š„§ Experience the Tony-nominated hit Broadway musical on the big screen!
This musical film is the live stage recording of Waitress: The Musical, featuring composer-lyricist Sara Bareilles as Jenna Hunterson, a waitress and expert pie maker 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. Waitress celebrates the power of friendship, dreams, the family we choose and the beauty of a well-baked pie.
Filmed live in the Fall of 2021 during the production’s limited run at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre in New York City.
Music and Lyrics by Sara Bareilles
Book by Jessie Nelson
Based on the Motion Picture Written by Adrienne Shelly
Directed for Stage by Diane Paulus
Directed on Film by Brett Sullivan
Starring Sara Bareilles, Charity AngeĢl Dawson, Caitlin Houlahan, Drew Gehling, Dakin Matthews, Eric Anderson, with Joe Tippett and Christopher Fitzgerald
Runtime: 144 minutes