'Waitress' at the Forrest Theatre: Too sweet, too shallow

There may be sugar in the pies, but there's saccharine on the stage. Waitress, part of the Broadway Philadelphia series, is making a six-day stopover at the Forrest through Feb. 18, and, like saccharine, everything about this show seems fake and oversweet and leaves a weird taste in your mouth: the stereotypical trashy country folk, the corny plot line, the forgettable songs, the sentimental lyrics, the preposterous …

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