The show is set to open at the New Wimbledon Theatre on the 28th March.
Rehearsal images have now been released for the upcoming UK & Ireland tour of Waitress the musical.
The cast for this revival production of the musical is led by Carrie Hope Fletcher as Jenna, Sandra Marvin as Becky, Evelyn Hoskins as Dawn, Les Dennis as Old Joe, Dan Partridge as Dr Pomatter, Mark Anderson as Ogie, Mark Willshire as Earl and Dan O’Brien as Cal. The company is completed by Will Arundell, Yochabel Asante, Alice Croft, Jamie Doncaster, Daniel George-Wright, Will Hardy, Bayley Hart, Olivia Lallo, Emma Lucia, David Mairs-McKenzie and Ellie Ruiz Rodriguez.
Waitress features songs from composer-lyricist Sara Bareilles, and a book by Jessie Nelson. It follows the story of Jenna, a waitress and pie maker extraordinaire who is based in a small town and stuck in a loveless marriage.
Carrie Hope Fletcher’s final performance will be Saturday 20 June 2026, with casting for the role of Jenna for the rest of the tour to be announced.
The musical is based on on the 2007 movie written by Adrienne Shelly. It features direction by Tony-award winner Diane Paulus and choreography by Lorin Latarro.
Waitress originally opened on Broadway on 24th April 2016 at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre, where it ran until 5th January 2020. Waitress celebrated its official opening night at the Adelphi Theatre in London’s West End on 7th March 2019. The show has gone on to global success with further productions in North America, Japan, Holland, a French language production in Canada, a Spanish language production in Mexico, and coming this spring of 2026 an Australian production in Melbourne and Sydney.
Full tour dates and booking information can be found by visiting: https://waitressthemusical.co.uk/