Cast & Creative

Jenna

Tour: Dolly Parton's Smoky Mountain Christmas Carol (Fanny). World premiere: Mean Girls Jr. (Cady, JTF New Works). Regional: Menken's A Christmas Carol (Emily), Jersey Boys (Francine). The Norwalk Conservatory ‘25. Thank you God, my family, my Thomas, my friends, my mentors. May we all be so lucky.

Becky

National Tours: Come From Away (Hannah); Buddy Holly Story (Marlena); Greatest Hits (Off-Bway). Huge thank you to my agent, Mikey. Mama, Chantal, Man, Dooda, PB: I love y'all! Shout-out to my Mini Corn Dog Nuggets/Campers, Dr. Harley, & Matthews Library! To God be ALL the glory, Amen! @hannahkwall | hannahkwall.com

Dawn

National Tour debut! Favorite credits: Into the Woods (Lucinda, The Cape Playhouse), Spring Awakening (Wendla, Ray of Light Theatre), Mean Girls (Gretchen, NYU). TV/Film: Best of the Best, premiering on Netflix September 18! NYU Tisch NSB ‘26. Rep: Stewart Talent, ME Talent Management. For her family <3. @becky.alex

Dr. Pomatter

Connor is excited and grateful to be part of the iconic Waitress family on his first national tour! A proud 2022 graduate of Texas State, Connor wants to thank the creative team, his teachers and his friends and family for preparing and supporting him on this life journey.

Cal, u/s Joe

Jason is thrilled to be making his national tour debut with Waitress! Regional: Desperate Measures (ICT), Sound of Music (5 Star Theatricals) TV: “Gilmore Girls.” Alt. Country singer. Find his music on Spotify. He would like to thank his wife, family and friends for their support. I love you, Peanut!

Joe

Patrick is pleased to be on the road again. Touring since 1980, his credits include the Asia tour of The Sound of Music (Baron Elberfeld), the first national tours of Escape to Margaritaville (J.D.) and The Full Monty (Harold), and the national/international tour of Annie (Daddy Warbucks).

Ogie

Davey is thrilled to make his national tour debut! He is a recent graduate from NYU Tisch’s New Studio on Broadway. Credits: Hello Dolly! (Barnaby, Ogunquit Playhouse) Damn Yankees (Applegate, NYU Tisch). Thank you to ARC, his family and friends for their constant love and support @davey_fried.

Earl

(he/him) Tour: How The Grinch Stole Christmas! (Grinch), Escape to Margaritaville (1st National). Regional: Beautiful (Low Righteous – Ogunquit, Taucahn, Saugatuck), Matilda (Mr. Wormwood – Slowburn), Honeymoon in Vegas (Buddy/Roy – Slowburn), Oklahoma! (Curly), Elf (Buddy), Peter and the Starcatcher (Black Stache) xoxo chuzz @ttonycat.

Ensemble, u/s Joe, u/s Earl

Columbus, Ohio, native and Wright State alum. National Tours: TINA: The Tina Turner Musical, Venardos Circus. Regional: Capital City Theatre, Mountain Theatre Company, Short North Stage, Tent Theatre. Thank you to RAA and RCG. @kyle.channell / kylechannel.com.

Nurse Norma, Ensemble, u/s Becky

Credits: Bat Out Of Hell Nat’l Tour, Pretty Woman National Tour, The Book of Mormon (Golden Plates National Tour), Sistas The Musical (off-broadway/swing), Beehive the 60s Musical, The Secret Garden, etc. @tammi3_babii.

Swing, u/s Jenna

Tour debut! Elon University MT and LAMDA alum. Endless gratitude to ARC Casting, Waitress creatives, APEX Touring, and the fiercest agents at PMA. Extra love to family, chosen family, and her real-life sugar, Nathan. @hannahellowitz.

Ensemble, u/s Jenna, u/s Dawn

PROFESSIONAL DEBUT! Originally from Valrico, FL. FSU alum. Lover of books, pasta, coffee ice cream, and karaoke bars. Mom, Dad, Zan, Emer, and Kalz: there's no me without you. Always for Pa. @makairafisk MakairaFisk.com.

Ensemble

(she/her) Waitress Tour: Debut! CHICAGO: Diana (Ensemble/ u/s Sarah/ Dance Captain) at THEO; Legally Blonde (Brooke Wyndham) at MTW; Jersey Boys (Mary Delgado), Big River (Mary Jane) at Mercury Theater. NATIONAL: Whitney Queen of the Night (BV/Dancer).

Swing, u/s Dr. Pomatter, u/s Ogie

Evan is overjoyed to be making his national tour debut in Waitress. Recently: Girl from the North Country (Actor’s Express). BFA Acting from CCM. Evan thanks his parents and sisters, who fill his heart.

Swing, u/s Earl, u/s Cal

National Tour: Pretty Woman (Philip Stuckey). Actor and composer whose folk-fantasy musical, Terestea, has been developed through multiple New York readings, concerts, and productions. Thanks to Mom, Dad, and my four-legged son, Finnick! MikeyMarmann.com / @MikeyMarmann.

Ensemble, u/s Becky

Angelina Nazario is stoked to be apart of the 10 year anniversary of Waitress the Musical. She is extremely grateful for her family and friends who have supported her along the way and wouldn’t be here without them.

