Bleecker Street has picked up U.S. rights to hit musical production Waitress: The Musical, from composer-lyricist Sara Bareilles and Jessie Nelson, following its premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival in June. The distributor is teaming with Fathom Events for a December 7 nationwide release of the show, which was captured live onstage in 2021 during its long Broadway run.
Based on Adrienne Shelly’s 2007 indie feature, Waitress: The Musical stars Bareilles as Jenna Hunterson, a waitress and expert piemaker stuck in a small town and a loveless marriage. When a baking contest in a nearby county offers her a chance at escape, Jenna fights to reclaim a long-forgotten part of herself. Through the support of her fellow waitresses and an unexpected romance, Jenna begins to find the courage to take a long-abandoned dream off the shelf.
The film was directed by Brett Sullivan, while Tony Award-winner Diane Paulus directs for the...
Based on Adrienne Shelly’s 2007 indie feature, Waitress: The Musical stars Bareilles as Jenna Hunterson, a waitress and expert piemaker stuck in a small town and a loveless marriage. When a baking contest in a nearby county offers her a chance at escape, Jenna fights to reclaim a long-forgotten part of herself. Through the support of her fellow waitresses and an unexpected romance, Jenna begins to find the courage to take a long-abandoned dream off the shelf.
The film was directed by Brett Sullivan, while Tony Award-winner Diane Paulus directs for the...
- 9/6/2023
- by Diana Lodderhose
- Deadline Film + TV
Grammy-winning singer and actress Jennifer Nettles will take over the lead role in Broadway’s Waitress for a limited run beginning next month, producers announced today.
Nettles will play Jenna beginning Oct. 19 after current star Sara Bareilles concludes her own limited engagement two days prior. Nettles will continue in the role through Nov. 24.
Also set to join the cast next month are Maiesha McQueen, whose credits include the show’s national tour, and Ashley Blanchet (Frozen), as Becky and Dawn, respectively. They’ll join the cast on Oct. 5. Charity Angél Dawson and Caitlin Houlahan will play their final performances two days prior.
Nettles, who has released three solo albums in addition to her work with her band Sugarland, will soon be seen returning to her role as a judge on TBS’ competition series Go-Big Show, and she plays Aimee-Leigh Gemstone on HBO’s The Righteous Gemstones. She also appeared in...
Nettles will play Jenna beginning Oct. 19 after current star Sara Bareilles concludes her own limited engagement two days prior. Nettles will continue in the role through Nov. 24.
Also set to join the cast next month are Maiesha McQueen, whose credits include the show’s national tour, and Ashley Blanchet (Frozen), as Becky and Dawn, respectively. They’ll join the cast on Oct. 5. Charity Angél Dawson and Caitlin Houlahan will play their final performances two days prior.
Nettles, who has released three solo albums in addition to her work with her band Sugarland, will soon be seen returning to her role as a judge on TBS’ competition series Go-Big Show, and she plays Aimee-Leigh Gemstone on HBO’s The Righteous Gemstones. She also appeared in...
- 9/23/2021
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Sara Bareilles won’t be the only Waitress cast member with prior stage-diner experience when the musical reopens on Broadway in September: Producers announced today that Waitress vets Drew Gehling, Eric Anderson, Charity Angel Dawson, Christopher Fitzgerald, Caitlin Houlahan, Dakin Matthews and Joe Tippett will be back for at least part of the show’s limited engagement.
Producers Barry and Fran Weissler previously announced that Bareilles, the actress and the musical’s composer, will take the title role for a limited run at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre from September 2 through October 17. The production will continue without Bareilles until January 9, 2022.
Exactly how long the other cast members will stay with the engagement wasn’t specified, but given their busy careers and other Broadway commitments, limited stays are more than likely. Fitzgerald, who will play Ogie, is expected to return to Broadway’s Company this fall, and Matthews, cast as Joe, plays...
Producers Barry and Fran Weissler previously announced that Bareilles, the actress and the musical’s composer, will take the title role for a limited run at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre from September 2 through October 17. The production will continue without Bareilles until January 9, 2022.
Exactly how long the other cast members will stay with the engagement wasn’t specified, but given their busy careers and other Broadway commitments, limited stays are more than likely. Fitzgerald, who will play Ogie, is expected to return to Broadway’s Company this fall, and Matthews, cast as Joe, plays...
