Waitress on Broadway
Waitress, a new musical based on the 2007 indie film of the same name, opened at the Brooks Atkinson Theater on April 24, 2016. The musical, which is set in a small southern town, tells the story of Jenna, a waitress and pie-baker who is pregnant and married to an abusive husband. She dreams of leaving him and begins an affair with her gynecologist, who is married. The musical stars Tony Award winner Jessie Mueller.