Sara Bareilles Passes the Waitress Pie to Katharine McPhee
Broadway's Waitress welcomes Katharine McPhee to the company tonight, April 10. In celebration, the production has released a new video conversation between McPhee and composer Sara Bareilles in which they discuss what to expect. Check it out below:
McPhee launched her recording career as runner-up on season 5 of American Idol. She led the cast of the Broadway-themed NBC series Smash, and she currently stars in the CBS dramatic series Scorpion. Her latest album I Fall in Love Too Easily was released by BMG in 2017.
Inspired by Adrienne Shelly's 2007 motion picture, Waitress tells the story of Jenna, an expert pie maker in a small town who dreams of a way out of her loveless marriage. A baking contest in a nearby county and the town's new doctor may offer her a chance at a new life, while her fellow waitresses offer their own recipes to happiness. But Jenna must find the courage and strength within herself to rebuild her life.
Waitress features a score by Sara Bareilles, a book by Jessie Nelson, and direction by Diane Paulus.