Arguably the first big star to bring Country to a mainstream audience in the 1990s, Black is one of the first artists in a generation that took inspiration from Merle Haggard, Bob Wills, and George Jones, taking rock-oriented pop and mixing it up in a country setting. Offering an easily marketable and squeaky clean image of Country, he smoothed the way for artists after him to come along, particularly Garth Brooks.

Lead by Donnie Van Zant, the brother of Lynyrd Skynyrd frontman Ronnie Van Zant, 38 Special broke out from the shadows of the Southern rock behemoth and carved out a name for themselves with soaring, stomping stadium rock and roll. Don't miss the Second Chance hitmakers when they dust off their catalogue of hell-raising anthems and hit the road during an extensive fall tour of North America.

The Elf on the Shelf has hung from ceilings, zip-lined across string and painted on tables in ketchup. This year sees them taking to the stage in a new live musical, debuting this holiday season! Make this your new family Christmas tradition, as its guaranteed to be festive fun and memories for all ages.

So good it will make your mouth water, Waitress took Broadway by storm and now it's headed out on its first ever national tour. Scored by pop singer Sara Bareilles, this heart-warming musical follows a small town waitress who sees a chance to leave her small town behind by winning a prestigious baking contest.

Bill Engvall has a number of occupations decorating the pages of his resume - game show host, television star, film actor but, most of all, a stand-up comedian. Though the talented Texan first trod the boards when he was working as a nightclub DJ, his big break came in the '90s when he hosted 'A Pair of Jokers' with Rosie O'Donnell.