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Following the sold-out concert performance of Soho Cinders at the Queen's Theatre in October 2011, Stiles & Drewe's new musical receives its world premiere at Soho Theatre running from tonight, 2nd August to 9th September 2012. The full-scale production with a live band features an all-star cast, including Jenna Russell and Michael Xavier, and featuring the voice of Stephen Fry.

Following the sold-out concert performance of Soho Cinders at the Queen's Theatre in October 2011, Stiles & Drewe's new musical will receive its world premiere at Soho Theatre running from 2nd August to 9th September 2012. The full-scale production with a live band will feature an all-star cast including Jenna Russell and Michael Xavier, and featuring the voice of Stephen Fry.

The New Voices Collective is gearing up for IN DEVELOPMENT: New Songs from New Shows, New Voices' triumphant return to its original home at Peter Norton Symphony Space, this coming Monday, December 12, at 8:00 p.m. An incredible roster of composers have contributed songs from their new musicals, providing a 'sneak peek' at an interesting array of projects, such as Homemade Fusion by Michael Kooman and Christopher Dimond and Bunnicula by Sam Davis and Mark Waldrop.

Today it was officially announced that YMT's 2009 production of Loserville The Musical will now be produced professionally and will open at the West Yorkshire Playhouse next summer!

The New Voices Collective is excited to announce IN DEVELOPMENT: New Songs from New Shows, New Voices' triumphant return to its original home at Peter Norton Symphony Space, on Monday, December 12, at 8:00 p.m.

New York Theatre Workshop (NYTW) Artistic Director James C. Nicola and Managing Director William Russo have announced that the new musical Once, based on the Academy Award-winning film, rounds out the theatre's 2011-2012 season.

Youth Music Theatre UK is thrilled to announce that you can now book your place for their 2011 national auditions, either by visiting their website at http://www.youthmusictheatreuk.org, or by calling 0844 415 4858. They are looking for around 300 young people to perform in their 2011 productions. Auditions will take place throughout January and February in cities across the UK.

Smuggler Films partners, John N. Hart & Patrick Milling Smith and film and theatre producers, Fred Zollo and Barbara Broccoli & Michael G Wilson have announced the creative team for upcoming stage adaptation of the 2007 Academy Award-winning film ONCE, coming to Broadway in Fall 2011. The musical will feature the Academy Award-winning music and lyrics of Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová, a book by award-winning Irish playwright & screenwriter, Enda Walsh (Penelope, Hunger, The New Electric Ballroom), direction by the acclaimed Scottish director of Black Watch, John Tiffany, design by five time Tony Award winner Bob Crowley (The Coast of Utopia, Mary Poppins). Steven Hoggett (American Idiot, Black Watch) will provide musical staging and Martin Lowe (Mamma Mia!) is the music director.

Youth Music Theatre UK (YMT) , the country's biggest, most vibrant and most active music theatre company for young people, are preparing to tour the UK in January and February in search of actors, singers, dancers, musicians and stage managers to join the company in 2011.

Youth Music Theatre UK is thrilled to announce that you can now book your place for their 2011 national auditions, either by visiting their website at http://www.youthmusictheatreuk.org, or by calling 0844 415 4858. They are looking for around 300 young people to perform in their 2011 productions. Auditions will take place throughout January and February in cities across the UK.

Jonathan Groff will appear at 'A Very Musical Evening,' a benefit in aid of the Teenage Cancer Trust, stilesanddrew.posterous.com reports. Elliot Davis and Anthony Drewe, in association with Ellie Colyer-Bristow and Samuel Joseph, will present the evening.

Jonathan Groff will appear at 'A Very Musical Evening,' a benefit in aid of the Teenage Cancer Trust, stilesanddrew.posterous.com reports. Elliot Davis and Anthony Drewe, in association with Ellie Colyer-Bristow and Samuel Joseph, will present the evening.

Bidding ends tonight in the 2009 YMT CHRISTMAS AUCTION Youth Music Theatre UK (YMT) is a national charity working to promote the personal, social and creative development of young people through the medium of musical theatre.

Whatsonstage.com is reporting that Loserville: The Musical, which was successfully staged at Bracknell's South Hill Park Arts Centre in August, may be heading to the West End -- if the play's creator, James Bourne's twitter account is to be believed.

Tickets have gone on sale for the world premiere of LOSERVILLE: THE MUSICAL, which will be staged at Bracknell's South Hill Park Arts Centre this August.

Youth Music Theatre UK - the country's biggest and most active producer of music theatre projects for young people - is searching for talented young musicians to join the orchestras of our nationwide productions this Summer. We hope you can help spread the word! The auditions are taking place in Edinburgh, Manchester and London and are open to anyone aged between 11-21 from around the UK.

Youth Music Theatre UK - the country's biggest and most active producer of music theatre projects for young people - is searching for talented young musicians to join the orchestras of our nationwide productions this Summer. We hope you can help spread the word! The auditions are taking place in Edinburgh, Manchester and London and are open to anyone aged between 11-21 from around the UK.