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Will Michael Ball and Imelda Staunton take the top musical theatre acting honours, or will Bertie Carvel and the Matildas stage a late run?

Today (Friday 2 November), The Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation is proud to announce a series of grants to support arts education across the UK.

As the momentum continues to build for the show-stopping BBC Children in Need POP Goes the Musical, the charity is thrilled to announce the addition of Amelia Lily to its celebrity line-up.

Producers of the hit?West?End show Thriller?Live are launching an academy to train young boys to take on the role of singing the songs of young Michael?Jackson and the?Jackson 5 in the show, which will celebrate entering its fifth year in the?West?End in just a few weeks.

Author Michael Morpurgo and director Marianne Elliott celebrate War Horse's five years in London

The National Theatre's award-winning production of War Horse last night (25 October 2012) celebrated its fifth anniversary in London with a special performance at the New London Theatre, Drury Lane. Former cast members and the show's creative team gathered with VIPs and friends to celebrate five years on the London stage.

Beautifully crafted, wonderfully funny and charmingly English, the play marked Ayckbourn's breakthrough West End hit and this production will be its first West End revival since it played at the Duke of York's Theatre in 1967, when the critics hailed the arrival of a great new comic talent.

Michael Grandage CBE will open this year's TheatreCraft event by giving a welcome speech at 9am on Friday 30thNovember 2012, at the Royal Opera House.

Michael Ball, Imelda Staunton, Peter Polycarpou and Lucy May Barker are all in front in their categories as performers, while Anthony Ward leads in design, Paul Groothius in sound design, Jonathan Tunick in orchestrations - with the show leading as Best Revival of a Musical.

MARGUERITE, the musical re-telling of La Dame aux Camellias from the writers of Les Misérables and Miss Saigon, continues its run at the Tabard Theatre, West London until October 27.

The full cast is announced for Sheffield Theatres' production of Simon Beaufoy's The Full Monty directed by the company's Artistic Director Daniel Evans. Leading the company are Kenny Doughty, Craig Gazey, Simon Rouse, Keiran O'Brien,Roger Morlidge and Sidney Cole.

Chichester's production of Kiss Me, Kate opens at the Old Vic next month

Following a hugely acclaimed and record-breaking sell out run at Hampstead Theatre, Neil Armfield's production of David Hare's The Judas Kiss will transfer to the West End.

Prior to its West End opening Once will run at the Gaiety Theatre in Dublin from 22 February - 9 March 2013.

Weimar Berlin of 1931 is turned into a dark and sexual haven of corruption. In the comforting shelter of the 'Kit-Kat Club', the morally ambiguous and unusual citizens are determined to keep up appearances of a life of parties and pleasure.

Menzel is back in London for a week of shows at the Apollo Theatre, and it's clear from the opening number, 'Somewhere Over the Rainbow', that her voice - accompanied by a sublime 25-piece orchestra - is on top form.

Michael Ball and Imelda Staunton of Sweeney Todd are leading the way in the BWW:UK Awards, currently heading their categories as Best Leading Actor and Actress in a Musical. Sheridan Smith is topping the category for Best Actress in A Play for her critically-acclaimed turn in Hedda Gabler.

Lord Lloyd Webber has said today that the UK arena tour of Jesus Christ Superstar is set for DVD release - and may be heading out to the US and Australia.

You've given us your nominations - now it's time for you to vote in the 2012 BWW:UK Awards!

These special intimate concerts provide a chance to see Ellis and May close-up, and are being especially performed to raise awareness of the work of the Born Free Foundation, the global organisation which works to protect and conserve threatened species, particularly Africa's magnificent lions, which across much of Africa, are now in serious decline.