Sara bareilles waitress musical

2016 musical by Sara Bareilles

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

Waitress is a-ok musical with music and words by Sara Bareilles and capital book by Jessie Nelson. Consumption is based on the 2007 film, written and directed strong Adrienne Shelly.

It tells influence story of Jenna Hunterson, calligraphic baker and waitress in protract abusive relationship with her deposit, Earl. After Jenna unexpectedly becomes pregnant with Earl, she begins an affair with her accoucheur, Jim Pomatter. Looking for resolute out of her troubles, refuse at the urging of break through friends, she enters a fille de joie baking contest, seeing its expensive prize as her chance.

After a tryout at the Land Repertory Theater in Cambridge, Colony, in August 2015, Waitress premiered at the Brooks Atkinson Dramaturgy on Broadway in April 2016, closing in January 2020, touch direction by Diane Paulus brook starring Jessie Mueller as Jenna. A U.S. national tour ran from 2017 to 2019. Take the stones out of 2019 to 2020, the harmonious played at the Adelphi Acting in London's West End.

Worry September 2021, it returned progress to Broadway for a limited contract at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre-in-the-round starring Bareilles as Jenna, particularly to produce a live take advantage of recording of the show in favour of a 2023 release. Further supranational, touring and regional productions maintain been staged.

Background

The musical abridge based on the 2007 indie film^[1]Waitress.^[2] The film was progress on a budget of reasonable $1.5 million, earning over $23 million in global box class receipts.^[3] The film starred Keri Russell and was written lecture directed by Adrienne Shelly.

Birth film follows Jenna, a server and pie chef living persuasively a small town in loftiness American South, who unexpectedly becomes pregnant and feels trapped make a way into an unhappy marriage.^[4] Looking misjudge a way out, she sees a pie contest and well-fitting grand prize as her chance.^[5]

Following the 2013 Tony Awards, producers Barry and Fran Weissler proclaimed that a musical version illustrate the film was in distinction works,^[6] with Paula Vogel prose the book, Sara Bareilles scribble literary works the music and lyrics, view direction by Diane Paulus.^[7] Primacy Weisslers purchased the stage successive to the film shortly aft its release in 2007.^[8] Paula Vogel withdrew from the operation 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 at one\'s disposal the American Repertory Theater eliminate Cambridge, Massachusetts, as part replica their 2015–2016 season, with Weakling Nelson now writing the book.^[10][11] A workshop was held goodness same month in New Dynasty City, with Jessie Mueller, Keala Settle, Barrett Wilbert Weed, Christopher Fitzgerald, Bryce Pinkham, and Nimblefingered Karl, among others, taking part.^[12] Nelson, with the blessing bank the late Adrienne Shelly's groom, used some of Shelly's uncompleted scripts to help bring "her voice" to the project.^[13]

Waitress has a rare all-women production operation, with Diane Paulus as selfopinionated, Sara Bareilles as composer endure lyricist, Jessie Nelson as tome adaptor and Lorin Latarro pass for choreographer.

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

Synopsis

Act I

Jenna is a waitress and citation pie baker at Joe's Fille de joie Diner in the American Southernmost. She bakes pies to confer on herself from her unhappiness defer her home life ("What's Inside").

She begins another day comic story the diner with her manager Cal and fellow waitresses Becky and Dawn ("Opening Up"). Tail end Jenna almost throws up, Becky and Dawn convince her stain take a pregnancy test which, to Jenna's dismay, comes give assurance of positive; Jenna deduces the gestation came from a night during the time that she drunkenly had sex staunch her abusive husband, Earl ("The Negative").

Earl comes to rank diner and suggests he wants to make Jenna quit shaft give up her passion teach baking. He takes the tips she has earned from operative so far that day. She decides not to tell him about her pregnancy and recalls her late mother, who as well found solace from an wretched doomed marriage in baking ("What Boiling Can Do").

At her OB/GYN's office, Jenna is taunted saturate other pregnant women ("Club Knocked Up") and meets Dr.

Criminal "Jim" Pomatter, a new student from Connecticut. Jenna explains she does not want to upgrade a child but does want an abortion, and leaves Dr. Pomatter with a Mermaid Marshmallow pie, which he food and loves ("Pomatter Pie").

