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Opening Date
Apr 24, 2016
Closing Date
Jan 05, 2020
1st Preview
Mar 25, 2016
1st Preview
Mar 25, 2016
Previews
33
Performances
1,544
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

Theatres
Brooks Atkinson Theatre
(Apr 24, 2016 - Jan 05, 2020)
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Theatre Owned / Operated by The Nederlander Organization (James M. Nederlander: Chairman; James L. Nederlander: President)
Produced by Barry & Fran Weissler, Norton and Elayne Herrick, David I. Berley, Independent Presenters Network, A.C. Orange International, Peter May, Michael Roiff, Ken Schur, Marisa Sechrest, Jam Theatricals, 42nd.club/Square 1 Theatrics, Benjamin Simpson & Joseph Longthorne/Shira Friedman and The American Repertory Theatre; Associate Producer: Brett England and Daniel M. Posener
World premiere produced at Harvard University, August 2, 2015 by The American Repertory Theatre (Diane Paulus, Artistic Director; Diane Borger, Producer); Script Consultant for A.R.T. Production: Peter Duchan
Book by Jessie Nelson; Music by Sara Bareilles; Lyrics by Sara Bareilles; Based upon the motion picture written by Adrienne Shelly; Original motion picture produced by Michael Roiff / Night and Day Productions; Music orchestrated by Sara Bareilles and The Waitress Band; Music arranged by Nadia DiGiallonardo
Directed by Diane Paulus; Choreographed by Lorin Latarro; Associate Director: Nancy Harrington; Associate Choreographer: Abbey O'Brien; Assistant Director: Mia Walker
Scenic Design by Scott Pask; Costume Design by Suttirat Anne Larlarb; Lighting Design by Christopher Akerlind; Sound Design by Jonathan Deans; Wig & Make-up Design: Rachel Padula-Shufelt and Jason Allen; Associate Scenic Design: Orit Jacoby Carroll; Associate Costume Design: Martin Schnellinger; Associate Lighting Design: Aaron Porter; Associate Sound Designer/Programmer: Drew Levy; Assistant Scenic Design: Lauren Alvarez and Jerome K. Martin; Assistant Costume Design: Elizabeth Donelan; Assistant Lighting Design: Jennifer Reiser; Moving Light Programmer: Caroline Chao
Executive Producer: Alecia Parker; General Manager: B.J. Holt; Company Manager: Eduardo M. Castro; Associate Gen. Mgr: Amanda Murray; Theatre Manager: Christopher Hutton
Production Manager: Juniper Street Productions; Production Stage Manager: Thomas J. Gates; Stage Manager: Matthew Lacey; Assistant Stage Mgr: Becky Fleming
Musical Supervisor: Nadia DiGiallonardo; Associate Musical Supervisor: Adam Michael Kaufman; Musical Coordinator: John Miller; Conducted by Nadia DiGiallonardo; Piano: Nadia DiGiallonardo; Keyboard: Jamie Edwards; Drums: Rich Mercurio; Bass: Lee Nadel; Cello/Guitar: Yair Evnine; Guitar: Meghan Toohey; Keyboard Programmer: Jamie Edwards; Music Copyist: Emily Grishman Music Preparation
Casting: Telsey + Company and Patrick Goodwin, C.S.A.; Advertising: SPOTCo, Inc.; Press Representative: Boneau / Bryan-Brown; Interactive Marketing: Arthouse; Photographer: Joan Marcus; Dialect Coach: Dawn-Elin Fraser; Fight Consultant: Thomas Schall; Fight Captain: Stephanie Torns; Dance Captain: Max Kumangai
Jessie Mueller
Jenna
Mar 25, 2016 - Mar 26, 2017
Eric Anderson
Cal
Mar 25, 2016 - Jan 01, 2017
Nick Cordero
Earl
Mar 25, 2016 - Sep 22, 2016
Christopher Fitzgerald
Ogie
Mar 25, 2016 - Jul 09, 2017
Drew Gehling
Dr. Pomatter
Mar 25, 2016 - Mar 30, 2017
Kimiko Glenn
Broadway debut
Dawn
Mar 25, 2016 - Jul 28, 2016
Dakin Matthews
Joe
Keala Settle
Becky
Mar 25, 2016 - Oct 19, 2016
Charity Angél Dawson
Nurse Norma
Mar 25, 2016 - Oct 19, 2016
 
