Tony Winner Jessie Mueller Enlisted for ABC Drama Series The Family

Before serving up another Broadway performance to pie for in Waitress, Jessie Mueller is heading to the small screen! According to Deadline, the Tony winner has been tapped for a recurring role in ABC’s drama series The Family.

Mueller will appear as Fran, an angelic and adorable bakeshop employee (we're sensing a theme going on here), who crosses paths with Andrew McCarthy's character Sam. The Family follows the return of a politician’s (Joan Allen) young son, who was thought to be dead after vanishing more than a decade earlier.

Mueller earned a Tony Award in 2014 for her star turn in Beautiful: The Carole King Musical. She also earned a Tony nod for On a Clear Day You Can See Forever; other Broadway credits include Nice Work If You Can Get It and The Mystery of Edwin Drood.

Waitress, which features a score by five-time Grammy nominee Sara Bareilles, will begin previews on March 25, 2016 at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre, where it will open on April 24.