Waitress on Tour — Page 3

I'm naive about this can someone please explain the difference between the different levels of productions. I'd really appreciate it. 

I have tickets for next Tuesday with my season package. Saw it twice on Broadway, so I'll give a report next week if there's any changes or whatnot and how it is.

Observation said: "There is audio of Desi's first "She Used to be Mine" on Tumblr.



Not bad."

I thought her emotion was everything... but the vocals itself was nothing special. I am sure she will grow in the role though so I'm not too worried. Side note...per instagram posts, Desi is wearing a blonde wig..and the playbill (for at least their Cleveland run) is using Betsy on the cover. 

I saw on a Instagram picture that the platform the band sits on isn’t automated and it’s controlled by an arm, is this the case for the Broadway production? I wonder if it’s manually split during bad idea.

Okay, saw it last night in Cleveland. Overall, I had a very lovely time. So, as for the details...

Somehow they got the fresh baked pie scent in the lobby of the theater. I was tickled by this. Upon entering the theater itself, I noticed a slight change to the stage. The pie coolers that line the sides of the stage were gone, and replaced with sliver panels (Although once the show started, the bottom panels were removed to have some pie coolers)

As for the show itself...

The set was pretty much the Broadway set, automation and all. There may have been a couple things that the cast pushed on and off that didn't happen on Broadway, but I can't say for certain.

Changes-  The only changes I really noticed 1) For some inexplicable reason, Becky and Jenna now sing from the second chorus to the end of  "When He Sees Me" along with Dawn. (Starting at "what if he opens up a door and I can't close it..." It was strange. I'm 84% sure they didn't do this on Broadway... amd 2)  they dropped Earl's f-bomb and changed it to "frickin" in the "You Will Still be Mine" scene. And that's it. Otherwise it was the same show.

Cast- Desi Oakley as Jenna- She was great... her voice was a bit deeper than the previous Jennas that I've seen (Jessie and Sara), but she still held her own. Her "She Used to be Mine" was heartbreakingly beautiful, and her acting was superb.

Charity Angel Dawson as Becky- I've only ever seen her as Becky (Once as an understudy, once as principal on Broadway) and now on the tour. She's great.

Lenne Klingaman as Down- She grew on me as the show went on. That's really all I have to say about her.

Bryan Fenkart as Dr Pomatter- He was super goofy and delightful. I really enjoyed his performence.

Nick Bailey as Earl- Wonderfully slimy. I just wish his singing was a tad better.

Larry Marshall as Joe- Fantastic. He was one of my favorite parts.

Ryan Duncan as Cal- He was fine.

Jeremy Morse as Ogie- truly a standout. He had the audience rolling. Enjoyed him very much

The ensemble was great- Maiesha McQueen as Nurse Norma was particularly enjoyable

So yeah, overall it was really enjoyable. If there are any specifics you'd like to know, go ahead and ask!

Yeah, I can do that when I get home from work.

Awesome, thank you!

Call_me_jorge said: "Emily Koch went on as Jenna for the first time last night!"

I was just about to write "What I wouldn't give to see Emily Koch as Jenna." Fingers crossed I can catch her between the three cities I plan to see the tour in... multiple times. 

Thank you for your review! I had actually forgotten about this thread, so now I’ll need to earmark it so that I can go back and reread this before seeing “Waitress” on March 11th in Pittsburgh, as well as post a review afterwards. Looking forward to the show!!! 

Updated On: 1/22/18 at 07:26 PM

JennH said: "trpguyy said: "With Networks managing the tour, I wouldn't get my hopes up for many recognizable names in the cast."

I don't know what company is managing it, but it isn't Networks, itwould be listed on their site by now and it's not.

And I assume the audio of her was pulled as there's no link?"

https://www.ibdb.com/tour-production/waitress--514071

Production Manager:  NETworks Presentations, LLC and  Jason Juenker

Saw it in Cincinnati this past weekend and I have to echo a lot of gleek's comments.  It is a very strong production overall.  I thought Desi's voice was great and "She Used to Be Mine" gave me chills.  The crowd I was with went crazy for Jeremy Morse as Ogie; so much so that he had to get the cue for the button to "Never Getting Rid of Me" a couple of times. We thought about doing the stage door since we enjoyed the show so much, but the area was so packed we decided to head on home.  

"With Networks managing the tour, I wouldn't get my hopes up for many recognizable names in the cast."

I don't know what company is managing it, but it isn't Networks, itwould be listed on their site by now and it's not."

https://www.ibdb.com/tour-production/waitress--514071

Production Manager:NETworks Presentations, LLCandJason Juenker"

NETworks was engaged strictly to hire the crew for the production, as NAMCO, the tour’s management company has very little expertise and experience successfully running tours. NETworks was essentially a contractor. NAMCO’s management style continuously pushes rules to their boundaries if not breaks them all together. Employees of Waitress on Tour as well as the low tier Equity tour of Chicago are apparently growing very tired of Alicia Parker’s disrespect for general decency, as well as the Weissler/Herrick mismanagement of funds and their productions according to closed Facebook Actors Equity Groups.