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Sara Bareilles & Ben Platt Support Their Friends at 'Alice By Heart' Opening

Sara Bareilles walks the carpet at the opening night performance of the musical Alice By Heart on Tuesday night (February 26) at the MCC Theater Space in New York City.

The Grammy-nominated singer was there to support her friend Jessie Nelson, who co-wrote the show with Spring Awakening‘s Steven Sater and Duncan Sheik. Sara worked with her on the musical Waitress and there were rumors at one time that she would star in the new Alice in Wonderland-inspired show.

Also in attendance at the event were former high school classmates Ben Platt and Beanie Feldstein, who supported their friend Molly Gordon, the show’s Alice.

Broadway star Isaac Powell was there to cheer on boyfriend Wesley Taylor, who stars in the musical.

Sara was joined by boyfriend Joe Tippett and Waitress‘ original star Jessie Mueller.

FYI: Sara is wearing a Madewell dress.

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Sara Bareilles Supports Sutton Foster & Gavin Creel at 'My One & Only' Benefit!

Sutton Foster and Gavin Creel take their bows during the My One and Only benefit concert reading on Monday night (November 12) at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre in New York City.

The longtime friends starred together in the Broadway musical Thoroughly Modern Millie back in 2002 and their careers changed forever.

Supporting the actors at the event were Sara Bareilles and boyfriend Joe Tippett along with former Waitress castmates Betsy Wolfe and Henry Gottfried. The event served as a fundraiser for the Roundabout Theatre Company.

Gavin and Henry have been dating for several years!

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Sara Bareilles Brings Boyfriend Joe Tippett to Emmys 2018!

Sara Bareilles looks beautiful in blue on the red carpet at the 2018 Emmy Awards held at the Microsoft Theater on Monday (September 17) in Los Angeles.

The singer-songwriter was joined at the event by her boyfriend Joe Tippett and her Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert co-star Brandon Victor Dixon.

Sara was nominated for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie and Brandon was up for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie. The awards went to GodlessMerritt Wever and Jeff Daniels, respectively.

Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert won the award for Outstanding Variety Special at last week’s Creative Arts Emmys.

FYI: Sara is wearing an Adeam dress, Nicholas Kirkwood shoes, and Gismondi jewelry.

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Sara Bareilles Gets Boyfriend Joe Tippett's Support at Tony Awards 2018!

Sara Bareilles looks gorgeous on the red carpet at the 2018 Tony Awards held at Radio City Music Hall on Sunday (June 10) in New York City.

The 38-year-old entertainer is hosting the show tonight with longtime friend Josh Groban and she got support from her boyfriend, Rise actor Joe Tippett. They met while working on the show Waitress together a few years ago!

Sara is also a nominee for Best Original Score for SpongeBob SquarePants. She is one of the many artists who contributed a song for the musical.

FYI: Sara is wearing a J. Mendel dress, Casadei shoes, and H. Stern jewelry.

10+ pictures inside of Sara Bareilles at the Tony Awards… More Here! »

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'Rise' Gets Canceled by NBC After One Season

Rise has officially been canceled after just one season.

NBC made the announcement on Friday (May 11).

The one-hour drama focused on a working-class high school drama department and the students as they come alive under a passionate teacher and family man whose dedication to the program galvanizes the entire town.

It starred Josh Radnor, Damon J. Gillespie, Sergio King, Auli’i Cravalho, Rarmian Newton, Rosie Perez, Marley Shelton, Ted Sutherland, Amy Forsyth, Casey W. Johnson, Taylor Richardson, Joe Tippett, and Shirley Rumierk.

The season finale will premiere on May 15.

Be sure to check out all the other network shows that were canceled this week as well.

Who Is Sara Bareilles' Boyfriend? Meet Rise's Joe Tippett!

Sara Bareilles will be taking the stage for Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert in just a few hours, and many may be wondering – is the singer single?

Well, she is currently dating actor Joe Tippett and the story of how they met is really sweet! The pair met while working together on her Broadway show Waitress – where she wrote the music and lyrics and he had a role in an out of town try out in Massachusetts in 2015.

Though Joe wasn’t in the original Broadway cast of the musical, he eventually did take over the role of Earl in the show.

In addition, Joe has starred on Broadway in Airline Highway and also portrays Coach Strickland on NBC’s Rise.

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Watch Sara Bareilles Sing 'Make Them Hear You' from Broadway's 'Ragtime' at MisCast Gala!

Sara Bareilles is becoming a true Broadway star these days. She recently wrapped her second run in the musical Waitress and she’s attached to star in an upcoming Alice in Wonderland musical.

In the meantime, the Grammy-nominated singer will appear in this weekend’s Jesus Christ Superstar Live and she also participated in the annual MCC Theater MisCast Gala.

Sara joined other Broadway stars in singing songs usually performed by characters that they never would get to play at the event on Sunday (March 25) in New York City.

Sara sang “Make Them Hear You” from the classic musical Ragtime. What you don’t see in the video is how she actually forgot the words twice during the performance!

“The performances were F–KING INSANE. I feel honored to have been a part of it all and I will NEVER NOT USE A TELEPROMPTER AGAIN. #sorry #thirdtimesacharm,” Sara wrote on Instagram about the event.

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