WAITRESS: THE MUSICAL Film to Screen in Movie Theaters This December- Page 2

[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  

 

[Scarywarhol]

Posted: 12/8/23 at 11:31pm

It's such a shame this couldn't get a distributor other than Fathom to release this. The few showtimes Fathom does are also excluded from all of the subscription programs a lot of people buy tickets through now, because they're essentially buying out the screen for that time.

[Sammy232]

Posted: 12/9/23 at 8:25am

BOM said: "Waitress is available for pre-order on ITunes."

Anyone have any intel on when this will be out? Maybe in time for the holidays?

[AlmostFamous3]

Posted: 12/9/23 at 3:54pm

Amazon Prime has this listed for pre-order, UHD version priced at $15

Waitress the Musical Sets Digital, DVD, and Blu-Ray Release

[JSquared2]

Posted: 12/9/23 at 3:58pm

tacotheatrelover said: "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"


WTF is FNAF??

[EDSOSLO858]

Posted: 12/9/23 at 4:02pm

JSquared2 said: "tacotheatrelover said: "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"


WTF is FNAF??"

Five Nights at Freddy’s

[jlindsey865]

Posted: 12/9/23 at 4:03pm

Will this be eligible for Oscar noms?

[tacotheatrelover]

Posted: 12/9/23 at 4:27pm

EDSOSLO858 said: "JSquared2 said: "tacotheatrelover said: "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"


WTF is FNAF??"

Five Nights at Freddy’s"

The best movie of 2023.

[baritonewithtenortendencies]

Posted: 12/9/23 at 7:25pm

I just saw this today-- It was really really great

Like I thought the cast was just flawless

I was so glad to finally see it, though I do wish there were a proper intermission 

Also there were like eight people in the theater because literally nobody in this area likes musical theatre

[Fordham2015]

Posted: 12/9/23 at 8:19pm

I saw the proshot today, theater was almost full and audience was very engaged which was nice to see.

The film captures the show beautifully. Bareilles has a great voice of course, but she's also an excellent actress. Every bit the equal of Jessie Mueller, who I saw live.

The entire cast is top notch, but Christopher Fitzgerald got the most laughs in the movie just as he did in the show. And Dakin Matthews proves once again that he's Broadway's secret weapon- his hat tip at the end always gets me

[RWPrincess]

Posted: 12/10/23 at 10:29pm

Saw this today and loved it. So well done. My showing was apparently sold out according to the seat map but the theater wasn't full, maybe due to the storm passing through. The audience was very engaged though. I'll be purchasing this as well.

[Wayman_Wong]

Posted: 12/10/23 at 10:49pm

''Will this be eligible for Oscar noms?''

Most likely not. This question came up a couple years ago, with the filmed stage version of ''Hamilton.'' The Academy rules committee decided it wasn't Oscar-eligible. However, ''Hamilton'' was eligible for other awards that didn't have the same rules: like the Golden Globes, SAGs and the Emmys.  ''Waitress'' might be able to compete there, too.

Updated On: 12/10/23 at 10:49 PM

[BETTY22]

Posted: 12/11/23 at 10:49am

SB said she wanted Kelly Clarkson to start in it.

Good casting

[WestEndGal]

Posted: 12/11/23 at 6:22pm

BETTY22 said: "SB said she wanted Kelly Clarkson to start in it.

Good casting"

I have no idea if Kelly can act, but she would sing the heck out of the Waitress score and has that southern charm and likability that would probably make her a perfect Jenna! 

[Fordham2015]

Posted: 12/11/23 at 8:16pm

Sara said on Instagram that it's extended its run. Looks like theaters near me now have showtimes through Friday.

[HeyMrMusic]

Posted: 12/11/23 at 8:28pm

I saw this yesterday at a fairly well-sold afternoon showing. Having seen Waitress on Broadway multiple times, including with Sara as Jenna, this is a really great pro-shot of the show. It has captured the show perfectly. This is probably the best version of the cast too. I agree that Dakin Matthews is truly wonderful as Joe, and I’m glad he came back to do the film (I believe he was in To Kill a Mockingbird at the time). 

I imagine this won’t be eligible for Emmy Awards since it’s playing in movie theatres. I believe there is a rule against filmed live performances being eligible at the Oscars. So this might be living in a grey area for awards consideration.

[KathyNYC2]

Posted: 12/11/23 at 9:37pm

And today it was reported that Waitress was in the top 10 of movies seen this past weekend. That’s pretty impressive. 

[Sammy232]

Posted: 12/12/23 at 8:13am

I just noticed that it's coming back to my area again next weekend (in addition to this weeks extension). So happy to see this doing so well!

[TaffyDavenport]

Posted: 1/2/24 at 10:10pm

Digital release date is next Tuesday, January 9.

[GiantsInTheSky2]

Posted: 1/3/24 at 7:01am

Physical release (DVD/BluRay) is February 6th. 

[AlmostFamous3]

Posted: 1/3/24 at 2:50pm

The physical release will be manufactured on demand.

Waitress the Musical Now Available on DVD and Blu-Ray

[BETTY22]

Posted: 1/3/24 at 7:21pm

Very good but there is nothing like seeing theatre LIVE!!!!!!!!

[Impeach2017]

Posted: 1/3/24 at 8:48pm

as long as Witchiepoo is not in it, I definitely want to see it!

[Fosse76]

Posted: 1/4/24 at 11:07am

HeyMrMusic said: "I believe there is a rule against filmed live performances being eligible at the Oscars. So this might be living in a grey area for awards consideration."

There isn't. Or at least there wasn't for Hamilton. They simply declared it ineligible, citing a rule that gives them the power to determine eligibility. But they "justified" the decision by citing a rule that was specifically made up for the pandemic: Films must be made available to members on an Academy-specific site within 60 days of being streamed. But that rule didn't exist until well after Hamilton streamed.

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 1/9/24 at 12:27am

It’s available right now to purchase on Vudu, so I assume it’s on all other streaming platforms, as well.