Arts & Entertainment

Evanston Native, Tony Winner Jessie Mueller To Star in "Waitress"

Show could be part of American Repertory Theater's schedule in 2015-16.

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Evanston native Jessie Mueller will star in the Sara Bareilles’ musical “Waitress” at the American Repertory Theater, the Daily Herald reports.

“Waitress” - a story of a waitress trapped in a small-town diner and loveless marriage - was a 2007 film starring Keri Russell.

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Mueller, a 2001 graduate of Evanston Township high School who won the Tony Award for best leading actress in a musical last year for her role as Carole King in the musical “Beautiful” on Broadway, will star in the American Repertory Theater adaptation of “Waitress” in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

According to Playbill.com, if all goes smoothly, “Waitress” could premiere as part of the theater’s 2015-16 season.

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