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’s 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 “It Only Takes a Taste� and “Bad Idea� from the score. Mraz then remained on stage to perform one of his own songs, �93 Million Miles,� which he described as a kind of homecoming.
Watch Mraz and Wolfe perform “Bad Idea� above.
“I feel completely transformed,� Mraz said of his experience with Waitress. “I feel like everything I’ve 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.�
This is not Mraz’s first foray into Bareilles� score; he appeared as a guest artist on the composer’s 2015 album What’s Inside: Songs from Waitress. Both tracks he appears on, “Bad Idea� and “You Matter to Me,� 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’s “Cast Album Karaoke� 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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