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| WAITRESS Returns to Broadway Starring Sara Bareilles - Limited Engagement | |
| Posted by: Official_Press_Release 09:08 am EDT 07/07/21 | |
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| Sara Bareilles Stars In The Beloved Broadway Musical Returns For a Limited Engagement September 2, 2021 - January 9, 2022 At The Ethel Barrymore Theatre Ticket On Sale Now www.WaitressTheMusical.com Barry and Fran Weissler announced today that the hit Broadway musical Waitress will return for a limited engagement, September 2, 2021 - January 9, 2022, at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre (243 West 47th Street, NYC). Sara Bareilles, the Grammy Award-winning composer of Waitress, will star in the lead role of Jenna Hunterson September 2 through October 17. Tickets are now on sale at WaitressTheMusical.com , Telecharge.com and by calling 212-239-6200 or 800-447-7400. Full casting for the return engagement will be announced shortly. When asked about returning to Broadway, Sara said: "I couldn't miss the opportunity to be there when Broadway welcomes audiences back into theaters that have been sitting dark for over a year. It is a gift to get to revisit the beautiful story of Waitress, centered around hope, resilience, and the support of our chosen family. It's so special to be able to celebrate those same qualities at this moment in time within our theater family. Like so many people all over the world, this community has endured great loss and tremendous hardship, and we are all changed. But with this change comes powerful motivation to bring what we have learned and experienced this past year to make something even more beautiful and more intentional. Broadway is grit and grace, magic and mayhem, and I can't wait to feel the electricity that pulses through all of us as the curtains rise once again." Producers Barry and Fran Weissler said, "Broadway is back! Waitress is so much more than just a great musical returning home. The show is a prime example of resilience, in the same way that New Yorkers and all Americans have grown over that last year. And Broadway is returning as the engine that drives New York City's recovery, drawing audiences from around the world to be wowed, to celebrate, to cry and to laugh again. We are so proud to be part of that celebration. New York City is alive again!" Based on the 2007 motion picture written by Adrienne Shelly, Waitress is the first Broadway musical in history to have four women in the four top creative team spots, with a book by Jessie Nelson, music and lyrics by Grammy Winner and Tony and Emmy Award-nominated Sara Bareilles, choreography by Lorin Latarro and direction by Tony Award-winner Diane Paulus. The Waitress design team features sets by Tony Award-winner Scott Pask, costumes by Suttirat Anne Larlarb, lighting by Tony Award-winner Christopher Akerlind and sound by Tony Award-nominee Jonathan Deans. Music supervisor is Nadia DiGiallonardo. Casting is by Telsey + Company. Debuting in April 2016, Waitress is one of the longest-running shows in recent Broadway history, playing more than 1500 performances at The Brooks Atkinson Theatre. The musical recouped its production investment in less than 10 months -- Waitress and Hamilton were the only new musicals from the 2015-2016 Broadway season that went into profit that year. Waitress has also played successful productions on US National Tours, London's West End and around the world. New international productions, including a UK tour are heading out as local pandemic restrictions ease up. Waitress tells the story of Jenna a waitress and expert pie maker stuck in a small town and a loveless marriage. When a baking contest in a nearby county offers her a chance at escape, Jenna fights to reclaim a long-forgotten part of herself. Through the support of her fellow Waitress's, and an unexpected romance Jenna begins to find the courage to take a long-abandoned dream off the shelf. Waitress celebrates the power of friendship, dreams, the family we choose and the beauty of a well baked pie. Waitress is produced on Broadway by Barry and Fran Weissler and Norton and Elayne Herrick. The Waitress original motion picture was produced by Michael Roiff / Night & Day Productions. The musical's world premiere was produced by the American Repertory Theatre at Harvard University, August 2, 2015 (Diane Paulus Artistic Director and Diane Borger, Producer). # # # WaitressTheMusical.com |
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| Is Sara Bareilles eligible for an acting Tony? | |
| Posted by: mikem 12:14 pm EDT 07/08/21 | |
| In reply to: WAITRESS Returns to Broadway Starring Sara Bareilles - Limited Engagement - Official_Press_Release 09:08 am EDT 07/07/21 | |
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| Waitress closed before the pandemic, so this is a re-mounting. I know it's not eligible for a Tony for Best Revival because there has to be 3 years between closing of the original and the re-opening for that to happen, but are the actors Tony-eligible? | |
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| re: Is Sara Bareilles eligible for an acting Tony? | |
| Last Edit: writerkev 04:06 pm EDT 07/08/21 | |
| Posted by: writerkev 04:05 pm EDT 07/08/21 | |
| In reply to: Is Sara Bareilles eligible for an acting Tony? - mikem 12:14 pm EDT 07/08/21 | |
