2023 Movies : Musical

With Drew Gehling • Dakin Matthews • Eric Anderson • Brett Sullivan • Joe Tippett • Sara Bareilles • Charity Angél Dawson • Caitlin Houlahan • Christopher Fitzgerald • Diane Paulus

Waitress: The Musical brings the Tony-nominated Broadway phenomenon to the big screen. Featuring composer-lyricist Sara Bareilles as Jenna Hunterson, a waitress and expert pie maker stuck in a small town and a loveless marriage. When a baking contest in a nearby county offers her a chance at escape, Jenna fights to reclaim a long-forgotten part of herself. Through the support of her fellow waitresses and an unexpected romance, Jenna begins to find the courage to take a long-abandoned dream off the shelf.

With Taraji P. Henson • Steven Spielberg • Colman Domingo • Corey Hawkins • Fantasia Barrino • Oprah Winfrey • Danielle Brooks • Carla Gardini • Kristie Macosko Krieger • Halle Bailey • Scott Sanders • Rebecca Walker • Quincy Jones • Elizabeth Marvel • Blitz Bazawule • H.E.R. • Marcus Gardley • Adam Fell • Fantasia Taylor • Terrence J. Smith • Tiffany Elle Burgess • Aba Arthur

A musical adaptation of Alice Walker's novel about the life-long struggles of an African-American woman living in the south during the early 1900s.