A Slice of Life—Waitress Musical is Full of Sweet Ingredients for Midwest Regional Premiere

Paramount Theatre is excited to launch the regional premiere of Waitress, Feb. 12 through March 30. Nominated for four Tony Awards including Best Musical and Best Original Score, Paramount’s production is directed and choreographed by Chicago-born, Brooklyn-based award-winning choreographer Katie Spelman, who is anticipated tobring her own signature style to the production.

Based on the hit 2007 film, with music and lyrics by Grammy Award winner and Tony nominee Sara Bareilles, the story wins us over with waitress Jenna’s mission to bake her way out of her troubles. She puts her heart and soul into her unique pies, delighting anyone who tastes them.

While battling expectations and self-esteem issues, Jenna’s delicious pies reflect her state of mind, with names like I Hate My Husband Pie and Pregnant, Miserable, Self-Pitying Loser Pie. Each of us will find something relatable in Jenna’s struggles and triumphs.

Full of romance and the joy of an uninhibited fling, Waitress tells the story of a pregnant woman trapped in a small town, between the life she’s living and the life she wants. Customers, co-workers, and the town’s handsome new doctor may all offer conflicting recipes for happiness, but only Jenna can do the soul-searching to decide for herself what the right ingredients are for her own happiness. Want to know her secret recipe?

Paramount Theatre’s mission is to make the arts accessible to everyone. There are two Pay What You Can previews on Thursday, February 13 at 7 p.m. and Saturday, February 15 at 3 p.m. Open captioning on Wednesday, March 26 at 1:30 p.m. and American Sign Language interpretation on Friday, March 28 at 8 p.m. are available for deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals.

Get your tickets to Waitress today at events.paramountaurora.com or call the Box Office at 630-896-6666.

Paramount Theatre

8 East Galena Blvd., Suite 230

Aurora, IL 60506

Ph: (630) 896-6666

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