*LAND OF CLEVE REVIEW:* *'Waitress' Combines * *the Perfect Ingredients to * *Make a Blue-Ribbon Musical* *at Playhouse Square* *Waitress is a theatrical treat, no matter how you slice it. Filled to the brim with familiar musical theatre ingredients -- love-starved characters, tasty trysts, bittersweet relationships -- the show nonetheless mixes them up in flavorful new ways that leaves you wanting more.Following the original recipe of Adrienne Shelley's film, the stage version of Waitress finds its central character Jenna (Desi Oakley) stuck in an abusive marriage with Earl (Nick Bailey) with a baby on the way. She escapes from reality by creating cleverly-named pies that are very popular at the diner she works at. Her coworkers (Ryan G. Dunkin, Lenne Klingaman, and Charity Angel Dawson) offer her support, and the curmudgeonly owner Joe (Larry Marshall) slips her some wise words along with her tips. But nothing can cheer her up until the new doctor in town (Bryan Fenkart) injects her with a newfound lust for life...* *READ THE FULL REVIEW AT:* *http://inthelandofcleve.blogspot.com/2017/10/cleve-review-waitress-combines-... <http://inthelandofcleve.blogspot.com/2017/10/cleve-review-waitress-combines-perfect.html>*