Tag archives: Sara Bareilles

Santa Maria-based PCPA theatrical conservatory’s Santa Ynez Valley summer season takes place at the charming Solvang Festival Theatre, the recently renovated open-air amphitheater in downtown Solvang. Launching the four month run of shows under the stars is Waitress, the “deliciously empowering” story of Jenna, a server and talented pie-maker. Trapped in both an abusive marriage […]

The Broadway run of the show Waitress may have ended prematurely because of COVID, but the American Theatre Guild’s touring production at the Granada served up a highly entertaining show. With music and lyrics by Grammy winner Sara Bareilles, the production, based on a 2007 comedy-drama film of the same name, is about a young […]

Actress Jisel Soleil Ayon never suspected the casting directors were considering her for the lead role of Jenna when she auditioned for a part as a member of the ensemble for the musical Waitress last year. “I went through the entire process, from Zoom to my last call back in person, thinking I might at […]