Waitress

San Jose Center for the Performing Arts
255 Almaden Blvd. San Jose

Inspired by the beloved film from Adrienne Shelly and brought to life by a groundbreaking all-female creative team, the Broadway hit Waitress opens up shop at the San Jose Center for the Performing Arts. With original music and lyrics by Grammy nominee Sara Bareilles ("Brave") and direction from Tony winner Diane Paulus, this is a vibrant tale of a waitress and pie maker who dreams of leaving her small town and loveless marriage. When a baking contest and a new doctor offer a chance at a fresh start, she must summon the strength to build her new life in a musical Entertainment Weekly calls "a little slice of heaven."