Ensemble
Mar 25, 2016 - Oct 19, 2016
Thay Floyd
Ensemble
Molly Hager
Broadway debut
Ensemble
Aisha Jackson
Ensemble
Claire Keane
Broadway debut
Lulu
Alternate
McKenna Keane
Broadway debut
Lulu
Alternate
Jeremy Morse
Broadway debut
Ensemble
Mar 25, 2016 - Jul 09, 2017
Stephanie Torns
Ensemble
Ryan Vasquez
Ensemble
Swings: Henry Gottfried , Max Kumangai and Ragan Pharris
Understudies: Charity Angél Dawson (Becky), Thay Floyd (Cal), Henry Gottfried (Dr. Pomatter, Earl, Ogie), Molly Hager (Becky), Max Kumangai (Joe, Cal), Jeremy Morse (Ogie), Ragan Pharris (Jenna, Dawn), Stephanie Torns (Jenna, Dawn) and Ryan Vasquez (Dr. Pomatter, Earl)

Brooks Atkinson Theatre (Apr 24, 2016 - Jan 05, 2020)

Script Consultant: Peter Duchan
Company Manager: Dave Harris; Theatre Manager: Christopher Hutton
Stage Manager: Sherry Cohen and Becky Fleming; Substitute Stage Manager: Jeff Brancato (Mar 04, 2017 - ?); Assistant Stage Mgr: Anita Shastri
Associate Conductor: Adam Michael Kaufman; Keyboard: Adam Michael Kaufman
Dance Captain: Andrew Fitch; Advertising: RPM (2017 - ?)

Cast

Sara Bareilles
Jenna
Mar 31, 2017 - Jun 11, 2017
 
Jenna
Jan 16, 2018 - Mar 11, 2018
 
Jenna
Jan 07, 2019 - Feb 03, 2019
Shoshana Bean
Jenna
Mar 18, 2019 - Jul 21, 2019
Alison Luff
Jenna
Jul 23, 2019 - Sep 15, 2019
Katharine McPhee
Broadway debut
Jenna
Apr 10, 2018 - Jun 17, 2018
 
Jenna
Jul 05, 2018 - Aug 19, 2018
 
Jenna
Nov 25, 2019 - Jan 05, 2020
Nicolette Robinson
Broadway debut
Jenna
Sep 04, 2018 - Dec 09, 2018
Jordin Sparks
Jenna
Sep 16, 2019 - Nov 24, 2019
Stephanie Torns
Jenna
Mar 28, 2017 - Mar 30, 2017
 
Jenna
Mar 13, 2018 - Apr 08, 2018
 
Jenna
 
Jenna
Aug 21, 2018 - Sep 02, 2018
 
Jenna
Dec 11, 2018 - Jan 06, 2019
 
Jenna
Feb 04, 2019 - Mar 17, 2019
Betsy Wolfe
Jenna
Jun 13, 2017 - Jan 09, 2018
Eric Anderson
Cal
Feb 21, 2017 - Dec 17, 2017
Colleen Ballinger
Broadway debut
Dawn
Aug 20, 2019 - Sep 15, 2019
Erich Bergen
Broadway debut
Dr. Pomatter
Jun 05, 2018 - Aug 12, 2018
 
Dr. Pomatter
Jun 04, 2019 - Jul 21, 2019
Joe Cassidy
Cal
Jan 02, 2017 - Feb 12, 2017
 
Cal
Gavin Creel
Dr. Pomatter
Jan 07, 2019 - Feb 03, 2019
John Cullum
Joe
Oct 12, 2017 - ?
Charity Angél Dawson
Becky
Oct 20, 2016 - Sep 2017
 
Becky
? - Sep 15, 2019
Chris Diamantopoulos
Dr. Pomatter
Mar 31, 2017 - Jun 25, 2017
Benny Elledge
Cal
Mark Evans
Dr. Pomatter
Jul 23, 2019 - Oct 27, 2019
Christopher Fitzgerald
Ogie
Aug 15, 2017 - Nov 02, 2017
 
Ogie
Nov 21, 2017 - Jul 15, 2018
 
Ogie
Dec 11, 2018 - Feb 10, 2019
 
Ogie
Sep 16, 2019 - ?
Noah Galvin
Ogie
Apr 29, 2019 - Aug 18, 2019
Drew Gehling
Dr. Pomatter
Jun 27, 2017 - ?
 
