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Sara Bareilles stage musical Waitress opens in Japan
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A scene from the Japanese production of the stage musical, Waitress. Left to right, LiLiCo, Mitsuki Takahata and Emma Miyazawa. Photo courtesy of Boneau/Bryan-Brown
Sara Bareilles arrives at the Songwriters Hall of Fame 49th Annual Induction and Awards Dinner in 2018 in New York City. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo
March 10 (UPI) The stage musical
Waitress has opened at Japan s Nissay Theatre.
The show premiered Tuesday and is the only production of the celebrated Broadway musical to go on since the global pandemic began a year ago, shuttering theaters.
LiLiCo, Mitsuki Takahata & Emma Miyazawa in Waitress
(Photo courtesy of Waitress Japan)
The 2016 Tony-nominated musical
Waitress premiered at Japan s Nissay Theatre on March 9, making it the first production of the show to open since the COVID-19 pandemic shut down theaters worldwide.
Based on the 2007 film by the late Adrienne Shelly, the Sara Bareilles-scored musical features a book by Jessie Nelson, with direction by Diane Paulus, choreography by Lorin Latarro and music direction by Nadia DiGiallonardo.
Because of COVID-19 restrictions on travel and other logistics, some members of the show s creative team went to Japan and quarantined before rehearsals began. Other designers and technicians had to work remotely from thousands of miles away. The associate director oversaw rehearsals with a video link to London. Lighting, sound and production supervision for technical rehearsals was run out of New York City.