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It's the 1st of December and we're getting very excited at #StageFaves. It's officially time to pull out your Christmas jumper, eat chocolate for breakfast and get shopping for presents. Tha…
Was THE SORROWS OF SATAN the 50 Shades of Grey of its day? Marie Corelli's original novel is regarded as one of the world's first modern bestsellers and caused controversy when it was first …
Director Bruce Guthrie had never seen RENT before tackling the 20th anniversary production, opening at London's St James Theatre next week. What does he think of Jonathan Larson's legacy and…
What's been your favourite musical theatre album this year? Make sure it - and the #StageFaves talent behind it - gets the recognition it deserves. The Curtain Up Show, on Resonance FM, is r…
You know the Marmite musicals - the ones that people either passionately love or passionately hate? How can the same musical be both a must-see and a must-avoid? Musical Theatre Appreciation…
Black Friday 2016 (25 November) lived up to its name after a power surge plunged the West End into darkness. Several shows - including musicals ALADDIN, LES MISERABLES, JERSEY BOYS and THRIL…
Play versions of A CHRISTMAS CAROL are a festive staple. This year, London theatregoers also have two opportunities to see Alan Menken and Lynn Ahrens' Broadway musical version of Charles Di…
Talk about Rolls Royce casting. After Sweeney Todd with Bryn Terfel and Emma Thompson and this year's Sunset Boulevard with Glenn Close, English National Opera and producers Grade Linnit con…
Newcomer Charlie Stemp is now officially a West End star after rave reviews for the London transfer of HALF A SIXPENCE this past week. And the show - reworked by Cameron Mackintosh, book wri…
Theatre Royal Stratford East's 2017 season will include the European premiere of The Bubbly Black Girl Sheds Her Chameleon Skin, Kirsten Childs' award-winning musical about a young black gir…
In addition to our limited-edition festive "All I Want for Christmas" range, #StageFaves is delighted to unveil our brand-new, specially commissioned design celebrating musical theatre (meet…
Our first-night vlogger Perry O'Bree is getting ready for the holidays. In the first of Perry's special festive videos, he sings his own #StageFaves-style letter to Santa of some of the top …
BREAKING UP IS HARD TO DO ... you know it! And so did Neil Sedaka. The musical of the same name, featuring other top easy-listening tunes by Sedaka, will get its London premiere in the new y…
Were the cast of HAMILTON right or rude to direct a message to Vice President-Elect Mike Pence at a Broadway performance of Lin-Manuel Miranda's hit show this weekend? Our friends at the Mus…
Jessica Russell was the lucky winner in our #KerryIsMyFave competition. Her killer prize? Not only tickets for two to MURDER BALLAD at Cadogan Hall, but a chance to meet star Kerry Ellis one…
Our #FirstNightTakeover series continues with Perry O'Bree attending the West End opening (on 17 November 2016) of HALF A SIXPENCE, now transferred to the Noel Coward Theatre after winning r…
Rock on and on and on. After reviews like it got this week, it's no surprise that Andrew Lloyd Webber has extended West End booking for SCHOOL OF ROCK at the New London theatre...
Another reason to visit Regent's Park next summer. Not only will artistic director Timothy Sheader's Evening Standard Award-winning revival of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Jesus Christ Superstar re…
Broadway musical THE ADDAMS FAMILY gets its UK & Irish premiere next year and initial casting has just been announced. Samantha Womack, Carrie Hope Fletcher and Les Dennis have joined the fa…
We were live on Facebook and Twitter at the press launch today (17 November 2016) for 42nd STREET, which high-kicks into the West End's Theatre Royal Drury Lane in March. Watch all our video…
Cheeky! ADAM & EVE... AND STEVE The American musical farce' which gives the Garden of Eden story a modern (three-way) twist, receives its London premiere at the King's Head Theatre in March,…
Did Lizzie Borden wield the axe or not? It's an international four-strong cast of strong women for the UK premiere of rock musical LIZZIE, including Broadway Ciara Renee and the West End's J…
What would the Village People make of Stephen Schwartz's WORKING? The genre-breaking 1978 Broadway musical - based on interviews with a cross-section of the American workforce and featuring …
In its new POWER season of politically charged productions for spring 2017, the Donmar Warehouse will premiere a new musical based on the 2015 collapse of controversial charity KIDS COMPANY …
Can you write a 'light-hearted musical' about male suicide? Two recent Mountview graduates have done just that, and the show, supported by various mental health charities, will now have a li…