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A VASTLY IMPROVED WAITRESS RETURNS TO BOSTON

Written by CHRISTOPHER EHLERS Posted March 1, 2018 Filed Under: A+E, Performing Arts

Charity Angel Dawson, Desi Oakley, & Lenne Klingaman in the National Tour of WAITRESS. Credit: Joan Marcus

 

★★★★☆

 

In my review of the 2015 world premiere of Waitress at the American Repertory Theater, I wrote that the show lacked depth and emotional texture and that there was nothing beyond the show’s light and airy meringue.

 

While I do promise to avoid bad pie ...  read more

Filed Under: A+E, Performing Arts Tagged With: Adrienne Shelly, american repertory theater, broadway, Bryan Fenkart, Charity Angel Dawson, Desi Oakley, Diane Paulus, Jessie Nelson, Lenne Klingaman, Nick Bailey, Sara Bareilles, Waitress

DIANE PAULUS: A.R.T.’S ARTISTIC DIRECTOR OPENS UP ABOUT “WAITRESS”

Written by CHRISTOPHER EHLERS Posted August 1, 2015 Filed Under: A+E, Performing Arts

Starting August 2, Boston audiences will once again be the first to enjoy a hotly anticipated new musical, Waitress, courtesy of the American Repertory Theater.

Filed Under: A+E, Performing Arts Tagged With: american repertory theater, Art, broadway, Diane Paulus, Finding Neverland, Hair, harvard, Invisible Thread, Jessie Mueller, Jessie Nelson, Pippin, Porgy and Bess, Sara Bareilles, Tony Awards, Waitress, Witness Uganda

WORLD PREMIERE: A CONVERSATION WITH “WAITRESS” BOOK WRITER JESSIE NELSON

Written by CHRISTOPHER EHLERS Posted July 17, 2015 Filed Under: A+E, Performing Arts

"What fascinates me about theatre is that ultimately many directors will interpret a work…many generations will see it and interpret it. That’s an amazing thing."

Filed Under: A+E, Performing Arts Tagged With: american repertory theater, bosarts, broadway, corrina corrina, Diane Paulus, Finding Neverland, harvard, i am sam, Jessie Nelson, production, Sara Bareilles, Waitress, world premiere

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