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BWW Photo Exclusive: WAITRESS Welcomes Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer on Opening Night

The Senate Majority Leader and New York State Senator stopped in to celebrate the return of Waitress on Broadway!

By: Sep. 02, 2021
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The hit musical Waitress is opening up once more this evening as Broadway continues its highly-anticipated return! To celebrate the return of live theatre at the Barrymore and beyond, New York State Senator and Senate Majority Leader, Chuck Schumer, stopped in for a visit with the Waitress family.

Check out photos from inside opening night and Senator Schumer's visit backstage here!

Sara Bareilles, the Grammy Award-winning composer of Waitress, stars in the musical as Jenna Hunterson for it's first weeks back onstage. Joining Sara for the show's return is Eric Anderson (Cal) Charity Angel Dawson (Becky), Christopher Fitzgerald (Ogie), Drew Gehling (Dr. Pomatter), Caitlin Houlahan (Dawn), Dakin Matthews (Joe) and Joe Tippett (Earl). The ensemble is Tyrone Davis, Jr., Matt DeAngelis, Andrew Fitch, Henry Gottfried, Molly Jobe, Emily Koch, Max Kumangai, Anastacia McCleskey, Gerianne Pérez, Stephanie Torns, and Nyla Watson.

Waitress tells the story of Jenna, a Waitress and expert pie maker stuck in a small town and a loveless marriage. When a baking contest in a nearby county offers her a chance at escape, Jenna fights to reclaim a long-forgotten part of herself. Through the support of her fellow Waitresses and an unexpected romance Jenna begins to find the courage to take a long-abandoned dream off the shelf. Waitress celebrates the power of friendship, dreams, the family we choose and the beauty of a well baked pie.

Photo Credit: Bruce Glikas

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Charity Angel Dawson, Senate Majority Leader/New Yorka??s Senator Charles Schumer, Sara Bareilles and Caitlin Houlahan

BWW Photo Exclusive: WAITRESS Welcomes Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer on Opening Night  Image
Jessie Nelson, Fran Weissler, Diane Paulus, Sara Bareilles, Senate Majority Leader/New Yorka??s Senator Charles Schumer, Barry Weissler, Robert Wankel, Lorin Loterro and Nadia DiGiallonardo.

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Senate Majority Leader/New Yorka??s Senator Charles Schumer and the Company of WAITRESS

BWW Photo Exclusive: WAITRESS Welcomes Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer on Opening Night  Image
Senate Majority Leader/New Yorka??s Senator Charles Schumer and the Company of WAITRESS

BWW Photo Exclusive: WAITRESS Welcomes Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer on Opening Night  Image
Sara Bareilles and the Company of WAITRESS

BWW Photo Exclusive: WAITRESS Welcomes Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer on Opening Night  Image
Diane Paulus and Senate Majority Leader/New Yorka??s Senator Charles Schumer

BWW Photo Exclusive: WAITRESS Welcomes Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer on Opening Night  Image
Sara Bareilles and Senate Majority Leader/New Yorka??s Senator Charles Schumer




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