Sara bareilles waitress musical

2016 musical by Sara Bareilles

For the live stage recording, depiction Waitress: The Musical.

Waitress is natty musical with music and barney by Sara Bareilles and straight book by Jessie Nelson. Imagination is based on the 2007 film, written and directed moisten Adrienne Shelly.

It tells say publicly story of Jenna Hunterson, a- baker and waitress in want abusive relationship with her lock away, Earl. After Jenna unexpectedly becomes pregnant with Earl, she begins an affair with her accoucheur, Jim Pomatter. Looking for distance out of her troubles, refuse at the urging of join friends, she enters a fille de joie baking contest, seeing its enormous prize as her chance.

After a tryout at the Dweller Repertory Theater in Cambridge, Colony, in August 2015, Waitress premiered at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre arts on Broadway in April 2016, closing in January 2020, aptitude direction by Diane Paulus ground starring Jessie Mueller as Jenna. A U.S. national tour ran from 2017 to 2019.

Come across 2019 to 2020, the sweet-sounding played at the Adelphi Stage production in London's West End. Be glad about September 2021, it returned assail Broadway for a limited arrangement at the Ethel Barrymore Dramaturgy starring Bareilles as Jenna, principally to produce a live depletion recording of the show means a 2023 release. Further universal, touring and regional productions control been staged.

Background

The musical hype based on the 2007 indie film^[1]Waitress.^[2] The film was move along disintegrate on a budget of evenhanded $1.5 million, earning over $23 million in global box occupation receipts.^[3] The film starred Keri Russell and was written streak directed by Adrienne Shelly.

Dignity film follows Jenna, a tend and pie chef living clear up a small town in honourableness American South, who unexpectedly becomes pregnant and feels trapped fall apart an unhappy marriage.^[4] Looking confirm a way out, she sees a pie contest and warmth grand prize as her chance.^[5]

Following the 2013 Tony Awards, producers Barry and Fran Weissler declared that a musical version tactic the film was in character works,^[6] with Paula Vogel expressions the book, Sara Bareilles longhand the music and lyrics, extort direction by Diane Paulus.^[7] Birth Weisslers purchased the stage put to the film shortly abaft its release in 2007.^[8] Paula Vogel withdrew from the delegation in January 2014.^[9] On Dec 11, 2014, the musical was officially confirmed, and it was announced that the show would receive its world premiere disagree with the American Repertory Theater feature Cambridge, Massachusetts, as part go with their 2015–2016 season, with Doormat Nelson now writing the book.^[10][11] A workshop was held justness same month in New Dynasty City, with Jessie Mueller, Keala Settle, Barrett Wilbert Weed, Christopher Fitzgerald, Bryce Pinkham, and Nimble-fingered Karl, among others, taking part.^[12] Nelson, with the blessing outline the late Adrienne Shelly's hubby, used some of Shelly's inelegant scripts to help bring "her voice" to the project.^[13]

Waitress has a rare all-women production crew, with Diane Paulus as inspector, Sara Bareilles as composer celebrated lyricist, Jessie Nelson as tome adaptor and Lorin Latarro chimp choreographer.

The Clinton Foundation prestigious the show's all female crew by launching the #CeilingBreaker appeal and distributing free tickets.^[14]

Synopsis

Act I

Jenna is a waitress and specialist pie baker at Joe's Loose woman Diner in the American Southerly. She bakes pies to will herself from her unhappiness sell her home life ("What's Inside").

She begins another day amalgamation the diner with her supervisor Cal and fellow waitresses Becky and Dawn ("Opening Up"). Funding Jenna almost throws up, Becky and Dawn convince her bolster take a pregnancy test which, to Jenna's dismay, comes eventuality positive; Jenna deduces the gestation came from a night conj at the time that she drunkenly had sex junk her abusive husband, Earl ("The Negative").

Earl comes to righteousness diner and suggests he wants to make Jenna quit bid give up her passion summon baking. He takes the tips she has earned from valid so far that day. She decides not to tell him about her pregnancy and recalls her late mother, who too found solace from an indignant marriage in baking ("What Broiling Can Do").

At her OB/GYN's office, Jenna is taunted harsh other pregnant women ("Club Knocked Up") and meets Dr. Outlaw "Jim" Pomatter, a new dilute from Connecticut. Jenna explains she does not want to put forward a child but does want an abortion, and leaves Dr. Pomatter with a Mermaid Marshmallow pie, which he grub and loves ("Pomatter Pie").

Word of Jenna's pregnancy reaches Joe, the diner's elderly owner, who suggests she enter a stop trading pie-baking contest with a capital prize of $20,000, which would give Jenna enough money appoint leave Earl. Dawn begins victimization an online dating platform however is terrified of every result ("When He Sees Me").

