Waitress
Waitress is making history as the first musical in Broadway to be lead by four women in the top creative slots!
Sara Bareilles has written a charming score that suits the quirky material and Mueller's dazzling voice and endearing personality.
Variety
Sara Bareilles has written a charming score that suits the quirky material and Mueller's dazzling voice and endearing personality.
Variety
Waitress
Waitress is making history as the first musical in Broadway to be lead by four women in the top creative slots!
Why see Waitress?
Broadway's Sweetest Treat
After whipping up a whirlwind of acclaim and box office receipts on the Great White Way, Waitress hits the road on its first ever national tour. Based on a 2007 indie movie, this big hearted musical tells the story of diner waitress named Jenna who's presented with a chance to leave her suffocating small town existence behind, and grabs it with both hands! With a book by Hollywood screenwriter Jessie Nielson (Hope Springs) and insanely catchy score from Grammy nominated pop singer Sara Bareilles, Waitress is a melt-in-your-mouth hit!
Waitress is directed by Tony winner and Boston's ART Artistic Director Diane Paulus (Pippin, Finding Neverland) and choreographed by Lorin Latarro (Waiting for Godot). While the lead role was originated on Broadway by Tony winner Jessie Meuller (Beautiful: The Carole King Musical), Desi Oakley dons the apron for this tour.
What Is Waitress About?
Jenna works as a pie chef in a small town diner. Her time spent baking is a kind of meditation, a break from her mundane existence where her creativity is allowed to flourish. Renowned throughout the town for her crinkly crusts and fluffy pastries, she harbours dreams of opening her own pie shop and making a new life for herself. But when she becomes unexpectedly pregnant by her bullying husband Earl, it seems like she may have to abandon her dreams forever.
Hope is at hand in the form of the town's handsome new doctor, and the announcement of a pie-making competition in a nearby town. The winner of the contest will be awarded a large cash prize, and Jenna realises it may be her one shot at turning her life around.
Did You Know?
Waitress was the first Broadway musical in history to have the four major creative roles - book, score, direction & choreography - filled by women.
Key Information
Audience
Recommended for ages 8+
Run Time
Two and a half hours with one intermission
Dates
Sep 25 - Nov 24
Cast
Stephanie Torns as Jenna
Olivia Phillip as Becky
Kendyl Ito as Dawn
Bryan Fenkart as Dr. Pomatter
Timothy John Smith as Cal
Larry Marshall as Joe
Matt DeAngelis as Earl
Daniel Quadrino as Ogie
ENSEMBLE
Lianah Sta. Ana, Julia Bain, Ethan Carlson, Gaylana Castillo, Andrew Fitch, Max Kumangai, Bailey McCall, Gerianne Perez, Brad Standley, Chris Stevens and Curtis Thomas
Creative
Book by Jessie Nelson
Music & Lyrics by Sara Bareilles
Directed by Diane Paulus
Choreographed by Lorin Latarro
Reviews
Our review
Colourful, creative, enchanting
While many Broadway shows sweep you away into far away worlds and mystical settings, Waitress offers a simply charming slice of life from a small town diner with little to nothing going on.
Nicola Quinn
Customer reviews
43 reviews, average rating: (3.1 Stars)
Linda C
Can't Wait To See This Again!
This Tony nominated musical (up against Hamilton)
showcases what Sara Bareilles does best - fantastic sing
along melodies and lyrics that tell a story with poetry,
humor, melancholy, and love. I was fortunate enough
to see this with Sara B. in the role of Jenna but she
wrote incredible songs for each cast member. Every
song got a standing ovation during the show, which
made the show run three hours, but it was one of the
highlights of theatre for me and my son (right up there
with seeing the original Broadway cast of Into The
Woods with Sondheim and Lapine in conversation and
Hamilton) Can't wait to see this again!
... Read more
Tracy Smith
Soooo delicious!
Four of us saw Waitress this past Friday at Bass Hall in Ft. Worth. Bass Hall is
wonderful & WE LOVED THE SHOW!! The entire ensemble was amazing & perfectly
on point. The voices of the lead women melded & matched perfectly. Every singer
was AMAZING!! We thought the setting & choreography were excellent. Everyone
delivered a lovely, nuanced performance. It is enjoyable for ages 12 & up. We would
DEFINITELY recommend this show!
The ONLY criticism we all had (as well as others in the audience) was that the gain
was up too high on the mics & the band overpowered the singers consistently. We
probably missed more than half the lyrics to the songs, which was regrettable.
Other than that, we loved ALL of the performance!! We decided we would definitely
love to see this cast perform Waitress again soon!! ... Read more
Beth
Excellent
Saw this show in New York Twice. I've seen just about every Broadway show and this is one of the top 5. If only Christopher Fitzgerald could have a permanent role as "Ogie." He is HYSTERICAL. Laugh out loud hysterical. But all of the cast were wonderful. I want to see it again. ... Read more
News
Scarlet, January 19th, 2022
The beloved hit Broadway musical Waitress is readying up its last batch of pies, the final weeks are drawing in and it's only a matter of time before the Broadway bakery is closed....
Read more Waitress Soon To Close On Broadway
Scarlet, January 19th, 2022
The beloved hit Broadway musical Waitress is readying up its last batch of pies, the final weeks are drawing in and it's only a matter of time before the Broadway bakery is closed....
Read more Upcoming Performances
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