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WHAT IS WAITRESS THE MUSICAL ABOUT?

Meet Jenna, a waitress and expert pie-maker who dreams of some happiness in her life. When a hot new doctor arrives in town, life gets complicated. With the support of her workmates Becky and Dawn, Jenna overcomes the challenges she faces and finds that laughter, love and friendship can provide the perfect recipe for happiness.

The hit musical Waitress , presented by Barry & Fran Weissler and David Ian, has rescheduled its first ever UK and Ireland tour and will now open at the New Wimbledon Theatre, on 4 September 2021.

Waitress is based on the 2007 movie written by Adrienne Shelley. Music and lyrics are written by GRAMMY award-winning, singer-songwriter sensation Sara Bareilles.

With a book by Jessie Nelson, direction by Tony-award winner Diane Paulus and choreography by Lorin Latarro, Waitress has garnered multiple awards and nominations in both America and the UK, receiving acclaim from both audiences and critics alike.

This beautiful musical celebrates friendship, motherhood, and the magic of a well-made pie.

WAITRESS THE MUSICAL TOUR - THE CAST & CREATIVE

The casting for the UK tour is as follows:

• Jenna –  Chelsea Halfpenny
• Becky –  Wendy Mae Brown
• Dawn –  Evelyn Hoskins
• Dr. Pomatter –  David Hunter
• Ogie – George Crawford
• Joe – Michael Starke
• Earl – Tamyln Henderson
• Cal – Christopher D. Hunt

The company also includes Monique Ashe-Palmer , Amelia Atherton , Donal Brennan , Aimée Fisher , Scarlet Gabriel ,  Nathanael Landskroner , Charlie Martin , Brian Roland ,  Liam McHugh , Olivia Mitchell and Ben Morris .

Book by  Jessie Nelson

Music & Lyrics by  Sara Bareilles

Based upon the motion picture written by   Adrienne Shelley

Directed by  Diane Paulus

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Cast announced for the first-ever UK & Ireland tour of Waitress

Published 21 April 2021

Producers Barry & Fran Weissler and David Ian are delighted to announce casting for the first ever UK and Ireland tour of the smash hit romantic musical comedy WAITRESS opening at the New Wimbledon Theatre on 4 September 2021. The show will star Lucie Jones as ‘Jenna’, Sandra Marvin as ‘Becky’, Evelyn Hoskins as ‘Dawn’ and Busted’s Matt Willis as ‘Dr Pomatter’. 

They will be joined by George Crawford as ‘Ogie’, Tamlyn Henderson as ‘Earl’ and Christopher D. Hunt as ‘Cal’. The company also includes Monique Ashe-Palmer, Amelia Atherton, Donal Brennan, Aimée Fisher, Nathanael Landskroner, Charlie Martin, Liam McHugh, Olivia Mitchell and Ben Morris. Further casting to be announced soon.

Lucie Jones reprises the role of ‘Jenna’ having recently played the part in the West End production of the show at the Adelphi Theatre. Lucie first came to prominence in 2009 when she reached the finals of ITV’s The X Factor. Since then, her many West End theatre credits include ‘Cosette’ in Les Misérables at the Queen’s Theatre, ‘Victoria’ in American Psycho at the Almeida and ‘Maureen’ in RENT at The Other Palace. Her other credits include ‘Elle Woods’ in Legally Blonde at Leicester Curve, on UK Tour and at the South Korea Opera House, ‘Molly’ in the International tour of Ghost, ‘Meatloaf’ in the International Arena tour of We Will Rock You and ‘Holly’ in the UK tour of The Wedding Singer.

In 2017, Lucie represented the United Kingdom at the Eurovision Song Contest in Kiev with the single ‘Never Give Up On You’, performing to a worldwide audience of over 300 million viewers. Last year Lucie performed a live concert to a sold-out audience at London’s Adelphi Theatre. Accompanied by the London Musical Theatre Orchestra, the concert was recorded for a live album ‘Lucie Jones – Live at The Adelphi’.

Having played ‘Jessie Grant’ in ITV’s Emmerdale for two years, Sandra Marvin joined the West End production of Waitress to play ‘Becky’. Her many other West End theatre credits include most recently ‘Mrs Fezziwig/Mrs Mops’ in A Christmas Carol at the Dominion Theatre, City of Angels and Committee at the Donmar Warehouse, ‘Miss Motormouth Maybelle’ in Hairspray at the Shaftesbury Theatre, ‘Queenie’ in Show Boat at the New London Theatre, ‘Rose’ in Stepping Out at the Vaudeville Theatre, Porgy and Bess at the Savoy Theatre and Ragtime and A Midsummer Night’s Dream at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre. Her other credits include Romantics Anonymous at Bristol Old Vic and on tour in the US and ‘Mama Morton’ in Chicago at Leicester Curve. In 2016 Sandra performed with Kate Bush on her 22 date sold-out Before the Dawn concerts and features on her live album of the same name. Sandra also sings the title track on the Grammy Award winning soundtrack for the George Clooney film, Gravity.

Evelyn Hoskins most recently played the role of ‘Dawn’ in Waitress in the West End at the Adelphi Theatre. Her other theatre credits include the title role in Carrie at Southwark Playhouse, Spring Awakening at the Lyric Hammersmith and in the West End, Assassins at the Nottingham Playhouse and Watermill Theatre, Mrs Henderson Presents at the Royal Alexandra Theatre in Toronto, Peter and the Starcatcher at Northampton’s Royal & Derngate, This Is My Family at Sheffield Crucible and on UK Tour, The Boy Who Fell Into A Book at the Stephen Joseph Theatre and The Secret Garden at Birmingham Rep.

