WAITRESS: THE MUSICAL Film to Screen in Movie Theaters This December

[jacobsnchz14]

Posted: 9/6/23 at 12:04pm

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/WAITRESS-THE-MUSICAL-Film-to-Screen-in-Movie-Theaters-This-December-20230906

Order up! The filmed capture of Waitress: the Musical starring Sara Bareilles is coming to movie theaters this December.

Bleecker Street has acquired the U.S. rights to the filmed musical from composer-lyricist Sara Bareilles and Jessie Nelson, following its critically acclaimed world premiere at the 2023 Tribeca Film Festival.

Waitress: the Musical is set to release nationwide on December 7, 2023 in partnership with Fathom Events as a unique and must-see theatrical experience.

 

[ErmengardeStopSniveling]

Posted: 9/6/23 at 12:08pm

jeez, of all the film distributors this ended up with Bleecker Street/Fathom Events? None of the major players must have wanted to put this in theaters, Bleecker is pretty close to the bottom of the barrel. Though I suppose streaming rights will be separate and announced later.

[stoptheworld38]

Posted: 9/6/23 at 12:31pm

Has anyone seen a list yet of specific theatres/cities where it will be playing? I know tickets aren’t yet on sale but I’m just dying to know if it will be showing in my area… (we do have a theatre that frequently shows Fathom Events so fingers crossed!) 

[forfivemoreminutes]

Posted: 9/6/23 at 2:06pm

Is it only in theatres for a week (from Dec 7-11)?

[Jesse St. James]

Posted: 9/6/23 at 5:53pm

it will eventually be on disney plus, disney paid for it to be filmed.

[MemorableUserName]

Posted: 9/6/23 at 6:01pm

ErmengardeStopSniveling said: "jeez, of all the film distributors this ended up with Bleecker Street/Fathom Events? None of the major players must have wanted to put this in theaters, Bleecker is pretty close to the bottom of the barrel."

Are there major distributors who have released proshots of musicals in theaters?

 

[Theatre Fan3]

Posted: 9/7/23 at 2:13am

forfivemoreminutes said: "Is it only in theatres for a week (from Dec 7-11)?"

Most Fathom Events are usually only in theatres for 2 days and only 1 showing each day so if WAITRESS is actually going to be in theatres for 5 days consider yourself lucky.

[TweetyPie2]

Posted: 10/19/23 at 11:48am

Tickets are on sale now on the Fathom website. I got mine.

[jacobsnchz14]

Posted: 11/7/23 at 10:32am

Watch the opening number: https://ew.com/theater/sara-bareilles-waitress-broadway-film-opening-number

[jacobsnchz14]

Posted: 12/7/23 at 10:05am

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/07/movies/waitress-the-musical-review.html

Brett Sullivan’s live capture confirms the show’s biggest asset, nearly 10 years after its premiere: Sara Bareilles’s enduring wonder of a score, which skillfully melds a pop melodicism rooted in the 1970s with the narrative demands of musical theater. Bareilles’s first Broadway effort displays a joyful confidence and an unerring sense of emotional release. Unfortunately, the glare of the cameras also highlights flaws that were easier to overlook onstage, mostly having to do with the way power imbalances are depicted.

[Jonathan Cohen]

Posted: 12/7/23 at 11:39am

Jesse St. James said: "it will eventually be on disney plus, disney paid for it to be filmed."

I was just listening to an interview with Sara Bareilles and producer Jessie Nelson on the podcast The Business With Kim Masters. They said the Waitress:The Musical was filmed before they had a distributor and they hope eventually to be on a streamer. They didn't say anything about that deal already being set up. 

[Voter]

Posted: 12/7/23 at 11:43am

Tried to get tickets but it's fully AMC A-List ineligible  Will have to find time and $ to set aside later!

[jkcohen626]

Posted: 12/7/23 at 11:56am

Jonathan Cohen said: "Jesse St. James said: "it will eventually be on disney plus, disney paid for it to be filmed."

