TICKETS FOR THE HIT BROADWAY MUSICAL GO ON GENERAL SALE TOMORROW
Book by Jessie Nelson
Music and lyrics by six-time Grammy Award-nominee Sara Bareilles
Based upon the motion picture written by Adrienne Shelly
Directed by Tony Award-winner Diane Paulus
- Playing at London’s Adelphi Theatre from 8 February 2018
- Waitress serves up the first all-female lead creative team on a West End musical
- Tickets on general sale from 10:00am on Tuesday 25 September via waitressthemusical.co.uk
Tickets will go on general sale for the UK premiere of the Tony Award-nominated Waitress tomorrow, Tuesday 25 September at 10:00am. The smash hit Broadway musical will begin preview performances on 8 February ahead of its official opening night on 7 March at London’s Adelphi Theatre. Currently playing its third year on Broadway, Waitress will bring with it an all-female lead creative team – a West End musical first.
Waitress opened on 24 April 2016 at Broadway’s Brooks Atkinson Theater. Based on the 2007 motion picture written by Adrienne Shelly, Waitress was the first Broadway musical in history to have four women in the four top creative team spots, with a book by Jessie Nelson, a score by six-time Grammy Award-nominated singer-songwriter Sara Bareilles, choreography by Lorin Latarro and direction by Tony Award-winner Diane Paulus. The production is currently touring the US and has also recently announced it will have its Australian premiere in 2020 at the Sydney Lyric Theatre.
Waitress tells the story of Jenna, an expert pie maker in a small town, who dreams of a way out of her loveless marriage. A baking contest in a nearby county and the town’s new doctor may offer her a chance at a new life, while her fellow waitresses offer their own recipes to happiness. But Jenna must find the courage and strength within herself to rebuild her life. This American musical celebrates friendship, motherhood, and the magic of a well-made pie.
On its Broadway opening, Waitress was nominated for four Outer Critics’ Circle Awards, including Outstanding New Broadway Musical; two Drama League Award Nominations, including Outstanding Production of a Broadway or Off-Broadway Musical; six Drama Desk Nominations, including Outstanding Musical; and four Tony Award Nominations, including Best Musical.
Waitress is produced by Barry and Fran Weissler and Norton and Elayne Herrick.
LISTINGS
WAITRESS
The Adelphi Theatre
The Strand,
London WC2R 0NS
Performances from Friday 8 February
Opening night: Friday 7 March
Monday – Saturday evenings at 7.30pm
Wednesday & Saturday matinees at 2.30pm
24 Hour Telephone Booking line:
020 7087 7753
Twitter: @WaitressLondon
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