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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.

As we reported earlier in the month, Tiffany Graves joins Frances Ruffelle in the cast of Piaf, opening at the Leicester Curve in February.

She will star alongside Adam Cooper, who continues to lead the cast as Don Lockwood, joined by new cast members Louise Bowden playing Kathy Selden and Stephane Annelli who will play Cosmo Brown, completing the iconic trio made famous by Gene Kelly, Debbie Reynolds and Donald O'Connor in 1952 MGM musical film.

Ellison joins the cast to play silent movie screen siren, and owner of a voice never meant for the ‘talkies', Lina Lamont.

This Christmas Curve will produce a brand new stage version of the sensational Tony Award-winning musical Chicago, directed by Curve Artistic Director Paul Kerryson.

As reported last night, the producers of the eight-time Tony award-winning musical Once today announce that Declan Bennett and Zrinka Cviteši? will lead the cast as Guy and Girl respectively in John Tiffany's West End production of the Broadway hit musical opening at the Phoenix Theatre in Spring 2013.

Kevin Spacey, the artistic director of the Old Vic, has revealed plans to raise £20m for the theatre before his tenure expires in 2015.

At a reception held at The Club at the Ivy on Thursday 17 January, the 2012 BWW:UK Awards were presented by Fernando Peire, Director of The Ivy - and presenter of ITV's The Restaurant Inspector - to the writer and cast of Ladies in Lavender.

The cast and crew of Rent, recently seen at the Greenwich Theatre, are celebrating their wins in the 2012 BWW:UK Awards - and want to say thank you to everyone who voted for them!

Adrian Lester and Hattie Morahan took the prizes for Best Actor and Actress at today's Critics' Circle awards, hosted by Mark Shenton and introduced by comedian Arthur Smith, at the Prince of Wales Theatre, London.

UK editor-in-chief Carrie Dunn writes about the 'singalongers' ruining the Les Mis cinema experience...