Hollyoaks favourite Hannah Tointon will join the cast of hit show Waitress in December when the former soap star will step into the role of Dawn.
Following in the footsteps of Blake Harrison, her co-star in hit show The Inbetweeners who took on the role of Ogie earlier this year, Tointon will step into a leading role in the West End production which was recently extended for a fourth time.
Recently seen as Zelda in The Jazz Age at the Playground Theatre, Tointon will step into the role of Dawn from 2 December 2019 following the departure of Laura Baldwin.
Tointon’s casting coincides with the announcement that the show’s current Jenna, Lucie Jones will extend her well-received run in the show until 25 January 2020.
Jones continues in her role alongside: Sandra Marvin, who recently joined the production as Becky; David Hunter as Dr. Pomatter; Tamlyn Henderson as Earl, and Andrew Boyer as Old Joe. The show’s current Ogie, vlogger turned Strictly celebrity Joe Sugg, is due to take his final bow in the show on 30 November.
With tickets on sale for performances at the Adelphi Theatre until 28 March 2020, the company also includes Kelly Agbowu, Piers Bate, Cindy Belliott, Michael Hamway, Stephen Leask, Chris McGuigan, Olivia Moore, Nathaniel Morrison, Sarah O’Connor, Leanne Pinder, Charlotte Riby and Mark Willshire.
The first major West End musical to boast an all-female creative team, Waitress features a book by Jessie Nelson and music and lyrics by singer/songwriter Sara Bareilles. The production is directed by Tony Award-winning director Diana Paulus with choreography by Lorin Laterro.
Based on the 2007 film Waitress, the musical tale of love friendship and perfect pies opened on Broadway in 2016. A hit with audiences and critics, the show was nominated for four Outer Critics’ Circle Awards, including Outstanding New Broadway Musical; two Drama League Award Nominations, including Outstanding Production of a Broadway or Off-Broadway Musical; six Drama Desk Nominations, including Outstanding Musical; and four Tony Award Nominations, including Best Musical.
A critical and commercial hit, the show’s success has added poignancy due to the tragic loss of the film’s creator who was murdered just before the movie premiered at the famous Sundance Film Festival.
Hunger for the London debut of the hit show resulted in an early announcement of an initial extended booking period weeks before the production celebrated its official opening night in March this year.
Angela Thomas
Tickets for Waitress are available HERE.
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