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Pie consultant Stacy Donnelly, delivers an uncooked nine-inch double-crust apple pie twenty minutes before each performance.

Broadway's WAITRESS began performances on Friday, March 25 with a bang, setting a house record for a single performance the Brooks Atkinson Theatre and announcing a new block of tickets on sale through January 1, 2017. WAITRESS opens today, April 24, 2016. Let's see what the critics had to say...

Following on from yesterday's triumphant opening night at Broadway's Brooks Atkinson Theatre, the producers of Waitress have announced that the national tour of the acclaimed new musical will begin at Cleveland's Playhouse Square on October 17, 2017.

It was an evening as sweet as pie! Broadway's Waitress opened just last night at theBrooks Atkinson Theatre, where tickets are on sale through January 1, 2017. BroadwayWorld was there for the special night and you can check out photo coverage from the red carpet theatre arrivals below!

It was an evening as sweet as pie! Broadway's Waitress opened just last night at theBrooks Atkinson Theatre, where tickets are on sale through January 1, 2017. BroadwayWorld was there for the special night and you can check out photo coverage from inside the after party below!

It was an evening as sweet as pie! Broadway's Waitress opened just last night at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre, where tickets are on sale through January 1, 2017. BroadwayWorld was there for the special night and you can check out photo coverage from inside the curtain call below!

Jessie Mueller gives a touching performance in Diane Paulus' joyous production.

Who is Annie without her red dress? Or Eva with out her balcony? It is the charge of the Broadway designer to transport the audience into the world of a show, whether it be Great Depression-era New York City or outside of the Casa Rosada. In our new series, Broadway by Design, BroadwayWorld will be shining a spotlight on the stellar designs of this Broadway season, show by show. Today, we continue the series with Scott Pask and Suttirat Anne Larlarb, who acted as scenic and costume designers for Broadway's fresh, new musical,  WAITRESS.

Broadway's WAITRESS began performances on Friday, March 25 with a bang, setting a house record for a single performance the Brooks Atkinson Theatre and announcing a new block of tickets on sale through January 1, 2017. WAITRESS opens today, April 24, 2016. Get ready for tonight's opening bows by scrolling down to learn more about the company, plus watching highlights from the show!

Broadway's WAITRESS began performances on Friday, March 25 with a bang, setting a house record for a single performance the Brooks Atkinson Theatre and announcing a new block of tickets on sale through January 1, 2017. WAITRESS opens TONIGHT, Sunday, April 24, 2016. BroadwayWorld has a fresh batch of shots from the show below!

Broadway's WAITRESS began performances on Friday, March 25 with a bang, setting a house record for a single performance the Brooks Atkinson Theatre and announcing a new block of tickets on sale through January 1, 2017. WAITRESS opens Sunday, April 24, 2016. BroadwayWorld brings you a first look at the cast in action below!

Sara Bareilles has tackled Broadway with the new musical WAITRESS - and now she's tunefully taking on the issue of cell phones in theaters.

The 2016 Drama League Award Nominees for Outstanding Play, Outstanding Revival of a Play, Outstanding Musical, Outstanding Revival of a Musical, and the much-coveted Distinguished Performance Award were just announced this morning at Sardi's, by Aladdin stars Adam Jacobs, Courtney Reed and James Monroe Iglehart. Check out the full list of nominees below!

Broadway's WAITRESS began performances on Friday, March 25 with a bang, setting a house record for a single performance the Brooks Atkinson Theatre and announcing a new block of tickets on sale through January 1, 2017. WAITRESS opens Sunday, April 24, 2016. BroadwayWorld has a fresh batch of shots from the show below!

In the lead-up to the April 24th Broadway opening of Waitress at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre, DMI Soundtracks is proud to announce the release of a forthcoming original cast album for the production, with the cast and band hitting the studio in early May.  The album will be distributed by Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation.

The Alliance of Resident Theatres/New York (A.R.T./New York), the service and advocacy organization for New York City's 360 nonprofit theatres, celebrated 44 years of service and dedication to the theatrical nonprofit community at its annual spring gala on Monday, April 11. The evening was hosted by celebrated three-time Drama Desk nominee Julie Halston.

Broadway's WAITRESS began performances on Friday, March 25 with a bang, setting a house record for a single performance the Brooks Atkinson Theatre with a gross of $145,532.00 and announcing a new block of tickets on sale through January 1, 2017. WAITRESS opens Sunday, April 24, 2016. The cast just got a visit from Tinkerbelle the Dog, who sniffed out the show's pie-filled venue -- check out photos below!

Broadway's WAITRESS began performances on Friday March 25 with a bang, setting a house record for a single performance the Brooks Atkinson Theatre with a gross of $$145,532.00 and announcing a new block of tickets on sale through January 1, 2017. WAITRESS opens Sunday, April 24, 2016. BroadwayWorld brings you a first look at the cast in action below!

Just last night, Waitress' Sara Bareilles got a visit from some Broadway kids at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre. Below, check out exclusive photos of the songstress with Tony nominee Sydney Lucas, her Fun Home & The Secret Garden costar Oscar Williams and The King and I's Jake Lucas!

Sara Bareilles, who saved the day at a recent preview of her new Broadway musical WAITRESS, has great news for the show's record-breaking audiences.