{"id":119990,"date":"2017-09-28T01:48:11","date_gmt":"2017-09-28T05:48:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=119990"},"modified":"2017-09-28T01:48:11","modified_gmt":"2017-09-28T05:48:11","slug":"i-hope-i-live-up-to-the-hype-jason-mraz-to-go-to-broadway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2017\/09\/28\/i-hope-i-live-up-to-the-hype-jason-mraz-to-go-to-broadway\/","title":{"rendered":"‘I hope I live up to the hype’: Jason Mraz to go to Broadway"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The two-time Grammy Award-winning troubadour whose hits include “I’m Yours” and “I Won’t Give Up” will make his Broadway debut in the hit musical starting Nov. 3 (Photo<\/a>: Jason Mraz \/ Facebook<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

NEW YORK – When he was still a teenager, Jason Mraz considered musical theatre as a career option but feared he’d end up frustrated and as a waiter. Now the singer-songwriter is ready to make that jump and he’s picked an appropriately titled show-\u201cWaitress.\u201d<\/p>\n

The two-time Grammy Award-winning troubadour whose hits include \u201cI’m Yours\u201d and \u201cI Won’t Give Up\u201d will make his Broadway debut in the hit musical starting Nov. 3.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt’s classy, it’s classic, it’s whimsical, it’s kitsch, it’s funny, its scandalous-it’s got a little bit for everyone,\u201d said Mraz. \u201cI love that I get out of my routine and try on a new routine that requires me to show up in a different way.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWaitress,\u201d the musical adaptation of the 2007 film with songs by pop star Sara Bareilles, tells the story of Jenna, a waitress and pie maker trapped in a small-town diner and a loveless marriage.<\/p>\n

Mraz will play Dr. Pomatter, a gynecologist and Jenna’s love interest. He’ll have several duets with actress Betsy Wolfe, including the steamy \u201cBad Idea,\u201d the adorable \u201cIt Only Takes a Taste\u201d and the aching \u201cYou Matter to Me.\u201d Mraz has already recorded \u201cBad Idea\u201d and \u201cYou Matter To Me\u201d with Bareilles on her Top 10 album \u201cWhat’s Inside: Songs From Waitress.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI love Sara, I love the music, I love the story, I think Dr. Pomatter is a very likable guy even though he’s somewhat scandalous in the plot. He’s a likable character and his songs are so enjoyable,\u201d said Mraz.<\/p>\n

The Virginia-born singer who briefly attended the American Musical and Dramatic Academy before focusing on his own music said he weighed a career in musicals but feared he’d be auditioning for the rest of his life.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat scared me and I thought, ‘I’m going to be a waiter. I’m going to be a waiter for the rest of my life.’ So at 18, I decided, ‘I’m going to write my own music and essentially write my own life musical,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI said, in the back of my mind, ‘Maybe in my 40s or 50s, when I’m older and I have life experience, there might be more parts available for me. And, sure enough, two months after I turned 40, my phone rang and I got an invitation to come to New York.\u201d He laughed: \u201cThe universe is cashing in the rain check.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mraz joins other stars from pop and rock to join Broadway shows, including Panic! at the Disco’s singer Brendon Urie in \u201cKinky Boots,\u201d Josh Groban in \u201cNatasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812,\u201d Sting in \u201cThe Last Ship,\u201d Carly Rae Jepsen in \u201cCinderella\u201d and Bareilles herself, who has played Jenna.<\/p>\n

\u201cI hope I live up to the hype,\u201d said Mraz.<\/p>\n

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