Waitress premiered at the American Repertory Theatre in Cambridge, MA in the summer of 2015. The musical is based on the 2007 film of the same title and has been nominated for 4 Tony Awards.
After yesterday's triumphant opening night at Broadway's Brooks Atkinson Theatre, the producers of Waitress have announced that the new Broadway musical Waitress will kick off a national tour in on October 17, 2017, at Cleveland's Playhouse Square. Additional venues will be revealed in the coming months.
Previews on October 17, 2017. The opening date is October 17, 2017.
“Waitress,” the new Broadway musical based on the 2007 indie movie, is not your typical love story. Set in the South, the plot swirls around a diner waitress and expert pie-baker named Jenna, who, mired in a loveless marriage to an abusive husband and unexpectedly pregnant with his child, embarks on a torrid love affair with her married gynecologist.
Tony-winning Broadway producers Barry and Fran Weissler have announced that Norton and Elayne Herrick of Herrick Entertainment will be their co-producers on Waitress, the new musical based upon the 2007 motion picture written by Adrienne Shelly, which will begin previews March 25 at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre.
Norton Herrick, producer of "Lone Survivor" and "2 Guns" along with his entertainment company, Herrick Entertainment will join "Precious Cargo" an action thriller that Bruce Willis will star in.
Emmett/Furla/Oasis Films has teamed with Herrick Entertainment on Precious Cargo, an action thriller that Bruce Willis will star in, with Max Adams directing a screenplay he wrote based on his 2008 short film.
Jenny Lewis scored the movie Very Good Girls, which comes out in theaters in a few days, and Rilo Kiley’s “Go Ahead” is used in a scene where Elizabeth Olsen performs the song at an open-mic.
Norton Herrick, chairman of Herrick Entertainment, commented: "We're excited to work with Film Arcade on Nightlight and to again partner with our friends at Lionsgate and continue our successful relationship."
The feature film "Lone Survivor" has won SAG Awards for its stunt ensembles, the Screen Actors Guild announced on Saturday afternoon before the start of the 20th annual SAG Awards.
