Waitress: The Musical
Bleecker Street Media | Release Date: December 7, 2023 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
77
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 6 Critic Reviews
Positive:
5
Mixed:
1
Negative:
0
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
90
Screen RantRebecca VanAckerFeb 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
90
ColliderTania HussainDec 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
88
RogerEbert.comNell MinowDec 7, 2023
The show is smoothly staged before an appreciative audience, with well-chosen theatrical touches. Read full review
80
CNNBrian LowryDec 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
75
Slant MagazineDan RubinsDec 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
60
The New York TimesElisabeth VincentelliDec 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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