Sara Bareilles’ ‘Waitress’ Musical To Debut In August
Sara Bareilles' musical based on the film Waitress is among the highlights of the newly-announced American Repertory Theater's upcoming season.
Sara Bareilles‘ musical based on the filmWaitress, a play co-written and starringMark Rylance and a stage adaptation ofEveEnsler‘sIn the Body of the World are among the highlights of the American Repertory Theater’s upcoming season.
The powerhouse theater company at Harvard said Thursday it will produce the world premiere ofWaitress, with music and lyrics by Grammy-nominated Bareilles, starting in August. It will be directed byDiane Paulus, the artistic director, who has also helmed the recent revival ofPippin and the newFinding Neverland.
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The season also includesNice Fish, a play about two men fishing on a lake in frozen Minnesota written by Rylance and Louis Jenkins, and the world premiere of Ensler’s 2013 memoir starring Ensler and directed by Paulus.
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The company will also present the musicalNatasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812; 1984, a stage adaptation ofGeorge Orwell‘s novel byRobert Icke andDuncan Macmillan; andThe Pirate Princess, a new musical adaptation ofShakespeare’sTwelfth Night for children.
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