BREAKING NEWS: Waitress the Musical Ensemble member Stephanie Torns (also a former “Elphaba” in WICKED The Musical on Broadway and on Tour) will take on the lead role of pregnant pie maker “Jenna” for a 1 month stint starting this Tuesday, March 13th, 2018 through April 8th, 2018.
Torns (who has been with the show since the very beginning appearing in the Ensemble and understudying the role of “Jenna”) takes over from the show’s composer and current leading lady Sara Bareilles who plays her final performance tomorrow, March 11th, 2018 and right before American Idol and Smash favorite Katherine McPhee begins her limited engagement in the Tony and Grammy winning musical starting April 10th, 2018.
How amazing is it to go from appearing in the Ensemble and now getting to be the leading lady 8 times a week.
Congrats Stephanie!!!
Happy Trails Sara!!!
Stephanie Torns to Lead WAITRESS Following Bareilles’s Exit; McPhee Scheduled Thru June 17
BroadwayWorld has just learned that Stephanie Torns, the current Jenna understudy, will take over the leading role on March 13th following the exit of Sara Bareilles. Torns will star until Katharine McPhee takes over on April 10th.
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