Kinda like Rock of Ages meets Camelot? Or Game of Thrones crossed with Mamma Mia? KNIGHTS OF THE ROSE, a new jukebox musical set in the Middle Ages to a backdrop of rock classics, will get its world premiere this summer at the West End's Arts Theatre, directed and choreographed by Racky Plews...

For our first-ever, out-of-town #FirstNightTakeover, Perry O'Bree jumped on a coach from London to Cirencester in the heart of the Cotswolds to help inaugurate the brand-new Barn Theatre on the opening night of its first offering, a 12-strong, actor-musician version of THE SECRET GARDEN. In addition to the cast, Perry caught a few other familiar West End #StageFaves making the trip, including Liam Tamne, Verity Rushworth and the theatre's own artistic director, former actor Iwan Lewis...

No sooner had guest blogger Caroline Hanks-Farmer come back razzle-dazzled from the CHICAGO press launch than producers announced that, due to demand, they've now extended booking for the show's West End return through to October. Live-tweeting from this week's event - plus sneak-peek rehearsal photos of Cuba Gooding Jr and his murderesses!

We love a fresh take on a classic and we also love Will Young. That bodes well for this new music video released by the team behind STRICTLY BALLROOM. Listen to Will and the cast perform a beautiful rendition of "Time After Time" and get super excited for the show to open this month...

KISS ME KATE is heading back to the London stage as part of a new tour and it'll be hitting the London Coliseum this June. Casting has now been announced for this exciting production from Opera North...

A transatlantic partnership has been formed between Katy Lipson of Aria Entertainment and Tony Award-winning producer Jim Kierstead who will work together to bring new and groundbreaking musical theatre productions to London and New York. The first of these productions will be new musical UNEXPECTED JOY which will head to the Southwark Playhouse after an Off-Broadway run...

The classic film that has stolen hearts onstage for years has announced an extension to its tour. DIRTY DANCING will now run into 2019 with tickets on sale from 23 March...

Fans have been waiting for what seems like a lifetime for this - and it's nearly here! Carrie Hope Fletcher's debut album "When The Curtain Falls" is available for preorder and will be released on 30 March. To get us even MORE excited, she's shared the track list...

In a shock casting rumour, it's been suggested that 'Wicked' on Broadway has found their new green girl in international pop star Ariana Grande. Apparently current Elphaba, Jackie Burns (who has played the role on and off for 6 years), is ready to move on to pastures new so if you care to find her, be sure to look to the Western skies!

When young people come together to create a musical it's amazing in itself, but the talent in the room here with the "Spirit Young Performers Company" is something else! What a talented bunch of young performers, watch out Les Mis, They're coming for you!

One of the most fun, timeless classics of all has to be RETURN TO THE FORBIDDEN PLANET and now it's time for it to return (see what we did there) to London for a run at Upstairs at the Gatehouse...

The living legend that is Stephen Sondheim has a prolific back catalogue of hit after hit after hit. But what about the songs that never made it into our favourite shows? Now we can hear those songs live onstage, reimagined as MARRY ME A LITTLE, breathing new life into these trunk songs...

Could it be you? Find out how to audition for the forthcoming semi-staged concert performance of Andrew Lippa’s musical A Little Princess at London’s Southbank…

The roof of the Theatre Royal Haymarket was the place to be today as Take That and cast members celebrated the six-week West End run of The Band at the theatre this Christmas.

We love a good Musical revival, but we love it even MORE when companies do something fresh and new with the classic material. The Barn Theatre in Cirencester is currently running a brand new production of THE SECRET GARDEN, reimagined for a group of actor musicians. Our #StageFavesSongOfTheWeek this week is "Wick" from this exciting new take...

WATCH HERE! Nominees including Everybody’s Talking About Jamie’s Josie Walker & Be Inspired champion Willy Mukendi, from our friends at the Musical Theatre Appreciation Society, joined Collabro’s Jamie Lambert in the first episode of Road to the Oliviers, a new four-part Facebook series.