On to be nominated for 4 Tony Awards and the Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album. Had just previously won the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical for her role in Beautiful: The Carole King Musical. The show made its Broadway premiere the following year starring Jessie Mueller, who Awards & Productionsĭebuting in Cambridge, Massachusetts in 2015, Waitress quickly captured the hearts of audiences with itsįunny, tender, and triumphant story. Her to see that the courage she needed was in her all along.

That is, until a handsome doctor, the love of her friends, and a tempting baking contest help Trapped in this loveless marriage and faced with an unexpected pregnancy, Jenna think Passion for baking that seems to be the only thing that’s getting her through. Pop melodies by Grammy- and Tony Award-nominated Sara Bareilles is the cherry on top of a show that’s all aboutįriendship, motherhood, bravery, and figuring out the recipe as you go.įollow the story of Jenna, a small-town waitress living in the American South with her less-than-amazing husband and a Waitress who escapes her unhappy life with her abusive husband thanks to her love of pie. Inspired by Adrienne Shelly's beloved indie film of the same name, Waitress is a fanciful fable about a

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