Waitress - Adelphi Theatre / U.K. Tour / Cinema

I think she took a break to honour previous touring commitments that she may have had before agreeing to Waitress.

Evelyn has certainly had a busy few months. Cruel Intentions at the Edinburgh Fringe, Assassins at the Watermill and Nottingham Playhouse, Cinderella at Sheffield Lyceum, and now Waitress!

Can only agree that, as with Laura, Evelyn should be a brilliant Dawn. Will definitely be returning to the Adelphi when Lucie and Evelyn are on together.

I am so glad that Evelyn has been cast and Marisha is coming back. I went to see Waitress again last week with my mum and I was so disappointed in the ‘new’ Dawn and Becky played by Hannah and Sandra. I thought they were both terrible, Hannah can’t sing and Sandra threw away so many of Becky’s sass and funny lines it was criminal. Lucie and David were amazing as usual. Mark Wiltshire was on as Earl and he too was fantastic - much better than Tamlyn plays him. Joel as Ogie was ok, but not as funny or endearing as Joe made the character. New Nurse Norma was great. Andrew Boyer as Old Joe had me in tears during his song, very moving. I really didn’t like the new Cal - please come back Stephen Leask.

Overall the show has lost its original sparkle right now for me. I hope that Evelyn and Sara and the return of Marisha bring it back.

Got to see this tonight and there were quite a few understudies on. First time seeing it in London and I think the upper circle was closed. Olivia was on as Jenna and I thought she was absolutely amazing. I enjoyed her overall performance more than when I seen Jordin Sparks in the role in Broadway.

I thought Dr. Pomatter was very good especially considering it was his first or one of his first performances. I was hoping to see David though as I loved his voice when I saw him in Kinky Boots.

I quite liked Hannah as Dawn too, not the best singer but still very good, and she was very likeable.

Marissa as Becky was good too, however, the woman playing the role when I saw it on Broadway was older and I couldn't help think Marisha looked a bit too young for the role.

Still think Olivia is the perfect Jenna, she even sang the soft subtle ending of 'she used to be mine' instead of belting the last note, so I was very happy with that 😂.

Also will post here because this thread is active 😬 but I’ve just come back from a broadway theatre trip, and got to go to the last ever Waitress! 😭 What an amazing night and incredible atmosphere - it was so evident how loved the show is, and how tight the company is. The final curtain call and speeches were 😭❤️ And Kat ran straight to Stephanie Torns (ensemble and understudy Jenna who’s been with the show from the very beginning) to share her final bow with her which was such a special moment and a real classy thing to do! 😭 And Stephanie also got a minute standing o when she came on as Francine Pomatter which stopped the show and was a really beautiful moment, as her and kat basically just started crying from the emotion of it all 😰 (it’s the scene where Francine grabs Jennas hand so Stephanie and Kat we’re just holding each other all “wtf is going on right now” )😆😭😍

Everyone put on an amazing performance, and even though I’ve seen the show on broadway quite a few times previously, I hadn’t for a while, and it really hit me how much more intimate the Brooks Atkinson is compared to the Adelphi, and I think better suited for the show. Also, it was just so nice to see everyone completely at the top of their game! Like I loved Jack McBrayer as Ogie and Joe was cute but Chris Fitzgerald is just a different level completely. Don’t get me wrong, I love the London production (and the OGs especially) but it’s such a well oiled machine on broadway! So glad I was able to be part of a special night!

Oh and paul you’ll be pleased to know Kat did the softer SUTBM ending also lol, but she went for it big time with the first “miiiinnnnne” and killed it 😍

Oh and we ended with a cast and audience “Everything Changes” singalong which Sara got us all to do which was amazing!

Here’s some insta posts with the curtain call and some clips etc, but there’s loads of vids of them posted on YouTube 👍

http://instagram.com/p/B7AcZ_8gptw

http://instagram.com/p/B6_GSvlgluU

Awww yeah it was so amazing to go. Never been to a final show before and the atmosphere was like nothing else.

Yeah, that’s why I want to see Olivia as Jenna again, because I know how much Jenna is a role you can really grow into. Like, I first saw Kat as Jenna on Broadway last year and then this year on the West End, and finally again for the final Broadway show, and it’s amazing how much she’s really grown into the role during the 8/9 months or so she’s played her. And if anything her voice was better than ever on Sunday! ❤️ I do think Olivia is maybe a little young for a Jenna but it also gives the character a different context, so it’s nice to see a different interpretation. Hopefully I’ll get a chance to see her before the run ends!

Yeah I’ve just found it strange with Lucie. Like I know she’s had some holiday also but in addition to that there are lots of days she’s had off. Kat had like 3 scheduled days off during her run and that was pretty much it, but I guess maybe they’re more flexible with Lucie because she’s isn’t as much of a ‘name’ - or maybe she’s just been ill a lot idk 🤷‍♀️

Ouch, tough for all involved. 

Wonder if they'll cancel tonight's? Or if they'll send Leanne the dance captain on?

They said tonight is going ahead but I suppose that could change

If they’re getting Lucie to travel back (if she is on hol rather than sick) then shouldn’t they have cancelled her hol knowing Sarah was def sick, so they didn’t leave Olivia as the only Jenna? Or maybe Leanne will be doing it tonight but wasn’t to go on a such short notice!