Waitress - 2016 Broadway History , Info & More
Brooks Atkinson Theatre (Broadway)
256 W. 47th St. New York, NY
Meet Jenna, a waitress and expert pie-maker who dreams of a way out of her small town and rocky marriage. Pouring her heart into her pies, she crafts desserts that mirror her topsy-turvy life such as "The Key (Lime) to Happiness Pie" and "Betrayed By My Eggs Pie." When a baking contest in a nearby county - and a satisfying encounter with someone new - shows Jenna a chance at a fresh start, she must find the courage to seize it. Change is on the menu, as long as Jenna can write her own perfectly personal recipe for happiness.
Brought to life by a groundbreaking, all-female creative team, this Tony Award-nominated hit features original music and lyrics by 6-time Grammy nominee Sara Bareilles ("Love Song," "Brave"), a book by acclaimed screenwriter Jessie Nelson (I Am Sam) and direction by Tony Award winner Diane Paulus (Pippin, Finding Neverland).
"Waitress is a little slice of heaven!" says Entertainment Weekly, and is "sweet, sassy and passionate," according to New York Magazine. Don't miss this uplifting and hilarious musical.
Waitress - 2016 - Broadway Cast
FEATURED REVIEWS FOR Waitress
Theater Review: Waitress, Sweet and Sassy
8 / 10
Waitress can still be an uncomfortable genre mix: domestic-violence drama and workplace rom-com. That's in the source material, and the musicalization exaggerates it. What I certainly didn't expect, though, is that the musicalization could also help to justify the mismatch. As the story rushed toward its multiple conclusions - a typical Broadway problem the creative team was unable to solve - I began to understand that for these characters, life itself is an uncomfortable genre mix. Seeing that and sharing it is the start of their mastering it. Perhaps it really did take an all-female creative team to understand how such a story could be true, and how it could sing. If so, well, hand me a slice of that humble pie.
Waitress review – pie-focused musical seems half-baked
6 / 10
Under Diane Paulus' direction, the show at times seems to struggle to fill the stage. The book, written by Jessie Nelson and based on the film script, is nicely witty. But the choreography, by Lorin Latarro, seems an afterthought, and the songs, by the Grammy-winning artist Sara Bareilles, are tuneful, yet often strangely reticent, as though meant to be sung quietly to oneself rather than loudly before a crowd. Bad Idea, a duet between Jenna and Dr Pomatter, is a nicely rowdy exception, as is Jenna's heartfelt She Used to Be Mine. (One song for Ogie, Never Getting Rid of Me, is a showstopper; the other, I Love You Like a Table, a cheerful muddle.)
Category
Waitress FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Opening Up
The Negative
What Baking Can Do
Club Knocked Up
Pomatter Pie
When He Sees Me
It Only Takes a Taste
You Will Still Be Mine
A Soft Place to Land
Never Ever Getting Rid of Me
Bad Idea
I Didn't Plan It
Bad Idea - Reprise
You Matter to Me
I Love You Like a Table
Take It From an Old Man
Dear Baby
She Used to Be Mine
Contraction Ballet
Everything Changes
Opening Up - Finale
Waitress History
Other Productions of Waitress
| 2015 | Boston |
American Repertory Theater World Premiere Production Boston |
| 2016 | Broadway |
Original Broadway Production Broadway |
| 2017 | US Tour |
First National Tour US Tour |
| 2019 | West End |
Original West End Production West End |
| 2021 | Broadway |
Broadway Revival Broadway |
| 2021 | US Tour |
US Tour |
Waitress - 2016 Broadway Awards and Nominations
| Year | Ceremony | Category | Nominee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Actress in a Musical | Jessie Mueller |
| 2016 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Book of a Musical | Jessie Nelson |
| 2016 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical | Christopher Fitzgerald |
| 2016 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Lyrics | Sara Bareilles |
| 2016 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Music | Sara Bareilles |
| 2016 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Musical | Waitress |
| 2016 | Drama League Awards | Distinguished Performance Award | Jessie Meuller |
| 2016 | Drama League Awards | Outstanding Production of a Broadway or Off-Broadway Musical | Waitress |
| 2016 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Actress in a Musical | Jessie Mueller |
| 2016 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical | Christopher Fitzgerald |
| 2016 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding New Broadway Musical | Waitress |
| 2016 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding New Score (Broadway or off-Broadway) | Sara Bareilles |
| 2016 | Tony Awards | Best Musical | Waitress |
| 2016 | Tony Awards | Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical | Christopher Fitzgerald |
| 2016 | Tony Awards | Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical | Jessie Mueller |
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