Matt Willis is probably best known as a member of the double Brit Award winning band Busted, who have released four No1 UK singles, two platinum albums and sold over four million albums in the UK. No stranger to the musical theatre stage, his West End credits include ‘Fiyero’ in Wicked at the Apollo Victoria, ‘Nick Hurley’ in Flashdance at the Shaftesbury Theatre and most recently ‘Bob Cratchit’ in A Christmas Carol at the Dominion Theatre. His other theatre credits include ‘Orin Scrivello’ in Little Shop of Horrors at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre and ‘Chuck Cranson’ in the national tour of Footloose The Musical.

WAITRESS is based on the 2007 movie written by Adrienne Shelly. Music and lyrics are written by GRAMMY award-winning, singer-songwriter sensation Sara Bareilles, who appeared on the Graham Norton TV show, performing the hit song from the show She Used To Be Mine. With a book by Jessie Nelson, direction by Tony-award winner Diane Paulus and choreography by Lorin Latarro, Waitress has garnered multiple awards and nominations in both America and the UK, receiving acclaim from both audiences and critics alike.

WAITRESS opened on Broadway on 24th April 2016 at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre, where it ran until 5th January 2020. Waitress celebrated its official opening night at the Adelphi Theatre in London’s West End on 7 March 2019. The North American tour of Waitress is currently on hold due to COVID-19. Waitress is currently on tour in Japan (Japanese language production), and is set to open in Australia and Holland.

WAITRESS tells the story of Jenna, an 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 beautiful musical celebrates friendship, motherhood, and the magic of a well-made pie.

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Waitress UK and Ireland tour cast to include Lucie Jones, Matt Willis and Sandra Marvin

The cast has been unveiled!

Casting has been revealed for the touring production of Waitress , which opens at the New Wimbledon Theatre on 4 September 2021.

The show will star Lucie Jones as Jenna, Sandra Marvin as Becky, Evelyn Hoskins as Dawn and Busted's Matt Willis as Dr Pomatter.

They will be joined by George Crawford as Ogie, Tamlyn Henderson as ‘Earl' and Christopher D.Hunt as Cal. The company also includes Monique Ashe-Palmer, Amelia Atherton, Donal Brennan, Aimée Fisher, Nathanael Landskroner, Charlie Martin, Liam McHugh, Olivia Mitchell and Ben Morris. Further casting to be announced soon.

Jones will be doing the full tour through to August 2022, with Hoskins, Marvin and Willis performing until the Hull dates.

Waitress initially opened at the Adelphi Theatre on 7 March 2019 and has now ended its West End run, picking up 7 WhatsOnStage Award nominations in December 2019.

It has music and lyrics by Sara Bareilles, book by Jessie Nelson, direction by Tony Award-winner Diane Paulus and choreography by Lorin Latarro. Based on the film of the same name, it follows a young waitress in a diner who dreams of leaving her job and forging a life of her own.

After opening in Wimbledon, the show will head to Leeds, Crawley, Sheffield, Milton Keynes, Eastbourne, Sunderland, Brighton, Manchester, Aberdeen, Stoke, Northampton, Edinburgh, Leicester, Hull, Bristol, Bromley, Belfast, Newcastle, Woking, Plymouth, Llandudno, Inverness, Glashow, Oxford, Liverpool Empire, Birmingham, Southampton, Cardiff, Dublin, Woverlahmpton, Dartford, Torquay, Nottingham, Bradford, Canterbury, Southend and Norwich.

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Waitress UK tour cast revealed with Lucie Jones, Sandra Marvin, Evelyn Hoskins and Matt Willis

The full cast for Waitress’ upcoming UK tour has been revealed.

Waitress will hit the road in 2021 after concluding its run in London’s West End last spring.

Waitress 2021 tour cast

Lucie Jones will reprise her lead role of Jenna from the West End production with Sandra Marvin as Becky, Evelyn Hoskins as Dawn and Busted star Matt Willis as Dr Pomatter.

They will be joined by George Crawford as Ogie, Tamlyn Henderson as Earl, Christopher D. Hunt as Cal, Michael Starke as Old Joe and Scarlet Gabrielle as Nurse Norma.

Also on the cast are Monique Ashe-Palmer, Amelia Atherton, Donal Brennan, Aimée Fisher, Nathanael Landskroner, Charlie Martin, Liam McHugh, Olivia Mitchell and Ben Morris.

Further casting is to be confirmed with Hoskins, Marvin and Willis set to appear until 5 February 2022 in Hull.

> Waitress UK tour tickets, dates and venues for 2021 and 2022 .

Based on the film of the same name, Waitress tells the story of Jenna a waitress and expert pie-maker who dreams of a way out of her small town and rocky marriage.

The musical features a Tony and Grammy nominated score by Sara Bareilles, a book by Jessie Nelson and direction by Diane Paulus.

The UK tour will open in Wimbledon in September before travelling across the UK throughout 2021 and into 2022.

Dates have been confirmed for Leeds, Crawley, Sheffield, Milton Keynes, Eastbourne, Sunderland, Brighton, Manchester, Aberdeen, Stoke, Northampton, Edinburgh, Leicester, Hull, Bristol, Bromley, Belfast, Newcastle, Woking, Plymouth, Llandudno, Inverness, Glasgow, Oxford, Liverpool Empire, Birmingham, Southampton, Cardiff, Dublin, Wolverhampton, Dartford, Torquay, Nottingham, Bradford, Canterbury, Southend and Norwich.

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David Hunter and Wendy Mae Brown join the cast of WAITRESS – UK Tour

March 11, 2022 Last updated: March 11, 2022 1:23 pm By Admin

Producers Barry & Fran Weissler and David Ian are delighted to announce that David Hunter and Wendy Mae Brown will join the cast of the UK and Ireland Tour of the smash-hit romantic musical comedy WAITRESS as ‘Dr Pomatter’ and ‘Becky’.

Wendy Mae Brown joins the production from 30 March 2022, David Hunter will appear in Llandudno from 30 March to 2 April 2022 and then from 30 May 2022.

