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Sara Bareilles Shares the Pre-Show Ritual She’s Had for Decades


Sara Bareilles performed both old and new songs during three career-spanning shows at The Kennedy Center, but stuck to a tried and true pre-show ritual

“I always pour a tiny bit of bourbon [before going onstage],” Bareilles, 45, exclusively reveals in her Backstage Pass feature in the latest issue of Us Weekly, on newsstands now. Sara Bareilles is gearing up for the 76th annual Tony Awards by working to ignore her past body image struggles before hitting the red carpet. Bareilles adds that she felt “so close” to the characters when reading The Interestings, specifically Dennis’ wife, Jules, who has “a hard time letting go” of the “ambition” she had when she was younger.

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