Waitress: The Musical

Name: Waitress: The Musical
Genre: Drama, Comedy, Musical
Released: December 7, 2023
Duration: 144 min
Rating: 77
Cast: Anastacia McCleskey, Andrew Fitch, Charity Dawson, Christopher Fitzgerald, Dakin Matthews

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Bleecker Street Media | Release Date: December 7, 2023 | Not Rated

Starring: Anastacia McCleskey, Andrew Fitch, Charity Dawson, Christopher Fitzgerald, Dakin Matthews, Drew Gehling, Eric Anderson, Matt Deangelis, Sara Bareilles, Tyrone Davis Jr.

Summary: Waitress: The Musical brings the Tony-nominated, Broadway phenomenon to the big screen. 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-forgottenWaitress: The Musical brings the Tony-nominated, Broadway phenomenon to the big screen. 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. [Fathom Events]… Expand

Director: Brett Sullivan and Diane Paulus and Jessie Nelson

Genre(s): Drama, Comedy, Musical

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 144 min

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Collider Tania Hussain

Dec 7, 2023

Baking up a storm of humor and heart, the pro-shot Broadway production with Bareilles leading the charge is the perfect treat this holiday season. Read full review

Screen Rant Rebecca VanAcker

Feb 16, 2025

Waitress: the Musical offers the best of both worlds: a refreshing new take on a critically beloved but under-seen movie. Read full review

RogerEbert.com Nell Minow

Dec 7, 2023

The show is smoothly staged before an appreciative audience, with well-chosen theatrical touches. Read full review

Brian Lowry

Dec 7, 2023

Sara Bareilles headlines this adaptation for which she wrote the lilting songs, in a show that manages to be alternately sweet and silly, touching and raunchy. Read full review

Dan Rubins

Dec 4, 2023

The film accomplishes its principal goal of capturing Sara Bareilles’s spectacular take on Jenna Hunterson, especially in its close-ups of the singer-songwriter. Read full review

Elisabeth Vincentelli

Dec 7, 2023

This is Bareilles’s show in every way. While she doesn’t quite match the emotional subtlety of Jessie Mueller, who originated Jenna, she has grown in leaps and bounds as an actress and provides a warm anchor for the movie. Read full review

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