Sara Bareilles

Sara Bareilles is an American singer, songwriter and actress who began performing in bars and venues after graduating from UCLA in 2002 and self-released her first album, Careful Confessions, in 2004. After signing with Epic Records, she broke through with Little Voice (2007) and its single Love Song, then reached the top of the Billboard 200 with Kaleidoscope Heart and earned a Grammy nomination for Album of the Year with The Blessed Unrest. She wrote the music and lyrics for the Broadway musical Waitress, earning Tony and Grammy nominations, and later starred in a revival of Into the Woods, which brought her a Tony nomination for Best Actress in a Musical. On screen, she played Mary Magdalene in Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert (2018), a role that earned her an Emmy nomination, led the musical comedy Girls5eva, and produced and starred in Waitress: The Musical (2023). She appeared as a singer in Girl Play (2004).