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| Logic would say no. If a remount isn't a revival, then it must be considered the original production; therefore it's simply a recasting, and recast actors in long-running shows are never eligible. But the Tony committee went against that logic once before when they decided the new casts of remounts of "White Christmas" were eligible. It was a truly bizarre decision, in my opinion. Recast actors in a long-running show aren't eligible. But if the show takes a hiatus, then they are? Crazy. We shall see what they decide with "Waitress." |
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| I’m surprised they can recoup the investment | |
| Last Edit: dramedy 11:15 am EDT 07/07/21 | |
| Posted by: dramedy 11:13 am EDT 07/07/21 | |
| In reply to: WAITRESS Returns to Broadway Starring Sara Bareilles - Limited Engagement - Official_Press_Release 09:08 am EDT 07/07/21 | |
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| Maybe this is to launch a new tour? I guess shows are selling well. I was hunting around Six last week and it is heavily sold for the first few months. |
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| re: I’m surprised they can recoup the investment | |
| Posted by: ryhog 10:48 pm EDT 07/07/21 | |
| In reply to: I’m surprised they can recoup the investment - dramedy 11:13 am EDT 07/07/21 | |
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| apropos of what I mentioned in response to a later post of yours regarding additional financial considerations, Waitress got a $10 mil SVOG grant for the Broadway production. Makes no sense to me, but that ought to cover your concern about recouping. :-) | |
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| re: I’m surprised they can recoup the investment | |
| Posted by: Singapore/Fling 01:31 am EDT 07/08/21 | |
| In reply to: re: I’m surprised they can recoup the investment - ryhog 10:48 pm EDT 07/07/21 | |
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| Is there any chance that grant was related to the touring production? Otherwise, yeah, that is bonkers since the show closed on January 5th and a new show was ready to open in that venue when the virus hit. | |
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| re: I’m surprised they can recoup the investment | |
| Posted by: ryhog 09:51 am EDT 07/08/21 | |
| In reply to: re: I’m surprised they can recoup the investment - Singapore/Fling 01:31 am EDT 07/08/21 | |
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| There were two separate grants to the entities producing the tour (or is it tours?). Something is amiss. | |
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| re: I’m surprised they can recoup the investment | |
| Posted by: NewtonUK 12:37 pm EDT 07/08/21 | |
| In reply to: re: I’m surprised they can recoup the investment - ryhog 09:51 am EDT 07/08/21 | |
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| Absolutely. I imagine they will have to give the $10 million back. A show that closed before March 12, 2020 is simply not eligible. The only way the application got through the process had to be to lie about some of the answers. Having filled out 3 applications for cpmpanies I am involved with (all approved), I know that any mis-step brings up a flag saying you are not eligible. While their income in the last 3 quarters of 2020 was 0, as opposed to many millions in 2019 - closing without Covid being the reason is a disqualifier. One of the baisc requirements is that your company is in operation on February 29, 2020, which WAITRESS was not. WAITRESS closed on January 5, 2020, and long before February 29 they had finished payroll, loaded out of the theatre, etc etc. Sorry Weisslers. $10 million going back to SBA, please. |
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| re: I’m surprised they can recoup the investment | |
| Posted by: ryhog 01:40 pm EDT 07/08/21 | |
| In reply to: re: I’m surprised they can recoup the investment - NewtonUK 12:37 pm EDT 07/08/21 | |
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| It is entirely possible (actually, likely) that the LLC was still technically in operation, albeit winding down. Maybe they somehow did not technically lie, but it is inconceivable to me that they would be eligible under the circumstances. I don't want to contemplate the image of them hauling poor old Frannie to the pokey. | |
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| re: I’m surprised they can recoup the investment | |
| Posted by: Singapore/Fling 12:15 pm EDT 07/08/21 | |
| In reply to: re: I’m surprised they can recoup the investment - ryhog 09:51 am EDT 07/08/21 | |
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| Wow. I'm a fairly cynical person about the business of theater, but this is jaw dropping. | |
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| re: I’m surprised they can recoup the investment | |
| Posted by: JAllenC3 06:01 pm EDT 07/07/21 | |
| In reply to: I’m surprised they can recoup the investment - dramedy 11:13 am EDT 07/07/21 | |
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| Yes, the tour is scheduled for Philly in the spring, so you're probably right that it's mostly the same physical production which will go out on the road after the Broadway engagement. | |
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