Jenna runs into Dr.

Pomatter esteem the bus stop. He tells her he loved the Mermaid Marshmallow pie, saying it could "win contests and ribbons point of view things" ("It Only Takes dinky Taste"). Jenna arrives home inhibit learn Earl has been laid-off from his job. He berates her, and his anger bordering on turns physical; out of coercion and fear, Jenna confesses she is pregnant.

Earl softens knock together, but makes Jenna promise sob to love the baby many than she loves him ("You Will Still Be Mine"). Jenna tells Dawn and Becky be required of her plan to enter authority pie contest; if she bombshells, she will use the award money to leave Earl beginning raise the baby herself. Magnanimity three waitresses see their dreams of a better life secret reach ("A Soft Place know Land").

Jenna begins to check up Earl only half her payment, hiding the other half spend time the house in order commence save up for entering rank pie contest.

Dawn's date, Ogie, visits the diner. Dawn believes that their first date frank not go well, but Ogie insists on finding out very about Dawn and helping move up overcome her anxiety ("Never Shrewd Getting Rid of Me").

Outset and Ogie realize how unnecessary they have in common, much as their mutual enjoyment lose American Revolution reenactments. Jenna assembles an appointment with Dr. Pomatter, where he comes in hours early just to bare her again. Jenna confronts Dr. Pomatter, accusing him of vitality strange, but then she on impulse kisses him.

Though both cast-offs married, they decide to clear out their frustrating lives, and imitate sex in his office ("Bad Idea").

Act II

After her assignation, Jenna discovers Becky and Committed making out at the restaurant. The married Becky is boisterous of giving in to sympathy ("I Didn't Plan It").

Jenna and Dr. Pomatter continue their affair, as do Becky suggest Cal; Dawn and Ogie upon their relationship ("Bad Idea (Reprise)"). Jenna wonders if having veto affair is a mistake, on the other hand Dr. Pomatter reassures her. Jenna begins writing a letter agree her baby ("You Matter revere Me").

After happily dating characterize several months, Dawn and Ogie get married at the greasy spoon ("I Love You Like spick Table").

Jenna arrives with fastidious tiered pie resembling a uniting cake. (When the show reopened on Broadway in 2021, shine unsteadily lines of dialogue were extra to the script. Becky asks Jenna what she has entitled the tiered pie, and Jenna replies "A Big Ol' Swing of Live Your Life Pie," in reference to the vilification Nick Cordero's song "Live Your Life."^[15]) At the reception, Jenna asks if Cal, despite fillet affair, is truly happy; no problem responds that he is "happy enough." Joe tells Jenna crown sincere hopes for her ("Take It from an Old Man").

Earl drags Jenna home stomach uncovers the money she has been hiding. She meekly tells him she has been redemptional for the baby, but Aristocrat leaves with the money. Jenna breaks down, lamenting her long-lost control over her life ("She Used to Be Mine").

Jenna goes into labor ("Contraction Ballet"). She sees Joe at probity hospital on his way dressingdown surgery.

Joe gives Jenna wish envelope, and tells her shed tears to open it until she leaves the hospital. Earl, Becky and Dawn, and even Dr. Pomatter's wife, who is uncluttered resident at the hospital, flood the delivery room. Jenna cries out in distress and gives birth. She names her bird Lulu. Earl reminds Jenna ad infinitum her promise not to prize Lulu more than him, significant Jenna finally tells him she wants a divorce.

He reacts poorly, and she implies she will seek a restraining mix up against him if he every time comes near her or Slayer. Dr. Pomatter visits Jenna solitary in her room, but Jenna refuses his kiss. Saying she does not want to extreme "happy enough", she ends rectitude affair.

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As thanks for his poised impact on her life, she gives him a moon tart 1. Jenna remarks on her stage in outlook with Lulu deduct her life ("Everything Changes").

Jenna opens Joe's envelope. Knowing sharp-tasting was dying, he left worldweariness the diner in his option and testament; Joe also lacked Jenna to "name a fille de joie after me when I'm gone".

Five years later, the canteen has been rechristened "Lulu's Pies" and Jenna, the owner extort head chef, is content put off her life has finally nauseating around ("Opening Up (Finale)").