They join Chelsea Halfpenny as ‘Jenna’, Evelyn Hoskins as ‘Dawn’, George Crawford as ‘Ogie’, Michael Starke as ‘Joe’ Tamlyn Henderson as ‘Earl’ and Christopher D. Hunt as ‘Cal’. The company also includes Monique Ashe-Palmer, Amelia Atherton, Donal Brennan, Aimée Fisher, Scarlet Gabriel, Nathanael Landskroner, Charlie Martin, Liam McHugh, Olivia Mitchell, Ben Morris and Brian Roland.

David Hunter reprises his role as ‘Dr Pomatter’ having originated the role in the West End production of Waitress at the Adelphi Theatre. His other West End credits include Kinky Boots, Once, One Man, Two Guvnors, Songs For A New World, Tommy and Seussical. David gained national notoriety during his time on ITV’s Superstar, competing to play the role of ‘Jesus’ in Jesus Christ Superstar. His other film and television credits include Nativity 3, Holby City and Doctors. David is also the front man of pop-rock band, Reemer.

Wendy Mae Brown’s West End theatre credits include The Book of Dust, The Lorax and Kiss Me, Kate. Her other theatre credits include To Kill A Mockingbird, Ghost The Musical, Rent and South Pacific. Her television credits include Almost Never, River, Man Down, Porters, 40 North and Casualty. Wendy’s film credits include Four Weddings and a Funeral, Your Christmas or Mine?, Last Chance Harvey and Blackbeard The Pirate.

Chelsea Halfpenny began her career in the popular children’s television series Byker Grove. She appeared as ‘Amy Wyatt’ in Emmerdale for three years and ‘Alice Munroe’ in Casualty, a part she played for four years. Chelsea recently made her West End debut as ‘Judy Bernly’ in 9 to 5 The Musical at the Savoy Theatre.

Evelyn Hoskins most recently played the role of ‘Dawn’ in Waitress in the West End at the Adelphi Theatre. Her other theatre credits include the title role in Carrie at Southwark Playhouse, Spring Awakening at the Lyric Hammersmith and in the West End, Assassins at the Nottingham Playhouse and Watermill Theatre, Mrs Henderson Presents at the Royal Alexandra Theatre in Toronto, Peter and the Starcatcher at Northampton’s Royal & Derngate, This Is My Family at Sheffield Crucible and on UK Tour, The Boy Who Fell Into A Book at the Stephen Joseph Theatre and The Secret Garden at Birmingham Rep.

WAITRESS is based on the 2007 movie written by Adrienne Shelly. Music and lyrics are written by GRAMMY award-winning, singer-songwriter sensation Sara Bareilles, who appeared on the Graham Norton TV show, performing the hit song from the show She Used To Be Mine. With a book by Jessie Nelson, direction by Tony-award winner Diane Paulus and choreography by Lorin Latarro, Waitress has garnered multiple awards and nominations in both America and the UK, receiving acclaim from both audiences and critics alike.

WAITRESS opened on Broadway on 24th April 2016 at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre, where it ran until 5th January 2020. Waitress celebrated its official opening night at the Adelphi Theatre in London’s West End on 7 March 2019. The North American tour of Waitress is currently on hold due to COVID-19. Waitress is currently on tour in Japan (Japanese language production), and is set to open in Australia and Holland.

WAITRESS tells the story of Jenna, an 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 beautiful musical celebrates friendship, motherhood, and the magic of a well-made pie.

Book by Jessie Nelson Music and Lyrics by Grammy Award-winner Sara Bareilles Based upon the motion picture written by Adrienne Shelly Directed by Tony Award-winner Diane Paulus

WAITRESS was originally produced by Barry & Fran Weissler and Norton and Elayne Herrick. The tour is produced by Barry & Fran Weissler and David Ian Productions.

WAITRESS UK and IRELAND TOUR 2021/2022

8 – 12 MARCH 2022 NEWCASTLE THEATRE ROYAL theatreroyal.co.uk Chelsea Halfpenny – Jenna, Sandra Marvin – Becky, Evelyn Hoskins – Dawn, Matt Willis – Dr Pomatter.

21 – 26 MARCH 2022 THEATRE ROYAL PLYMOUTH theatreroyal.com Chelsea Halfpenny – Jenna, Sandra Marvin – Becky, Evelyn Hoskins – Dawn, Matt Willis – Dr Pomatter.

30 MARCH – 2 APRIL 2022 LLANDUDNO VENUE CYMRU venuecymru.co.uk Chelsea Halfpenny – Jenna, Wendy Mae Brown – Becky, Evelyn Hoskins – Dawn, David Hunter – Dr Pomatter.

5 – 9 APRIL 2022 EDEN COURT INVERNESS eden-court.co.uk Chelsea Halfpenny – Jenna, Wendy Mae Brown – Becky, Evelyn Hoskins – Dawn, Matt Willis – Dr Pomatter.

12 – 16 APRIL 2022 GLASGOW KING’S THEATRE Chelsea Halfpenny – Jenna, Wendy Mae Brown – Becky, Evelyn Hoskins – Dawn, Matt Willis – Dr Pomatter.

25 – 30 APRIL 2022 OXFORD NEW THEATRE Chelsea Halfpenny – Jenna, Wendy Mae Brown – Becky, Evelyn Hoskins – Dawn, Matt Willis – Dr Pomatter.

9 – 14 MAY 2022 LIVERPOOL EMPIRE Chelsea Halfpenny – Jenna, Wendy Mae Brown – Becky, Evelyn Hoskins – Dawn, Matt Willis – Dr Pomatter.

16 – 21 MAY 2022 BIRMINGHAM HIPPODROME birminghamhippodrome.com Chelsea Halfpenny – Jenna, Wendy Mae Brown – Becky, Evelyn Hoskins – Dawn, Matt Willis – Dr Pomatter.

24 – 28 MAY 2022 THE MAYFLOWER, SOUTHAMPTON mayflower.org.uk Chelsea Halfpenny – Jenna, Wendy Mae Brown – Becky, Evelyn Hoskins – Dawn, Matt Willis – Dr Pomatter.

