Faster the better. (That is the lowest f stop number that you can afford.) If you can not afford a very fast lens, I would suggest going with faster film. Push processing slide film can also be an option. (Usually a one stop push does not affect the grain that much.)
As far as length of lens, I would go with a 70-200 or 70-300 zoom lens, if the speed is acceptable. This will give you pretty good close ups if you are not that far away from the stage. If you are up close and personal, that is within the first few rows, a normal lens (50-70mm) should be okay and then you can enlarge and crop to get better close ups. Your fixed normal lenses are also cheaper to get in the faster speeds, f1.4-1.8, than the zoom lenses.
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