KC Closeup: Desi Oakley (Waitress); Michael Brandt (Chicago Fire); Butterball

Desi Oakley plays the lead in Waitress the musical, which you can find at the Music Hall until this evening. Michael Brandt is a Kansas City native who went on to write movies like 3:10 to Yuma, 2 Fast 2 Furious and created the Chicago (Fire/PD/etc) brand of shows. He is in town this weekend to talk with the local film industry. Finally, what happens when Jen has to cook Thanksgiving dinner for the first time this year? She has to call the Butterball hotline.