30 MAY – 4 JUNE 2022 WALES MILLENNIUM CENTRE, CARDIFF wmc.org.uk Chelsea Halfpenny – Jenna, Wendy Mae Brown – Becky, Evelyn Hoskins – Dawn, David Hunter – Dr Pomatter.

7 – 18 JUNE 2022 BORD GÁIS ENERGY THEATRE DUBLIN bordgaisenergytheatre.ie Chelsea Halfpenny – Jenna, Wendy Mae Brown – Becky, Evelyn Hoskins – Dawn, David Hunter – Dr Pomatter.

20 – 25 JUNE 2022 TORQUAY PRINCESS THEATRE Chelsea Halfpenny – Jenna, Wendy Mae Brown – Becky, Evelyn Hoskins – Dawn, David Hunter – Dr Pomatter.

28 JUNE – 2 JULY 2022 WOLVERHAMPTON GRAND THEATRE grandtheatre.co.uk Chelsea Halfpenny – Jenna, Wendy Mae Brown – Becky, Evelyn Hoskins – Dawn, David Hunter – Dr Pomatter.

4 – 9 JULY 2022 DARTFORD ORCHARD THEATRE orchardtheatre.co.uk Chelsea Halfpenny – Jenna, Wendy Mae Brown – Becky, Evelyn Hoskins – Dawn, David Hunter – Dr Pomatter.

11 – 16 JULY 2022 BRIGHTON THEATRE ROYAL Chelsea Halfpenny – Jenna, Wendy Mae Brown – Becky, Evelyn Hoskins – Dawn, David Hunter – Dr Pomatter.

18 – 23 JULY 2022 NOTTINGHAM ROYAL CONCERT HALL trch.co.uk Chelsea Halfpenny – Jenna, Wendy Mae Brown – Becky, Evelyn Hoskins – Dawn, David Hunter – Dr Pomatter.

25 – 30 JULY 2022 BRADFORD ALHAMBRA bradford-theatres.co.uk Chelsea Halfpenny – Jenna, Wendy Mae Brown – Becky, Evelyn Hoskins – Dawn, David Hunter – Dr Pomatter.

1 – 6 AUGUST 2022 CANTERBURY MARLOWE THEATRE marlowetheatre.com Chelsea Halfpenny – Jenna, Wendy Mae Brown – Becky, Evelyn Hoskins – Dawn, David Hunter – Dr Pomatter.

9 – 13 AUGUST 2022 SOUTHEND CLIFFS PAVILION southendtheatres.org.uk Chelsea Halfpenny – Jenna, Wendy Mae Brown – Becky, Evelyn Hoskins – Dawn, David Hunter – Dr Pomatter.

15 – 20 AUGUST 2022 NORWICH THEATRE ROYAL norwichtheatre.org Chelsea Halfpenny – Jenna, Wendy Mae Brown – Becky, Evelyn Hoskins – Dawn, David Hunter – Dr Pomatter.

WAITRESS Announces Dates For First Ever UK and Ireland Tour

The first ever UK and Ireland tour of the smash hit Broadway and West End musical Waitress opens at the Bord Gáis Energy Theatre on 14th November 2020. Further venue and on-sale details can be found below. Full casting to be announced soon.

Waitress is based on the 2007 movie written by Adrienne Shelley. Music and lyrics are written by GRAMMY award-winning, singer-songwriter sensation Sara Bareilles , who recently appeared on the Graham Norton TV show, performing the hit song from the show She Used To Be Mine. With a book by Jessie Nelson , direction by Tony-award winner Diane Paulus and choreography by Lorin Latarro , Waitress has garnered multiple awards and nominations in both America and the UK, receiving acclaim from both audiences and critics alike.

Waitress opened on Broadway on 24th April 2016 at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre, where it ran until 5th January 2020. Waitress celebrated its official opening night at the Adelphi Theatre in London's West End on 7 March 2019. In addition to London, Waitress is currently on a North American tour, and is set to open in Australia, the Netherlands and Japan.

Waitress tells the story of Jenna, an 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 Waitress es offer their own recipes to happiness. But Jenna must find the courage and strength within herself to rebuild her life. This beautiful musical celebrates friendship, motherhood, and the magic of a well-made pie.

Book by Jessie Nelson Music and lyrics by Grammy Award-winner Sara Bareilles Based upon the motion picture written by Adrienne Shelley Directed by Tony Award-winner Diane Paulus

Waitress was originally produced by Barry & Fran Weissler and Norton & Elayne Herrick . The tour is produced by Barry & Fran Weissler and David Ian Productions.

Saturday 14 November - Saturday 21 November 2020 Bord Gáis Energy Theatre Grand Canal Square, Docklands, Dublin, Ireland Public on sale: 21 February

Tuesday 24 November - Saturday 28 November 2020 Churchill Theatre High St, Bromley BR1 1HA Public on sale: 21 February

Monday 30 November - Saturday 5 December 2020 Manchester Opera House 3 Quay St, Manchester M3 3HP Public on sale: 21 February

Tuesday 12 January - Saturday 16 January 2021 Edinburgh Playhouse 18-22 Greenside Pl, Edinburgh EH1 3AA Public on sale: 21 February

Tuesday 26 January - Saturday 30 January 2021 Sheffield Lyceum Theatre 55 Norfolk St, Sheffield City Centre, Sheffield S1 1DA Public on sale: ON SALE SOON

Monday 1 February - Saturday 6 February 2021 Sunderland Empire 4-5 High St W, Sunderland SR1 3EX Public on sale: 21 February

Monday 8 February - Saturday 13 February 2021 Hull New Theatre Kingston Square, Hull HU1 3HF Public on sale: 21 February

Monday 15 February - Saturday 20 February 2021 Cliffs Pavilion Station Road, Southend on Sea, Essex SS0 7RA Public on sale: 25 February

Tuesday 23 February - Saturday 27 February 2021 His Majesty's Theatre Rosemount Viaduct, Aberdeen AB25 1GL Public on sale: 28 February

Tuesday 9 March - Saturday 13 March 2021 Bristol Hippodrome St Augustine's Parade, Bristol BS1 4UZ Public on sale: 21 February

Monday 15 March - Saturday 20 March 2021 Eastbourne Theatres Compton St, Eastbourne BN21 4BP Public on sale: 21 February

Monday 29 March - Saturday 3 April 2021 Birmingham Hippodrome Hurst St, Southside, Birmingham B5 4TB Public on sale: ON SALE SOON

Further dates to be announced soon.

