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Dean John-Wilson and Na-Young Jeon will play the young lovers alongside Broadway stars Kelli O'Hara, Ken Watanabe and Ruthie Ann Miles in the transatlantic transfer of Rodgers & Hammerstein classic THE KING & I, which has announced a final, three-week extension at the West End's London Palladium.
2018
A true classic that sparked a revolution of school productions the world over, BUGSY MALONE is one for the history books. A few years ago it returned to London at the Lyric Hammersmith to packed houses rave reviews. This week, your #PalladiumPicks is the incredibly talented young cast performing a selection of songs from the show live at the London Palladium...
Stars of Everybody’s Talking About Jamie will join Collabro’s Jamie Lambert in Road to the Oliviers, a new four-part series celebrating this year’s #OlivierAwards nominations, launching this week.
2018
She's a comedienne, writer, director and talk show host and now Angie Le Mar is bringing her new gospel musical TAKE ME BACK to Stockwell Playhouse for a limited run this April...
2018
We're really jealous that Broadway gets its FROZEN fix this year but we're LOVING the new songs being released by the team. This latest song is no exception. Caissie Levy, who plays Elsa in the stage version has a terrific voice and we really feel like in this newly released track "Dangerous To Dream" we're seeing a real insight into the character.
2018
TWANG!!, Lionel Bart and Harvey Orkin’s comical celebration of the classic folklore hero Robin Hood and his more-than-merry-men, has its professional debut on the London fringe in a brand-new version at the Union Theatre next month...
The cast of twelve #StageFaves helping to inaugurate Cirencester's new state-of-the-art Barn Theatre started rehearsing THE SECRET GARDEN in London. What happened when they arrived in Cirencester in the heart of the Cotswolds? How are the folk music traditions of the area seeping into their performance of this new actor-musician production? WATCH these two videos to witness how it's all coming together...
There's something exciting happening in the Cotswolds. A brand-new, 200-seat, state-of-the-art theatre is opening with a brand-new, actor-musician production of THE SECRET GARDEN. And there's a cast of #StageFaves who've made the journey from London to be a part of The Barn Theatre's launch. See who's who here...
2018
The Union Theatre is well known for bringing back well-loved and classic musicals, but in an exciting addition to their 2018 spring season, a new, freshly imagined, full-length production of H.R.HAITCH heads to the stage this May...
2018
One of our fave musical theatre directors interviewing a series of our #StageFaves... starting with Tyrone Huntley, Alice Fearn, Fra Fee, Harriet Thorpe, Lara Denning, Julie Atherton and Mark Anderson? That's a weekly podcast we'll be tuning in to for sure... care of the new IMDB of theatre app, Stagedoor.
Most people tend to focus on the hero of a story, or the major love interest that propels much of the action of a Musical along. But we reckon the villains are often the most interesting part of a show (after all, that's literally what WICKED is entirely based upon!) so we decided to share this collection of the top songs from Musical Theatre Villains.
2018
Fresh from a successful slot at BEAM festival, FREE SOLO - a new musical about the daredevil sport of free solo climbing - heads to the Drayton Arms theatre next month for a limited run...
Paul Rider will join the previously announced Cuba Gooding Jr, Sarah Soetaert, Josefina Gabrielle and Ruthie Henshall in the multi award-winning Chicago at London’s Phoenix Theatre.
Last week, it was announced that Imelda Staunton is nominated for TWO Olivier Awards this year - for best actress in a musical AND play. We decided to celebrate by choosing a #StageFavesSongOfTheWeek from "Gypsy", for which her performance as mama Rose won her an Olivier in 2016.
Performances from Danny Mac & Sheridan Smith in the touring productions of Sunset Boulevard (also named Best Musical) & Funny Girl come out on top with judges at the ‘most important theatrical prize-giving outside London’.
How much do you know about Italy's persecution of gay men during the Second World War? New actor-musician musical drama SAN DOMINO will shine a light on a shameful corner of 20th-century European history. Join #StageFaves founder Terri Paddock for an exclusive post-show Q&A with cast and creatives of this important new show at the Tristan Bates Theatre after the matinee on Saturday 9 June 2018...
2018
The fourth annual West End Bake Off will see casts from top West End shows swap their wigs for whisks on the same day as His Royal Highness, Prince Harry marries Meghan Markle, 19 May 2018.
It's got to be one of the most heart-warming shows on the West End. KINKY BOOTS never fails to remind us the power of being true to yourself and thinking outside of the box! It may still be cold and wet, but this performance shines with more warmth than a summers' day! Our #PalladiumPicks choice this week is this happy little gem, performed live at the London Palladium...
2018
Meet the four young actresses alternating in the central role of Tina Denmark in the UK premiere of award-winning all-female character camp killer cult classic RUTHLESS! THE MUSICAL, starting performances later this month at London's Arts Theatre.
2018
There’ll be some quick rehearsals as actress and former X Factor semi-finalist Diana Vickers takes on the female lead role of Eurydice in the rock musical which has its first performance this Saturday (!) 10 March 2018. Watch this fabulous behind-the-scenes video of the full cast rocking out at the sitzprobe...