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!
Based on the 2007 motion picture written by
Adrienne Shelly,
Waitress is the first Broadway musical in history to have four women in the four top creative team spots, with book by
Jessie Nelson, score by five-time Grammy Award-nominated singer-songwriter
Sara Bareilles, choreography by
Lorin Latarro and direction by Tony Award-winner
Diane Paulus.
WAITRESS stars Tony Award winner
Jessie Mueller as Jenna, with Drama Desk nominee
Eric Anderson (Cal), Tony Award nominee
Nick Cordero (Earl), Tony Award nominee
Christopher Fitzgerald (Ogie),
Drew Gehling (Dr. Pomatter),
Kimiko Glenn (Dawn),
Dakin Matthews (Joe), Tony Award nominee
Keala Settle (Becky), and Charity Angél Dawson,
Thay Floyd,
Henry Gottfried,
Molly Hager,
Aisha Jackson,
Max Kumangai,
Jeremy Morse,
Ragan Pharris,
Stephanie Torns and
Ryan Vasquez.
WAITRESS tells the story of Jenna, a
Waitress and expert pie maker in a small town, who dreams of a way out of her loveless marriage. A baking
CONTEST in a nearby county and the town's new doctor may offer her a chance at a new life while her fellow
Waitresses offer their own recipes to happiness. But Jenna must find the courage and strength within herself to rebuild her life. This new American musical celebrates friendship, motherhood, and the magic of a well-made pie.
Photo Credit: Joan Marcus