I was just listening to an interview with Sara Bareilles and producer Jessie Nelson on the podcast The Business With Kim Masters. They said the Waitress:The Musical was filmed before they had a distributor and they hope eventually to be on a streamer. They didn't say anything about that deal already being set up."

Yeah, what I heard was that they wanted to go straight a streamer, but nobody was interested. That's why they did the Tribeca premier and now this theatrical release. It's all in the hope of eventually finding someone who wants it. 

[BETTY22]

Posted: 12/7/23 at 12:04pm

I wish more Broadway shows did this. I would love to go back in time and see some of my favorite shows again and again and again.....

[RippedMan]

Posted: 12/7/23 at 12:50pm

Now can we get a Waitress Live on NBC with Kelly Clarkson?

[Elspeth3]

Posted: 12/7/23 at 10:34pm

Anyone see this tonight? I have tickets to a showing tomorrow and suspect that it will start more or less on time as opposed to having ~20 minutes of ads and previews beforehand like a normal movie but wanted to check to confirm. I was considering trying to see another movie beforehand but not sure I’ll have enough time.

[jmfinny]

Posted: 12/7/23 at 10:42pm

I went tonight.  You definitely want to get there at showtime.  We were late due to popcorn by like 5 minutes and it was just starting.

[jlindsey865]

Posted: 12/8/23 at 2:53pm

My friend sadly has COVID and can't use her ticket, so I have an extra ticket for tonight's 7:00 showing at the Union Square AMC, if anyone is interested.

[tacotheatrelover]

Posted: 12/8/23 at 5:21pm

I did this in a three movie day (FNAF, Waitress, and The Boy And The Heron) this was number 2 and the amount of whiplash i got going from FNAF to Waitress to The Boy And The Heron was... oh boy. Waitress and The Boy And The Heron HURT ME. And fnaf was great as always, 17th viewing. But i'd give this an 9/10, i liked it.

[BOM]

Posted: 12/8/23 at 6:56pm

Waitress is available for pre-order on ITunes. 

[Call_me_jorge]

Posted: 12/8/23 at 7:01pm

tacotheatrelover said: "I did this in a three movie day (FNAF, Waitress, and The Boy And The Heron) this was number 2 and the amount of whiplash i got going from FNAF to Waitress to The Boy And The Heron was... oh boy. Waitress and The Boy And The Heron HURT ME. And fnaf was great as always, 17th viewing. But i'd give this an 9/10, i liked it."

17th VIEWING???

[tacotheatrelover]

Posted: 12/8/23 at 7:52pm

Call_me_jorge said: "tacotheatrelover said: "I did this in a three movie day (FNAF, Waitress, and The Boy And The Heron) this was number 2 and the amount of whiplash i got going from FNAF to Waitress to The Boy And The Heron was... oh boy. Waitress and The Boy And The Heron HURT ME. And fnaf was great as always, 17th viewing. But i'd give this an 9/10, i liked it."

17th VIEWING???"

Yes :3

[jimmycurry01]

Posted: 12/8/23 at 9:58pm

We just got in from seeing this. I have to say I loved this. I went in knowing almost nothing about it, and I am very glad we went. 

[KathyNYC2]

Posted: 12/8/23 at 11:14pm

Sorry double post. See next. 

Updated On: 12/8/23 at 11:14 PM

[KathyNYC2]

Posted: 12/8/23 at 11:17pm

KathyNYC2 said: "Elspeth3 said: "Anyone see this tonight? I have tickets to a showing tomorrow and suspect that it will start more or less on time as opposed to having ~20 minutes of ads and previews beforehand like a normal movie but wanted to check to confirm. I was considering trying to see another movie beforehand but not sure I’ll have enough time."

I guess it depends on the theater. We saw it at Union Square in NYC and it started a full half hour after the announced time. The 2:30 show started at 3 pm.

Good news they have added a couple of days so now some theaters are showing this until Wednesday. I’ll have to go again hopefully.  I guess the approx 995 x I saw it on stage (usher) wasn’t quite enough)..felt like home