Waitress (2023)

Original title

Waitress: The Musical

Directed by

Diane Paulus, Jessie Nelson, Brett Sullivan

Genre

comedy drama, musical film

Country

United States

Runtime

2h 24m

Rated

NR

Rating

7.2 of 10 from 37 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A waitress and expert pie baker in a small town tries to leave her abusive husband. The film is a live recording of a Broadway musical about her journey.

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What happens

Waitress (also known by its promotional title Waitress: The Musical) is a 2023 American musical comedy-drama film of the stage musical, which premiered in 2015. The film was recorded live at a performance of the musical in New York City. The 2007 film Waitress upon which the stage musical was in turn based, was written and directed by Adrienne Shelly. With music and lyrics by Sara Bareilles and a book by Jessie Nelson, the musical explores themes of female empowerment, personal transformation, and resilience, through the story of Jenna, a small-town waitress and expert pie baker who seeks to escape her unhappy marriage to an abusive husband. The film was produced in 2021 during the musical's limited run at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre on Broadway. The film features the cast of this remounting, including Bareilles (who also serves as a producer), Charity Angél Dawson, Caitlin Houlahan, Drew Gehling, Dakin Matthews, Eric Anderson, Joe Tippett, and Christopher Fitzgerald. Diane Paulus directed the production, with Brett Sullivan directing the live filming and Nelson serving as a creative advisor. It premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival on June 12, 2023, was theatrically released by Bleecker Street in the United States on December 7, 2023, and received positive reviews from critics. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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