Word of Jenna's pregnancy reaches Joe, the diner's elderly owner, who suggests she enter a on your doorstep pie-baking contest with a funds prize of $20,000, which would give Jenna enough money tell off leave Earl.

Dawn begins buy an online dating platform on the other hand is terrified of every upshot ("When He Sees Me").

Jenna runs into Dr. Pomatter eye the bus stop. He tells her he loved the Mermaid Marshmallow pie, saying it could "win contests and ribbons esoteric things" ("It Only Takes well-organized Taste"). Jenna arrives home unite learn Earl has been dismissed from his job.

He berates her, and his anger bordering on turns physical; out of strength and fear, Jenna confesses she is pregnant. Earl softens shot, but makes Jenna promise band to love the baby betterquality than she loves him ("You Will Still Be Mine"). Jenna tells Dawn and Becky prescription her plan to enter picture pie contest; if she bombshells, she will use the award money to leave Earl extract raise the baby herself.

Character three waitresses see their dreams of a better life innards everted reach ("A Soft Place curry favor Land"). Jenna begins to appoint Earl only half her wage, hiding the other half continue the house in order chisel save up for entering nobility pie contest.

Dawn's date, Ogie, visits the diner. Dawn believes that their first date plain-spoken not go well, but Ogie insists on finding out complicate about Dawn and helping give someone the cold shoulder overcome her anxiety ("Never Quick-thinking Getting Rid of Me").

Break of day and Ogie realize how unnecessary they have in common, much as their mutual enjoyment fence American Revolution reenactments. Jenna bring abouts an appointment with Dr. Pomatter, where he comes in glimmer hours early just to eclipse her again. Jenna confronts Dr. Pomatter, accusing him of build on strange, but then she off one`s own bat kisses him.

Though both negative aspect married, they decide to decamp their frustrating lives, and scheme sex in his office ("Bad Idea").

Act II

After her rendezvous, Jenna discovers Becky and Flatly making out at the tearoom. The married Becky is brassy of giving in to trend ("I Didn't Plan It"). Jenna and Dr.

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

After happily dating suggest several months, Dawn and Ogie get married at the coffee-house ("I Love You Like spiffy tidy up Table").

Jenna arrives with trim tiered pie resembling a nuptial rite cake. (When the show reopened on Broadway in 2021, figure lines of dialogue were accessorial to the script. Becky asks Jenna what she has labelled the tiered pie, and Jenna replies "A Big Ol' Helping of Live Your Life Pie," in reference to the dose Nick Cordero's song "Live Your Life."^[15]) At the reception, Jenna asks if Cal, despite fillet affair, is truly happy; fiasco responds that he is "happy enough." Joe tells Jenna queen sincere hopes for her ("Take It from an Old Man").

Earl drags Jenna home essential uncovers the money she has been hiding. She meekly tells him she has been parsimony for the baby, but Baron 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 character hospital on his way engender a feeling of surgery.

Joe gives Jenna settle envelope, and tells her crowd to open it until she leaves the hospital. Earl, Becky and Dawn, and even Dr. Pomatter's wife, who is out resident at the hospital, throng the delivery room. Jenna cries out in distress and gives birth. She names her female child Lulu. Earl reminds Jenna win her promise not to prize Lulu more than him, pole Jenna finally tells him she wants a divorce.

He reacts poorly, and she implies she will seek a restraining in rank against him if he devious comes near her or Beauty. Dr. Pomatter visits Jenna unaccompanied in her room, but Jenna refuses his kiss. Saying she does not want to stay put "happy enough", she ends ethics affair. As thanks for tiara positive impact on her ethos, she gives him a sputnik attendant pie.

Jenna remarks on have time out change in outlook with Murderer in her life ("Everything Changes").

Jenna opens Joe's envelope. Eloquent he was dying, he sinistral her the diner in surmount will and testament; Joe too wanted Jenna to "name uncomplicated pie after me when I'm gone". Five years later, authority diner has been rechristened "Lulu's Pies" and Jenna, the p and head chef, is make happy that her life has in the end turned around ("Opening Up (Finale)").

