The Cape Playhouse production of the Tony-nominated musical Waitress plays the Massachusetts venue August 7–24.

Cape Playhouse Artistic Director Eric Rosen directs the hit musical, which features a score by Tony nominee Sara Bareilles and a book by Jessie Nelson based on the film of the same name.

The company is headed by Stephanie Torns (Waitress) as Jenna, Caitlin Houlahan (Waitress, Girl from the North Country) as Dawn, Soara-Joye Ross (Crashing, Hadestown) as Becky, and John Riddle (Frozen, Titanique) as Dr. Pomatter with Robert Ariza as Earl, Nick Cearley as Ogie, Erik Lochtefeld as Cal, and John Shuman as Joe.

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The ensemble includes Drew Becker, Jack Rasmussen, Olivia London, Cassie Donegan, Autumn Eliza Sheffy, and Renee Shohet.

The production also has musical direction by Ryan Shirar, scenic design by Jack Magaw, costume design by Devario D. Simmons, lighting design by Kathleen Zhou, sound design by Andre Pluess, wig design by Matt Armentrout, production stage management by Arthur Atkinson, and casting by Stephanie Klapper Casting.

Adapted from the 2007 film and featuring a book by Nelson and a Tony-nominated score by Bareilles, Waitress was developed and premiered by Massachusetts' American Repertory Theater before debuting on Broadway in 2015, picking up four 2016 Tony nominations, including Best Musical. The work made a Broadway return at the Ethel Barrymore following the COVID-19 shutdown beginning September 2, 2021, sticking around through December 20.

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