{"id":55604,"date":"2025-03-31T09:01:39","date_gmt":"2025-03-31T15:01:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pioneertheatre.org\/?p=55604"},"modified":"2025-04-08T11:41:24","modified_gmt":"2025-04-08T17:41:24","slug":"waitress-cast-creative","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pioneertheatre.org\/waitress-cast-creative\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet the Cast and Creative Team for the Utah Premiere of WAITRESS"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"55604\" class=\"elementor elementor-55604\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5518d91 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5518d91\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5db1557\" data-id=\"5db1557\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63043e5 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"63043e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Pioneer Theatre Company presents the Utah premiere of <strong><em>Waitress<\/em><i>\u00a0<\/i><\/strong>from <strong>May 2-17, 2025. <\/strong>Nominated for four Tony Awards, the musical features a book by <b>Jessie Nelson <\/b>and music and lyrics by Grammy Award-winner <strong>Sara Bareilles<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/p><p>Based on the 2007 Sundance film,\u00a0<i>Waitress<\/i> is the story of Jenna, a pie chef and waitress at a small-town Southern diner who\u2019s stuck in a loveless marriage. When Jenna discovers she is pregnant, a local pie-baking contest with a cash prize becomes Jenna and her baby\u2019s chance for a better life. But, as is often the case, fate has a few extra ingredients that complicate Jenna\u2019s recipe for a new life.\u00a0<\/p><h3><strong>The Cast<\/strong><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-309ecc5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"309ecc5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"553\" height=\"1536\" src=\"https:\/\/pioneertheatre.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/WAITRESS-Website-Super-Graphic-553x1536.png\" class=\"attachment-1536x1536 size-1536x1536 wp-image-55667\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pioneertheatre.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/WAITRESS-Website-Super-Graphic-553x1536.png 553w, https:\/\/pioneertheatre.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/WAITRESS-Website-Super-Graphic-108x300.png 108w, https:\/\/pioneertheatre.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/WAITRESS-Website-Super-Graphic-369x1024.png 369w, https:\/\/pioneertheatre.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/WAITRESS-Website-Super-Graphic-768x2133.png 768w, https:\/\/pioneertheatre.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/WAITRESS-Website-Super-Graphic-737x2048.png 737w, https:\/\/pioneertheatre.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/WAITRESS-Website-Super-Graphic.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 553px) 100vw, 553px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4969a27 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4969a27\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Leading the cast is PTC newcomer <strong>Claire Saunders*<\/strong> (Broadway&#8217;s <em>Sweeney Todd<\/em>) as Jenna. She is joined by PTC alumni <strong>Ben Jacoby*<\/strong> (Broadway&#8217;s <em>Beautiful: The Carole King Musical<\/em>, PTC&#8217;s <em>Bonnie &amp; Clyde<\/em>) as Dr. Pomatter; <strong>William Parry*<\/strong> (an original cast member of 11 Broadway productions\u2014including <em>Sunday in the Park with George<\/em>, PTC&#8217;s <em>Alabama Story<\/em>, <em>Newsies<\/em>) as Joe; <strong>Daniel Plimpton*<\/strong> (PTC&#8217;s <em>Something Rotten<\/em>, <em>Cagney<\/em>) as Ogie; <strong>Lexi Rabadi*<\/strong> (Broadway&#8217;s <em>Sweeney Todd<\/em>, PTC&#8217;s <em>Something Rotten<\/em>) as Dawn; <strong>Brent Thiessen*\u00a0<\/strong>(PTC&#8217;s <em>Jersey Boys<\/em>, <em>Putting It Together<\/em>) as Earl; and ensemble members <strong>Kyle Brand*<\/strong> (PTC&#8217;s <em>Oliver!<\/em>) and <strong>Marjorie Failoni* <\/strong>(Broadway&#8217;s <em>Escape to Margaritaville<\/em>, PTC&#8217;s <em>Something Rotten<\/em>). Making their PTC debuts are <strong>Aaron Arnell Harrington*<\/strong> (Off-Broadway&#8217;s <em>Little Shop of Horrors<\/em>) as Cal; <strong>Candice Marie Woods*<\/strong> (Broadway&#8217;s <em>Hairspray<\/em>, <em>Catch Me If You Can<\/em>) as Becky; and ensemble member <strong>Vincent Ortega*<\/strong> (Broadway&#8217;s <em>Mamma Mia!<\/em>, <em>In the Heights<\/em>).<\/p><p><b><\/b>Rounding out the company are ensemble members <strong>Jordan Cruz<\/strong> (PTC&#8217;s <em>Jersey Boys<\/em>, <em>The Rocky Horror Show<\/em>); <strong>Zeth Dixon<\/strong>;<strong> Luke Foti<\/strong>; <strong>Kamaluonalani Matthias<\/strong>; and<strong> Courtney McMullin<\/strong>. <strong>Iris Fernelius<\/strong>,<strong> Hailey Harding<\/strong>, and <strong>Hazel Wilde Pearce <\/strong>alternate in the role of Lulu.