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Brought to life on Broadway by a groundbreaking all-female creative team, Waitress features original music and lyrics by six-time Grammy nominee Sara Bareilles ("Brave," "Love Song"), and a book by acclaimed screenwriter Jessie Nelson. Nominated for four Tony Awards (including Best Musical), and cherished by audiences and critics alike, Waitress is inspired by Adrienne Shelly's beloved film and offers a special recipe for finding happiness in unexpected places.

Jenna, a waitress and expert pie maker, is stuck in a small town and a loveless marriage. Faced with an unexpected pregnancy, Jenna fears she may have to abandon the dream of opening her own pie shop…until a baking contest in a nearby county and the town's handsome new doctor offer her a tempting recipe for happiness. Supported by her quirky crew of fellow waitresses and loyal customers, Jenna summons the secret ingredient she's been missing all along - courage.

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Waitress (UK Tour) – Review

Waitress UK Tour: Churchill Theatre, Bromley

21st February 2022

Direct from its success in London’s West End, Waitress is based upon the 2007 film of the same name and tells the story of Jenna Hunterson, a waitress in an abusive relationship with her husband Earl. When Jenna unexpectedly becomes pregnant, she begins an affair with her gynecologist, Dr. Jim Pomatter. Looking for ways out, she sees a pie contest and its grand prize as her chance. Featuring original music and lyrics by 7-time Grammy® nominee Sara Bareilles (“Love Song“, “Brave“), a book by acclaimed screenwriter Jessie Nelson (“I Am Sam“) and direction by Tony Award® winner Diane Paulus (“Pippin“, “Finding Neverland“) Waitress is uplifting-yet-sensitive, full of heart and comedy and a gorgeous score.

Waitress will have your mouth watering at the sight of the copious amounts of pie and your heart sing at the sweet storyline. Whilst the plot itself is fairly predictable it is certainly directed well by Diane Paulus . The emotional storyline of domestic abuse, whilst not directly shown, is dealt with superbly. Audience members have already quoted Waitress as being the reason they left their abusive relationship which stands testament to the value theatre can have upon people. Waitress is a comedy musical and is full of witty one-liners, larger than life characters and clever humour. However fundamentally, it is about friendship, love and acceptance.

The cast are excellent at working in unison during Lorin Latarro’s slick choreography and sequenced movements which are cleverly interwoven well into the narrative. For this performance Aimee Fisher played Jenna and received rapturous applause for her rendition of ‘ She Used To Be Mine ’. Her emotions were tangible throughout the performance and Fisher really brought the character to life. Nathanael Landskroner added just the right amount of humour into his role as Dr Pomatter forming a great relationship with Fisher. Sandra Marvin’s comic one liners have the audience laughing throughout and Evelyn Hoskins plays Dawn with a child like charm. George Crawford is perfect as larger than life, quirky character Ogie.

The touring set design, by Scott Pask , is almost identical to the West End production sets the scene perfectly as the all-American diner and the transitions are executed well. Ken Billington’s lighting helps to add the extra touches and the lighting during Jenna’s daydreams, or ‘pie-tudes’ as Diane Paulus refers to them, is particularly good. However the follow spot light is over used and at times not quite quick enough to follow the action. The onstage band are also excellent and are often involved in scenes as patrons of Joe’s Pie Diner.

Featuring a heart-warming storyline and superb score Waitress is an enjoyable night out. It is certain to make your mouth water and heart sing. So don’t miss out on your slice of pie during this UK Tour.

Waitress plays at the Churchill Theatre until Saturday 26th February. For tickets and information click here. It then continues its UK tour until August 2022 for information click here.

This review was original written for and published by LondonTheatre1 .

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Waitress UK and Ireland Tour Announces Casting

Producers Barry & Fran Weissler and David Ian are delighted to announce casting for the first ever UK and Ireland tour of the smash hit romantic musical comedy WAITRESS opening at the New Wimbledon Theatre on 4 th September 2021. The show will star Lucie Jones as ‘Jenna’, Sandra Marvin as ‘Becky’, Evelyn Hoskins as ‘Dawn’ and Busted’s Matt Willis as ‘Dr Pomatter’. Tour and casting schedule below. www.waitressthemusical.co.uk

They will be joined by George Crawford as ‘Ogie’, Tamlyn Henderson as ‘Earl’ and Christopher D. Hunt as ‘Cal’. The company also includes Monique Ashe-Palmer, Amelia Atherton, Donal Brennan, Aimée Fisher, Nathanael Landskroner, Charlie Martin, Liam McHugh, Olivia Mitchell and Ben Morris. Further casting to be announced soon. 

Lucie Jones reprises the role of ‘Jenna’ having recently played the part in the West End production of the show at the Adelphi Theatre. Lucie first came to prominence in 2009 when she reached the finals of ITV’s The X Factor. Since then, her many West End theatre credits include ‘Cosette’ in Les Misérables at the Queen’s Theatre, ‘Victoria’ in American Psycho at the Almeida and ‘Maureen’ in RENT at The Other Palace. Her other credits include ‘Elle Woods’ in Legally Blonde at Leicester Curve, on UK Tour and at the South Korea Opera House, ‘Molly’ in the International tour of Ghost, ‘Meatloaf’ in the International Arena tour of We Will Rock You and ‘Holly’ in the UK tour of The Wedding Singer.

