Get ready to dance in your seats, Broadway is coming to a movie theater near you! Thanks to a collaboration between Bleecker Street and Fathom Events,Waitress: The Musicalwill be shown to a wider audience! The recording of the stage musical will have a nationwide release on December 7.
Based on the2007 indie filmWaitress,Waitress: The Musicalfollows Jenna, a pregnant waitress in a small town who is trapped in a loveless marriage. But a nearby pie baking contest offers Jenna a shot at a new life. With the help of her friends and a new forbidden romance, Jenna finds herself with a real shot at achieving a long-forgotten dream.
Waitress: The Musicalfirst opened on Broadway in April 2016 with music and lyrics bySara Bareillesand a book byJessie Nelson. The original production went on to be nominated for four Tonys and ran until January 2020. This recording of the stage musical is of the 2021 cast when the show was put on to help reopen Broadway following the pandemic.
Fans Can Expect To See A Cast Full Of Talent
This production of the musical sees Bareilles, who is best known for her Grammy-winning music career and starring inGirls5eva, take over the role of Jenna. Bareilles is joined by an all-star cast of Broadway performers includingDrew Gehling,Dakin Matthews,Joe Tippett,Christopher Fitzgerald,Charity Angél Dawson,Caitlin Houlahan, andEric Anderson.
The film has been directed byBrett Sullivan, who has previously filmed stage productions for other musicals likeNewsies,Kinky Boots, and many more. Meanwhile, the stage production was directed by Tony Award-winnerDiane Pauluswith Nelson serving as a creative advisor.Michael Roiff,Barry Weissler,Fran Weissler, Bareilles, Nelson, andPaul Morphosserve as producers whileAlecia Parkerserves as an executive producer.
Stay tuned to Collider for any future updates.Waitress: The Musicalcomes to theaters nationwide on December 7.
