Waitress revival
Waitress revival
ElphabaGoodman
Broadway Star Joined: 4/2/10
#1Waitress revival
Posted: 5/5/21 at 7:36pm
mentioned in a Wall Street Journal article about the reopening of Broadway today...
Mr. Weissler added that in addition to reopening Chicago, he is also planning a limited run of Waitress, the Tony Award-nominated musical he produced that closed in early 2020 before the pandemic. The Waitress revival will star Sara Bareilles, the shows composer and lyricist, he said.
rkade21
Stand-by Joined: 4/4/20
#2Waitress revival
Posted: 5/5/21 at 7:58pm
Exciting! I hope they didn’t throw out the hidden pie ovens!
This is my most seen show and wouldn’t have expected to see it again on Broadway. Excited to see who the cast will be, fingers crossed on an outside chance of Kimiko Glenn as Dawn.
rkade21
Stand-by Joined: 4/4/20
#4Waitress revival
Posted: 5/5/21 at 8:08pm
Jordan Catalano said: "I really hope they can get Gavin back. "
How wonderful that would be..: seen the show 7 times but sadly not during his run.
#5Waitress revival
Posted: 5/5/21 at 8:08pmI feel like the two of them deserve to do it again after being forced to end their run together early.
PipingHotPiccolo
Broadway Star Joined: 3/27/19
#6Waitress revival
Posted: 5/5/21 at 8:12pm
I think we are going to see a bunch of semi-stunts meant to make big money as quickly as possible but
a) so what- there will be no theater if the financial powers that be dont see the ability to make money doing it
and b) as far as stunts go, this is a great one, that should get some cash in the door, make Broadway feel normal again-- and with a toned down set, is likely a pretty cheap show to throw up. Count me in.
#7Waitress revival
Posted: 5/5/21 at 8:46pm
Here's the story:
https://www.wsj.com/articles/broadway-shows-to-return-sept-14-11620243638
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#8Waitress revival
Posted: 5/5/21 at 8:51pm
This was definitely unexpected news. If this revival does pan out, it'll be interesting to see what theater they end up in. Possibly the Nederlander given that the original run was also at a Nederlander-owned house. Correct me if something is already slated to open there and it's just slipping my mind. Of course, the Weisslers have also worked with the Shuberts multiple times. It might just come down to availability.
MattieIce2018
Leading Actor Joined: 5/8/19
#9Waitress revival
Posted: 5/5/21 at 8:53pm
KingOfTheMine said: "This was definitely unexpected news. If this revival does pan out, it'll be interesting to see what theater they end up in. Possibly the Nederlander given that the original run was also at a Nederlander-owned house. Correct me if something is already slated to open there and it's just slipping my mind. Of course, the Weisslers have also worked with the Shuberts multiple times. It might just come down to availability."
The Lehman Trilogy was in previews at the Nederlander when the shutdown started; was that one of the shows announced to not be reopening? I can't remember.
#10Waitress revival
Posted: 5/5/21 at 8:59pm
Per the below article, Lehman Trilogy was still planning to open when Broadway came back but was going to look for another house. Of course, things are probably even more up in the air since Scott Rudin stepped back from his productions.
https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/THE-LEHMAN-TRILOGY-Looking-for-New-Home-to-Arrive-on-Broadway-in-2021-20200624
#11Waitress revival
Posted: 5/5/21 at 9:11pm
For those wondering, it can't be eligible for any Tony Awards. For a revival to be eligible, it needs to open three years after the last production closed.
A Chorus Line revival played its final Broadway performance on August 17, 2008. The tour played its final performance on August 21, 2011. A new non-equity tour started in October 2012 played its final performance on March 23, 2013. Another non-equity tour launched on January 20, 2018. The tour ended its US run in Kansas City and then toured throughout Japan August & September 2018.
#12Waitress revival
Posted: 5/5/21 at 9:21pm
I saw this late in the original run with Joey McIntyre, and hated almost everything about it.
The cookies and cream pie jar was delish though.
Oh look, a bibu!
RippedMan
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/14/05
#13Waitress revival
Posted: 5/5/21 at 9:22pm
I think "revival" is a strong word. They probably just have all the old sets sitting in storage from London or something and figured why not.
I think the non-eq tour is going out? Or has it finished?
#15Waitress revival
Posted: 5/5/21 at 9:47pmThe word everyone is looking for is “remount” or “return engagement.” This wouldn’t be a revival.
#16Waitress revival
Posted: 5/5/21 at 10:04pm
JBroadway said: "The word everyone is looking for is “remount” or “return engagement.” This wouldn’t be a revival. "
Regardless. Still. Never. Gonna. Happen.
chrishuyen
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/12/14
#17Waitress revival
Posted: 5/5/21 at 10:12pmI wonder if this will be limited in that it’s just one run of Sara Bareilles in the role, or if it'll extend a bit longer for a couple of other actors to switch out as Jenna. I'm guessing it might also be used as a stop gap for a theater that might have something coming in later?
VintageSnarker
Broadway Legend Joined: 1/30/15
#18Waitress revival
Posted: 5/6/21 at 1:15am
I thought Sara Bareilles was moving into TV with Little Voice and Girls5Eva and she'd be too busy for Broadway for some time.
Sutton Ross
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/20/13
#19Waitress revival
Posted: 5/6/21 at 2:05am
Like 9 people watched Little Voice and the lead has already signed on for a new series. And, considering every other show Apple has been renewed almost immediately after starting, it's safe to say it's not coming back. As for the other show, it just wrapped a few months ago meaning if it gets renewed they won't start filming until next year most likely. She has plenty of time later this year to star for a few months in Waitress. It did well when she was in it so it sounds like a no brainer to me.
RippedMan
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/14/05
#20Waitress revival
Posted: 5/6/21 at 2:26am
Agreed. Get her and another singer/songwriter on her level and let it sell like hotcakes. Maybe Josh Groban? He doesn't really have the right voice for the music, but he's of the same status.
#21Waitress revival
Posted: 5/6/21 at 6:32am
Count me out for this one. I get WHY they're bringing it back, but at the same time I'm not too thrilled about a replica copy of a show that JUST closed coming back. But, then again, it's not like there are going to be new shows ready to fill some of these vacant theatres right away!
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#22Waitress revival
Posted: 5/6/21 at 8:09am
This isn't necessarily without precedent, even in The Before Time - Hair came back for the summer of 2011 after closing a year earlier.
I'm not fan of Waitress at all, but I suspect we're gonna be seeing a lot of stuff like this for a while as things creak back to life.
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#23Waitress revival
Posted: 5/6/21 at 8:10amI’m just waiting for the announcement that LES MIS is returning this Christmas.
#24Waitress revival
Posted: 5/6/21 at 8:17amMueller was wonderful, but Bareilles was a revelation and I’m glad the show will probably be filmed with her. Before the pandemic, theatre culture and mainstream pop culture were closer than they’d ever been together, and having a mainstream marquee star as writer and star of a successful musical was only pulling the two into closer harmony. That synergy has almost definitely been hurt by the pandemic, so this will give it a boost.
hearthemsing22
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/14/20
#25Waitress revival
Posted: 5/6/21 at 9:35am
I know she's promoting Girls5Eva right now, but I find it very strange that we've heard nothing from Sara? Maybe she has a contract as to when she can start talking about it? I find it odd that the only thing we've heard is a WSJ article but that's it.
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