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By the end of this sensational and singular Off Broadway production, there may not be a dry eye in the dacha.

The singer teams up with Diane Paulus for a new musical.

One of the brightest choreographers sets his sights on A.R.T. and “Waitress”.

Actress and singer Jessie Mueller talks waiting tables, resume fibs and Disney princes.

Sara Bareilles discusses her theatre roots with Playbill.com and the fear behind taking the plunge into composing for the stage.

Stagecraft is never a question at the ART these days. The Broadway design team from the Paulus-directed “Finding Neverland” produces the usual effortless-looking theatrical magic, although this time there’s no actual magic required. 

By any measure, Sara Bareilles is a major star. Now she is lending that immense talent to the stage. The 35-year-old singer-songwriter has written her first musical, called “Waitress,” based on the 2007 film. It will open this month at the American Repertory Theater in Cambridge.

Actress and native Londoner Jeanna de Waal is absolutely ecstatic to be working with Diane Paulus and American Repertory Theater (A.R.T.) on the Harvard-tied theater company’s 2015-2016 season opener, “Waitress.”

Tony-winning director Diane Paulus, who breathed new life into the musicals Hair and Porgy and Bess, shares what drew her to the musical adaptation of the indie film “Waitress.”