How Jason Mraz went from the ‘musical of me’ to Broadway debut in Waitress
Singer, songwriter and now also an organic farmer, Mraz was scared away by the competitiveness of musical theatre as a teenager, but couldn’t turn his composer friend Sara Bareilles down after she picked him for Waitress
Not that you would know it from his boyish grin, but Grammy Award winner Jason Mraz recently turned 40. While that milestone might send some folks into a mid-life crisis, Mraz is unfazed. No wonder, given all that is going right in his life at the moment.
First there is his Broadway debut as a singing gynaecologist in the hit musical Waitress – composed by his pal Sara Bareilles – in which he plays the romantic, lovelorn Dr Pomatter. His 10-week run started on Friday in New York.
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This month also marks the 15th anniversary of his first studio album, Waiting for My Rocket to Come. To celebrate, he is releasing the album for the first time on vinyl, on November 17.
Finally, there is his farm. Besides being a composer, guitarist, singer and social activist, he and his wife run a farm outside San Diego, which was fully certified as organic this month.
Somewhere in between all that, the I’m Yours singer found time for a chat.