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Today we remember Eve Ensler and the groundbreaking off-Broadway opening of her feminist phenomenon, The Vagina Monologues.

Devastating news is reported out of Las Vegas this morning. According to reports, 50 people were killed and over 400 injured Sunday night after a gunman opened fire during the city's Route 91 Harvest Festival. The assailant, 64-year-old local resident Stephen Paddock, was eventually shot and killed by authorities after being located on the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay Casino Hotel.

The upcoming National Touring Production of WAITRESS, the new Broadway musical from Grammy nominee Sara Bareilles inspired by Adrienne Shelley's 2007 motion picture, will be led by Desi Oakley.

Julia Elizabeth Wells was born on October 1, 1935, in England. Her mother, Barbara Ward (Morris), and stepfather, both vaudeville performers, discovered her four-octave singing voice and immediately started her singing career, performing in music halls throughout her childhood and teens. At age 20, her stage career began in a London Palladium production of Cinderella.

Today we celebrate Billy Joel and Twyla Tharp's dance musical sensation, Movin' Out!

It was announced this week that singer Jason Mraz will be making his Broadway debut in Waitress.

For decades, theater-lovers have thrilled to the story of EVITA, which recounts Eva Peron's meteoric rise from the slums of Argentina to the presidential mansion as First Lady. Adored by her people as a champion for the poor, she became one of the most powerful women in the world-while her greed, outsized ambition and fragile health made her one of the most tragic. EVITA tells Eva's passionate and unforgettable true story and features some of theater's most beautiful songs, including 'Don't Cry for Me, Argentina,' 'Another Suitcase in Another Hall,' And 'High Flying, Adored.'

The Daily Mail's Baz Bamigboye has just reported that Sam Mendes production of Jez Butterworth's acclaimed play, The Ferryman is currently looking into a Broadway transfer for 2018.

The Broadway-bound musical THE CHER SHOW, which celebrates the life and music of global superstar Cher, will premiere next June at Chicago's Oriental Theatre. The five-week pre-Broadway engagement will be from June 12 to July 15. The show will then arrive at Broadway's Neil Simon Theatre in the fall of 2018

Tony and Olivier-award winner Patti LuPone will be starring in a new production of Stephen Sondheim and George Furth's Tony award-winning musical, Company.

In honor of Jackie Chan's epic return to the big screen on Friday, October 13th in STXfilms' THE FOREIGNER, Beyond Fest have partnered with STXfilms, a division of STX Entertainment, and SR Media, to present a very special triple bill featuring an uber-rare, in-person Q&A with the legend himself, the Cannonball, Jackie Chan.

It seems Waitress the Musical is *expecting* some pretty exciting news soon. Composer Sara Bareilles released a new Twitter video tonight to let fans in on some exciting Waitress news that's coming our way this Thursday!

Artisan Children's Theater proudly presents ONE MAGIC KISS: SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS at its 148 seat Second Stage facility. The theater is located at 444 East Pipeline Road in Hurst. The show runs Friday, October 6, 2017 through Saturday, November 4, 2017. Performances are Fridays at 5:00pm and Saturdays at 10:00am and 12:00pm, with additional 12:00pm performances October 24 and 31. Reserved seating tickets are $7.00 for children 12 and under and $11.00 for adults. The box office number is 817-284-1200. More information can be found on the website atArtisanCT.com.

It was announced this week that two-time Tony Award winner Matthew Broderick, will star as the narrator in FOX's live musical event, A CHRISTMAS STORY LIVE! As the narrator, Broderick will play the grown-up 'Ralphie Parker,' who looks back with love and humor on his favorite childhood Christmas.

Today we celebrate the Broadway revival of Kaufman and Hart's You Can't Take It with You, which opened on this day in 2014.

Today we celebrate the breathtaking Deaf West revival of Duncan Sheik and Steven Sater's adolescent rock musical, Spring Awakening, which opened on Broadway on this day in 2015.

It seems Waitress the Musical is *expecting* some pretty exciting news soon. Composer Sara Bareilles released a new Twitter video tonight to let fans in on some exciting Waitress news that's coming our way this Thursday!

Broadway and television star, Jesse Tyler Ferguson took to Instagram last night to share the joyous news that Broadway stars Phillipa Soo and Steven Pasquale were married last night, September 24th.

It all began tonight! On this day in 1957, West Side Story celebrates its opening night at the Winter Garden Theater!

The love is real at the Music Box Theatre. Jennifer Laura Thompson and Michael Park play the heads of Murphy family, and offstage they are just as close with their stage children and the rest of the gang at Dear Evan Hansen. The hilarious duo stopped by with Richard Ridge to chat about their tight-knit clan, the road to Broadway, and so much more! Here are some of the things we learned about what it takes to build an onstage family and how Dear Evan Hansen has impacted the heads of the Murphy home.