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0960197 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0960197\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><strong>The Creative Team<\/strong><\/h3><div><p><b>Melinda Pfundstein,\u00a0<\/b>in her PTC debut, directs <em>Waitress<\/em>. Pfundstein has been a member of the creative company at Utah Shakespeare Festival for over 25 years, where she recently directed <em>Silent Sky<\/em>, <em>The<\/em> <em>Book of Will<\/em>, <em>All&#8217;s Well That Ends Well<\/em>, and many others. She has also directed <em>The Tempest<\/em> for the University of Utah.<\/p><p><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-size: 1rem;\">Pfundstein is joined on the Creative Team by Musical Director\/Conductor <b>Tom Griffin<\/b> (PTC&#8217;s <i>Bonnie &amp; Clyde, <\/i><em>Once On This Island<\/em>); Choreographer <strong>Natalie Malotke<\/strong> (PTC&#8217;s <em>Sweet Charity, Fiddler on the Roof<\/em>) Scenic Designer <strong>Yoon Bae <\/strong>(PTC&#8217;s<i> The Lehman Trilogy, Scapin<\/i>); Costume Designer <strong>Patrick Holt<\/strong>\u00a0(PTC&#8217;s\u00a0<i> Natasha, Pierre &amp; The Great Comet of 1812, Dial M for Murder<\/i>); Lighting Designer <strong>Paul Miller <\/strong>(PTC&#8217;s<i> Natasha, Pierre &amp; The Great Comet of 1812, In the Heights<\/i>); Sound Designer <b>Aaron Hubbard <\/b>(PTC&#8217;s <em>Jersey Boys<\/em>; <i>Natasha, Pierre &amp; The Great Comet of 1812<\/i>); Hair &amp; Makeup Designer <b>Natalia Castilla<\/b> (Broadway&#8217;s<i> Purpose, <\/i>NBC&#8217;s <i>Saturday Night Live<\/i>) and Intimacy Director <strong>Sarah Shippobotham<\/strong> (PTC&#8217;s <em>The Lehman Trilog<\/em>y, <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time<\/span><\/i>. <b>James O. Hansen <\/b>is Production Stage Manager. Casting is by <b>Bob Cline.\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p><\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div><p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">*Member of Actors&#8217; Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States<\/span><\/em><\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8a3e11 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f8a3e11\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><strong>Tickets<\/strong><\/h3><p><i>Waitress <\/i>plays the Simmons Pioneer Memorial Theatre from <b>May 2-17, 2025.<\/b> Tickets are now on sale via the link below or by calling the Pioneer Theatre Company Box Office at <b>801-581-6961. <\/b>Tickets for patrons in grades K-12 are half-price Monday through Thursday. A limited number of $63 tickets are available for each performance with promo code <strong>PTC63<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3758ec elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"a3758ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/purchase.pioneertheatre.org\/EventAvailability?EventId=217&#038;ref=bookNow&#038;scroll=timeAndDates\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Tickets<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-07dfe16 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"07dfe16\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/pioneertheatre.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/7-1024x576.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-55756\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pioneertheatre.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/7-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/pioneertheatre.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/7-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/pioneertheatre.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/7-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/pioneertheatre.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/7-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/pioneertheatre.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/7.png 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-214f2e0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"214f2e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"6000\" height=\"3000\" src=\"https:\/\/pioneertheatre.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/waitress_wide.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-50823\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pioneertheatre.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/waitress_wide.png 6000w, https:\/\/pioneertheatre.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/waitress_wide-300x150.png 300w, https:\/\/pioneertheatre.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/waitress_wide-1024x512.png 1024w, https:\/\/pioneertheatre.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/waitress_wide-768x384.png 768w, https:\/\/pioneertheatre.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/waitress_wide-1536x768.png 1536w, https:\/\/pioneertheatre.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/waitress_wide-2048x1024.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 6000px) 100vw, 6000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d12f2a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d12f2a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>WAITRESS<\/b>\u00a0is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. www.mtishows.com<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pioneer Theatre Company presents the Utah premiere of Waitress\u00a0from May 2-17, 2025. 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