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Manchester's Hope Mill Theatre and its producing partner, Katy Lipson at Aria Entertainment, is on a roll. After news in February of the upcoming London season of its 50th anniversary production of HAIR, it's now announced another transfer: its UK premiere of war-time gay love story YANK! comes to Charing Cross this summer....
We're already imagining a tug of war between Annies and Matildas, with some School of Rockers thrown in: so many cute kids in the West End at the moment! So, yep, the full cast - including three young stars to share the title role, plus a Labradoodle in the limelight - have been announced to join Miranda Hart in Nikolai Foster's revival of ANNIE...
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Composer and lyricist Alexander S Bermange attracted scores of #StageFaves performers for his album Wit & Whimsy, produced by legendary musical director Mike Dixon. Now you can hear his songs live onstage at The Hippodrome this Sunday 30 April with a star-studded line up including the fabulous Kieran Brown, Jemma Revell, David Ribi and 2017 Olivier Award Winner Rebecca Trehearn.
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The OffWestEnd Theatre Awards, or Offies, are an annual award celebrating outstanding achievement in off-West End theatre. Last year's winners celebrate their success today at a swanky hotel in Mayfair. Here's a recap the 2016 winners from musical theatre...
Hadley Fraser returns to the musical stage to play Dr Victor Frankenstein with comedian Ross Noble going bug-eyed and hunchbacked as his loyal servant Igor in the much-anticipated UK premiere of Mel Brooks YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN. Other #StageFaves in the cast include Lesley Joseph, Dianne Pilkington, Summer Strallen, Patrick Clancy and...
2017
We're super excited for this sneak peek extract of THE BRAILLE LEGACY that has just been released! If this song is anything to go by, we are in for an emotional ride! The world premiere of this exciting new show runs until 24 June at the Charing Cross Theate. Here, #StageFave star Jérôme Pradon sings "Liberte Egalite and Fraternite" from this fab new show.
THE TOXIC AVENGER was monstrous fun at Southwark Playhouse last spring so we're looking forward to it sliming its way into the West End, for a strictly limited season at the Arts Theatre direct from the Edinburgh Fringe, where we're confident it'll become a festival fave...
It seems like London is the place to be for Glee alumni right now! Following the lead of co-stars Leah Michelle (previewing her musical theatre album this week at Shoreditch Town Hall) and #StageFave Amber Riley (2017 Olivier Award winner for her role in DREAMGIRLS), the actor who famously starred as heart-throb teacher Will Schuester will play three concerts in the heart of London next month.
Irving Berlin’s rootin', tootin' Wild West Broadway classic ANNIE GET YOUR GUN will be re-imagined at London’s Union Theatre next month. We can't wait to dust off our cowboy boots...
Brilliant, versatile West End star and #StageFave Jessica Martin will take on the central role in the European premiere of Broadway musical BALLROOM at Waterloo East Theatre next month...
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The first "Live At The Other Palace" has been announced and it's a big one! The new series, curated by Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber, will kick off this Sunday 23 April 2017 at The Other Palace in London Victoria, with #StageFave Lin-Manuel Miranda "In Conversation". What questions would you ask?
2017
All Star Productions have announced the full cast list for their rare London revival of the 1963 musical 110 IN THE SHADE, running at Ye Old Rose & Crown Theatre in May. And they're now all on #StageFaves...
2017
We hope Rhys Jennings and Darren Clark are feeling pretty special today. The pair not only won the first-ever MTI Stiles + Drewe Mentorship Award but their musical today receives a star-studded industry showcase at The Other Palace. When the likes of Clive Rowe, Rebecca Trehearn and Tyrone Huntley (all award winners in their own right) flock to appear in your show, you're doing something right...
2017
After winning two #OlivierAwards And we are telling you that, yes, we are excited. The original London cast recording of DREAMGIRLS, including Amber Riley as Effie White, will officially be released in mid-April but you can pre-order it online now...
Korean actress Sooha Kim makes her professional debut as Kim in the major new UK tour of MISS SAIGON, along with Filipino stars Red Concepcion Gerald Santos, and West End #StageFaves Zoe Doano and Ashley Gilmour. Further casting now announced for the tour opening in July in Leicester...
In the same week that Tim Minchin's Groundhog Day won the Olivier, his previous Best New Musical winner (and musical writing debut) MATILDA announces a major UK and Ireland tour that will launch in March 2018, as West End booking continues. Everyone can do with a little more Minchin in their lives...
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Could we tempt Lea Michele to follow her former Glee co-star - and now Olivier Award winner - Amber Riley into treading the West End boards? She's dipping her toe into the London theatre scene with an exclusive one-off gig next Friday 21 April 2017 at Shoreditch Town Hall, a preview of her new musical theatre album Places...
In the play and design categories, Harry Potter & the Cursed Child swept the board with a record nine wins at the 2017 Olivier Awards. In the musical categories, there were double wins for Dreamgirls, Groundhog Day and Andrew Lloyd Webber, but Half a Sixpence and The Girls went home empty-handed...
Donna and the Dynamos are still going strong with Sara Poyzer leading the group from 18 June, along with several other changes to the West End cast of MAMMA MIA!. The show celebrates its 18th birthday this month and has just announced another extension taking it well into 2018...
Audra McDonald will perform exclusively for the Memoriam section of this year's Olivier Awards on Sunday, while further #StageFaves presenters announced for the final line-up include Amanda Holden and Hamilton creator Lin-Manuel Miranda...