Jennifer Nettles on Waitress, Musical Theatre, and *almost* Elphaba

Nice New York Times profile on Jennifer Nettles, a conversation right before her final Waitress performance last week. I was surprised to read she was going to be Elphaba at one point!

"Around 12 years ago, I was going to do Elphaba in “Wicked” on tour and then make my way to Broadway. But I was dealing with a ton of acid reflux at the time, before we really knew that was such a thing for singers. I was really, really stressed and I pulled out because I didn’t know what was going on with my instrument. The right thing always happens at the right time, you know, and in 2015 I was able to enjoy going right to the Broadway stage in “Chicago.”

Can’t wait to see her at Town Hall on Wednesday December 15th. I loved her rendition of It All Fades Away (with Brandi Carlile) and Tomorrow.

VintageSnarker said: "Melissa25 said: "Can’t wait to see her at Town Hall on Wednesday December 15th. I loved her rendition of It All Fades Away (with Brandi Carlile) andTomorrow."

Is she touring for Always Like New?"

She is, it’s a mix of that album and Christmas music. Super excited for Wednesday!

Is her rendition with Brandi C. available anywhere? That sounds magical.