Last night we once again visited the Benedum Center to see the touring production of the Tony Award nominated musical, "Waitress". I am not going into a full blown review of the show other than to say that it was funny, had great music and dance numbers, and terrific performances by Desi Oakley in the lead role of Jenna, and also by Charity Angel Dawson and Lenna Klingaman as her best friends and fellow waitresses at Joe's Pie Diner.
We attended as a part of a group of friends of ours, there were fourteen of us in all, and that made for a really fun evening. This is the second time that we've done this, and I have to say that the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust really makes it easy and simple to put a group together and do this. It was also our good luck that the PCT put on a "Know the Show Before You Go" event one hour before curtain time last night. They only do this for one performance during the run of the show, which, luckily, was the performance for which we had tickets. Who knew that was going to happen when I ordered the tickets back in September? So we attended that and were fortunate enough that three of the male cast members appeared and did a Q & A with the audience. It was very interesting and it really added to the enjoyment of the show. So, kudos to the Cultural Trust all around.
As I said, a fun show and one that, if you like live theater, you should really try to see at some point. It's run in Pittsburgh concludes on Sunday.
Three Stars from The Grandstander.
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