Singer and songwriter Sara Bareilles is partnering with Lincoln Center Theater and The Strangers Project to present “Good Grief: Stories and Song.” The three-day installation and performance series will be free and open to the public from August 28 through August 30, 2026.
The event takes place in the Christopher Lightfoot Walker Lobby at the Vivian Beaumont Theatre, located at 150 West 65th Street. The collaboration celebrates the release of her new album, Good Grief, on August 28.
The installation will feature hundreds of anonymous, handwritten true stories collected by The Strangers Project since 2009. These written accounts will be displayed alongside audio recordings submitted by fans sharing their own personal stories of grief.
Bareilles will appear in person each day to give live performances on a Steinway Spirio piano positioned at the center of the lobby space. During non-performance hours, the player piano will play pre-recorded piano performances by Bareilles throughout the venue.
Live performances by Bareilles are scheduled for Friday, August 28, at 6:30 p.m., Saturday, August 29, at 4:30 p.m., and Sunday, August 30, at 1:30 p.m. General installation hours run Friday from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m., Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Visitors will also have the opportunity to purchase physical formats of the new album on site. Bareilles is a two-time Grammy winner whose career includes Broadway compositions for Waitress and acting roles in Into the Woods and Girls5eva.
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