TICKETS ON SALE NOW FOR THE 10TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR OF WAITRESS
“A little slice of heaven!”
Entertainment Weekly
WAITRESS
COMING TO PEORIA OCT. 6–7, 2026
TICKETS ON SALE THURSDAY, AUG. 6
PEORIA, IL ― The American Theatre Guild is thrilled to announce that single tickets for the 10th Anniversary tour of the hilarious hit Broadway musical WAITRESS are on sale now. Featuring music and lyrics by Grammy® Award-winning singer-songwriter Sara Bareilles, WAITRESS will open the 26–27 AMEREN ILLINOIS BROADWAY IN PEORIA Series at the Prairie Home Alliance Theater Oct. 6–7, 2026.
Tickets to WAITRESS are available for purchase at BroadwayInPeoria.com and PeoriaCivicCenter.com. Group ticket savings for 10+ are available by contacting Groups@ATGuild.org.
PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE:
Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2026 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2026 7:30 p.m.
Meet Jenna, a waitress and expert pie-maker who dreams of a way out of her small town and rocky marriage. Pouring her heart into her pies, she crafts desserts that mirror her topsy-turvy life such as “The Key (Lime) to Happiness Pie” and “Betrayed By My Eggs Pie.” When a baking contest in a nearby county — and a satisfying encounter with someone new — show Jenna a chance at a fresh start, she must find the courage to seize it. Change is on the menu, as long as Jenna can write her own perfectly personal recipe for happiness.
WAITRESS opened April 24, 2016 at Broadway’s Brooks Atkinson Theatre. Based upon the 2007 motion picture written by Adrienne Shelly, WAITRESS is the first Broadway musical in history to have four women in the four top creative team spots, with a book by Jessie Nelson, a score by Grammy® Award-winning singer-songwriter Sara Bareilles (composer of “Love Song” and “Brave”), choreography by Lorin Latarro and direction by Tony Award®-winner Diane Paulus. The WAITRESS Tour features Direction and Choreography re-created by Abbey O’Brien, and includes Scott Pask, Scenic Design; Suttirat Anne Larlarb, Costume Design; Ken Billington, Lighting Design; Brian Walters, Sound Design; Bernie Ardia, Hair Design; Nadia DiGiallonardo, Music Supervision. Arrangements by Nadia DiGiallonardo and Sara Bareilles, and Orchestrations by Sara Bareilles and The Waitress Band. Casting by ARC Casting.
“WAITRESS is a little slice of heaven!” says Entertainment Weekly, and is “Warm, witty, wise and hilarious. A wonderful treat.” according to London’s Express Online!
"It's an empowering musical of the highest order!" raves the Chicago Tribune. Don't miss this uplifting and hilarious musical celebrating friendship, motherhood, and the magic of a well-made pie.
Connect with WAITRESS
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WaitressOnTour/
Instagram: @waitressontour
Twitter/X: @WaitressOnTour
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Please note: BroadwayInPeoria.com, Ticketmaster.com and the Peoria Civic Center’s Toyota Box Office are the only official sources for tickets to all shows in the 26–27 AMEREN ILLINOIS BROADWAY IN PEORIA Series. If you purchase tickets through another source, you may pay inflated prices and your tickets will not be guaranteed.
The 26–27 AMEREN ILLINOIS BROADWAY IN PEORIA Series is welcomed by Ameren Illinois and the Prairie Home Alliance Theater.
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