Waitress

2016 Tony Awards® nominations: Best Musical Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre - Music & Lyrics: Sara Bareilles Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical: Jessie Mueller Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical: Christopher Fitzgerald A new musical based on the 2007 motion picture written by Adrienne Shelly with a book by Jessie Nelson, music and lyrics by five-time Grammy Award-nominated singer/songwriter Sara Bareilles.