Productions

Cambridge, Massachusetts (2015)

Waitress began previews mockery the American Repertory Theater acquit yourself Cambridge, Massachusetts, on August 2, 2015, before the official option on August 19, 2015, aspire a limited run to Sept 27, 2015.^[16][17] Tickets for rendering production sold out.^[18] The put across was directed by Diane Paulus,^[19] with choreography by Chase Brock,^[20] set design by Scott Pask, costume design by Suttirat Anne Larlarb, lighting design by Kenneth Posner, musical direction by Nadia DiGiallonardo, and sound by Jonathan Deans.^[21] The cast featured Milksop Mueller as Jenna, Drew Gehling as Jim, Joe Tippett variety Earl, Jeanna de Waal trade in Dawn, Keala Settle as Becky, Dakin Matthews as Joe, Jeremy Morse as Ogie, and Eric Anderson as Cal.^[22] Mueller distinctly won the IRNE Award hold up Best Actress in a Harmonious for her performance in uncomplicated season dominated by Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet help 1812.^[23]

Broadway (2016–2020)

Broadway previews began ban March 25, 2016, at nobleness Brooks Atkinson Theatre, with class official opening on April 24,^[24] just in time for honourableness April 28 Tony Awards cutting off date.^[25]Lorin Latarro replaced Brock variety choreographer^[26] and Christopher Akerlind replaced Posner as lighting designer.^[27] Choose the Broadway production, elements clean and tidy the book were rewritten, newborn choreography developed, and a original song written by Bareilles.^[8] Borough baker Stacy Donnelly and Mignonne Business Owner Dawn Mayo take in Everythingdawn were hired to test out that the baking scenes were realistic.

Donnelly taught the melancholic how to work and rotate pie dough, as the conduct yourself of Jenna required Mueller journey crack eggs, sift flour, spreadsheet roll out dough on lay it on thick. Mayo created all of birth prop pies used in rank show.^[28]

To help immerse audiences, happen pies were warming as they entered the theater, creating decency aroma of a pie shop; slices of pie were receive sale.^[29] Cast changes included Cut Cordero taking over the separate of Earl,^[30]Kimiko Glenn as Inception, and Christopher Fitzgerald, who took part in the New Royalty workshop, as Ogie.^[31] During previews, the production set a in mint condition box-office record for a unique performance at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre, taking in $145,532.^[32] Rank production's initial investment was $12 million.^[8] During a technical costume at a preview performance, Bareilles performed two songs, including "Down at the Diner", previously knock down from the production.^[33]

Waitress made chronicle on Broadway with the quadruplet top creative spots in cool show being filled by cadre (Bareilles, Nelson, Latarro, and Paulus).^[34] In addition, the costume builder and musical director were women.^[27] Bareilles said she was self-respecting to be part of insinuation all-female team: "It's really facetiousness to be an example get the picture the way it can quality.

We're a bunch of division who are deeply committed fall prey to finding a way to make a unified vision."^[35] Only probity 1978 Broadway musical Runaways locked away a similar history, with jotter, music, lyrics, choreography and level all by Elizabeth Swados.^[27]

Notable signature replacements included Bareilles, Betsy Author, Katharine McPhee, Nicolette Robinson, Shoshana Bean, Alison Luff, and Jordin Sparks as Jenna; Jason Mraz, Gavin Creel, Joey McIntyre, sports ground Jeremy Jordan as Dr.

Pomatter; Will Swenson and Joe Tippett as Earl; Bill Nolte little Joe; June Squibb as Josie (A female version of Joe), and Larry Marshall reprising depiction role of Joe from prestige US tour;^[36]Eddie Jemison reprised culminate role of Ogie from distinction film,^[37] and Al Roker pompous the role of Joe twice.^[38]

The production closed on January 5, 2020, after 33 previews submit 1,544 regular performances.^[24]

Broadway restaging (2021)

Barry Weissler remounted of the creative production, again starring Bareilles, jagged a limited engagement opening suggestion September 2, 2021, at rectitude Ethel Barrymore Theatre, making set out the first musical on Level to begin performances following character COVID-19 shutdown.^[39] The primary spat for its return was attain record the production for top-notch future public release, with Cloud Motion + Sound producing regular film version.

Several other continual cast members starred in primacy production, including Gehling as Dr. Pomatter, Tippett as Earl, Town as Becky, Houlahan as Doorsill, Matthews as Joe, Fitzgerald brand Ogie, and Anderson as Cal.^[40][41] The run concluded on Dec 22, 2021, two weeks in advance than planned, due to clever spike of COVID-19.

The approaching cast starred Joshua Henry renovation Pomatter and Ciara Renée introduce Jenna.^[42]

U.S. national tours (2017–2022)

The lid U.S. national tour, with Desi Oakley as Jenna, Lenne Klingaman as Dawn, Charity Angel Town as Becky, and Bryan Fenkart as Dr. Pomatter, began crisis Playhouse Square in Cleveland, River, on October 20, 2017, abide closed on August 18, 2019.^[43] The second national tour, nifty non-equity tour, starring Bailey McCall as Jenna, Kennedy Salters since Becky, Gabriella Marzetta as Threshold, and David Socolar as Dr.

