In 2016 the creative team behind Waitress
the musical made history by being the first all-female production team on
Broadway. The story will resonate with women the world over as we witness the
challenges and triumphs of Jenna and her friends as they struggle to find their
freedom and happiness. Adrienne Shelly, writer and director of the film from
which the musical sprang, championed women’s right not to have to choose
between having a career and having a family. The positive message of the story
continues to empower viewers.
Success on Broadway and the release of an album by Sara Bareilles of
the songs she wrote for the show left British fans eager for Waitress to come to the UK. After much
anticipation it opened at London’s Adelphi Theatre on 8th February
2019 with a cast headed by Katharine McPhee as Jenna. The set is as much like
an American diner as you can create on stage and the exaggerated accents leave
you in no doubt as to where it is set. This did at times seem to interfere with
the quality of singing but in later scenes all three leading ladies had the
chance to show off their vocal range. Jack McBrayer was brilliant as dorky Ogie
but despite his excellent rendition of Never
Ever Getting Rid of Me the sentiment is an uncomfortable one.
Overall a feel-good night out that will leave you both singing the
songs and wanting pie.
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