Music of Waitress
The music of Waitress the Musical was composed and written by Sara Bareilles.
Sara has released an album, containing many of the songs featured in the show, recorded before it opened for preview performances at the American Repertory Theatre, entitled “What’s Inside: Songs From Waitress.” The definitive version of songs from the finalised musical were then released in July 2016 on the Original Broadway Cast Recording.
In 2019, Sara released an EP of previously unheard demo versions of songs from the show, which also included songs that were not used in the final musical, entitled “What’s Not Inside: The Lost Songs from Waitress.”
Sara has also talked about other songs that were cut from the musical, and the original opening song, ‘Down at the Diner‘, has been performed in different versions multiple times on Broadway.
Broadway
Act One
- ‘What’s Inside‘
- ‘Opening Up‘
- ‘The Negative‘
- ‘What Baking Can Do‘
- ‘Club Knocked Up‘
- ‘Pomatter Pie’
- ‘When He Sees Me‘
- ‘It Only Takes A Taste‘
- ‘You Will Still Be Mine‘
- ‘A Soft Place To Land‘
- ‘Never Ever Getting Rid Of Me‘
- ‘Bad Idea‘
Act Two
- ‘I Didn’t Plan It‘
- ‘Bad Idea (Reprise)‘
- ‘You Matter To Me‘
- ‘I Love You Like A Table‘
- ‘Take It From An Old Man‘
- ‘Dear Baby‘
- ‘She Used To Be Mine‘
- ‘Everything Changes‘
- ‘Opening Up (Finale)‘
- ‘Opening Up (Instrumental Reprise)’
ART
Act One
- ‘What’s Inside‘
- ‘Opening Up‘
- ‘The Negative‘
- ‘Door Number Three‘
- ‘I Can’t Wait‘
- ‘When He Sees Me‘
- ‘It Only Takes A Taste‘
- ‘A Soft Place To Land‘
- ‘You Will Still Be Mine‘
- ‘Never Ever Getting Rid Of Me‘
- ‘Bad Idea‘
Act Two
- ‘Bad Idea (Reprise)‘
- ‘I Love You Like A Table‘
- ‘I Didn’t Plan It‘
- ‘Take It From An Old Man‘
- ‘Dear Baby‘
- ‘She Used To Be Mine‘
- ‘You Matter To Me‘
- ‘Everything Changes‘
- ‘Lulu’s Pie Song‘
- ‘Opening Up (Instrumental Reprise)’
- ‘Opening Up (Finale)‘
Outtakes
- ‘Down at the Diner‘ (Replaces ‘Opening Up’)
- ‘Happy Enough‘ (Cal’s solo song; inserted when Jenna asks Cal if he is happy at the wedding of Ogie and Dawn)
- ‘Without A Believer‘ (Dr. Pomatter’s solo song; inserted in place of ‘It Only Takes A Taste’)
- ‘Falling In Love Pie‘ (Replaces ‘A Soft Place To Land’)
Official Waitress the Musical Releases
She Used To Be Mine (Single)
What’s Inside: Songs From Waitress
Original Broadway Cast Recording
What’s Not Inside: The Lost Songs From Waitress
