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Today's Theater Stories features The August Wilson Theatre!

August 26 marks Women's Equality Day and 2020 marks the 100th anniversary of the passing of the 19th amendment! We're keeping the empowerment going with our reader's Broadway role models.

Today we rewind to 2014, when Heathers was getting ready to premiere off-Broadway.  Heathers features music, lyrics and book by Laurence O'Keefe and Kevin Murphy, and is based on the 1988 film of the same name written by Daniel Waters.

Find out which Broadway in Bryant Park performances left a lasting mark on our readers!

This summer, we're sadly not going to be seeing all the outdoor theatre that we've loved in past years - whether at venues like Regent's Park and Shakespeare's Globe or dedicated festivals and other open-air arts gatherings. So, until we can welcome all these wonderful events back again, BroadwayWorld reviewers are paying tribute to them with some of our favourite memories!

Today (May 7) in live streaming: Ben counts down Mother's Day songs, White Collar cast reunites on Stars in the House and so much more!

In 2014, Atlantic Theater Company presented the world premiere of the musical Found. The musical starred Nick Blaemire, Barrett Wilbert Weed, and more. The company is now flashing back with a clip from the production, featuring cast members singing 'Stay Weird.'

We want to hear from you! We're starting #BwayWorldPrompts, where each day we'll be asking our readers on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram questions to spark some theater conversation.

Signature Theatre is taking us through their past productions! Today they posted a clip of Barrett Wilbert Weed singing Maybe This Time fro their production of Cabaret.

In this new Signature Strong Live! video, Associate Artistic Director Matthew Gardiner chats with some of the stars who appeared in many of Signature's critically acclaimed Kander & Ebb productions.

As Women's History Month comes to a close, we're looking to those that inspire us most. We asked our readers which Broadway actresses and characters inspired them most and the answers blew us away!

Broadway talents including Lena Hall (Hedwig), Ben Platt (Dear Evan Hansen) and Barrett Wilbert Weed (Mean Girls) will be featured in a daily marathon launched by the acclaimed Broadway Sings concert series on Instagram's IGTV.

Thank you. Thank you Laura Benanti for asking high schoolers to send videos of them doing parts of their cancelled shows.

North Shore High School is getting ready to welcome a new class of students! As BroadwayWorld previously reported, four original company members of Mean Girls depart the production: Grey Henson (Damian), Kate Rockwell (Karen), and Barrett Wilbert Weed (Janis), who play their final performances tomorrow, March 8, and Erika Henningsen (Cady), who played her final performance on February 22. What made their experience in the hit musical totally fetch? BroadwayWorld checked in with all four as they were preparing for their final bows.

This news is so fetch! As BroadwayWorld previously reported, North Shore High is getting a new batch of students in the coming weeks, with Sabrina Carpenter, Chad Burris, Olivia Kaufmann, and Laura Leigh Turner joining the show's Broadway company. To get ready to see them bring the cautionary tale to life at the August Wilson Theatre, we're getting to know the four new stars, with a look back at their careers and some of their memorable performances. Check it all out!

The MEAN GIRLS National Tour is trying to make fetch happen at DPAC this week. If you like high school drama, big flashy vocals, and lots of pink costumes, then it's the perfect show for you. Everyone probably knows of the 2004 comedy film a?oeMean Girls,a?? written by Tina Fey, that starred Lindsey Lohan, Rachel McAdams, and Amanda Seyfried. It absolutely took over pop culture and is still considered one of the most quotable movies today.

The producers of Mean Girls announced today that singer, songwriter and actress Sabrina Carpenter will make her Broadway debut in the role of 'Cady Heron' beginning Tuesday, March 10th at the August Wilson Theatre (245 West 52nd Street). She will play a limited 14-week engagement through Sunday, June 7th. For information regarding Sabrina's specific performance schedule, please refer to www.MeanGirlsonBroadway.com.

As the start of his limited run in a?oeMean Girlsa?? approaches, Cameron Dallas is finding where he belongs in the Broadway community.

Catherine Brunell (Something Rotten!, Thoroughly Modern Millie) will join the cast of Mean Girls as 'Mrs. Heron / Ms. Norbury / Mrs. George' beginning tonight, Wednesday, December 11. Tony Award nominee Jennifer Simard played her final performance in the roles on Sunday, December 8.

Erika Henningsen, Barrett Wilbert Weed, Grey Henson and the company of Mean Girls perform a?oeWhere Do You Belong?a?? from the August Wilson Theatre for the CBS Thanksgiving Day Parade. Watch below!