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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.”

Paulus’ track record could bode well for the future of her new musical adaptation of the indie film “Waitress.” It’s currently in previews at the A.R.T. where the creative team spoke about it’s evolution and why adapting the film for the stage has been a bittersweet journey.

Jessie Mueller won a Tony Award for her performance as Carole King in the Broadway musical “Beautiful.” Now she takes on the work of another acclaimed singer-songwriter: Sara Bareilles.

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.

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’