Waitress
Waitress is making history as the first musical in Broadway to be lead by four women in the top creative slots!
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Sara Bareilles has written a charming score that suits the quirky material.
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Waitress is making history as the first musical in Broadway to be lead by four women in the top creative slots!
Waitress is making history as the first musical in Broadway to be lead by four women in the top creative slots!
Broadway's sweetest musical, Waitress is a life-affirming tale of dreaming big. Landing on the Great White Way following a Boston try-out, Waitress is the story of a small-town waitress named Jenna, who seizes on the chance to escape her small-town life by putting her baking skills to the test. The show has proved a huge hit with audiences both across the country and internationally and was nominated for four Tony Awards in 2016.
Written by screenwriter Jessie Nelson, Waitress is based on the acclaimed indie movie of the same name from 2007, which starred Keri Russel. Waitress' bubbly pop score comes courtesy of pop songstress Sara Bareilles, while Broadway powerhouse Diane Paulus, best known for her Tony-winning work on the latest revival of Pippin and the recent Finding Neverland, directs.
Suffocated by both the small Southern town where she lives, and her controlling husband Earl, Jenna longs for escape. Her only solace comes from working in the local diner, where she can practice her passion for baking. Jenna's crumbly pastries and crinkly crusts are renowned the town over, and by a stroke of luck, they might just offer her an escape route! A pie-making contest is announced in a nearby town, with a potentially life-changing cash prize for first place. Jenna realizes this may be a once in a lifetime opportunity and is determined to grab it with both hands!
Ciara Renee as Jenna
Eric Anderson as Cal
Ashley Blanchet as Dawn
Tyrone Davis, Jr. as Ogie
Joshua Henry as Dr. Pomatter
Dakin Matthews as Joe
Maiesha McQueen as Becky
Ben Thompson as Earl
ENSEMBLE
Tyrone Davis, Jr., Matt DeAngelis, Andrew Fitch, Henry Gottfried, Molly Jobe, Emily Koch, Anastacia McClesky, Olivia Webber Olesen, Gerianne Perez, Charlotte Surak, Curtis Thomas, Stephanie Torns and Nyla Watson
Book by Jessie Nelson
Music & Lyrics by Sara Bareilles
Directed by Diane Paulus
Choreographed by Lorin Latarro
Best Musical
Best Original Score - Sara Bareilles
Best Actress in a Musical - Jessie Mueller
Best Supporting Actor in a Musical - Christopher Fitzgerald
Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical - Christopher Fitzgerald
Colourful, creative, enchanting
Jenna Hunterson (Jessie Mueller) invites us into her world of baking pies, a sweet escape from her humdrum existence, working as a diner waitress. With songs and lyrics by Sara Bareilles, Tony-nominated Waitress is a true Broadway treat and a great choic
Nicola Quinn
Beth
Excellent
V
Incredible immersive experience and hilarious!
Susan
No surprise that NY is best!