Waitress: The Musical

2023
2h 24m

IMDb RATING

7.9/10

2.1K

YOUR RATING

Sara Bareilles, Caitlin Houlahan, and Charity Angél Dawson in Waitress: The Musical (2023)

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Comedy Drama 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.

Directors
- Diane Paulus
- Brett Sullivan
Writers
- Jessie Nelson
- Adrienne Shelly
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

IMDb RATING

7.9/10

2.1K

YOUR RATING

Directors
- Diane Paulus
- Brett Sullivan
Writers
- Jessie Nelson
- Adrienne Shelly
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

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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Review

Featured review

7/10

good stage musical

First, this was a 2007 movie. It was released soon after Adrienne Shelly's brutal murder (which I will always associate with that Law & Order episode). It then became a Broadway musical and we're back to a movie. The obvious next step would be a full blown theatrical musical. Jenna Hunterson (Sara Bareilles) is a small town waitress and pie maker. Her life is turned upside down when she gets pregnant by her no-good boyfriend.

The singing is great. It is fun and cute. It has a heart-felt story. It is missing the pie making visuals. If they turn this into a theatrical musical, they could add that back. I do like the energy from the crowd, but the screen could never replace the real world experience. That will always hold it back in this form.