- 8/3/2021
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Waitress, the hit Broadway musical that played more than 1,500 performances during its 2016-2020 run, will return for a limited, four-month engagement this September, with composer Sara Bareilles in the lead role, producers announced today.
Bareilles will star as the pie-making Jenna Hunterson when the show begins performances Sept. 2 at Broadway’s Ethel Barrymore Theatre, continuing in the role through Oct. 17. Waitress, produced by Barry and Fran Weissler, will then continue through Jan. 9, 2022. Her replacement for the remainder of the run, as well as additional cast, was not announced.
“I couldn’t miss the opportunity to be there when Broadway welcomes audiences back into theaters that have been sitting dark for over a year,” Bareilles said in a statement. “It is a gift to get to revisit the beautiful story of Waitress, centered around hope, resilience, and the support of our chosen family. It’s so special to be able to...
Bareilles will star as the pie-making Jenna Hunterson when the show begins performances Sept. 2 at Broadway’s Ethel Barrymore Theatre, continuing in the role through Oct. 17. Waitress, produced by Barry and Fran Weissler, will then continue through Jan. 9, 2022. Her replacement for the remainder of the run, as well as additional cast, was not announced.
“I couldn’t miss the opportunity to be there when Broadway welcomes audiences back into theaters that have been sitting dark for over a year,” Bareilles said in a statement. “It is a gift to get to revisit the beautiful story of Waitress, centered around hope, resilience, and the support of our chosen family. It’s so special to be able to...
- 7/7/2021
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Broadway’s Waitress will close Jan. 5, 2020, the show’s producers announced today. The Sara Bareilles musical, directed by Diane Paulus, began previews at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre on March 25, 2016, opened on April 24, and will have played 33 previews and 1,544 regular performances by closing night.
The announcement was made by lead producers Barry and Fran Weissler.
With a book by Jessie Nelson, music and lyrics by Bareilles and choreography by Lorin Latarro, Waitress was based on the 2007 film written and directed by Adrienne Shelly starring Keri Russell.
The musical adaptation premiered at Boston’s American Repertory Theatre in summer 2015 before moving to Broadway.
Broadway’s Waitress originally starred Jessie Mueller as Jenna, the pie-maker stuck in an abusive marriage. In its nearly four-year run, the production has featured cast members Adam Shapiro, Al Roker, Betsy Wolfe, Christopher Fitzgerald, Colleen Ballinger, Dakin Matthews, Drew Gehling, Eddie Jemison, Erich Bergen, Gavin Creel, Jason Mraz,...
The announcement was made by lead producers Barry and Fran Weissler.
With a book by Jessie Nelson, music and lyrics by Bareilles and choreography by Lorin Latarro, Waitress was based on the 2007 film written and directed by Adrienne Shelly starring Keri Russell.
The musical adaptation premiered at Boston’s American Repertory Theatre in summer 2015 before moving to Broadway.
Broadway’s Waitress originally starred Jessie Mueller as Jenna, the pie-maker stuck in an abusive marriage. In its nearly four-year run, the production has featured cast members Adam Shapiro, Al Roker, Betsy Wolfe, Christopher Fitzgerald, Colleen Ballinger, Dakin Matthews, Drew Gehling, Eddie Jemison, Erich Bergen, Gavin Creel, Jason Mraz,...
- 7/16/2019
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
A pair of Broadway besties will share the stage in 2019Barry and Fran Weissler and Norton and Elayne Herrick announced today that the hit show's composer and lyricist, the multi-platinum-selling Grammy and twice Tony-nominated singer-songwriter and New York Times best-selling author Sara Bareilles, will return to Waitress in the role of Jenna, joined by Tony Award-winner, Gavin Creel as Dr. Pomatter for a limited engagement January 7 to February 3, 2019.
- 12/7/2018
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Sara Bareilles, Broadway’s Waitress composer and lyricist, will return to the starring role for a limited engagement in January, launching the hit musical production’s third year.
Though the Tony- and Grammy-nominated Bareilles wrote the show’s music, she did not originate the role of the pie-baking Jenna (that was Jessie Mueller), but Bareilles has taken the Waitress center stage at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre for two previous and very popular stints. The first was in 2017, the second in January 2018.
