MusicalDramaReturn EngagementBroadway
Opening Date
Sep 02, 2021
Closing Date
Dec 20, 2021
Performances
122
MusicalDramaReturn EngagementBroadway

ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

Theatres
Ethel Barrymore Theatre
(Sep 02, 2021 - Dec 20, 2021)
This production is a return engagement of Waitress (Apr 24, 2016 - Jan 05, 2020)
Theatre Owned / Operated by The Shubert Organization (Robert E. Wankel: Chairman & CEO)
Produced by Barry & Fran Weissler, Norton and Elayne Herrick, David I. Berley, Independent Presenters Network, A.C. Orange International, Peter May, Michael Roiff, Ken Schur, Marisa Sechrest, Jam Theatricals, 42nd.club / Square 1 Theatrics, Benjamin Simpson & Joseph Longthorne / Shira Friedman and American Repertory Theater; Associate Producer: Brett England
World premiere produced at Harvard University, August 2, 2015 by American Repertory Theater (Diane Paulus, Artistic Director; Diane Borger, Producer); Script Consultant for A.R.T. Production: Peter Duchan
Book by Jessie Nelson; Music by Sara Bareilles; Lyrics by Sara Bareilles; Based upon the motion picture written by Adrienne Shelly; Original Motion Produced by Michael Roiff / Night and Day Productions; Music orchestrated by Sara Bareilles and The Waitress Band; Music arranged by Nadia DiGiallonardo
Directed by Diane Paulus; Choreographed by Lorin Latarro; Associate Director: Nancy Harrington; Associate Choreographer: Abbey O'Brien; Assistant Director: Torya Beard
Scenic Design by Scott Pask; Costume Design by Suttirat Anne Larlarb; Lighting Design by Ken Billington; Sound Design by Jonathan Deans; Wig Design by Richard Mawbey; Make-Up Design by Richard Mawbey; Associate Scenic Design: Orit Jacoby Carroll; Associate Lighting Design: Aaron Porter and Mitchell Fenton; Associate Sound Design: Mike Tracey
Executive Producer: Alecia Parker; General Manager: B.J. Holt; Company Manager: Spencer Smith; Assistant Co. Mgr: Carol Seungwon Lee
Production Manager: Juniper Street Productions; Production Stage Manager: Thomas J. Gates; Stage Manager: Becky Fleming; Assistant Stage Mgr: Anita Shastri
Musical Supervisor: Nadia DiGiallonardo; Musical Coordinator: John Miller; Conducted by Nadia DiGiallonardo; Associate Conductor: Adam Kaufman; Piano: Nadia DiGiallonardo; Keyboard: Adam Kaufman; Drums: Rich Mercurio; Bass: Lee Nadel; Cello/Guitar: Yair Evnine; Guitar: Meghan Toohey; Keyboard Programmer: Jamie Edwards; Music Copyist: Emily Grishman Music Preparation
Casting: The Telsey Office and Patrick Goodwin, C.S.A.; Press Representative: Boneau / Bryan-Brown; Advertising: RPM; Dialect Coach: Dawn-Elin Fraser; Dance Captain: Andrew Fitch; Fight Consultant: Tom Schall; Fight Captain: Stephanie Torns; Photographer: Joan Marcus
Sara Bareilles
Jenna
Sep 02, 2021 - Oct 17, 2021
Eric Anderson
Cal
Sep 02, 2021 - Dec 12, 2021
Charity Angél Dawson
Becky
Sep 02, 2021 - Oct 03, 2021
Christopher Fitzgerald
Ogie
Sep 02, 2021 - Oct 17, 2021
Drew Gehling
Dr. Pomatter
Sep 02, 2021 - Oct 17, 2021
Caitlin Houlahan
Dawn
Sep 02, 2021 - Oct 03, 2021
Dakin Matthews
Joe
Joe Tippett
Earl
Sep 02, 2021 - Oct 17, 2021
Tyrone Davis Jr.
Ensemble
Sep 02, 2021 - Nov 27, 2021
Matt DeAngelis
Father
 
Ensemble
Henry Gottfried
Ensemble
Molly Jobe
Mother
 
Ensemble
Max Kumangai
Ensemble
Sep 02, 2021 - Oct 10, 2021
Anastacia McCleskey
Nurse Norma
 
