Alum Katharine McPhee to Make Broadway Debut in ‘Waitress’

Katharine McPhee, the previous star of "American Idol" and NBC's Broadway-set arrangement "Crush," is presently slated to influence her Broadway to make a big appearance in the hit melodic "Server," demonstrate makers declared Wednesday. 

McPhee, who presently stars in the CBS dramatization "Scorpion," will assume control over the title part in the melodic beginning April 10 for a run slated to proceed through June 17. 

A breakout on the fifth period of "American Idol," McPhee won more extensive notoriety on NBC's Broadway-set 2013 arrangement "Crush" as a trying on-screen character cast in a Broadway-bound melodic about the life of Marilyn Monroe. 

The anecdotal "Crush" melodic "Stunner" may not be destined for Broadway, but rather "Server" opened April 24, 2016 at Broadway's Brooks Atkinson Theater, in light of the 2007 movie composed by Adrienne Shelly. 

The show earned Tony designations for unique star Jessie Mueller, writer Sara Bareilles and in addition Best Musical.