VIDEO,
VIDEO, NEW DAY NORTHWEST STARTS NOW.
NOW.
NOW. >>
NOW. >> GOOD MORNING, WELCOME TO NEW
DAY NORTHWEST.
DAY NORTHWEST. WE HAVE A FINE SHOW FOR YOU
TODAY.
TODAY.
TODAY. WE
TODAY. WE WILL START WITH A TONY
NOMINATED MUSICAL THAT'S
OPENING AT THE PARAMOUNT.
WE HAD THE MUSIC FROM WAITRESS.
>> ♪ YOU KNOW BETTER THAN ME,
WE BOTH MADE MISTAKES. I WON'T
UNDO WHAT I AM DOING TO SIT IN
JUDGMENT OF WHAT MAKES US HUMAN.
MY HEAD WON'T BE HUNG IN SHAME.
IT'S NOT WHAT I WANTED. I
UNDERSTAND IT. ♪ I DIDN'T PLAN
THIS.
THIS.
THIS. BUT
THIS. BUT IT IS TIME FOR SOMETHING TO
FEEL.
FEEL.
FEEL. ♪
FEEL. ♪ LOOK AROUND YOU, WE ARE ALL
LOOKING FOR A LITTLE LESS CRAZY.
I NEVER THOUGHT YOU WOULD SEE.
YOU HAVE BEEN TAKEN FOR GRANTED.
I AM SICK AT THE WAY I HAVE
BEEN WAITING TO BREAK FREE.
♪ MAYBE YOU NEED THE SAME
THING.
THING.
THING. SOMETHING TO FEEL.
TO OPEN YOUR EYES AND LOOK
AROUND. I DIDN'T PLAN THIS.
I AM FINALLY FEELING ALIVE.
♪ FINALLY SOMETHING TO FEEL.
♪ ♪
♪ ♪
♪ ♪ >>
♪ ♪ >> THAT WAS SO GOOD!
I LOVE THAT, I FEEL THAT I MY
BODY AND MY CHEST.
>> THAT GIVES A A LITTLE BIT OF
AN IDEA ABOUT WHAT WAITRESS IS
ALL ABOUT.
ALL ABOUT. WAITRESS IS ABOUT, I LIKE TO
SAY IT IS ABOUT FINDING YOUR
VERSION OF HAPPY.
AND WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE FOR
YOU.
YOU.
YOU. SHE
YOU. SHE IS STUCK IN A LOVELESS
MARRIAGE AND ABUSIVE. SO SHE
GOES FROM THERE.
>> AND THAT'S WHERE THAT SONG
CAME FROM, RIGHT?
>> IN THE SUN, IT IS ON BY --
IT IS SUNG BY BECKY, THE
CHARACTER.
CHARACTER. SHE IS FINDING HER WAY OUT OF
THIS MARRIAGE AND INTO A BETTER
VERSION OF HER LIFE.
>> SO IT IS PLAYED BY CHERYL
HINES IN THE MOVIE.
>> BECKY IS A NO-NONSENSE, KIND
OF BEEN AROUND THE BLOCK KIND
OF GIRL.
OF GIRL.
OF GIRL. SO SHE IS A REALLY BIG SUPPORT
TO HER FRIENDS AND ENCOURAGING
THEM TO MOVE TOWARD GREATNESS
IN THEIR LIVES.
>> YOU STARTED IN A DIFFERENT
WORLD, YOU WERE A NURSE?
WHAT A BIG CHALLENGE TO SWITCH
ROLES.
ROLES.
ROLES. >>
ROLES. >> THE FUNNY THING IS IT WAS A
CHALLENGE BUT I DIDN'T
UNDERSTUDY BECKY.
UNDERSTUDY BECKY. THE FIRST DAY OF REHEARSAL, THE
WOMAN PLAYING THE ROLE COULDN'T
BE THERE SO I HAD TO BE THE
LEAD.
LEAD.
LEAD. SO
LEAD. SO IT WAS BEEN IN MY BONES FOR
A WHILE.
A WHILE.
A WHILE. >> IT'S A GOOD THING YOU WERE
THERE.
THERE.
THERE. VERY NICE.
VERY NICE. >> I KNOW THERE WAS A LOT OF
PIE IN THE MOVIE.
DID YOU DO ANY METHOD ACTING
AND NEED A LOT OF PIE?
>> I DO EAT PIE ON STAGE.
