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A.R.T. Artistic Director and Waitress director Diane Paulus is one of the most sought after directors in theatre, and to anyone lucky enough to have seen one of her productions, the reasons are clear.

The lovely, multi-talented Jessie Nelson joins forces with Sara Bareilles, Diane Paulus, and the American Repertory Theater for Waitress, a new musical making its world premiere right here in the Hub.

Sara Barielles returns to her roots as composer for the A.R.T.’s ‘Waitress’

A.R.T.’s adaptation of ‘Waitress’ blends Sara Barielles’s songcraft into a story about a woman and her pies.

Having gained fame performing the biggest hits from Carole King’s legendary catalog, Mueller is now ready to tackle a score with all original music.

Bareilles has never before undertaken a musical, but her pulsing, piano-driven tunes and sincere, ringing ballads both carry the story and set the now quirky, now aching mood. 

“Wilde’s rise and fall mirrors the elusiveness of fame today, more than a century later, and the danger of living our lives so constantly in the spotlight. It also captures the timeless fervor of lust and young love, and the lengths to which we go when we find ourselves caught up in unhealthy but intoxicating relationships.”

“At long last, Harvard’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences has approved the proposed theater, dance, and media concentration after months of deliberation. Harvard students can declare the new major this fall, but senior Mark Mauriello, 22, already had a jump start.”