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Voting in the 2011 BWW:UK Awards has been open for over a week now - and The Wizard of Oz and Much Ado About Nothing are leading the pack for the big prizes! Betty Blue Eyes is pushing the Palladium's spectacular hard in the musicals categories, though, and the National's much-acclaimed Frankenstein may yet overtake the Josie Rourke-directed Shakespeare revival.

We talk to the Olivier-nominated actor about his new role in Ariel Dorfman's thriller alongside Thandie Newton

Amy Hanson interviews the actress about her new role as a monstrous power-hungry mother...

Confirmed guests include: Natalie Weiss (Wicked US National Tour, Les Miserables US National Tour), Caissie Levy (Ghost, Hair), Alexia Khadime (Wicked, Les Miserables) Ashleigh Gray (Wicked, Betwixt), and a very special appearance by Scott Alan, with more special guests to be announced soon!

The nominations have been tallied up - now have your say!

MARTI PELLOW, one of Britain's great music icons, is to make his hugely anticipated return to the London stage, joining Willy Russell's smash hit musical, one of the longest running in history. From TUESDAY 1 NOVEMBER 2011, Marti will join the West End cast of BLOOD BROTHERS as The Narrator at the Phoenix Theatre, for a limited season.

We're now well into the last 24 hours of nominations for this year's BWW:UK Awards. If you haven't already nominated your favourite shows and performers, this is your very last chance - the voting proper will open in the next fortnight.

Find out the secrets behind some of your favourite theatre stars...

Carrie Dunn reviews the new West End musical starring Oliver Tompsett, Shayne Ward, Amy Pemberton, Simon Lipkin and Justin Lee Collins.

Nominations for this year's BWW:UK Awards close on Friday, so make sure you've put your favourites forward!

The cast will feature Hadley Fraser as ‘Raoul', Kiera Duffy as ‘Carlotta', Sergei Polunin as ‘Slave Master' and Daisy Maywood as ‘Meg Giry'. They join the previously announced Ramin Karimloo as ‘The Phantom', Sierra Boggess as ‘Christine', Barry James as ‘Monsieur Firmin', Gareth Snook as ‘Monsieur André', Liz Robertson as ‘Madame Giry' and Wynne Evans as ‘Piangi', together with a cast and orchestra of over 200 and some special guest appearances.

We ask the West End's Sherrie about the show, the Proms in the Park, Justin Lee Collins and Shayne Ward...

Craig Warnock, who played Perks in the Toronto production of The Railway Children, has joined the London cast to re-create the role. Damian Cruden's Olivier award-winning production of The Railway Children will have its final performance on 8 January 2012 in the specially created 1000 seat space in the old Eurostar Terminal at Waterloo Station.

Following on from Sunday in the Park with George, Little Shop of Horrors, La Cage aux Folles, A Little Night Music and Sweet Charity, the Menier Chocolate Factory is delighted to announce that its Christmas musical will be Pippin - music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz and book by Roger O. Hirson.

Stephen Fry writes foreword for Departure Lounge composer's new album

After the success of our inaugural awards last year, in which Legally Blonde and Love Never Dies swept the board, nominations for the 2011 BWW:UK Awards are now open!

Following on from her hugely successful Leicester Square Theatre concert last November, Louise Dearman brings a brand new show and set of songs to the legendary Alley Cat Bar in Denmark Street this autumn.

Two-time Tony Award® winner James Earl Jones (Hoke Coleburn), Tony and Oscar® winner Vanessa Redgrave (Daisy Werthan) and four-time Tony Award® winner Boyd Gaines (Boolie Werthan) will star in the critically acclaimed production of Driving Miss Daisy, at the Wyndham's Theatre from 26 September until 17 December, with press night on 5 October.

Have You Met Miss Jones? We have...and we asked some very nosy questions...

After Show with David Bedella is a brand new monthly party that brings a sprinkling of celebrity guests & showbiz chat to the legendary Alley Cat Bar in Soho, every second Thursday of the month starting October 13th.