For the third time around, Bareilles will be joined by Gavin Creel as Dr. Pomatter.
Bareilles and Creel will play the Diane Paulus-directed Waitress engagement from January 7 to February 3, 2019.
The casting was announced today by producers Barry and Fran Weissler and Norton and Elayne Herrick.
“We have three productions of Waitress running,” said Bareilles about the Broadway, London and touring shows,...
Though the Tony- and Grammy-nominated Bareilles wrote the show’s music, she did not originate the role of the pie-baking Jenna (that was Jessie Mueller), but Bareilles has taken the Waitress center stage at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre for two previous and very popular stints. The first was in 2017, the second in January 2018.
For the third time around, Bareilles will be joined by Gavin Creel as Dr. Pomatter.
Bareilles and Creel will play the Diane Paulus-directed Waitress engagement from January 7 to February 3, 2019.
The casting was announced today by producers Barry and Fran Weissler and Norton and Elayne Herrick.
“We have three productions of Waitress running,” said Bareilles about the Broadway, London and touring shows,...
- 12/7/2018
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Broadway hit Waitress will make its London bow next spring, producers announced today, with performances beginning February at the Adelphi Theatre on the West End.
Casting was not announced, but the production will have an all-female creative team, a first for a West End musical, according to producers. The same milestone was reached on Broadway when Waitress opened in 2016 with its book by Jessie Nelson, score by Sara Bareilles, choreography by Lorin Latarro and direction by Diane Paulus.
In addition to the Broadway staging, Waitress is currently touring the Us. A 2020 Australian premiere at the Sydney Lyric Theatre was announced recently.
Read Deadline’s recent review of the touring production here.
The Adelphi is co-owned by Andrew Lloyd Webber and the Nederlander Group.
Both Bareilles and Paulus noted their pleasure at landing the Adelphi. Lloyd Webber was happy too – and the...
Casting was not announced, but the production will have an all-female creative team, a first for a West End musical, according to producers. The same milestone was reached on Broadway when Waitress opened in 2016 with its book by Jessie Nelson, score by Sara Bareilles, choreography by Lorin Latarro and direction by Diane Paulus.
In addition to the Broadway staging, Waitress is currently touring the Us. A 2020 Australian premiere at the Sydney Lyric Theatre was announced recently.
Read Deadline’s recent review of the touring production here.
The Adelphi is co-owned by Andrew Lloyd Webber and the Nederlander Group.
Both Bareilles and Paulus noted their pleasure at landing the Adelphi. Lloyd Webber was happy too – and the...
- 8/21/2018
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Freestyle Releasing will distribute Herrick Entertainment's "My One and Only."
Richard Loncraine's feature, starring Renee Zellweger, Kevin Bacon and Logan Lerman, will open with an exclusive release on Aug. 21 in New York and Los Angeles before expanding to the top 20 markets on Sept. 4.
Written by Charlie Peters and loosely based on the early life of George Hamilton, the film stars Zellweger as Anne Devereaux, a woman who leaves her philandering bandleader husband in New York and takes her two teenage sons across the country as she searches for a new, and wealthy, mate.
The cast also includes Eric McCormack, Chris Noth, Mark Rendall, Nick Stahl and Steven Weber.
The film premiered at the Berlin Film Festival, where it was awarded Special Mention by the independent jury. Zellweger was also been named best actress at the Milan International Film Festival.
"One" is a Herrick Entertainment presentation of a Raygun Prod.
Richard Loncraine's feature, starring Renee Zellweger, Kevin Bacon and Logan Lerman, will open with an exclusive release on Aug. 21 in New York and Los Angeles before expanding to the top 20 markets on Sept. 4.
Written by Charlie Peters and loosely based on the early life of George Hamilton, the film stars Zellweger as Anne Devereaux, a woman who leaves her philandering bandleader husband in New York and takes her two teenage sons across the country as she searches for a new, and wealthy, mate.
The cast also includes Eric McCormack, Chris Noth, Mark Rendall, Nick Stahl and Steven Weber.
The film premiered at the Berlin Film Festival, where it was awarded Special Mention by the independent jury. Zellweger was also been named best actress at the Milan International Film Festival.
"One" is a Herrick Entertainment presentation of a Raygun Prod.
- 6/17/2009
- by By Gregg Kilday
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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