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A CHORUS LINE, starring John Partridge, Leigh Zimmerman and Scarlett Strallen, opens at the London Palladium tonight!

Peek behind the scenes of Peter and Alice - John Logan's new play which continues the Michael Grandage Company Season at the Noel Coward Theatre. Joining Judi Dench and Ben Whishaw are Olly Alexander, Ruby Bentall,Stefano Braschi, Nicholas Farrell and Derek Riddell. The production follows the critically acclaimed Privates on Parade, and opens on 25 March, with previews from 9 March, and runs until 1 June 2013.

Macbeth, Jamie Lloyd's inaugural production in a season of work for Trafalgar Transformed, will be staged at Trafalgar Studios from 9 February until 27 April.

Following the great success of the inaugural Born Free Tour in 2012, legendary Queen guitarist Brian May and singing sensation Kerry Ellis are teaming up again for a second Born Free Tour with a further 10 shows all performed by candlelight at venues around the UK and Ireland.

The cast of The Phantom of the Opera in the West End are campaigning for votes to win the Audience Award in this year's Oliviers!

The Rocky Horror Show has announced that stage and TV actor Sam Attwater (Eastenders, Hollyoaks; Dreamboats and Petticoats) will play the role of Brad for the next leg of the UK tour, taking over from Ben Forster.

Fresh from her directorial debut of the Chocolate Factory's smash hit production of 'Merrily We Roll Along', three-time Olivier Award-winner Maria Friedman sings 'Lenny & Steve' at The Pheasantry for just six performances.

Before the well-loved musical that is Merrily We Roll Along by Stephen Sondheim and George Furth, there was the original play, written in 1934 by George S Kaufman and Moss Hart. Although rarely revived, the play was the inspiration for Sondheim and Furth's piece. Focusing on the lifelong friendship of three characters, the play tells their story in reverse time, from 1934 to 1916, and is a poignant and bittersweet reflection of life, love and loss.

Anne Hathaway won Best Supporting Actress at this year's BAFTAs - and she was joined at the ceremony by some of her Les Miserables cast mates, including Hugh Jackman, Samantha Barks and Eddie Redmayne.

George Clooney and Ben Affleck are struggling manfully with the rain; while we've also got shots of Luke Evans and Samantha Barks - both West End stars now famous worldwide for movie roles!

It's the BAFTAs tonight, held at the Royal Opera House - and here are some of the stars from a very wet red carpet in London!

BWW:UK understands that the matinee performance of Dear World, starring Betty Buckley, was cancelled this afternoon due to the illness of co-star Paul Nicholas.

Based on the Oscar nominated film, Billy Elliot the Musical is an inspirational story of one boy's dream to realise his ambitions against the odds. Set in the North East of England against the background of the historic 1984/85 miners' strike, Billy pursues his passion for dance in secret to avoid disapproval of his struggling family.

Today, 6 February 2013, 13 year old Tade Biesinger from Bountiful, Utah, US will become the thirty second boy to play Billy Elliot in the West End. Having performed the title role on Broadway, Tade will become the second boy to have performed the role in the US and the UK when he makes his West End debut at the Victoria Palace Theatre.

We go behind the scenes of A CHORUS LINE as it stages its London revival!

Stars confirmed from London's West End include Heather Headley and Debbie Kurup (The Bodyguard), Denise van Outen and Tiffany Graves (Chicago), Katie Rowley-Jones (Wicked), Alex Bourne (Kiss Me Kate) Ian Knauer (Mamma Mia!), Marcus Lovett, Shona Lindsay and Tabitha Webb (The Phantom of the Opera) and Kristen Beth Williams (Top Hat). From Europe, Denmark's leading man, Christian Lund; from the US, Jason Robert Brown (Parade), Kenneth Nichols (Show Boat) and Broadway Legend and TV star Len Cariou (Blue Bloods on SKY Atlantic).

Six-year-old Channelle Koroglu from South Croydon, a Michael Jackson super fan, discovered she was the one millionth customer to see the show in the West End.

LET IT BE, the spectacular West End show celebrating the music of The Beatles, has released 250,000 new tickets ahead of its re-opening at the Savoy Theatre in London's West End on Friday 1 February 2013, following a hugely successful run at the Prince of Wales Theatre. LET IT BE is currently booking until 5th October 2013.

Emma Cunniffe, Mariah Gale, Matthew Marsh and Jamie Parker star in PROOF by David Auburn which begins performances at the Menier Chocolate Factory on the 14 March 2013. Polly Findlay directs David Auburn's Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winning play fresh from receiving critical plaudits for Antigone (National Theatre) and A Taste of Honey (Sheffield Theatres).

ITV will be the official television broadcast partner for the 37th Olivier Awards with MasterCard, the UK's highest stage honours, which take place on Sunday 28 April 2013 at the prestigious Royal Opera House.