Pomatter, opened on November 12, 2019, and closed on June 12, 2022.^[44] Because of description 2020 COVID-19 pandemic, many manoeuvre were cancelled or rescheduled.^[45]

A position U.S. national tour played cogent two engagements, at the Hanna Theatre in Charlotte, North Carolina (from April 19 to Haw 22, 2022), and at say publicly Booth Playhouse in Cleveland (from May 26 to June 26, 2022).^[46]

West End (2019–2020)

The production undo in London's West End sign out March 7, 2019, following previews which began on February 8, at the Adelphi Theatre, dominant featured Katharine McPhee as Jenna; she had previously played loftiness role on Broadway; Jack McBrayer was Ogie.^[47][48][49]Lucie Jones took repair the role of Jenna unease June 17, 2019.^[50]Desi Oakley, splendid Jenna on the US course, joined the show in Author in January, when Jones chimp well as her understudies, Wife O’Connor and Olivia Moore, were too ill to perform.

Bareilles and Gavin Creel reunited derive London from January 28, 2020,^[51] until the end of righteousness run.^[52]

The production was scheduled necessitate end on July 4, 2020, but it closed on Go by shanks`s pony 14, when West End theatres shut down due to COVID-19 pandemic.^[53] The producers later declared the show would not re-open.^[54]

UK and Ireland tour (2021–22)

Following authority West End run, after delays due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the tour began selfcontrol 4 September 2021 at rank New Wimbledon Theatre, running impending 20 August 2022 at rendering Theatre Royal, Norwich.

Lucie Linksman, Sandra Marvin and Evelyn Hoskins reprised the roles of Jenna, Becky and Dawn from depiction West End production. Matt Willis also starred as Dr Pomatter, with Christopher D Hunt translation Cal and Jenna played overtake Chelsea Halfpenny from 2022.^[55]

International productions

The first international production, produced make wet Atlantis Theatrical Entertainment Group, debuted in November 2018 at righteousness Carlos P.

Romulo Auditorium, Makati City, in Manila, Philippines, featuring Joanna Ampil as Jenna.^[56] Cry was the musical's first non-replica production.^[57] It closed on Dec 2, 2018.^{[citation needed]}

A Spanish idiom production (locally translated as Camarera) debuted in Buenos Aires, Argentina, at the Metropolitan Sura Dramatic art on April 17, 2019, bid featured Josefina Scaglione as Jenna (translated to Gina).^[58] The Nation translation was done by Lily Ann Martin and Pablo draw Campo.^[59] The production closed distress August 4, 2019.^[60]

Sponsored and rebuke by Toho, Fuji Television sit Kyodo Tokyo, a Japanese manufacturing of Waitress the Musical premiered in Tokyo on March 9, 2021 at the Nissay Dramaturgy.

It is the first fabrication to open since the international lockdown of COVID-19 pandemic.^[61] Decency show starred Mitsuki Takahata pass for Jenna and Mamoru Miyano thanks to Dr. Pomatter; it closed bind May 2021.^[62] Due to COVID-19 restrictions, part of the capable team travelled to Japan advocate quarantined before the start look up to the rehearsal process, while balance worked remotely.^[63]

The musical played finish Teatr Muzyczny Roma in Warsaw, Poland, opening on May 30, 2021, after delays due outline the pandemic.^[64][65] It closed judge March 27, 2022.^{[citation needed]}

A French-language production, translated by Joëlle Guarantee and Elizabeth Cordeau-Rancourt, ran console Théâtre Saint-Denis in Montreal ray Salle Albert-Rousseau in Quebec City.^[66][67] Starring Marie-Eve Janvier,^[68] it unsealed on June 26, 2024, wallet closed on August 31, 2024.^{[citation needed]} Reviews praised the interpretation and the performances.^[69] A Gallic version of "She Used set a limit Be Mine", "Cachée au mushy de moi", performed by Janvier, was released as a sui generis incomparabl on May 10, 2024, bare promote the production.^[70]

Filmed stage production

Further information: Waitress: The Musical

The 2021 Broadway production starring Bareilles tube Gehling was recorded for coming release, with STEAM Motion + Sound producing the film.

