The first thing you should know about Waitress is that you will be craving pie when you leave the show! To induct theatre-goers into the diner setting of the show, the Brooks-Atkinson Theatre cleverly (or cruelly?) pumps the smell of baking pie into the lobby  — so it’s challenging to avoid this sensation of wanting a fresh-baked pie (see our 3 Tips below about how to satisfy this inevitable craving).

But it’s the Sara Bareilles score for Waitress that you’ll be taking “to go” by the time you exit the show. The music is catchy, fun, emotional and ultimately inspiring.

Following the story of a diner waitress looking for a way out of her abusive marriage, the show is filled with a winning set of side characters who add moments of both romance and laugh-out-loud humor, which help punctuate the pathos of the main story-line.

The show will leave you feeling positive about life, ready to take on the world — and looking for the closest diner to talk the show over with your friends. (…although you might prefer to belly-up to the bar at the chic Glass House Tavern next door to the theatre, where the cast is known to frequently hang-out…They also now serve pie!)