Ensemble, u/s Ogie, u/s Dr. Pomatter

Sabin is thrilled to return to the stage! Credits: Nickelodeon’s Blues Clues & You! Live On Stage (Josh); Holland America Line (lead vocalist). Gratitude to his beloved partner, mom, dad and sister for their constant love and support.

Swing, u/s Dawn, Dance Capt.

Ana works in London and NYC, and most recently appeared as Miss Argentina in NCL’s original choreography production of Beetlejuice. Credits include Rent and West Side Story. Endless love to her community!

Ensemble, u/s Cal, Asst. Dance & Fight Capt.

St. Louis, MO! Credits: Hairspray! (The Muny 2026), Escape to Margaritaville (2026), AINT TOO PROUD 2nd National Tour (2025). Thanks to family and Brian at Hell’s Kitchen Agency, for their undying support and love. @iamj.khalil.

Book

Jessie wrote, directed, and produced I Am Sam starring Sean Penn, who received an Academy Award nomination for his performance, and Corrina Corrina (which she developed at the Sundance labs). Jessie co-created and directed the series Little Voice with Sara Bareilles for Bad Robot and Apple TV. Among her other directing credits are Curb Your Enthusiasm and Love, the Coopers with Diane Keaton. Her writing credits include Step Mom, Because I Said So and The Story of Us directed by Rob Reiner. She wrote the musical Waitress with Sara Bareilles. It was the first Broadway musical created by an all-female team and ran for four years. Jessie directed Alice by Heart, which she co-wrote with Steven Sater with music by Duncan Sheik at the National Theater Connections Program in London and again at MCC in NYC. This year she will direct the premiere of Chadwick Stokes Folk Rock Opera 1972 and the film Norma with June Squibb and Jessica Gunning. She began her career as an actress at the Public Theater working with the experimental theater Mabou Mines and acting with the New York Shakespeare Festival. She also co-wrote the children's book Labracadabra. She is producing Brown Baby written by Nikesh Shukla and Himesh Patel. She has been the artistic director of the Sundance Labs Writers Lab.

Music & Lyrics

Sara is an award-winning singer, songwriter, actor, producer, activist, and New York Times best-selling author whose accolades to date include two Grammy Awards, three Tony Award nominations, and three Primetime Emmy Award nominations. As a recording artist and songwriter, she has sold more than 3 million albums and 15 million singles in the U.S., and her songs have been streamed more than 3.5 billion times worldwide. On Broadway, she composed music and lyrics for Waitress, stepping into the lead role both on Broadway and in the West End. Other musical theater credits include her Tony-nominated performance as The Baker's Wife in Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's Into the Woods, a song on the Tony Award-nominated score for SpongeBob SquarePants, and an Emmy Award-nominated appearance as Mary Magdalene in NBC's "Jesus Christ Superstar Live." She plays Dawn Solano on the Emmy-nominated musical comedy series "Girls5eva", the third season of which is streaming now on Netflix, and is currently at work on a musical theater adaptation of Meg Wolitzer's best-selling novel The Interestings.

Original Director

Diane is the Terrie and Bradley Bloom Artistic Director of the American Repertory Theater and a Professor of the Practice of Theater at Harvard University.

Original Choreographer

Choreography includes Broadway's Chess, Once Upon A Mattress, Into The Woods, Tommy, Heart of Rock and Roll, Waitress and many others. Lorin is a Drama Desk, Lortel, and Chita Rivera nominee.

Film Writer

We celebrate Adrienne Shelly as the writer of the 2007 film Waitress. Please visit adrienneshellyfoundation.org to honor Adrienne's memory.

Tour Direction and Choreography

Abbey O'Brien is currently the Global Associate Director & Choreographer of Waitress the musical. You can see some of her work at abbeyo.com.

Scenic Design

Scott has designed over 50 Broadway productions, receiving three Tony Awards for The Book of Mormon, The Coast of Utopia, and The Pillowman.

Costume Design

Screen: Obi Wan Kenobi, No Time to Die, Trust, American Gods, London 2012 Olympic Opening Ceremony, Slumdog Millionaire.

Lighting Design

Over 100 Broadway shows including Chicago; The Scottsboro Boys; Title of Show; White Christmas; and Sweeney Todd.

Sound Design

Brian Walters is a New York based Sound Designer and Sound Engineer working on Broadway, at Lincoln Center, and more.

Hair and Wig Design

Enjoying a 50-year career, starting in television, Mr. Ardia has designed and coordinated well over 100 productions.

Arrangements

Nadia is a NYC-based music director and arranger and was part of the original creative team for Waitress.

Orchestrations

Sara Bareilles, Nadia DiGiallonardo, Rich Mercurio, Lee Nadel, Yair Evnine, Rich Hinman, Meghan Toohey, Adam Kaufman and Jamie Edwards.

Casting

150+ productions across the globe and 13 Artios Awards for Casting. castingbyarc.com @castingbyarc

Original motion picture produced by Michael Roiff / Night & Day Pictures

World premiere produced by the American Repertory Theatre at Harvard University, August 2, 2015

Diane Paulus, Artistic Director and Diane Borger, Producer

Peter Duchan, Script Consultant for A.R.T. Production