In 2017, Lucie represented the United Kingdom at the Eurovision Song Contest in Kiev with the single ‘Never Give Up On You’, performing to a worldwide audience of over 300 million viewers. Last year Lucie performed a live concert to a sold-out audience at London’s Adelphi Theatre. Accompanied by the London Musical Theatre Orchestra, the concert was recorded for a live album ‘Lucie Jones – Live at The Adelphi’.

Having played ‘Jessie Grant’ in ITV’s Emmerdale for two years, Sandra Marvin joined the West End production of Waitress to play ‘Becky’. Her many other West End theatre credits include most recently ‘Mrs Fezziwig/Mrs Mops’ in A Christmas Carol at the Dominion Theatre, City of Angels and Committee at the Donmar Warehouse, ‘Miss Motormouth Maybelle’ in Hairspray at the Shaftesbury Theatre, ‘Queenie’ in Show Boat at the New London Theatre, ‘Rose’ in Stepping Out at the Vaudeville Theatre, Porgy and Bess at the Savoy Theatre and Ragtime and A Midsummer Night’s Dream at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre. Her other credits include Romantics Anonymous at Bristol Old Vic and on tour in the US and ‘Mama Morton’ in Chicago at Leicester Curve. In 2016 Sandra performed with Kate Bush on her 22 date sold-out Before the Dawn concerts and features on her live album of the same name. Sandra also sings the title track on the Grammy Award winning soundtrack for the George Clooney film, Gravity.

Evelyn Hoskins most recently played the role of ‘Dawn’ in Waitress in the West End at the Adelphi Theatre. Her other theatre credits include the title role in Carrie at Southwark Playhouse, Spring Awakening at the Lyric Hammersmith and in the West End, Assassins at the Nottingham Playhouse and Watermill Theatre, Mrs Henderson Presents at the Royal Alexandra Theatre in Toronto, Peter and the Starcatcher at Northampton’s Royal & Derngate, This Is My Family at Sheffield Crucible and on UK Tour, The Boy Who Fell Into A Book at the Stephen Joseph Theatre and The Secret Garden at Birmingham Rep.

Matt Willis is probably best known as a member of the double Brit Award winning band Busted, who have released four No1 UK singles, two platinum albums and sold over four million albums in the UK. No stranger to the musical theatre stage, his West End credits include ‘Fiyero’ in Wicked at the Apollo Victoria, ‘Nick Hurley’ in Flashdance at the Shaftesbury Theatre and most recently ‘Bob Cratchit’ in A Christmas Carol at the Dominion Theatre. His other theatre credits include ‘Orin Scrivello’ in Little Shop of Horrors at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre and ‘Chuck Cranson’ in the national tour of Footloose The Musical.

WAITRESS is based on the 2007 movie written by Adrienne Shelly. Music and lyrics are written by GRAMMY award-winning, singer-songwriter sensation Sara Bareilles, who appeared on the Graham Norton TV show, performing the hit song from the show She Used To Be Mine. With a book by Jessie Nelson, direction by Tony-award winner Diane Paulus and choreography by Lorin Latarro, Waitress has garnered multiple awards and nominations in both America and the UK, receiving acclaim from both audiences and critics alike.

WAITRESS opened on Broadway on 24th April 2016 at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre, where it ran until 5th January 2020. Waitress celebrated its official opening night at the Adelphi Theatre in London’s West End on 7 March 2019. The North American tour of Waitress is currently on hold due to COVID-19. Waitress is currently on tour in Japan (Japanese language production), and is set to open in Australia and Holland.

WAITRESS tells the story of Jenna, an 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 beautiful musical celebrates friendship, motherhood, and the magic of a well-made pie.

Book by Jessie Nelson

Music and Lyrics by Grammy Award-winner Sara Bareilles

Based upon the motion picture written by Adrienne Shelly

Directed by Tony Award-winner Diane Paulus

WAITRESS was originally produced by Barry & Fran Weissler and Norton and Elayne Herrick. The tour is produced by Barry & Fran Weissler and David Ian Productions.

Cast & Creative

CIARA RENÉE

Ciara Renée recently wrapped the independent feature Paint opposite Owen Wilson and the independent dramedy Deborah . Ciara most recently starred as the first BIPOC actress to play Elsa in Disney’s Frozen on Broadway before the shutdown last year. Previously, Ciara starred in the Off-Broadway play The Wrong Man alongside Joshua Henry and Ryan Vazquez. Ciara can be seen on “The Big Bang Theory” final season and in a recurring role on Facebook’s original series “Strangers.” She has appeared on Netflix’s “Master of None” and was previously a series regular on CW’s “Legends of Tomorrow.” Ciara originated the role of The Witch in Big Fish and appeared in Pippin on Broadway and The Hunchback of Notre Dame (La Jolla and Paper Mill Playhouse).

Maiesha M c Queen

Broadway debut! Maiesha was last seen in the one-person play Until the Flood . Tours:  Waitress  (1st National, Norma/Becky). Selected Off-Broadway/Regional:  Peaches ,  The Color Purple  (Sophia),  His Eye Is on the Sparrow  (Ethel Waters). Film:  DayBlack ,  Down to Earth . NYU/Fordham. Thanks to Sean and Ricky. Mommy, there’s a ribbon in the sky for our love. Daddy, I’m singing this song for you. @maieshamcqueen

Ashley Blanchet

Broadway:  Frozen ,  Beautiful ,  Annie ,  Memphis . Upcoming Film:  Better Nate Than Ever  on Disney+,  Are You Okay? (WonderMedia). Select Regional: Cinderella (Title Role, Paper Mill Playhouse), Oklahoma!  (Ado Annie, PCLO). Thrilled to be down at the diner! Thanks especially to Pat Goodwin and the amazing team at DGRW. Welcome back to Broadway! For Nick.

