Grammy Award-winning musician Jason Mraz, who is set to make his Broadway debut November 3 in the hit Sara Bareilles musical Waitress, gave fans an early preview on October 30 with a special mini-concert featuring the show鈥檚 current star Betsy Wolfe.
The singer-songwriter, who rose to fame with his 2002 debut album Waiting for My Rocket to Come, will take on the role of Dr. Pomatter beginning November 3 at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre. Mraz is set to play a ten-week limited engagement.
Bareilles introduced Mraz and Wolfe, who performed 鈥淚t Only Takes a Taste鈥� and 鈥淏ad Idea鈥� from the score. Mraz then remained on stage to perform one of his own songs, 鈥�93 Million Miles,鈥� which he described as a kind of homecoming.
Watch Mraz and Wolfe perform 鈥淏ad Idea鈥� above.
鈥淚 feel completely transformed,鈥� Mraz said of his experience with Waitress. 鈥淚 feel like everything I鈥檝e done in the last 20 years was just buying time until I could get back here and become a part of a show and have a purpose. So, thank you for the invitation Sara.鈥�
This is not Mraz鈥檚 first foray into Bareilles鈥� score; he appeared as a guest artist on the composer鈥檚 2015 album What鈥檚 Inside: Songs from Waitress. Both tracks he appears on, 鈥淏ad Idea鈥� and 鈥淵ou Matter to Me,鈥� are performed in the show by Dr. Pomatter and Jenna.
In addition, Bareilles will welcome Mraz to co-host a new edition of the musical鈥檚 鈥淐ast Album Karaoke鈥� series October 30 at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre. Prior to the 7 PM performance, audience members will have the opportunity to sign up for a chance to sing a portion of any song from the score to Waitress on the stage in a post-show event.
Bareilles, who also made her Broadway debut in the musical (succeeding Tony winner as Jenna), returns to emcee the karaoke series, which launched September 14 last year.
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