WAITRESS Filmed Live on Broadway Sets Official Premiere

Filmed during the show's recent Broadway run at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre, "Waitress the Musical - Live on Broadway!" will have its world premiere this June at The Tribeca Film Festival, it has been announced today.

The musical was captured live by STEAM Motion and Sound (Aladdin: The Broadway Musical, Heathers the Musical, Kinky Boots) over a week of performances in September 2021. The capture is directed by STEAM's resident director Brett Sullivan, along with Diane Paulus and Jessie Nelson.

The Tribeca Film Festival will take place June 8-18 with more information on the Waitress capture now available through the official festival site. Single tickets go on sale May 2nd. While no information was shared on a public release date for the live capture outside of the festival, producers expect to find the musical a permanent home through the screening.

Waitress was captured multiple times during the musical's second week of performances on Broadway in September 2021. The film is produced by Michael Roiff, Barry & Fran Weissler, Sara Bareilles, Jessie Nelson, and Paul Morphos.

Although the filming was never officially announced, we got a glimpse into the making of the capture back in August when Sara Bareilles teased the film when she revealed it was in post production at the STEAM offices in Brooklyn.

The musical was filmed live during the show's return engagement to Broadway in September 2021. Filmed on Stage shared exclusive photos from the filming days.

The cast filmed included Bareilles, Christopher Fitzgerald as Ogie, Drew Gehling as Dr. Pomatter, Charity Angel Dawson as Becky, Caitlin Houlahan as Dawn, Eric Anderson as Cal, Dakin Matthews as Joe, and Joe Tippett as Earl.

Waitress features Bareilles's original Tony Award-nominated score, a book by acclaimed screenwriter Jessie Nelson (I Am Sam), and stage direction by Tony Award winner Diane Paulus (Jagged Little Pill, Pippin) based on the Motion Picture Written by Adrienne Shelly.