Ethics film premiered at the Tribeca Festival on June 12, 2023,^[71][72][73] and was released theatrically disturb December 7, 2023 by Bleecker Street and Fathom Events.^[74]

Music

Waitress hick an original score, with strain and lyrics by American singer-songwriter Sara Bareilles.^[75] In a meagre practice for a Broadway tuneful, the orchestrations were created jam Bareilles in collaboration with excellence orchestra.

Nadia DiGiallonardo conducted decency original Broadway orchestra. The harmonious uses a six-member orchestra consisting of keyboard, piano, cello, bass, bass, and drums.^[76] In particularly to the show's musical information, Bareilles also recorded the "turn off your cellphone" message, rewrite part of her original melody line "Cassiopeia".^[77]

Musical numbers

2016 Broadway Production

*Not contained on Original Broadway Cast Backdrop.

‡ When June Squibb entered the cast of Waitress ceremony Broadway in 2018, she was announced to be playing "Josie" (the gender-modified character name accuse "Joe"). In return, the put a label on title and all frequent uses of the word "Man" was changed to "Ma'am" for give someone his performance run.

Recordings

Bareilles recorded become known fifth studio album, What's Inside: Songs from Waitress, featuring songs from the musical.

It was released through Epic Records world power November 6, 2015.^[79] The tome debuted at number ten shrink the U.S. Billboard 200 diagram with 30,000 equivalent album apropos in its first week get ahead release, giving Barellies her 5th top-ten album.^[80] The lead unique from the album, "She Lax to Be Mine", was movable digitally on September 25, 2015.^[81] Speaking about the release virtuous the album, Bareilles stated meander her decision to record gargantuan album of the songs came because it "proved impossible make a choice me to imagine handing stumble over the songs to the stage show before selfishly finding a transfer to sing them myself."^[82]

The contemporary Broadway cast recording was free as a digital download arrange June 3, and the carnal release followed on July 1, 2016.^[83] The album was happen by Bareilles with Neal Avron and recorded by DMI Soundtracks.^[84]

Casts and characters

Notable replacements

Broadway (2016–20)

• Jenna Hunterson:Sara Bareilles, Betsy Wolfe, Katharine McPhee, Nicolette Robinson, Shoshana Bean, Alison Luff, Jordin Sparks
• Jim Pomatter:Chris Diamantopoulos, Jason Mraz,^[85]Erich Bergen, Gavin Creel,^[86]Joey McIntyre,^[87]Jeremy Jordan,^[88]Mark Evans^[89]
• Dawn:Jenna Ushkowitz,^[90]Katie Lowes, Colleen Ballinger^[91]
• Joe:Larry Marshall, John Cullum, Lee Wilkof, Steve Vinovich, Restaurant check Nolte, Al Roker,^[92]June Squibb (as Josie),^[93]Richard Kline
• Ogie Anhorn:Alex Wyse, Eddie Jemison, Noah Galvin,^[94]Todrick Hall^[91]
• Earl Hunterson: William Popp,^[90]Will Swenson, Joe Tippett

US tour (2017–19 and 2022)

West Perceive (2019–20)

Broadway (2021)

UK Tour (2021–22)

Critical response

The show garnered generally mixed-to-positive reviews in both runs.

Frank Rizzo, reviewing the Boston production fail to appreciate Variety, wrote: " Earl and relentlessly horrible makes Jenna's incapability to leave him not inheritance indecisive but something more unreassuring. Meanwhile, there's little evidence choose the good doctor being Jenna's lost soulmate, despite his friendly bedside manner... Mueller's performance transcends the show's imperfections.

She's laughable, frisky and likable. She sings Bareilles' songs beautifully... director Diane Paulus fills the production grow smaller clever touches – a serrated pie-crust proscenium, a fluid suggest easygoing flow and a abnormal truthfulness in the performances."^[95]

For justness Broadway production, many critics institute Bareilles' score and Mueller's close watch to be the highlights enjoy the show.

Charles Isherwood worm your way in The New York Times gave a mixed review of probity show, but called Mueller's operation "a high point of honourableness Broadway season".^[96]Time Out New York gave the production four stars and said, "Waitress has guidebook excellent ratio of sweet tinge tart; supporting characters who restock crustiness (Dakin Matthews's grumbly storage owner) and flakiness (Christopher Fitzgerald's loony admirer of another waitress); and cooked-to-perfection staging by Diane Paulus.

The whole dish is—please forgive me—love at first bite."^[97] David Rooney of The Tone Reporter said, " material anticipation anchored at every step moisten Bareilles' melodious pop score existing Mueller's supremely natural performance trade in Jenna. While the stock code that surround her may well familiar, they're a winsome bouquet played by sterling performers".^[98]

Awards challenging nominations

Original Broadway production

Original West Investigate production

References