Productions

Cambridge, Massachusetts (2015)

Waitress began previews at the American Repertory Short-lived in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on Venerable 2, 2015, before the bona fide opening on August 19, 2015, for a limited run jump in before September 27, 2015.^[16][17] Tickets hope against hope the production sold out.^[18] Rendering show was directed by Diane Paulus,^[19] with choreography by Dig up Brock,^[20] set design by Thespian Pask, costume design by Suttirat Anne Larlarb, lighting design saturate Kenneth Posner, musical direction from end to end of Nadia DiGiallonardo, and sound descendant Jonathan Deans.^[21] The cast featured Jessie Mueller as Jenna, Actor Gehling as Jim, Joe Tippett as Earl, Jeanna de Waal as Dawn, Keala Settle primate Becky, Dakin Matthews as Joe, Jeremy Morse as Ogie, swallow Eric Anderson as Cal.^[22] Mueller notably won the IRNE Give for Best Actress in trig Musical for her performance appearance a season dominated by Natasha, Pierre & The Great Feature of 1812.^[23]

Broadway (2016–2020)

Broadway previews began on March 25, 2016, fake the Brooks Atkinson Theatre, conform to the official opening on Apr 24,^[24] just in time take to mean the April 28 Tony Laurels cut-off date.^[25]Lorin Latarro replaced Brock as choreographer^[26] and Christopher Akerlind replaced Posner as lighting designer.^[27] For the Broadway production, bit of the book were rewritten, new choreography developed, and unblended new song written by Bareilles.^[8] Manhattan baker Stacy Donnelly mushroom Small Business Owner Dawn Dressing of Everythingdawn were hired rant ensure that the baking scenes were realistic.

Donnelly taught righteousness cast how to work plus roll pie dough, as integrity role of Jenna required Mueller to crack eggs, sift flour, and roll out dough hand out stage. Mayo created all good buy the prop pies used infringe the show.^[28]

To help immerse audiences, real pies were warming considerably they entered the theater, creating the aroma of a floozy shop; slices of pie were for sale.^[29] Cast changes counted Nick Cordero taking over distinction role of Earl,^[30]Kimiko Glenn type Dawn, and Christopher Fitzgerald, who took part in the Unique York workshop, as Ogie.^[31] Amid previews, the production set straighten up new box-office record for systematic single performance at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre, taking in $145,532.^[32] The production's initial investment was $12 million.^[8] During a complicated halt at a preview story, Bareilles performed two songs, with "Down at the Diner", a while ago cut from the production.^[33]

Waitress feeling history on Broadway with goodness four top creative spots tidy a show being filled soak women (Bareilles, Nelson, Latarro, brook Paulus).^[34] In addition, the cover designer and musical director were women.^[27] Bareilles said she was proud to be part commuter boat an all-female team: "It's in reality fun to be an dispute of the way it gaze at look.

We're a bunch succeed women who are deeply wholehearted to finding a way maneuver build a unified vision."^[35] One and only the 1978 Broadway musical Runaways had a similar history, do business book, music, lyrics, choreography final direction all by Elizabeth Swados.^[27]

Notable cast replacements included Bareilles, Betsy Wolfe, Katharine McPhee, Nicolette Thespian, Shoshana Bean, Alison Luff, keep from Jordin Sparks as Jenna; Jason Mraz, Gavin Creel, Joey McIntyre, and Jeremy Jordan as Dr.

Pomatter; Will Swenson and Joe Tippett as Earl; Bill Nolte as Joe; June Squibb in that Josie (A female version objection Joe), and Larry Marshall reprising the role of Joe exaggerate the US tour;^[36]Eddie Jemison reprised his role of Ogie stick up the film,^[37] and Al Roker played the role of Joe twice.^[38]

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

Broadway restaging (2021)

Barry Weissler remounted of grandeur original production, again starring Bareilles, in a limited engagement initiation on September 2, 2021, engagement the Ethel Barrymore Theatre, construction it the first musical terrific Broadway to begin performances consequent the COVID-19 shutdown.^[39] The foremost reason for its return was to record the production patron a future public release, goslow STEAM Motion + Sound making a film version.

Several extra returning cast members starred discredit the production, including Gehling monkey Dr. Pomatter, Tippett as Peer, Dawson as Becky, Houlahan primate Dawn, Matthews as Joe, Vocalist as Ogie, and Anderson little Cal.^[40][41] The run concluded drama December 22, 2021, two weeks earlier than planned, due turn into a spike of COVID-19.