Ensemble
Stephanie Torns
Francine
 
Ensemble
Hattie Cecelia Tutalo
Broadway debut
Lulu
Alternate
Nyla Watson
Broadway debut
Ensemble
Nora Lincoln Weiner
Broadway debut
Lulu
Alternate
Swings: Andrew Fitch , Emily Koch and Gerianne Pérez
Understudies: Tyrone Davis Jr. (Ogie), Matt DeAngelis (Earl, Dr. Pomatter), Andrew Fitch (Joe, Cal), Henry Gottfried (Dr. Pomatter, Ogie), Molly Jobe (Jenna, Dawn), Emily Koch (Jenna, Dawn), Max Kumangai (Joe, Cal), Anastacia McCleskey (Becky), Gerianne Pérez (Nurse Norma), Stephanie Torns (Jenna) and Nyla Watson (Becky)

Ethel Barrymore Theatre (Sep 02, 2021 - Dec 20, 2021)

Company Manager: Joy Sims
Assistant Dance Captain: Emily Koch

Cast

Jennifer Nettles
Jenna
Oct 19, 2021 - Nov 24, 2021
Ciara Renée
Jenna
Nov 25, 2021 - Dec 20, 2021
Erich Bergen
Dr. Pomatter
Oct 19, 2021 - Oct 24, 2021
 
Dr. Pomatter
Nov 02, 2021 - Nov 24, 2021
Ashley Blanchet
Dawn
Oct 05, 2021 - Dec 20, 2021
Tyrone Davis Jr.
Ogie
Nov 29, 2021 - Dec 20, 2021
Nik Dodani
Broadway debut
Ogie
Oct 19, 2021 - Nov 27, 2021
Benny Elledge
Cal
Dec 13, 2021 - Dec 20, 2021
Drew Gehling
Dr. Pomatter
Oct 26, 2021 - Oct 31, 2021
Joshua Henry
Dr. Pomatter
Nov 29, 2021 - Dec 20, 2021
Maiesha McQueen
Broadway debut
Becky
Oct 05, 2021 - Dec 20, 2021
Ben Thompson
Earl
Oct 19, 2021 - Dec 20, 2021
McKenzie Melia Calderon
Lulu
Nov 2021 - ?
Alternate
Mark Christine
Broadway debut
Ensemble
Nov 23, 2021 - Dec 20, 2021
Olivia Webber Olesen
Lulu
Oct 2021 - Nov 23, 2021
Alternate
Olivia Lucy Phillip
Nurse Norma
 
Ensemble
Grace Stockdale
Ensemble
Charlotte Surak
Lulu
Oct 2021 - Nov 2021
Alternate
Ava Kacey Thomas
Lulu
Nov 2021 - ?
Alternate
Cherise Thomas
Mother
 
Ensemble
Curtis Thomas
Broadway debut
Ensemble
Oct 12, 2021 - ?
Swing: Brandon Kalm
Standby: Kennedy Salters (Becky)
Understudies: Mark Christine (Ogie, Cal), Benny Elledge (Joe), Brandon Kalm (Dr. Pomatter, Earl, Ogie), Gerianne Pérez (Dawn), Olivia Lucy Phillip (Becky), Grace Stockdale (Jenna), Cherise Thomas (Nurse Norma, Becky) and Curtis Thomas (Joe, Cal)
music by Sara Bareilles; lyrics by Sara Bareilles
Act 1
Sung By
What's Inside
Jenna and Company
Opening Up
Jenna, Becky, Dawn, Cal and Company
The Negative
Jenna, Becky and Dawn
What Baking Can Do
Jenna
Club Knocked Up
Women
When He Sees Me
Dawn and Company
It Only Takes a Taste
Dr. Pomatter and Jenna
You Will Still Be Mine
Earl and Jenna
A Soft Place to Land
Jenna, Becky and Dawn
Never Ever Getting Rid of Me
Ogie and Company
Bad Idea
Jenna, Dr. Pomatter and Company
Act 2
Sung By
I Didn't Plan It
Becky
Bad Idea (Reprise)
Company
You Matter to Me
Dr. Pomatter and Jenna
I Love You Like a Table
Ogie, Dawn and Company
Take It From an Old Man
Joe and Company
She Used to Be Mine
Jenna
Everything Changes
Jenna and Company
Opening Up (Finale)
Company
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