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See Clips of Jessica Vosk and More in Waitress at The Muny

Lilli-Anne Brown directs the Sara Bareilles-Jessie Nelson musical.

Meg Masseron

Meg Masseron

| St. Louis |

August 1, 2024

 

Get a sneak peek of the Jessica Vosk-led production of Waitress at The Muny with the video compilation above. The production began performances at the James S. McDonnell Stage in Forest Park July 30, where it will run through August 5.

Jessica Vosk (Wicked) will star as Jenna alongside Devin DeSantis as Dr. Pomatter, Lissa deGuzman (Wicked) as Dawn, Nicole Michelle Haskins as Becky, Ken Page (The Nightmare Before Christmas) as Joe, Jonah D. Winston as Cal, and Troy Iwata (Be More Chill) as Ogie, Cleavant Derricks (Dreamgirls ) as Joe, and Ben Crawford (The Phantom of the Opera) as Earl. Caitlin Witty serves as a standby for Jenna.

The ensemble includes Kaley Bender, Harter Clingman, Arnold Harper II, Alia Hodge, Josh Hoon Lee, Patricia Jewel, Vaughn Mariani, Gabriel Mudd, Owen Scales, Kaitlyn Louise Smith, and Erica Stephan join the cast as members of the ensemble and swings. The company is joined by the Muny Teen Youth Ensemble.

The show’s creative team is led by director Lili-Anne Brown, with choreographer Chloe O. Davis, associate choreographer Teneise Ellis, music director/conductor Andra Velis Simon, intimacy consultant Tress Kurzym, scenic designer Wilson Chin, costume designer Raquel Adorno, lighting designer Heather Gilbert, co-sound designers John Shivers and David Patridge, video designer Mike Tutaj, and wig designer Kelley Jordan.

Featuring music and lyrics by Grammy Award winner Sara Bareilles and a book by Jessie Nelson, Waitress, based on the 2007 film by Adrienne Shelly, centers on Jenna, a baker who dreams of escaping her job, small town, and rocky marriage.

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