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As the West End pays its highest tribute to director and choreographer Gillian Lynne who created such groundbreaking work for up to 60 stage productions, read the words of tribute from Andrew Lloyd Webber, Matthew Bourne, Arlene Phillips and many, many others....
That image of the cast high-kicking in a line has to be one of the most iconic in Musical Theatre, right? We couldn't have a Song Of The Week list without including this Marvin Hamlisch classic. SO get your sunglasses on because the amount of gold in this video is bordering on excessive! Our StageFaves Song Of The Week is "One" from A CHORUS LINE...
Fantastic StageFaves blogger Caroline Hanks-Farmer has been very busy lately and one of the super-exciting things she's been up to was attending the official launch of THE KING AND I ahead of its West End run. She took some awesome footage from the performance that'll get you really hyped to visit the show for real...
Time for some legendary Rock & Roll live on the London stage! The cast of BAT OUT OF HELL dropped by the London Palladium last year to wow the audience with 6 minutes of non-stop Meatloaf madness! So hope on your motorbike, ride that highway and get ready to have your face melted off with this weeks #PalladiumPick...
It's been a few weeks since the 2018 Tony Awards but new videos are still catching our eye, like this one! Hosts Josh Groban and Sara Bareilles pay homage to the hard working people on Broadway who have to survive 8 shows ever week! Even better, it's to the tune of Sia's Chandelier...
We're counting down to the world premiere of US musical comedy IT HAPPENED IN KEY WEST. Earlier this month, the stars gave a little sneak-peek at Crazy Coqs cabaret at Brasserie Zedel and we got our hands on these even sneakier videos (filmed and shared with permission, of course!). We can't wait to see all the shows sung in their full-fledged, in-situ glory once performances start at the Charing Cross Theatre on 4 July... (Psst: Have you entered our competition yet?)
2018
Another Hamilton will be hitting the London stage this September after a run at the Edinburgh Fringe. HAMILTON (LEWIS) is the musical parody that'll have you laughing in your (driver's) seat! It tells the story of Lewis Hamilton, the most successful British F1 driver ever and it sounds hilarious...
It's Wednesday and you know what that means...it's #HamiltonHumpDay! This week, take 7 minutes out of your busy day and listen to the vocal tones of RANGE A Cappella in their HAMILTON mash-up...
There’s a new Mama in charge of Cook County Jail from 2 July as Mazz Murray takes over the role in Chicago at London’s Phoenix Theatre opposite another new addition, Martin Kemp as Billy Flynn.
2018
Have you written the next great British musical!? Well, Theatrical Rights Worldwide want to meet you! They've recently opened a UK office and they're looking for talented Brits to work with for The British Musicals Collection...
Divorced, Beheaded, Died, Divorced, Beheaded... #WestEndLIVE! The six wives of Henry VIII made history last weekend with a kick-ass performance at the annual two-day extravaganza in Trafalgar Square. All in preparation for a new tour and returns to first Edinburgh Fringe and then the Arts Theatre, with several new queens...
Want uplifting? Want soul-searching? Want life-affirming? Want five brilliant #StageFaves in the UK premiere of an award-winning US song cycle? Check, check, check, check. Now check out this new trailer for John Bucchino's IT'S ONLY LIFE, now running at London's Union Theatre until 7 July. Plus, brand-new production shots of Noel Sullivan and co-stars...
2018
In February 2019 the popular actors will join the cast as Ben and Sally in the award-winning production of Stephen Sondheim and James Goldman’s Follies opposite Janie Dee and Peter Forbes who reprise their roles as Phyllis and Buddy.
BROKEN WINGS, the new musical penned by PHANTOM OF THE OPERA alum and superstar StageFave Nadim Naaman, will get its West End Premiere this August with a strictly limited run of four days! Check out the beautiful song "Selma" from this new show, sung by Rob Houchen...
2018
It's a cast-swap as Michael James Scott (the current Genie in the ALADDIN US tour) will head to the West End this Summer and current London Genie Trevor Dion Nicholas will return to his native USA to join the tour. So for all the fans of ALADDIN, there'll be a new Genie in town this August...
Were you at West End Live!? Brilliant wasn't it!? Don't you wish it was still going on? Were you unable to attend? Gutted, right? WELL FEAR NOT!! West End Live 2018 have put together a comprehensive YouTube playlist of the performances from over the weekend....
We thought it was going to be a close race for the title of Best Musical at the 2018 Tony Awards, but it turned out to be a total roast by THE BAND'S visit, a beautiful new musical about an Egyptian band that spends the night in a sleepy Israeli town. Fall in love with the show that stole the heart of Broadway and watch these clips and interviews about the show...
2018
Get ready for an 80s injection! CLUB TROPICANA THE MUSICAL is heading to a theatre near you! The World Premier of this new Jukebox musical begins touring in January 2018, ready to bring a taste of Summer to our Winter months...
Another week has passed and another #HamilDrop has, well...dropped! This #HamiltonHumpDay, get down to the beats of Mobb Deep who have released "Boom goes the Cannon", inspired by HAMILTON and the song "Right Hand Man"...
2018
Stars from our favourite #StageFaves shows rocked out Trafalgar Square at this year's West End Live which was bigger and better than ever! We've rounded up some of our favourite moments in 10 top tweets! Check out our dedicated page for more coverage!