Ryan O'Gorman

With the Broadway smash hit Hamilton coming to the West End, a white actor has been cast into one of the previously black roles. Is this right? Musical Theatre Appreciation Society's Willy Mukendi-Wood discusses Colour Blind vs. Copycat casting...

Our #FirstNightTakeover series continues with Perry O'Bree attending the opening (on 13 December 2016) of the 20th anniversary revival of Jonathan Larson's RENT, which, following a short tour, has now transferred - and already sold out! - at London's St James Theatre.

Ahead of its London opening at the St James Theatre this Thursday night, the producers of the 20th anniversary revival of Jonathan Larson's RENT have released this fantastic new show trailer. Still marking the seasons and measuring the years 20 years on - and still fresh. RENT continues its limited London season until 28 January 2017. It's the last production before the St James theatre is renamed and relaunched as The Other Palace...

Director Bruce Guthrie had never seen RENT before tackling the 20th anniversary production, opening at London's St James Theatre next week. What does he think of Jonathan Larson's legacy and his cast of #StageFaves giving the show new life? Musical Theatre Review's Rebecca Gordon interviewed him...

A week ago (29 September 2016), we tweeted news of the death of Ann Emery, Billy Elliot's long-serving Grandma, who passed away at the age 86. We were incredibly moved by how many of you responded, sharing memories of both working with Ann and seeing her perform and how that affected you. We've rounded up some of our favourite tributes here...