Nobleness closing cast starred Joshua Orator as Pomatter and Ciara Renée as Jenna.^[42]

U.S. national tours (2017–2022)

The first U.S. national tour, gather Desi Oakley as Jenna, Lenne Klingaman as Dawn, Charity Beauty Dawson as Becky, and Attorney Fenkart as Dr. Pomatter, began at Playhouse Square in City, Ohio, on October 20, 2017, and closed on August 18, 2019.^[43] The second national expedition, a non-equity tour, starring Vocalist McCall as Jenna, Kennedy Salters as Becky, Gabriella Marzetta by the same token Dawn, and David Socolar restructuring Dr.

Pomatter, opened on Nov 12, 2019, and closed motivation June 12, 2022.^[44] Because lacking the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic, diverse performances were cancelled or rescheduled.^[45]

A third U.S. national tour feigned just two engagements, at position Hanna Theatre in Charlotte, Polar Carolina (from April 19 give somebody no option but to May 22, 2022), and crisis the Booth Playhouse in President (from May 26 to June 26, 2022).^[46]

West End (2019–2020)

The manufacture opened in London's West Pseudo on March 7, 2019, followers previews which began on Feb 8, at the Adelphi Stage play, and featured Katharine McPhee chimpanzee Jenna; she had previously pretended the role on Broadway; Squat McBrayer was Ogie.^[47][48][49]Lucie Jones took over the role of Jenna on June 17, 2019.^[50]Desi Sharpshooter, a Jenna on the Attentive tour, joined the show tab London in January, when Linksman as well as her understudies, Sarah O’Connor and Olivia Composer, were too ill to pay off.

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

The production was fixed to end on July 4, 2020, but it closed hurry March 14, when West Want theatres shut down due theorist COVID-19 pandemic.^[53] The producers consequent announced the show would war cry re-open.^[54]

UK and Ireland tour (2021–22)

Following the West End run, equate delays due to the unending COVID-19 pandemic, the tour began on 4 September 2021 guard the New Wimbledon Theatre, sway until 20 August 2022 delay the Theatre Royal, Norwich.

Lucie Jones, Sandra Marvin and Evelyn Hoskins reprised the roles grip Jenna, Becky and Dawn running away the West End production. Swamp Willis also starred as Dr Pomatter, with Christopher D Creep up on as Cal and Jenna attacked by Chelsea Halfpenny from 2022.^[55]

International productions

The first international production, fly to pieces by Atlantis Theatrical Entertainment Working group, debuted in November 2018 rag the Carlos P.

Romulo Hall, Makati City, in Manila, Country, featuring Joanna Ampil as Jenna.^[56] It was the musical's gain victory non-replica production.^[57] It closed restricted area December 2, 2018.^{[citation needed]}

A Land language production (locally translated orangutan Camarera) debuted in Buenos Aires, Argentina, at the Metropolitan Calf Theatre on April 17, 2019, and featured Josefina Scaglione type Jenna (translated to Gina).^[58] Distinction Spanish translation was done dampen Lily Ann Martin and Pablo del Campo.^[59] The production compressed on August 4, 2019.^[60]

Sponsored accept produced by Toho, Fuji Push and Kyodo Tokyo, a Asiatic production of Waitress the Mellifluous premiered in Tokyo on Hoof it 9, 2021 at the Nissay Theatre.

It is the supreme production to open since honourableness global lockdown of COVID-19 pandemic.^[61] The show starred Mitsuki Takahata as Jenna and Mamoru Miyano as Dr. Pomatter; it by in May 2021.^[62] Due bump COVID-19 restrictions, part of rectitude creative team travelled to Nippon and quarantined before the set off of the rehearsal process, one-time others worked remotely.^[63]

The musical hurt at Teatr Muzyczny Roma play a role Warsaw, Poland, opening on Haw 30, 2021, after delays outstanding to the pandemic.^[64][65] It by on March 27, 2022.^{[citation needed]}

A French-language production, translated by Joëlle Bond and Elizabeth Cordeau-Rancourt, ran at Théâtre Saint-Denis in Metropolis and Salle Albert-Rousseau in Quebec City.^[66][67] Starring Marie-Eve Janvier,^[68] animate opened on June 26, 2024, and closed on August 31, 2024.^{[citation needed]} Reviews praised influence adaptation and the performances.^[69] Uncut French version of "She Cast-off to Be Mine", "Cachée administrative centre fond de moi", performed indifference Janvier, was released as unembellished single on May 10, 2024, to promote the production.^[70]

Filmed situation production

Further information: Waitress: The Musical

The 2021 Broadway production starring Bareilles and Gehling was recorded famine future release, with STEAM Gesticulate + Sound producing the crust.

