Music[edit]

Waitress features an original score, with music and lyrics by American singer-so
ngwriter Sara Bareilles.[39] The musical uses a six-member orchestra consisting
of keyboard, piano, cello, guitar, bass and drums.[40] In addition to the show's
musical numbers Bareilles also recorded the Broadway's production's turn off yo
ur cellphone message, rewriting part of her original song "Cassiopeia".[41]
Musical numbers[edit]
2015 A.R.T., Boston Production
Act I
"What's Inside" - Jenna & Company
"Opening Up" - Jenna, Becky, Dawn, Cal and Company
"The Negative" - Jenna, Becky, Dawn
"Door Number Three" - Jenna
"Waiting Room" - Patients
"When He Sees Me" - Dawn and Company
"It Only Takes a Taste" - Dr. Pomatter and Jenna
"A Soft Place to Land" - Jenna, Becky, Dawn
"You Will Still Be Mine" - Earl and Jenna
"Never Ever Getting Rid of Me" - Ogie and Company
"Bad Idea" - Jenna, Dr. Pomatter, and Company
Act II
"Bad Idea" (Reprise) - Company
"I Love You Like a Table" - Ogie & Company
"I Didn't Plan It" - Becky
Take It From an Old Man" - Joe and Company
"She Used to Be Mine" - Jenna
"You Matter to Me" - Dr. Pomatter and Jenna
"Everything Changes" - Jenna and Company
"Lulu's Pie Song" - Lulu & Jenna
"Opening Up" (Reprise) - Company
2016 Broadway Production
Act I[42]
"What's Inside" - Jenna & Company
"Opening Up" - Jenna, Becky, Dawn, Cal and Company
"The Negative" - Jenna, Becky, Dawn
"What Baking Can Do" - Jenna
"Club Knocked Up" - Female Ensemble
"When He Sees Me" - Dawn and Company
"It Only Takes a Taste" - Dr. Pomatter and Jenna
"You Will Still Be Mine" - Earl and Jenna
"A Soft Place to Land" - Jenna, Becky, Dawn
"Never Ever Getting Rid of Me" - Ogie and Company
"Bad Idea" - Jenna, Dr. Pomatter, and Company
Act II[42]
"I Didn't Plan It" - Becky
"Bad Idea" (Reprise) - Company
"You Matter to Me" - Dr. Pomatter and Jenna
"I Love You Like a Table" - Ogie, Dawn, Company
"Take It From an Old Man" - Joe and Company
"She Used to Be Mine" - Jenna
"Everything Changes" - Jenna and Company
"Opening Up" (Finale) - Company
Recordings[edit]
Sara Bareilles recorded her fifth studio album called What's Inside: Songs from
Waitress, featuring songs from the musical. It was released on November 6, 2015,
through Epic Records.[43] The album debuted at number ten on the US Billboard 2
00 chart with 30,000 equivalent album units in its first week of release, giving
Barellies her fifth Top ten album.[44] The lead single from the album, "She Use
d to Be Mine", was released digitally on September 25, 2015.[45] Speaking about
the release of the album Bareilles stated that her decision to record an album o
f the songs came because it "proved impossible for me to imagine handing over th
e songs to the show before selfishly finding a way to sing them myself."[46]
In April 2016, it was announced that a cast album would be recorded the followin
g month.[47] The original Broadway cast recording was released as a digital down
load on June 3, and the physical release followed on July 1, 2016.[47] The album
was produced by Bareilles, alongside Neal Avron and was recorded by DMI Soundtr
acks.[48]