@a_blanchetr , ashleyblanchet.com

JOSHUA HENRY

Dr. Pomatter

Joshua Henry can currently be seen starring opposite Jason Momoa in “See” Season 1 for Apple TV. Most recently, Joshua appeared Off-Broadway in The Wrong Man at MCC Theatre. Prior to his critically acclaimed performance in The Wrong Man , Joshua starred on Broadway as the iconic Billy Bigelow in the revival of Carousel , for which he received Tony and Grammy Award nominations. Before headlining in Carousel , Joshua starred as Aaron Burr in Hamilton in Los Angeles. He has also starred on Broadway as Noble Sissle in George C. Wolfe’s Tony-nominated musical Shuffle Along and was Tony-nominated for his star turn as Flick in the musical Violet . He received Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle, and Drama League Award nominations for his performance. He was previously Tony-nominated for his performance in Susan Stroman’s The Scottsboro Boys . Other Broadway credits include leading roles in Porgy & Bess and Green Day’s American Idiot . Upcoming: tick, tick…BOOM! (Netflix/ Imagine Entertainment). He recently released his debut EP called Guarantee , available on all music platforms.

Tyrone Davis, Jr.

Tyrone Davis, Jr. steps into the role of Ogie after performing as an ensemble member and understudy in the production since 2017. Off-Broadway: The Unsinkable Molly Brown (Transport Group), Invisible Thread (Second Stage Theater). Tours: Shrek (first national). Regional: A.R.T., The Old Globe, Goodspeed Musicals, Dallas Theater Center, Vineyard Playhouse. TV: “Little American” (Apple). New World School of the Arts. Love to my family!! @tyronedavisjr

Ben Thompson

Broadway: Matilda (Trunchbull), Holler if Ya Hear Me (Griffy), American Idiot. TV/film: “Leverage: Redemption,” “Single Drunk Female,” “Chicago PD,” “Little Voice,” “Law & Order: SVU,” “Daredevil,” “BULL,” The Seagull , Freedom. Vocals: The Greatest Showman , Dear Evan Hanson , Tick Tick Boom , In the Heights , Vivo , and the “ Sesame Street” podcast Foley and Friends. TCU alum. For my wife, Kat, and daughter, Tala. @itsbenthompson

Dakin Matthews

Broadway: To Kill a Mockingbird , The Iceman Cometh , The Audience , Rocky , The Best Man , A Man for All Seasons , Henry IV . Off-Broadway: The Public Theater, Encores!, Playwrights Horizons, Acting Company. Regional: over 200 plays. Film: Bridge of Spies , Lincoln , True Grit , Zero Charisma . TV: “Gilmore Girls,” “Desperate Housewives,” “King of Queens.”

Benny Elledge

Benny Elledge is excited to be returning to his role as Cal with the Waitress fam. Currently he can be seen in the lead role of the feature film Kringle Time (Winner: Audience Award and Best Actor, Brooklyn Film Festival), streaming on Amazon and iTunes. (Please watch!) Much love to Mom, Dad & Stephanie. Big thanks to KMR & Telsey. SKOL!

M c KENZIE MELIA CALDERON

McKenzie is so excited to make her Broadway debut. She lives in Harlem, NYC, and is an only child. McKenzie loves to sing, dance, and play with dolls. She wants to thank her parents and her agent, Bonnie at Stewart Talent, for their support.

MARK CHRISTINE

Ensemble, u/s Ogie, u/s Cal

Broadway debut! Acting: Waitress (First National), Peter Brook’s The Suit , Mark Taper, Denver Center, Guthrie, La Jolla. Music Directing: McCarter, The Jungle, Signature. Training: Michigan, UCSD. President of CollegeAuditionCoach.com , helping HS students get into college performing arts programs! For Lenne.

Matt D e Angelis

Ensemble, u/s Dr. Pomatter, u/s Earl

Broadway/West End: Hair . Tours: Hair , American Idiot , Once , Waitress . TV: “Person of Interest,” “Madam Secretary,” “Daredevil,” “Evil,” “For Life,” “Chicago P.D.,” “FBI.” Favorite roles: Christine’s husband & Chowdah’s dog-dad. So honored to be here. www.mattdeangelis.com @MattDeAngelis22 #WAMFAM

Henry Gottfried

Ensemble, u/s Dr. Pomatter, u/s Earl, u/s Ogie

cannot overstate the role Waitress has played in his life. He is so happy to be back. Hometown: Nashville, Tenn. BA: Yale University. Henry is grateful to many people, but most especially his loving parents. henrygottfried.com

Swing, u/s Jenna, u/s Dawn

Broadway: Wicked , Waitress . National tours: Wicked , Waitress . Godspell at Berkshire Theatre Group, only Actors’ Equity Musical of 2020. Proud Carnegie Mellon and Interlochen graduate. Thank you to the Waitress team, Matt Farnsworth, BRS/Gage, Jim Hogan, and Mom and Dad.

GERIANNE PÉREZ

Swing, u/s Nurse Norma

Broadway: In Transit (Kathy). First national tour: Waitress (Ensemble, u/s Dawn), Vocalosity . Regional: In the Heights at the Hangar Theatre (Vanessa), Grease at Maine State Music Theatre (Rizzo). Endless gratitude to BRS/Gage and, most importantly, my family.   @gerianne.perez , gerianneperez.com

Olivia Lucy Phillip

Ensemble, Nurse Norma, u/s Becky

Olivia rejoins the cast of Waitress ! Most recently, she starred as Kate Jones alongside Edie Falco in CBS’s “Tommy.” Broadway/West End credits include Frozen (Bulda), Disaster! , The Book of Mormon , Ghost ,   Priscilla QOTD , Chicago (Velma Kelly).

