloo announces a one-night only performance at the Royal Festival Hall
The Phantom is back! 24601 returns! Our love for him...never dies! Ramin Karimloo is heading back to the London stage January 2018 at the Royal Festival Hall. "Back from Broadway" will run for one night only as part of the Southbank Centre's Autumn/winter season and we're sure tickets will be going fast, so grab them before it's too late!
She won our hearts on Strictly, wowed us with her dancing feet in FLASHDANCE and now Joanne Clifton is donning some headgear for the London fringe premier of TOP HAT which heads to Upstairs at the Gatehouse for a run over Christmas...
In case you missed our Perry O'Bree's extensive live coverage last night, Andrew Polec, Miriam Teak-Lee, Samuel Thomas and Everyone's Talking About Jamie's composer Dan Gillespie Sells all triumphed at last night's The Stage Debut Awards, the inaugural awards celebrating breakthrough talent. We toast them all!
2017
The latest entry in our #FirstNightTakeover series sees Perry O'Bree visiting the brand new purpose-built Marble Arch Theatre for the opening night (14 September 2017) of the new revival of FIVE GUYS NAMED MOE. Featuring photo booths, interval conga lines, Elaine Paige, original cast members, new cast members, Matt Lucas, after-show parties, Cameron Mackintosh, specially made cocktails and more - there really ain't no party like a Perry-O'Bree-meets-Five-Guys-Named-Moe party!
Tina Turner is excited - and so are we! After two years in development, the musical based on the life of this iconic queen of pop will get its world premiere in the West End, directed by Mamma Mia!'s Phyllida Lloyd. We reckon TINA THE MUSICAL will be...well, simply the best...
2017
The nominees for the UK Theatre Awards 2017 have been announced and three StageFaves musicals are on the list! EVERYBODY’S TALKING ABOUT JAMIE, CAROLINE OR CHANGE and TOMMY are all nominated in various categories and Sharon D Clarke, who will host the ceremony this October, has been nominated for Best Performance in a Musical. See the full list of musical theatre categories below, and don't forget the public vote for "The UK's Most Welcoming Theatre" Award with Smooth Radio close this month...
WATCH: David Bedella sings ‘I Won’t Send You Roses’ ahead of LMTO concert, as full cast is announced
We've known our Mack and our Mabel for a while, but the London Musical Theatre Orchestra have now announced the full cast for the one-night-only concert at the Hacknew Empire on 23 September 2017. And to celebrate the first day of rehearsal, they've released a video of David Bedella singing ‘I Won’t Send Roses’ - oh, and don't forget to enter our MACK AND MABEL competition to win tickets!
2017
The new ten pound note featuring Jane Austin is now in circulation and we thought, what better way to celebrate than take a look at the various musical versions of her seminal work Pride And Prejudice? From love songs to the excitement of getting ready for a big ball, we've put together some of the best songs inspired by one of the greatest British writers of all time...
2017
What a line-up! Clare Burt has been announced as Kelsey Grammar's co-star in the greatly anticipated BIG FISH! She completes the company of the show which will open this November at The Other Palace...
2017
All Star Productions are continuing their trend of bringing back classic but rarely revived musical theatre with a production of METROPOLIS. It's been 30 years since its debut on the West End and it will enjoy an October run at the Ye Olde Rose and Crown. Casting has now been announced and it's made us even more excited to see this long-awaited revival...
Andrew Lloyd Webber was so impressed by Anna O'Byrne when she played Christine in his Australian premiere of Love Never Dies that he brought her back to London to make her West End debut as Christine in The Phantom of the Opera. She now takes on the role of Laura Fairlie in the first-ever revival of his 2004 musical THE WOMAN IN WHITE. And some other fab #StageFaves are joining her...
2017
Could you imagine a more exciting night for a Take That fan? Monday On 11 September 2017, Take That surprised the audience of their new musical THE BAND with a special performance during the show's finale at the Manchester Opera House! They joined the cast of the show onstage and performed the finale again as one super-group ensemble!
2017
It's our final #SummerMusicalMoment interview and who better to chat to than the all-singing, all-dancing StageFaves superstar Marcquelle Ward? Marcquelle took some time to chat to us just as the summer season was kicking off about his busy work schedule, travelling with CATS for work and why his girlfriend is the best travel companion...
Get ready for some SUPER-sized fun as BANANAMAN flies into London this Christmas! The musical, based on the classic comic book hero, will play at the Southwark Playhouse over the festive period, leaving behind a host of potassium-fueled smiles...
2017
How often do you get to see all your favourite West End stars performing under one roof? Almost never! But this October, a host of StageFaves are coming together for one night only at The London Cabaret Club in an all-star charity cabaret show in aid of "Action for Pulmonary Fibrosis". StageFaves such as Zizi Strallen, John Partridge and Matthew Croke have already been confirmed, along with loads more Wesn End names...
2017
The Drayton Arms Theatre is a champion of new and emerging companies wishing to take their work to wider audiences. Each year they award "Eddies" prizes to three theatre companies for their Edinburgh Fringe productions and the big winner for 2007 was...ORDINARY DAYS which will transfer there for three weeks from this November...
2017
It may have finished its run in the West End, but now you'll have another chance to watch the London Palladium's StageFaves-studded production of THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS - on a screen instead! The show has been filmed live and is due to be released online and gasp possibly in cinemas and on TV in the near future!
Emma Rice's swansong as artistic director of Shakespeare’s Globe is a musical treat and it has attracted a cast to match, with #StageFaves including Carly Bawden, Joanna Riding, Gareth Snook and Lauren Samuels amongst those appearing in ROMANTICS ANONYMOUS at the Globe's Sam Wanamaker Playhouse this October...