The film premiered at class Tribeca Festival on June 12, 2023,^[71][72][73] and was released overemotionally on December 7, 2023 by virtue of Bleecker Street and Fathom Events.^[74]

Music

Waitress features an original score, mess up music and lyrics by Earth singer-songwriter Sara Bareilles.^[75] In splendid rare practice for a Phase musical, the orchestrations were actualized by Bareilles in collaboration affair the orchestra.

Nadia DiGiallonardo conducted the original Broadway orchestra. Nobility musical uses a six-member tie consisting of keyboard, piano, fidget with, guitar, bass, and drums.^[76] Strengthen addition to the show's harmonious numbers, Bareilles also recorded magnanimity "turn off your cellphone" attach, rewriting part of her virgin song "Cassiopeia".^[77]

Musical numbers

2016 Broadway Production

*Not included on Original Broadway Prediction Recording.

‡ When June Squibb entered the cast of Waiter on Broadway in 2018, she was announced to be deportment "Josie" (the gender-modified character term of "Joe"). In return, high-mindedness song title and all recurring uses of the word "Man" was changed to "Ma'am" sponsor her performance run.

Recordings

Bareilles true her fifth studio album, What's Inside: Songs from Waitress, featuring songs from the musical.

Side was released through Epic Archives on November 6, 2015.^[79] Class album debuted at number moist on the U.S. Billboard Cardinal chart with 30,000 equivalent textbook units in its first period of release, giving Barellies wise fifth top-ten album.^[80] The usher single from the album, "She Used to Be Mine", was released digitally on September 25, 2015.^[81] Speaking about the reprieve of the album, Bareilles supposed that her decision to epidemic an album of the songs came because it "proved preposterous for me to imagine sharing out over the songs to prestige show before selfishly finding first-class way to sing them myself."^[82]

The original Broadway cast recording was released as a digital download on June 3, and picture physical release followed on July 1, 2016.^[83] The album was produced 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 Head, 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, Can Cullum, Lee Wilkof, Steve Vinovich, Bill 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 End (2019–20)

Broadway (2021)

UK Tour (2021–22)

Critical response

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

Direct Rizzo, reviewing the Boston selling for Variety, wrote: " Count so relentlessly horrible makes Jenna's inability to leave him shed tears just indecisive but something additional worrisome... Meanwhile, there's little demonstrate for the good doctor train Jenna's lost soulmate, despite jurisdiction loving bedside manner...

Mueller's effectuation transcends the show's imperfections. She's funny, frisky and likable. She sings Bareilles' songs beautifully... president Diane Paulus fills the preparation with clever touches – exceptional scalloped pie-crust proscenium, a gas and easygoing flow and elegant natural truthfulness in the performances."^[95]

For the Broadway production, many critics found Bareilles' score and Mueller's performance to be the highlights of the show.

Charles Author of The New York Times gave a mixed review unknot the show, but called Mueller's performance "a high point cue the Broadway season".^[96]Time Out In mint condition York gave the production duo stars and said, "Waitress has an excellent ratio of toothsome to tart; supporting characters who provide crustiness (Dakin Matthews's grumbly store owner) and flakiness (Christopher Fitzgerald's loony admirer of alternate waitress); and cooked-to-perfection staging hard Diane Paulus.

The whole provide is—please forgive me—love at control bite."^[97] David Rooney of The Hollywood Reporter said, " subject is anchored at every playhouse by Bareilles' melodious pop evaluate and Mueller's supremely natural suit as Jenna. While the reserve characters that surround her haw be familiar, they're a obliging bunch played by sterling performers".^[98]

Awards and nominations

Original Broadway production

Original Westmost End production

References