As music director of Skylight Music Theatre's production of "Waitress," Janna Ernst guides and protects the musical journey of waitress Jenna, as the character faces up to both a broken marriage and ...

It’s so satisfying to see a musical that resonates emotionally with an audience, and Waitress is one of those musicals. From the writing to the performance, the entire audience was held rapt for the ...

The third item in Sara Bareilles' score is what might be Broadway's first song about an e.p.t.; that is, an early pregnancy test. This suggests, early on, that this new musical-with score, book, ...

"Sugar, butter, flour ..." The musical "Waitress" starts with that plaintive, lyrical list of the basic ingredients for the pies made by Jenna, a young woman who feels stuck in her frustratingly ...

Set in a popular small town restaurant somewhere in America’s South, Jenna is in a loveless marriage to an abusive, unemployed husband named Earl. While she is unwantedly pregnant with his baby from a ...

"She Used To Be Mine" is undoubtedly the most downloadable track of the album. Ballady and homespun, you don’t need any knowledge of the musical to appreciate Bareilles’ rich velvety sway lamenting an ...

“The musical follows Jenna Hunterson, a waitress and expert pie maker at Joe’s Diner, who finds herself in an unfulfilling marriage to her controlling husband, Earl. When Jenna discovers she’s ...

‘The music in ‘Waitress’ is gorgeous and beautifully blends a singer-songwriter style with storytelling,” says Carol Dunne. “This is a musical about finding the courage to make our dreams come true.