Waitress Is Officially a Hit: Recoups After 10 Months on Broadway
All the investors in the Broadway musical Waitress got their slices of the pie this week when the show announced that it has recouped its entire $12 million investment after less than ten months at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre, where the Tony-nominated musical continues.
Over eight million watch We’re Going on a Bear Hunt
6.7m Xmas Eve audience makes film Channel 4’s biggest show of 2016
George Ezra Sings Original Theme Song for Channel4’s We’re Going on a Bear Hunt
Acclaimed British singer-songwriter George Ezra has written and recorded the theme song for Channel 4’s much anticipated adaptation of the classic storybook We’re Going On A Bear Hunt for Christmas this year.
‘We’re Going on a Bear Hunt’ Sets Off for France
Lupus Films, Walker Productions and Union Media have secured the sale of their storybook adaptation animated special We’re Going on a Bear Hunt to leading French broadcaster Canal+ for its preschool channel, Piwi+. The French title is La Chasse a l’Ours, in line with that of the French edition of the popular book by Michael Rosen and illustrator Helen Oxenbury.
Waitress has 4 Tony Nominations
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.
Broadway’s Waitress Announces National Tour
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.
Waitress National Tour Production Information
Previews on October 17, 2017. The opening date is October 17, 2017.
Sara Bareilles Takes Her Slice of Broadway With ‘Waitress’
“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.
Waitress Welcomes New Set of Co-Producers
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.