Sara Bareilles News

Tonight, BroadwayWorld's Senior TV and Film Critic, Matt Tamanini will be live blogging the 89th Academy Awards, so join him as ceremony gets underway at 8:30 p.m. EST. With movie-musical LA LA LAND and stage-to-screen adaptation FENCES nominated for Best Picture and playwrights Kenneth Lonergan, Tarell Alvin McCraney, and Robert Schenkkan with works nominated in the category as well, the ceremony is shaping up to be quite theatrical. 

Oscar® producers Michael De Luca and Jennifer Todd announced the final slate of presenters for the 89th Oscars® telecast.

Oscar producers Michael De Luca and Jennifer Todd announced the final slate of presenters for the 89th Oscars telecast.

When WAITRESS composer and soon-to-be star Sara Bareilles sings during the "In Memoriam" segment on the Academy Awards this Sunday night, she will have the distinction of becoming an "EGOT performer" - someone who has performed on the Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony Awards ceremonies.

The producers of the Broadway hit Waitress have announced that on March 31, TV star Chris Diamantopoulos will star opposite Sara Bareilles as Dr. Pomatter, who inspires expert pie-maker Jenna Hunterson to create an "I Wanna Play Doctor with my Gynecologist" pie.

Louisville's new line up of Broadway's finest has been announced!

Grammy- and Tony-nominated singer and songwriter Sara Bareilles will deliver a special 'In Memoriam' performance during the 89th Oscars ceremony, show producers Michael De Luca and Jennifer Todd announced today.

Good morning, BroadwayWorld! This weekend's big news: COME FROM AWAY and CRAZY FOR YOU open on Sunday!

I love Valentine's Day. And this year, it was even more special. Amidst an already lively theater scene in the metropolitan area, a Valentine's Day Cabaret happened at the Club Vibe. This cabaret, the brain child of Nik Whitcomb and Sarah Gibson, featured local performers who have appeared in award-winning productions in a variety of Omaha theaters.

After announcing on Twitter last night that she had a big announcement to share on the TODAY show, the WAITRESS composer/lyricist has announced that she is coming out from the wings onto the stage of the hit Broadway show.

FEINSTEIN'S/54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club, presents Bryan Fenkart in a return engagement on February, 28 at 9:30pm. Fenkart has been seen on stage as Huey in Memphis on Broadway and in the world premieres of Billy Joe Armstrong's These Paper Bullets, Sheryl Crow's Diner and Off-Broadway's Piece of My Heart: The Bert Berns Story.

New York City Gay Men's Chorus today announced that El Coro Gay de Ciudad de Mexico will be guest stars at Big Gay Sing, its annual sing-along extravaganza from March 24 - 26 at NYU Skirball Center for the Performing Arts.

Gabrielle Stravelli – the celebrated pop/jazz vocalist and songwriter – released “Cake of My Childhood” on Spotify, the first single from the new album Dream Ago.

A diverse all-star lineup of GRAMMY Award nominees, GRAMMY winners, entertainers and film and TV stars took stage last ight for THE 59TH ANNUAL GRAMMY AWARDS

Three-time Tony Award-winner Glenn Close stars in the Broadway return of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Tony Award-winning Best Musical, Sunset Boulevard. Close made her West End debut in bravura sold-out limited engagement at the English National Opera (ENO) in April 2016, winning an Evening Standard Award for her iconic portrayal of Norma Desmond.

Julie Andrews stopped by this morning's GOOD MORNING AMERICA to discuss her new pre-school show JULIE'S GREENROOM, premiering on Netflix on March 17th.

Fans of Waitress the musical will soon be able to bake the delicious pies that the show's leading character Jenna Hunterson makes for Joe's Diner with the publication of Sugar, Butter, Flour: The Waitress Pie Cookbook, Recipes from the Files of Jenna Hunterson (Pam Krauss Books, a division of Penguin Random House ) which will come out on May 23.

Award-winning actress Julie Andrews will star in Julie's Greenroom, a new preschool show from The Jim Henson Company that features an all-new puppet cast of kids learning about the performing arts. The series will be available exclusively to Netflix members globally in early 2017.

LOVE NEVER DIES, Andrew Lloyd Webber's sequel to THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, will be part of next season's line-up at the Hollywood Pantages.

Playing For Change artist and advocate Rocky Dawuni has released the compelling and inspiring music video 'Shine A Light.' Recipient of last year's Bass Awards Artist of the Year, his recent production brings added resonance to the challenging social landscape on the world stage today.