The Inbetweeners' actor Blake Harrison to star in Waitress at the Adelphi Theatre beginning in June

### Blake Harrison of *The Inbetweeners* joins the London cast of *Waitress The Musical* Following a [**new lead cast announcement**](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/news/ashley-roberts-and-lucie-jones-cast-in-west-end-musical-waitress) for *Waitress* made last week, it has been confirmed today that **Blake Harrison** will be taking over the role of Ogie from *30 Rock *actor **Jack McBrayer**, who finishes his West End debut performance on Saturday, 15 June 2019. Harrison **begins his run as Ogie in *Waitress* on Monday, 17 June 2019**. In addition to his role on the BAFTA Award-winning E4 comedy series, *The Inbetweeners*, and its subsequent film spin-offs, *The Inbetweeners Movie *and *The Inbetweeners 2,* Blake Harrison has also notably appeared in the critically lauded BBC drama, *A Very English Scandal*, opposite **Hugh Grant**, **Alex Jennings**, and **Ben Whishaw**. Other screen credits of Harrison's include *The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret*, *Prime Suspect 1973*, feature-length film *Dad’s Army*, and E4 series’ *Tripped. *Upcoming credits on screen include the new BBC WWII drama World On Fire premiering this September and the crime-comedy film *Madness In The Method.* Harrison's stage credits include the role of Michael in *The End Of The Pier *at **London's Park Theatre** and *STEP 9 (Of 12)* at the [**West End's Trafalgar Studios**](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/venue/17/trafalgar-studios.aspx). The new lead cast in *Waitress* also stars **Ashley Roberts** as Dawn, **David Hunter** as Dr. Pomatter, **Lucie Jones** as Jenna, **Marisha Wallace** as Becky, **Peter Hannah** as Earl, and **Shaun Prendergast **as Old Joe. Completing the West End cast of *Waitress* as part of the company will be **Ashley Roberts**, **Charlotte Riby**, **Chris McGuigan**, **David Hunter**, **Kelly Agbowu**, **Leanne Pinder**, **Lucie Jones**, **Marisha Wallace**, **Mark Willshire**, **Michael Hamway**, **Nathaniel Morrison**, **Nicole Raquel Dennis**, **Olivia Moore**, **Peter Hannah**, **Piers Bate**, **Sarah O’Connor**, **Shaun Prendergast**, and **Stephen Leask**. **Laura Baldwin **will be returning to the role of Dawn at the end of summer. ### About the West End *Waitress* musical The West End production of the hit Broadway musical *Waitress* received its UK premiere at [**London's Adelphi Theatre**](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/venue/3/adelphi-theatre.aspx) on 7 March 2019 and the four-time Tony Award-nominated musical has reached many milestones since its original Broadway run. The New York City production was nominated for four Outer Critics' Circle Awards, including one for Outstanding New Broadway Musical; six Drama Desk Award nominations, including one for Outstanding Musical; and two Drama League Award nominations, including one for Outstanding Production of a Broadway or Off-Broadway Musical. *Waitress The Musical *was realised by a record-breaking, all-female creative team that includes 7-time Grammy® nominee **Sara Bareilles** (*Brave, Love Song*), who wrote the original score for the show; renowned screenwriter **Jessie Nelson** (*I Am Sam*), who wrote the book for *Waitress;* the Tony Award®-winning **Diane Paulus** (*Finding Neverland, Pippin*), who directed the production; and **Lorin Latarro**, who provided the choreography. *Waitress* is now touring across the United States and will receive its Australian premiere at the Sydney Lyric Theatre in 2020. ## *Waitress* musical theatre tickets for the London Adelphi Theatre run on sale now with no booking fees! If you have not yet seen the hit West End musical, *Waitress*, then what are you *waiting *for? Book your London theatre tickets for *Waitress* early to secure the best ticket prices and seats at the [**Adelphi Theatre**](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/venue/3/adelphi-theatre.aspx) while stocks last! 🎫 [**Book your *Waitress* London musical tickets now with no booking fees**](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/musical/3309/waitress-tickets.aspx).