Waitress composer-lyricist Sara Bareilles will replace Jessie Mueller in the role of master pie baker Jenna in the Broadway musical March 31 at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre after the Tony-nominated star plays her final performance March 26. Chris Diamantopoulos will star opposite her as Dr. Pomatter.
The role will mark her Broadway acting debut. She will play a limited engagement in the role through June 11.
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Mueller, who won a Tony Award for her performance in Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, was nominated for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical for her work in Waitress.
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