Brooks Atkinson Theatre,New York
Based on the 2007 film, this point to approximately a small-town diner waitress trapped in a loveless marriage is witty and bittersweet, and yet its sexual politics leave a sour taste
A musical to soften the heart and harden the arteries,Waitress is the story of Jenna, a small-town diner waitress who bakes pies. Many pies. Pies with names like Ginger Snap Out of It Pie, or Couch Potato Pie,and Car Radio Pie, the final of which cannot possibly be delectable. As one enters the theater, and one is assailed by an aroma of cinnamon. Tiny jarred pies are for sale at the concession stand.
But the resulting musical,based on the quirky film Adrienne Shelly completed not long before her death, is both sweet and bitter and only sporadically satisfying. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com