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Check here for the latest musical news with links to all your #StageFaves performers, shows and theatres. Also look out for our regular #GetSocial features and contributions from our syndicate media partners including MyTheatreMates.com and the Musical Theatre Appreciation Society.

12 Sep
2018

We've found your new favourite #Hamildrop track! The ladies of Ibeyi have released "Rise Up Wise Up Eyes Up" inspired by HAMILTON, and those beats just make us want to get up and dance...

11 Sep
2018

First it was a Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, then it was a Spielberg-directed film, finally it became a musical! The 2015 revival of The Color Purple starred English StageFave Cynthia Erivo and our song of the week is the title track from the show, sung by Cynthia and the company...

Our #FirstNightTakeover series continues with Perry O'Bree at the European premiere of UNEXPECTED JOY, headlining this year's From Page to Stage festival of new musicals at London's Southwark Playhouse. Did Perry feel the family love in this tale of tolerance and three generations of female singers? Did he bond with young star Kelly Sweeney, who plays granddaughter Tamara?

06 Sep
2018

Six questions for six queens. Next in our quickfire series featuring the stars of smash-hit new pop concert musical SIX, about Henry VIII's wives, newcomer Maiya Quansah-Breed, who plays Catherine Parr, is in the spotlight. Is there a cure for too much adrenaline?!

05 Sep
2018

Six questions for SIX queens. In our quickfire series featuring the stars of smash-hit new pop concert musical SIX, about Henry VIII's wives, Millie O'Connell, who plays Anne Boleyn, is in the spotlight...

05 Sep
2018

We bet Lewis Hamilton had many a sleepless night after HAMILTON hit the American stage. After all, he was used to being the most famous Hamilton around. Well, he need cry no more because HAMILTON (LEWIS) has arrived, fresh from the Edinburgh Fringe, and it opens today at the Kings Head Theatre. If you're a big fan of either Hamilton's, this is definitely the show for you...

04 Sep
2018

When should we stop commenting on all-female shows? How can we be more tolerant in our own families? Should you be suspicious when someone says they're going for a week? Janet Fullerlove, who takes the title role in the European premiere of UNEXPECTED JOY, answers our questions...

03 Sep
2018

A second Sondheim addition for our #StageFavesSongOfTheWeek list, this time with a little twist. The new production of COMPANY stars Rosalie Craig as the lead character, usually played by a man. We couldn't be more excited for this gender-swap version, but just in case you're feeling any trepidation about the change, allow us to put your mind at ease. Check out Rosalie absolutely nailing "Being Alive"...

03 Sep
2018

Letitia Hector stars as Lewis Hamilton in racy new parody HAMILTON (LEWIS). Is she a fan of the Lin-Manuel Miranda blockbuster that it lovingly spoofs? How much did she know about F1 before she got the job? Find out in our interview here - and then get booking!

If 2018 is year of the woman (and it is!), then it all seems to be coming together now. This September, there are a host of fantastic musicals with women right in the centre of the action. Even more exciting, they all bring something totally new to the theatre scene, telling stories we rarely get to hear in commercial productions. Here are our Top 5 Feminist Picks opening over the next month...

30 Aug
2018

The Edinburgh fringe sensation SIX THE MUSICAL starts London performances tonight at the West End's Arts Theatre. Have you seen the vibrant show trailer yet? It features the six queens in all their glory. Plus, we must draw your attention to vlogger Rukaya Cesar's feature on the show. Is this the British Hamilton?

27 Aug
2018

In terms of column inches and broadcast time, SIX THE MUSICAL reigned supreme at Edinburgh Fringe, where it finished its sold-out, extra-dates-added run at the Udderbelly today (27 August 2018). The show's hard-working PR Kevin Wilson was keeping track of the show's frenzied festival coverage throughout. As it now transfers to London's Arts Theatre, catch up here... and don't forget to enter our competition to win tickets!

27 Aug
2018

As the real Lewis Hamilton competed this weekend in the Belgian Grand Prix, the musical parody inspired by him, and Lin-Manuel Miranda's (Alexander) Hamilton, completed its final lap at this year's Edinburgh Fringe. HAMILTON (LEWIS) now races to London for a limited season at the King's Head Theatre trailing a Musical Theatre Review Best Musical nomination and a slew of festival raves. We've rounded up some of the show's festival buzz on Twitter below... and don't forget to enter our competition to win tickets!

07 Aug
2018

What's the number one thing Wicked fans ask Rachel Tucker? If she could only sing one song ever again, which would it be? How long has she been performing cabaret (spoiler: since the age of 9)? This interview with Broadway.com's Paul Wontorek with our #featured performer Rachel Tucker is a must-watch. He catches up with Broadway and West End star ahead of her return live concerts at New York's Feinstein's/54 Below this week... (Have you entered our competition yet?)

06 Aug
2018

It's absolutely one of the most iconic musicals of all time. SHOW BOAT, the 1927 musical about the lives of the performers, stagehands and dock workers on a Mississippi River show boat, was not only a huge success when it debuted, but changed the landscape of musical theatre forever! Our Song of the Week this week is the classic, "Old Man River"...

06 Aug
2018

Here's some #MondayMotivation: we defy you not to sing along as RACHEL TUCKER belts Elphaba's anthem "Defying Gravity", a role she's played to award-winning acclaim in WICKED on Broadway and in the West End. Here, she's performing at New York's famous supper club Feinstein's/54 Below, where she returns this weekend for two nights only by popular demand. Have you entered our competition yet?

05 Aug
2018

Less than a week now until our featured artist RACHEL TUCKER returns to Feinstein's/54 Below in New York, for two concert performances only on 10 and 11 August 2018. We continue our series looking back on some of her previous performances at the renowned club. Here she is singing Sara Bareille's ballad "She Used to Be Mine" from the hit 2016 Broadway musical Waitress, based on the 2007 film. Have you entered our competition yet?

04 Aug
2018

Our current featured artist RACHEL TUCKER has been invited back this month to Feinstein's/54 Below in New York by popular demand. Small wonder given the response of audiences and critics to her concert performances. Check out what people are saying here... And don't forget to enter our competition!

03 Aug
2018

We're continuing to count down to featured artist RACHEL TUCKER's return to Broadway's renowned supper club Feinstein's/54 Below on 10 and 11 August 2018, by looking back on some of her previous performances there. Here she is dueting with the one and only Sting on "Practical Arrangement" from The Last Ship.

02 Aug
2018

This month's #featured artist is West End and Broadway star RACHEL TUCKER. We're counting down to her return to New York's legendary cabaret club Feinstein's/54 Below on 10 and 11 August 2018, by looking back on some of her previous performances there. Here she is singing "Waving Through a Window" from Broadway's Dear Evan Hansen.