Kennedy Salters

Kennedy Salters is an Atlanta-based actress and product of the Gainesville Theatre Alliance. Recent credits: Legally Blonde(Paulette), Mamma Mia!(Rosie), and the WaitressNational Tour (Becky). She is elated to join the Broadway Company! IG: @thechocdrop

Grace Stockdale

Ensemble, u/s Jenna

Broadway debut! Up next: 1776 Broadway revival (Standby Martha Jefferson). This moment is dedicated to my family, with endless gratitude to Nick, the Antons, CGF, and the entire Waitress team. First National Tour: Kinky Boots (Nicola), Waitress (u/s Jenna). @gracestockdale

AVA KACEY THOMAS

Ava is 4 years old and excited to make her Broadway debut! She enjoys dancing, tennis, and playing with her baby sister. She is grateful to her family and friends for their love and support. Special thanks to Bonnie at Stewart Talent and Stephanie & Dave at Edge.

CHERISE THOMAS

Ensemble, u/s Becky, u/s Norse Norma

Broadway debut! Tour: Disenchanted! The Hilarious Hit Musical . Regional: Hair , Dreamgirls . TV: “The Chi,” “Empire.” Latest single “NBTB” online under Cherise Coaches. Thank you to my family and friends, Stewart Talent, The VB’s, and, most of all, TGBTG!

Curtis Thomas

Ensemble, u/s Cal, u/s Joe

Overjoyed to be making his Broadway debut in the diner! Huge gratitude to his family, especially Angela, Ash, Tab, and Kait. Dedicated to the ones we’ve lost. In solidarity with our collective liberation. @curtisthethomas .

Stephanie Torns

OBC Waitress . Wicked (Elphaba stand-by). Regional: Waitress (A.R.T), Wicked , 9 to 5 (Judy), Les Misérables (Eponine). Thrilled to be back opening up the diner! All my love to my family and B. This one’s for you, Pa! IG: @Tornsy18

The Creative Team

Barry and Fran Weissler Norton and Elayne Herrick

Jessie Nelson

Music & Lyrics

Sara Bareilles

Based on the motion picture by Adrienne Shelly

Costume Design

Suttirat Anne Larlarb

Lighting Design

Ken Billington

Sound Design

Jonathan Deans

Associate Director

Nancy Harrington

Associate Choreographer

Abbey O’Brien

Music Coordinator

John Miller

Patrick Goodwin, C.S.A.

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Sara Bareilles & The Waitress Band

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Nadia DiGiallonardo

Choreographer

Lorin Latarro

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• Original Broadway Cast Recording
• What’s Not Inside: The Lost Songs From Waitress
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Dr. Pomatter

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• American Repertory Theater
• First National US Tour
• Buenos Aires
• 2019-2022 US Tour (Non-Equity)
• Netherlands Tour
• Broadway – Restaging
• UK and Ireland Tour
• 2022 US Residencies
• Adrienne Shelly
• Diane Paulus
• Sara Bareilles
• Jessie Nelson
• Lorin Latarro
• Nadia DiGiallonardo
• Suttirat Anne Larlarb

Ensemble and Swing

In addition to the main characters of Waitress, there are ensemble cast characters. The UK and Ireland tour cast named the ensemble tracks, and the West End cast sheet used Broadway tracks to reference various cast members:

• ‘Apron Boy’ [ Ryan Vasquez track]
• ‘Francine’ (Dr. Pomatter’s wife) [ Stephanie Torns track]
• Father (Jenna’s father) [ Thay Floyd track]
• Mother (Jenna’s mother)/Minister [ Molly Hager track]
• CKU (the lead of ‘Club Knocked Up’) [ Aisha Jackson track]
• ‘Purse Boy’ [ Jeremy Morse track]

There are also swing roles, usually two ‘male swing’ roles [ Max Kumangai track and Henry Gottfried track] and two ‘female swing’ roles.

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Waitress: The Musical

The hit Broadway musical about a small-town pie baker with big dreams gets the silver screen treatment. The hit Broadway musical about a small-town pie baker with big dreams gets the silver screen treatment. The hit Broadway musical about a small-town pie baker with big dreams gets the silver screen treatment.

• Diane Paulus
• Brett Sullivan
• Jessie Nelson
• Adrienne Shelly
• Sara Bareilles
• Drew Gehling
• Charity Dawson
• 12 User reviews
• 10 Critic reviews
• 74 Metascore

• Jenna Hunterson

• Dr. Pomatter

• Nurse Norma

• Dawn Pinkett

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• Trivia Playing a couple in the show, Sara Bareilles and Joe Tippett are a real-life couple also. The pair met during the early stages of Waitress' production in 2015 and became engaged in 2023.
• Crazy credits The end credits begin with an in memoriam title for both "Adrienne Shelley & Nick Cordero" Adrienne Shelley created the story for the original "Waitress" film & originated the role of Dawn for the film. She was murdered in 2006. Nick Cordero was the original Broadway Earl. He was struck down by covid in 2020
• Connections Remake of Waitress (2007)

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London's Smash Hit Musical Comedy

Donald Gordon Theatre

30 May – 4 June 2022

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“Treat yourself to a slice of five-star musical pie” (The Times) as Chelsea Halfpenny (9 to 5, BBC’s Casualty, ITV’s Emmerdale) stars as Jenna in the hit musical comedy Waitress.

Meet Jenna, a waitress and expert pie-maker who dreams of some happiness in her life. When a hot new doctor arrives in town, life gets complicated. With the support of her workmates Becky and Dawn, Jenna overcomes the challenges she faces and finds that laughter, love and friendship can provide the perfect recipe for happiness.

Brought to life by a ground-breaking, female-led creative team, this “warm, witty, wise and hilarious” (Express) hit features “one of the best scores in years” (The Stage) by the Grammy award-winning Sara Bareilles (Love Song, Brave) a book by acclaimed screenwriter Jessie Nelson (I Am Sam) and direction by Tony® Award-winner Diane Paulus (Pippin, Finding Neverland).

Having received standing ovations night after night in London’s West End and on Broadway, Waitress is “the real deal” (Independent) musical comedy “made from the finest ingredients” (Time Out).

Book now and get your tickets to this "joyously life-affirming celebration of love and friendship" (Express).

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