Upcoming Waitress casting — Page 4

GiantsInTheSky2 said: "On another note - I’m looking forward to seeing the show again this Friday, but after seeing some things on Instagram, not looking forward to the audience full of obnoxiously loud teenagers. Hopefully they don’t go overboard."

Other than people actually running to the stage door while the show was still going on, the audience was fine... a bit louder than usual, but it was Colleen and Todrick’s first night, so that was expected...

What actually made it worse were people that were undecided between running to stage door or watching the end of the show, because they were shuffling in their seats while anxiously looking at other audience members leaving...

Was very impressed with the new cast last night! Colleen Ballinger nailed it as Dawn, I was so impressed with her voice, comedic skills, and physicality (her little walk was great). Easily my favorite of all of the actresses who have played the role. Todrick was good too as Ogie.

Alison Luff is giving a star performance as Jenna. Her voice was stunning and she nailed the emotions of the character. Rest of the cast was great as usual.

New cast is definitely worth checking out!

Colleen was phenomenal. I've been a fan of hers for a few years and went in expecting her to be good but maybe a little cookie cutter. She was jittery in the beginning understandably, but sounded amazing and to me had shockingly fully formed her character. She had a few unique little isms that I haven't seen from any previous actresses, a cute little ploddy walk, and some hilarious line delivery choices. Despite having seen this show around 15 times (?) she made me laugh out loud on a few occasions. I love Miranda Sings and I admire everything Colleen as achieved on her own, but if she ever decides that she wants to focus on Musical Theatre exclusively, I think she would find a lot of success. I think I do a good job at being fair when critiquing people I like, but I truly was so impressed.

Todrick was fine, not particularly memorable, but he sounded very good and did the job well enough! I think he will settle in and find the comedy quickly. Last night was definitely her night.

Is Alison Luff the feisty funny Jenna (like Jessie, Sara, and Shoshana) or the sad, winsome Jenna of Betsy, Kat McPhee, and Nicolette Robinson? Both can work.

disneybroadwayfan22 said: "Has to leave during the bows because of my disability to get a good spot to no prevail."

At least you didn't leave during "Take It From an Old Man" to get to the stage door, like some people did.

Colleen made a lovely post on her Instagram story discussing proper behavior to her fans. She reminded them of the rules of cell phones, pictures, videos, etc. But also addressed her fans leaving before the show is over to go to the stagedoor and how it disrespects her cast and crew. She was of course still so sweet about the whole thing. This is my favorite stunt casting in a while. Such a great young woman who clearly worked the hardest she could to be at her best for her run. She's a delight in the show and I haven't felt energy in the Brooks Atkinson like that in a long time!

poisonivy2 said: "Is Alison Luff the feisty funny Jenna (like Jessie, Sara, and Shoshana) or the sad, winsome Jenna of Betsy, Kat McPhee, and Nicolette Robinson? Both can work."

When I think of all the Jennas I’ve seen (and I’ve thought all have been really good) I def personally prefer the more sad and stoic Jenna. I just find that more realistic and moving. But yeah I like that there’s different ways you can play Jenna and it can still work. We all have our faves naturally but I think the Waitress TPTB have done a great job with all their Jenna castings these past 3/4 years <3

WestEndGal said: "ND_2000 said: "She made videos on her Instagram Story as well but here is a screenshot of her summing it all up

https://www.instagram.com/p/B1dG5XxgZSp/"

I know it’s only some of the Colleen fans, but I just think it’s so disrespectful to leave a Broadway show before the end specifically to get to stage door to see one star. Yes the ticket sales have been boosted by Colleen being in the show, but Waitress isn’t a Colleen show, and to leave early is basically saying you don’t care about the other cast or even the show itself.




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I agree. It applies to all shows all the time. But It’s also really saying you don’t care about her. She and the other cast members just worked their butts of to give you the best show possible... and you don’t even stay long enough to applaud their efforts.

What it IS saying is that you care more about yourself then anyone you have seen and may profess to love. Besides there are people who haven’t even seen the show who are hogging the front of the stage door line anyway (also another big pet peeve) so just enjoy the whole show and get out when the lights come up.

Yup, the audience was pretty bad. Phones rung in all of Act 2 and even during Jenna's monologue, it wouldn't stop ringing. It was awful. Bless Alison for keeping it together. Then, during Jenna and Joe's talk in the hospital, someone was unwrapping candy.

I'm sure I've been living under a rock because I don't get all the pandemonium over these new cast members - I've never heard of Colleen or Todrick before they were announced joining the show.I wanted to see it in the next couple weeks but not sure now. Not sure if I wanna wait til Jordan Sparks joins. But I really wanted to see Alison Luff.

VintageSnarker said: "poisonivy2 said: "Is Alison Luff the feisty funny Jenna (like Jessie, Sara, and Shoshana) or the sad, winsome Jenna of Betsy, Kat McPhee, and Nicolette Robinson? Both can work."

I'm surprised you would put Jessie in the feisty funny category. When I saw it she seemed either cold or perpetually on the verge of tears. Her Jenna seemed shell-shocked and nervous.

Sara is the only one who captured that sassy seen-it-all waitress attitude. She was perfect to me though I kind of wish I'd gone back for Jason or Gavin because her chemistry with Chris was just okay.

To me, Shoshana was a blend of earth mother warmth and dry delivery. I don't know if she sold a lot of the laugh lines on her own but as a whole the company made it a funny show.

Anyway, I hope Alison is in when I see the show next week. If so, I'll report back."

I saw the original post and thought the same thing... I’m glad I’m not the only one, Jessie Mueller for me was the most fragile Jenna.

I really enjoyed Alison’s take on the roles, the interaction on the bench with Dr. Pomatter was by far the most flirtatious, IMO. I didn’t see Shoshana though.

LxGstv said: "I really enjoyed Alison’s take on the roles, the interaction on the bench with Dr. Pomatter was by far the most flirtatious, IMO. I didn’t see Shoshana though."

Ooh, I'm excited. I think Shoshana and Jeremy sold the sexy scenes that were more broadly comedic but otherwise they had an awkward energy. There's only a 7 year age difference but they came across like a guy and the woman who used to babysit him. "You Matter to Me" is one of my favorite songs outside of the show and it sadly fell flat.

poisonivy2 said: "I thought Shoshana was a nice mix but I thought her vocals were a bit too show-offy for me."

Did you see it early on? I saw it towards the end of her run and I was actually disappointed in how much she was holding back. I wish she'd brought more of her personality and vocal stylings. It really only came out in "She Used to Be Mine."