One night on Bway: Waitress or The Color Purple?

I am going to NYC in August, and I only have one night to see a show. I'm torn between Waitress and The Color Purple. I am a huge Sara Bareilles fan and have heard wonderful things about Jessie Mueller. I know nothing about The Color Purple other than that Cynthia Erivo's voice blows my mind and Heather Headley is my childhood idol.

Which one would you see? Or is there a third option that you think is even better?

I say The Color Purple, too.

Absolutely go with The Color Purple. I saw both last month and Waitress paled in comparison to the overall production. While there are many great pieces in Waitress (mainly the cast and score) The Color Purple is one of the finest productions I've seen with a knockout performance from Cynthia Erivo!

go COLOR PURPLE - Waitress is a bore

I absolutely adore Waitress and Jessie Mueller is stunning in the show and Sara's score is chock full of wonderful songs, but to miss Cynthia Erivo in The Color Purple would be a crime. That performance is beyond words, so do not miss that.

Updated On: 5/24/16 at 11:25 AM

Waitress is one of the most generic musicals I've ever seen. The Color Purple isn't a great musical by any means (I wouldn't even call it a good one), but this production is quite great. Erivo and Brooks are giving two of the best performances on Broadway.

Go see Color Purple. I don't know about the "save your life" thing.., people can be do dramatic .

I'm surprised no one's said it yet - but definitely Color Purple. I mean cm'mon.

Another vote for The Color Purple!

Wow! I've never seen such consensus. And I agree.

Ok...I'LL be the voice of reason: The Color Purple

VintageSnarker said: "The Color Purple with this cast is truly incredible. Also, if you get to the city reasonably often, I'm sure Waitress will still be playing with the way it's been selling."

Agreed. I'm a fan of both shows and think Erivo and Mueller are both not to be missed. But Erivo started her role in November vs Mueller who just started, so you'll have more time to see her.

Waitress is a collossal bore. Jessie Mueller can't save it. The theatre smells like (pies) good and (turkey) not so good. So here's another vote for Color Purple.