SARA BAREILLES, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH LINCOLN CENTER THEATER AND THE STRANGERS PROJECT, LAUNCH FREE, THREE-DAY INSTALLATION & PERFORMANCE SERIES – “GOOD GRIEF: STORIES AND SONG”
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, PLEASE
SARA BAREILLES
IN PARTNERSHIP WITH
LINCOLN CENTER THEATER AND THE STRANGERS PROJECT
LAUNCH
“GOOD GRIEF:
STORIES AND SONG”
A THREE-DAY INSTALLATION AND PERFORMANCE SERIES
AT LINCOLN CENTER THEATER
AUGUST 28 – AUGUST 30
FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
New York, NY (August 25, 2026) – Sara Bareilles, in partnership with Lincoln Center Theater and The Strangers Project, is launching “Good Grief: Stories and Song,” a three-day installation and performance series, free and open to the public, taking place August 28th – 30th, 2026 at Lincoln Center Theater’s Christopher Lightfoot Walker Lobby at the Vivian Beaumont (150 West 65th Street).
In celebration of the August 28th release of her long-awaited new album Good Grief, Bareilles and the Strangers Project are collaborating to fill the Lobby, weaving together story and song, to create an immersive experience highlighting our shared humanity and our collective need for sharing.
Hundreds of stories from The Strangers Project — an ongoing collection of anonymous, handwritten true stories shared by strangers since 2009 — will be on display and intermingled with audio recordings from Bareilles’ fans who have been invited to share stories of grief. The hope is to create an invitation to the general public to interact and receive what is offered, and then gift their own stories to deepen the growing conversation.
Bareilles will join fans in person each day for a live performance on a Steinway Spirio piano installed at the center of the space, and patrons will also have the first opportunity to buy physical copies of Good Grief in a variety of formats.
During all other opening hours, the Steinway Spirio – a state of the art player piano – will fill the space with piano performances pre-recorded by Bareilles, her music becoming the soundtrack to this one of a kind gathering of story and song.
“Good Grief: Stories and Song” Open Hours:
- Friday, 8/28: 3pm – 8pm
- Saturday, 8/29: 10am – 6pm
- Sunday, 8/30: 10am – 3pm
Bareilles will be on hand to perform songs from the new album at the following times:
- Friday, 8/28: 6:30pm
- Saturday, 8/29: 4:30pm
- Sunday, 8/30: 1:30pm
For more info and to RSVP, please visit strangersproject.com/goodgrief.
ABOUT SARA BAREILLES
Bareilles is an award-winning singer, songwriter, actor, producer, activist, and New York Times best-selling author. A two-time GRAMMY winner, she has also earned three Tony and three Primetime Emmy nominations. Bareilles has sold more than three million albums and 15 million singles in the U.S., with over 3.5 billion streams worldwide. On Broadway, Bareilles composed the music and lyrics for Waitress, later stepping into the lead role both on Broadway and the West End. Her additional theater credits include her Tony-nominated performance as the Baker’s Wife in Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine’s Into the Woods and a song on the Tony Award-nominated score for SpongeBob SquarePants. Her on-screen work includes an Emmy Award-nominated performance as Mary Magdalene in NBC’s Jesus Christ Superstar Live! and her role as Dawn Solano in the Emmy-nominated musical comedy series “Girls5eva.” She is also currently developing a musical theater adaptation of Meg Wolitzer’s bestselling novel The Interestings.
ABOUT THE STRANGERS PROJECT
The Strangers Project is an ongoing collection of anonymous, handwritten true stories, shared by strangers since 2009. Founded by Brandon Doman, the project has gathered more than 100,000 stories through interactive pop-up installations across the country, inviting passersby to read the stories of strangers — and leave one of their own. Learn more at strangersproject.com or @strangersproj on Instagram.
ABOUT LINCOLN CENTER THEATER
LCT’s mission is to bring exceptional theater to life. Building on a legacy of artistic excellence, LCT strives to expand what is possible: to make the magic of theatre more palpable, empowering visionary artists and extending the invitation for the community to join in celebrating the power of live performance. This upcoming season embodies this mission-driven work and is the second under the leadership of Kewsong Lee Artistic Director Lear deBessonet, Managing Director Mike Schleifer, Executive Producer Bartlett Sher, Stacey and Eric Mindich Producer Nicole Kastrinos, and LCT3 Artistic Director and Producer Maria Manuela Goyanes.
Established in 1985 by Board Chair John V. Lindsay, Director Gregory Mosher, and Executive Producer Bernard Gersten, and led for 33 years by André Bishop, LCT is one of the leading nonprofit theaters in the country, producing an annual season of plays and musicals that have been seen by millions around the globe. It is one of 11 autonomous constituents of the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts. Each year, the three theaters that make up LCT welcome nearly 400,000 audience members to its home on the Lincoln Center campus.
Over the last 40 years, LCT and its outstanding productions have received many of the highest accolades, including 91 Tony Awards, 101 Drama Desk Awards, 84 Outer Critics Circle Awards, 36 Obies, 13 NY Drama Critics Circle Awards, and one Pulitzer Prize, as well as two finalists.
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