REVIEW: Waitress – An utterly charming production, & a rom-com with a difference
Wendy Mae Brown ‘Becky’, Chelsea Halfpenny ‘Jenna’ and Evelyn Hoskins ‘Dawn’. Photo Johan Persson Venue: Birmingham Hippodrome Performance Date: 17 May 2022 Reviewer: Alex Birch Star Rating: ★★★★★ Based on Adrienne Shelly’s 2007 indie film of the same name, Waitress is a rom-com musical about an underappreciated pie chef, Jenna (Chelsea Halfpenny), who spends her days […]
INTERVIEW: Waitress star George Crawford chats Ogie, who inspires him & the joy of getting back on stage
George Crawford as Ogie in Waitress – Photo John Persson George Crawford is a versatile and charming performer, having graduated from Arts Ed in 2019. George was performing in The Book of Mormon when the first lockdown shut the UK theatre industry for a long and painful 18 months. He is currently delighting audiences in […]
REVIEW: Waitress the Musical UK Tour – a delectable slice of musical theatre perfection
WAITRESS Tour Lucie Jones as Jenna, Sandra Marvin as Becky, Evelyn Hoskins as Dawn Venue: Milton Keynes Theatre Performance Date: 04 October 2021 Reviewer: Gemma Fincher Star Rating: ★★★★ Waitress the Musical is the quintessential tale of a small-town girl with big dreams. Gifted pie-maker Jenna is trapped in an abusive marriage working in a local diner. […]
NEWS: Waitress to embark on UK & Ireland Tour from November 2020
Kennedy Salters as Becky, Bailey McCall as Jenna and Gabriella Marzetta as Dawn in the US tour of Waitress: Photo credit: Jeremey Daniel Barry & Fran Weissler and David Ian present the first ever UK and Ireland tour of the smash hit Broadway and West End musical Waitress, opening at the Bord Gáis Energy Theatre on 14th November 2020. Further venue […]