Dr. Pomatter
Feb 13, 2018 - Jun 03, 2018
 
Dr. Pomatter
Aug 28, 2018 - Dec 2018
 
Dr. Pomatter
Oct 30, 2019 - Jan 05, 2020
Steven Good
Dr. Pomatter
Dec 2018 - Jan 06, 2019
Henry Gottfried
Dr. Pomatter
Aug 14, 2018 - Aug 26, 2018
Todrick D. Hall
Ogie
Aug 20, 2019 - Sep 15, 2019
Caitlin Houlahan
Broadway debut
Dawn
Oct 20, 2016 - Jul 15, 2018
 
Dawn
Apr 29, 2019 - Aug 18, 2019
 
Dawn
Sep 19, 2019 - ?
Eddie Jemison
Broadway debut
Ogie
Feb 11, 2019 - Apr 28, 2019
Jeremy Jordan
Dr. Pomatter
Apr 08, 2019 - Jun 02, 2019
David Josefsberg
Ogie
Nov 03, 2017 - Nov 19, 2017
Richard Kline
Joe
Jul 24, 2019 - Aug 18, 2019
Lenne Klingaman
Broadway debut
Dawn
Oct 09, 2018 - Apr 28, 2019
Katie Lowes
Broadway debut
Dawn
Jul 17, 2018 - Oct 07, 2018
Larry Marshall
Joe
Aug 01, 2017 - Oct 11, 2017
 
Joe
Jan 07, 2019 - Jul 2019
 
Joe
Aug 20, 2019 - Oct 30, 2019
 
Joe
Nov 25, 2019 - Jan 05, 2020
Dakin Matthews
Joe
Joey McIntyre
Dr. Pomatter
Feb 04, 2019 - Apr 07, 2019
Jeremy Morse
Ogie
Jul 11, 2017 - Aug 13, 2017
Jason Mraz
Broadway debut
Dr. Pomatter
Nov 03, 2017 - Feb 11, 2018
Bill Nolte
Joe
William Popp
Earl
Sep 23, 2016 - Mar 30, 2017
Al Roker
Joe
Oct 05, 2018 - Nov 18, 2018
 
Joe
Nov 01, 2019 - Nov 24, 2019
Adam Shapiro
Broadway debut
Ogie
Jul 17, 2018 - Oct 07, 2018
June Squibb
Played the character formally known as 'Joe'
Josie
Nov 19, 2018 - Jan 06, 2019
Will Swenson
Earl
Mar 31, 2017 - Jun 11, 2017
 
Earl
Sep 12, 2017 - ?
Ben Thompson
Earl
Feb 27, 2018 - ?
Joe Tippett
Earl
Jun 13, 2017 - Sep 10, 2017
 
Earl
? - Feb 25, 2018
Jenna Ushkowitz
during Kimiko Glenn's absence
Dawn
Jul 29, 2016 - Oct 19, 2016
Steve Vinovich
Joe
Lee Wilkof
Joe
Feb 15, 2018 - ?
NaTasha Yvette Williams
Becky
Nov 2017 - ?
 
Becky
Sep 16, 2019 - ?
Maia Nkenge Wilson
Becky
Sep 2017 - Nov 2017
Alex Wyse
Ogie
Oct 09, 2018 - Dec 09, 2018
Mariam Bedigan
Lulu
Alternate
Regan Ciccarelli
Lulu
Alternate
Victoria Collett
Broadway debut
Lulu
Alternate
Dayna Jarae Dantzler
Nurse Norma
 
Ensemble
Kayla Davion
Broadway debut
Ensemble
Tyrone Davis Jr.
Broadway debut
Ensemble
Matt DeAngelis
Ensemble
 
Father
 
Earl
Law Terrell Dunford
Broadway debut
Ensemble
 
Ensemble
Cate Elefante
Broadway debut
Lulu
Alternate
Keri René Fuller
Francine
 
Ensemble
London Skye Gilliam
Lulu
Alternate
Katie Grober
Broadway debut
Lulu
Alternate
Molly Hager
Mother
 
Mother
 
Ensemble
Jessie Hooker-Bailey
Ensemble
David Hughey
Ensemble
Nov 18, 2019 - ?
Molly Jobe
Francine
Max Kumangai
Ensemble
Tiffany Mann
Broadway debut
Nurse Norma
 
