A workshop was held the same month in New York City, with Jessie Mueller, Keala Settle, Barrett Wilbert Weed, Christopher Fitzgerald, Bryce Pinkham, and Andy Karl, among others, taking part. On December 11, 2014, the musical was officially confirmed, and it was announced that the show would receive its world premiere at the American Repertory Theater in Cambridge, Massachusetts, as part of their 2015–2016 season, with Jessie Nelson now writing the book. Paula Vogel withdrew from the project in January 2014.
The Weisslers purchased the stage rights to the film shortly after its release in 2007. įollowing the 2013 Tony Awards, producers Barry and Fran Weissler announced that a musical version of the film was in the works, with Paula Vogel writing the book, Sara Bareilles writing the music and lyrics, and direction by Diane Paulus. Looking for a way out, she sees a pie contest and its grand prize as her chance. The film follows Jenna, a waitress and pie chef living in the American South, who unexpectedly becomes pregnant and feels trapped in an unhappy marriage. The film starred Keri Russell and was written and directed by Adrienne Shelly. The film was produced on a budget of just $1.5 million, earning over $23 million in global box office receipts. The musical is based on the 2007 indie film Waitress. In September 2021, it returned to Broadway for a limited engagement at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre starring Sara Bareilles as Jenna, mainly to produce a live stage recording of the show for a 2023 release. From 2019 to 2020, the musical played at the Adelphi Theatre in London's West End. Looking for ways out of her troubles, she sees a pie baking contest and its grand prize as her chance.Īfter a tryout at the American Repertory Theater in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in August 2015, Waitress premiered at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre on Broadway in April 2016 with direction by Diane Paulus and starring Jessie Mueller as Jenna.
After Jenna unexpectedly becomes pregnant, she begins an affair with her doctor, Dr. It tells the story of Jenna Hunterson, a baker and waitress in an abusive relationship with her husband, Earl. The musical is based on the 2007 film of the same name, written by Adrienne Shelly. Waitress is a musical with music and lyrics by Sara Bareilles and a book by Jessie Nelson. August 19, 2015 ( ): American Repertory Theater, Cambridge
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