Cast Recordings & AlbumsListening Party: Revisit the Broadway Cast Recording of WaitressJagged Little Pill's Celia Rose Gooding recommends a shift at the diner with Sara Bareilles and Jessie Nelson's hit musical.
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Marc J. Franklin
April 08, 2020
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Need something to listen to? Jagged Little Pill star Celia Rose Gooding recommends revisiting the Broadway cast recording of Waitress.
Waitress opened at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre April 24, 2016, making history as the first Broadway musical to have four women in the four top creative spots: composer Sara Bareilles, book writer Jessie Nelson, director Diane Paulus, and choreographer Lorin Latarro. The production played 33 previews and 1,544 regular performances before closing January 5, 2020, earning four Tony nominations including Best Original Score and Best Musical.
Based on the 2007 film, Waitress tells the story of Jenna, a waitress and expert pie maker, who is stuck in a small town and a loveless marriage. When a baking contest in a nearby county offers her a chance at escape, Jenna must weigh her commitments against a rare shot at freedom and recognition.
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Looking Back at Waitress' Broadway Run
Looking Back at Waitress' Broadway Run
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Jessie Mueller in Waitress
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Keala Settle, Jessie Mueller and Kimiko Glenn in Waitress
Joan Marcus
Jessie Mueller in Waitress
Joan Marcus
Jeremy Morse, Molly Hager, Jessie Mueller, Aisha Jackson and Stephanie Torns in Waitress
Joan Marcus
Keala Settle, Jessie Mueller and Kimiko Glenn in the original Broadway production of Waitress
Christopher Fitzgerald, Kimiko Glenn, and Aisha Jackson in Waitress
Joan Marcus
Jessie Mueller and Dakin Matthews in Waitress
Jeremy Morse, Christopher Fitzgerald, Kimiko Glenn and Aisha Jackson in Waitress
Ryan Vasquez, Charity Angel Dawson, Christopher Fitzgerald, Eric Anderson, Dakin Matthews and Molly Hager
Jessie Mueller in Waitress
Sara Bareilles
Jessie Nelson, Diane Paulus, Sara Bareilles and Lorin Latarro
Jessie Mueller
Keala Settle, Jessie Mueller and cast
Jessie Mueller
Cast of Waitress
Cast of Waitress
Diane Paulus and Sara Bareilles
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Diane Paulus, Sara Bareilles, Jessie Nelson, Lorin Latarro, cast
Drew Gehling, Eric Anderson, Sara Bareilles, Christopher Fitzgerald, Dakin Matthews, and Nick Cordero
Keala Settle, Sara Bareilles, Jessie Mueller and Kimiko Glenn
Sara Bareilles and the cast of Waitress
The cast of Waitress
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Waitress
Jessie Mueller and the cast of Waitress
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Christopher Fitzgerald and Sara Bareilles
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Sara Bareilles and cast
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Sara Bareilles
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Betsy Wolfe, Victoria Collett, Caitlin Houlahan, David Josefsberg, Jason Mraz, Sara Bareilles, Eric Anderson, Danya Jarae Dantzler, Molly Hager, and cast
Nicolette Robinson and cast
Nicolette Robinson
Katharine McPhee
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Katharine McPhee and cast
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Katharine McPhee and cast
Shoshana Bean and cast of Waitress
Shoshana Bean and cast of Waitress
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Mark Evans and Alison Luff
Joan Marcus
Alison Luff
Jordin Sparks
Jordin Sparks
Maia Nkenge Wilson, Stephanie Torns, Sara Bareilles, and Caitlin Houlahan
The original Broadway cast starred Jessie Mueller as Jenna, Keala Settle as Becky, Kimiko Glenn as Dawn, Drew Gehling as Dr. Pomatter, Nick Cordero as Earl, Dakin Matthews as Joe, Eric Anderson as Cal, Christopher Fitzgerald as Ogie, Charity Angél Dawson as Nurse Norma, and Claire Keane and McKenna Keane as Lulu with Thay Floyd, Molly Hager, Aisha Jackson, Jeremy Morse, Stephanie Torns, and Ryan Vasquez rounding out the ensemble.
Following Mueller’s Tony-nominated performance as Jenna, the role was played on Broadway by Shoshana Bean, Nicolette Robinson, Betsy Wolfe, Jordin Sparks, Allison Luff, Katharine McPhee, and Stephanie Torns as well as Bareilles herself for multiple stints. Other replacements have included Gavin Creel and Jason Mraz as Dr. Pomatter, Al Roker and June Squibb as Joe (the latter adopting the name Josie), Todrick Hall and Noah Galvin as Ogie, and Colleen Ballinger and Jenna Ushkowitz as Dawn.
Waitress featured set design by Scott Pask, costumes by Suttirat Anne Larlarb, lighting by Christopher Akerlind, and sound design by Jonathan Deans. Casting was by Telsey + Co.