Ensemble
 
Nurse Norma
 
Ensemble
Anastacia McCleskey
Nurse Norma
 
Ensemble
 
Ensemble
 
Nurse Norma
Ella Dane Morgan
Broadway debut
Lulu
Alternate
Jeremy Morse
Ensemble
Aug 15, 2017 - Aug 27, 2017
Tess Murphy
Broadway debut
Lulu
Alternate
Riley Summer Perler
Lulu
Alternate
Delaney Quinn
Lulu
Alternate
Sophia Rodriguez
Lulu
Alternate
Everleigh Rotunno
Broadway debut
Lulu
Alternate
Raigan Olivia Saunders-Newton
Lulu
Alternate
Scarlett Sher
Lulu
Alternate
Stephanie Torns
Francine
 
Francine
 
Ensemble
 
Francine
 
Ensemble
Dan Tracy
Father
 
Ensemble
Ryan Vasquez
Father
Swings: Dayna Jarae Dantzler , Andrew Fitch , Tiffany Denise Hobbs , Arica Jackson , Molly Jobe , Brandon Kalm , Geoffrey Kidwell and Olivia Phillip
Understudies: Joe Cassidy (Joe), Dayna Jarae Dantzler (Becky, Becky), Kayla Davion (Dawn), Tyrone Davis Jr. (Ogie), Matt DeAngelis (Dr. Pomatter, Earl), Law Terrell Dunford (Cal, Cal), Benny Elledge (Joe), Andrew Fitch (Cal, Joe), Keri René Fuller (Jenna), Molly Hager (Becky), Tiffany Denise Hobbs (Becky), Jessie Hooker-Bailey (Dawn), David Hughey (Cal), Arica Jackson (Becky), Molly Jobe (Jenna, Dawn), Brandon Kalm (Dr. Pomatter, Earl, Ogie), Geoffrey Kidwell (Ogie), Max Kumangai (Cal), Tiffany Mann (Becky), Anastacia McCleskey (Becky), Jeremy Morse (Ogie), Stephanie Torns (Jenna, Dawn, Jenna, Dawn) and Dan Tracy (Dr. Pomatter, Earl)
music by Sara Bareilles; lyrics by Sara Bareilles
Act 1
Sung By
What's Inside
Jenna and Company
Opening Up
Jenna, Becky, Dawn, Cal and Company
The Negative
Jenna, Becky and Dawn
What Baking Can Do
Jenna
When He Sees Me
Dawn and Company
It Only Takes a Taste
Dr. Pomatter and Jenna
You Will Still Be Mine
Earl and Jenna
A Soft Place to Land
Jenna, Becky and Dawn
Never Ever Getting Rid of Me
Ogie and Company
Bad Idea
Jenna, Dr. Pomatter and Company
Act 2
Sung By
I Didn't Plan It
Becky
Bad Idea (Reprise)
Company
You Matter to Me
Dr. Pomatter and Jenna
I Love You Like a Table
Ogie, Dawn and Company
Take It From an Old Man
Joe and Company
She Used to Be Mine
Jenna
Everything Changes
Jenna and Company
Opening Up (Finale)
Company

Tony Award®

 

Best Musical

2016 Nominee
Produced by Barry & Fran Weissler , Norton and Elayne Herrick , David I. Berley , Independent Presenters Network , A.C. Orange International , Peter May , Michael Roiff , Ken Schur , Marisa Sechrest , Jam Theatricals , 42nd.club/Square 1 Theatrics , Benjamin Simpson & Joseph Longthorne/Shira Friedman and The American Repertory Theatre
 

Best Original Score Written for the Theatre

2016 Nominee
Music by Sara Bareilles
Lyrics by Sara Bareilles
 

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical

2016 Nominee
Jessie Mueller
 

Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical

2016 Nominee
Christopher Fitzgerald

Drama Desk Award

 

Outstanding Musical

2016 Nominee
Produced by Barry & Fran Weissler , Norton and Elayne Herrick , David I. Berley , Independent Presenters Network , A.C. Orange International , Peter May , Michael Roiff , Ken Schur , Marisa Sechrest , Jam Theatricals , 42nd.club/Square 1 Theatrics , Benjamin Simpson & Joseph Longthorne/Shira Friedman and The American Repertory Theatre
 

Outstanding Book of a Musical

2016 Nominee
Book by Jessie Nelson
 

Outstanding Actress in a Musical

2016 Nominee
Jessie Mueller

Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical

2016 Winner
Christopher Fitzgerald
 

Outstanding Lyrics

2016 Nominee
Lyrics by Sara Bareilles
 

Outstanding Music

2016 Nominee
Music by Sara Bareilles
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