THAT'S A BIG MOMENT WITH HER ON
THE PATH.
THE PATH.
THE PATH. >> HAVE YOU EVER WORKED AS AN
ACTUAL WAITRESS?
ACTUAL WAITRESS? I HAVE BEEN CHANGING FOOD ON
THE LINE AND A BUFFET WHICH IS
THE HARDEST JOB.
[ LAUGHTER ]
>> I UNDERSTAND THAT THE ENTIRE
CREATIVE TEAM IS MADE UP OF
FEMALES, WHAT IS THAT LIKE?
>> IT WAS A REALLY GREAT.
WE ARE DEALING WITH PREGNANCY
AND THINGS LIKE THAT IN
CHILDBIRTH AND THE INSIGHT THAT
THESE WOMEN HAD IS GREAT, AS
MOTHERS NSA BUILD THE STORIES.
THEY WERE JUST THE BEST ON THE
JOB.
JOB.
JOB. THAT
JOB. THAT WAS REALLY COOL TO SEE.
>> WHAT IS IT LIKE TO TAKE
SOMETHING FROM A MOVIE TO A
STAGE SHOW?
STAGE SHOW? WE HEAR ABOUT BOOKS BECOMING
MOVIES BUT THEN YOUR SITUATION?
>> THERE HAS BEEN A LOT OF THAT
LATELY.
LATELY.
LATELY. THEY REALLY DID A GOOD JOB OF
STICKING TO THE SPIRIT OF THE
MOVIE.
MOVIE.
MOVIE. EVEN THE SONGS THAT SARAH WROTE
I THINK FIT THAT STORY VERY
WELL.
WELL.
WELL. UNIT I WOULD LIKE TO HEAR MORE
ABOUT YOU. YOU WERE BORN IN
OKLAHOMA?
OKLAHOMA?
OKLAHOMA? AND YOU LIVED AROUND THE
COUNTRY?
COUNTRY?
COUNTRY? HOW DID YOU GET STARTED DOING
THIS? UNIT I HAVE BEEN SINGING
MY WHOLE LIFE.
MY FATHER IS A MUSICIAN.
BUT I FELL IN LOVE WITH
STORYTELLING IN MY JUNIOR YEAR
OF HIGH SCHOOL AND I STARTED
DOING COMPETITIONS.
DOING COMPETITIONS. SO I FELL IN LOVE WITH THAT.
THEN I REALIZED THAT I COULD
PUT THEM ALTOGETHER.
>> WITH THE BROADWAY SHOW, IT
SEEMS LIKE EVERYTHING IS BEING
SUNG, HAS THAT TRANSFERRED INTO
YOUR REAL LIFE?
MAYBE YOU DO LIKE I'M BRUSHING
MY TEETH?
MY TEETH?
MY TEETH? >> [ LAUGHTER ] WE ARE ALWAYS
SINGING.
SINGING.
SINGING. I SEE YOU HAVE A TATTOO OF
SOMETHING.
SOMETHING. >> I AM NOT AFRAID OF ANYTHING.
>> YOU HAVE ALSO DONE DREAM
GIRLS, RIGHT?
GIRLS, RIGHT? >> I HAVE DONE CHURCH LADY AND
THE COLOR PURPLE.
I HAVE BEEN IN SIDESHOW, WHICH
WAS MY FIRST BROADWAY.
I WAS A FORTUNETELLER.
>> HAVE YOU BEEN IN SEATTLE?
>> SO THIS IS MY FIRST TIME.
I AM LOVING IT SO FAR.
THE NATURE AND THE SCENERY, IT
IS REALLY BEAUTIFUL.
, YOU HAVE A DREAM ROLE,
SOMETHING YOU WOULD LIKE TO
PLAY?
PLAY?
PLAY? >>
PLAY? >> I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE
SOMETHING WRITTEN FOR ME.
I THINK THAT'S THE NEXT BIG
ROLE.
ROLE.
ROLE. SOMETHING THAT IS CATERED TO ME
WHICH WOULD BE REALLY NICE.
>> WHAT YOU THINK THAT WOULD
BE?
BE?
BE? >>
BE? >> I
BE? >> I HAVE NO IDEA.
I'M TRYING TO GET THROUGH THE
ELLA FITZGERALD SHOWS.
SO MAYBE THAT WILL HAPPEN.
>> SOMEBODY WITH A GREAT VOICE.
[ LAUGHTER ]
>> WAITRESS OPENS TONIGHT