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26 Feb
2018

It's seriously geeky and we love it! EUGENIUS, the new musical penned by awesome StageFave and FLASHDANCE star Ben Adams and the fabulous Chris Wilkins, has been enjoying a fabulous run at The Other Palace, playing to packed houses full of excitable fans. So, we decided that our #StageFavesSongOfTheWeek should be from this adorkable new show...

23 Feb
2018

It's time for another #PalladiumPicks and this week we're going classic with the cast of MOTOWN. If you love The Supremes, The Jackson Five or Stevie Wonder then this is the performance for you. Those talented StageFaves have got it all...

22 Feb
2018

There are so many reasons live theatre is a joy but the main one is the immediacy. It's all happening, right there, in front of you, so close you can almost touch it. Most of the time, that makes for flawless, emotionally electric entertainment but sometimes, just sometimes, that entertainment comes in the form of totally unintended, slapstick comedy fun! Today we bring you a selection of the funniest Musical Theatre fails. ...

21 Feb
2018

He's a big movie star, but Cuba Gooding Jr is set to make his London stage (and Musical Theatre) debut next month in the triumphant West End return of CHICAGO at the Phoenix Theatre. He stopped by the Graham Norton Show to hang out on the famous sofa, chat about his character Billy Flynn and even gave a short rendition of one of the songs...

20 Feb
2018

It's no secret that Brit James Corden is a fan of musicals, but he stepped it up on his "Late Late Show", by inviting Tim Minchin, Ben Platt and Abigail Spencer onto his show for a special performance of DONALD: THE MUSICAL, inspired by Minchin's smash hit show MATILDA.

19 Feb
2018

We're feeling SASSY this week and damn powerful too! It's not valentines week anymore so we thought our #StageFaveSongOfTheWeek would be a stark contrast to the love ballads synonymous with romance. This week, our pick is the iconic, angry, all-female "Cell Block Tango", from the truly iconic musical CHICAGO.

17 Feb
2018

It's the middle of February and love is in the air! Wednesday was valentines day and thousands of lovebirds flew to theatres around the country to enjoy a musical together! There was also a lot of tweeting...like, a LOT a lot of tweeting...so we put together our top tweets from Valentines Day 2018. Some are funny, some are cool, some are...original, to say the least.

16 Feb
2018

Our #StageFavesSongOfTheWeek this week was from THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA so we thought we'd continue the trend! This weeks #PalladiumPicks is also from the Andrew Lloyd Webber classic, this time with Ben Forster singing "Music Of The Night".

14 Feb
2018

It'll make you a believer for sure! The UK tour of SHREK have released a trailer to get us even MORE excited about the show! Amelia Lily (in selected venues) and Steffan Harri lead the cast in the tour currently making its way around the UK...

Time for another #FirstNightTakeover! Perry O'Bree was back on the red carpet on 8 February 2018 at the opening night of ALL OR NOTHING at the Arts Theatre. There were mods, motorbikes and myriad stars who came out in force to London's West End to enjoy the show!

09 Feb
2018

The fabulous DREAMGIRLS, currently enjoying a West End run at the Savoy Theatre, has released a brand new trailer for 2018 and it's so slick we feel like we're in a movie!

09 Feb
2018

What's that!? It's Friday! FriYAY more like. And it's time for another #PalladiumPicks video! This Friday we're feeling naughty, so we thought what better way to get ourselves ready for the weekend than our favourite song from Tim Minchin's MATILDA!?

2018 is the year of the woman and it's also the year we answer the question "are women funny?" with a resounding YES!! The ladies of NOTFLIX - The Improvised Musical are back this March for five dates at the prestigious Vaults Festival. So grab your tickets to see the funniest women in improv turn your favourite movies into a once-in-a lifetime musical...because let's be honest...EVERYTHING'S better as a musical!

06 Feb
2018

This week we're using our #StageFavesSongOfTheWeek to spread ALL the Musical Theatre joy! After John McCrea won Most Promising Newcomer at the #CriticsCircleAwards last week, we've been so struck by his charm, we just HAD to choose a song from EVERYBODY'S TALKING ABOUT JAMIE

06 Feb
2018

Last year, Lucie Jones flew the flag for Theatreland and the UK in the Eurovision Song Contest. Fellow #StageFave Liam Tamne is down to the final six to represent us in Lisbon this May with his song "Astronaut". TV audiences decide on Wednesday night (7 February 2018) whether or not he has lift-off. Louisa May talked to him about his extraordinary trajectory so far...

SAN DOMINO, a new musical exploring Benito Mussolini's persecution of homosexuals, is coming to London's Tristan Bates Theatre. Watch our video from writer Tim Anfilogoff, who recounts the real Second World War atrocity that inspired the show. And heads up: Faves founder Terri Paddock is organising a post-show Q&A...

02 Feb
2018

It's time for another #PalladiumPicks! This week, we're embracing the good side of gloom with THE ADDAMS FAMILY. The cast of StageFaves stopped by the London Palladium to perform "When You're an Addams" in front of the sold out crowd. Goth never looked so good!

Our #FirstNightTakeover series continues with Perry O'Bree attending the full-scale premiere (on 31 January 2018) of comic-book musical comedy EUGENIUS. In addition to producer (and film star) Warwick Davis and composer Ben Adams, Perry caught up with the show's stars and celebrity guests including Michael Ball, Carrie Hope Fletcher and Matt Terry...

29 Jan
2018

Another Monday means another #StageFavesSongOfTheWeek! With the recent announcement that FAME will be heading back out on tour to celebrate its 30th anniversary, we thought, what better way to celebrate than to dance around the office in leg warmers and 80s neon to "Remember My Name"..?

26 Jan
2018

Our #PalladiumPicks of the week is...42nd Street! The talented toe-tappers stopped by the London Palladium last year to treat the audience to an all-singing, all-dancing extravaganza!