User:FunnyGirl2000x/She Used to Be Mine (Sara Bareilles song)

Context within the Musical
This number takes place in Act 2 of the musical "Waitress". In this part of the production, Jenna, the protagonist, is reflecting on her life. Jenna thinks about the kind of person she once was and how her life has disappointed her. Bareilles explained the story behind this song during a Reddit AMA: "I wrote it for the scene in the movie where the lead character, Jenna, feels like she's lost all hope of saving herself from her terrible situation, and she's reflecting on who she thought she would have become.

Expansion Beyond Broadway
Bareilles in an interview with the New York Times said that, “the range of who this song speaks to is much broader than I could have anticipated...The chasm between who we are, and who we thought we would be, is always something we’re negotiating... In the life of ‘Waitress,’ people make an assumption that it’s a very feminine show, and it is, and I love that, but these themes go so far beyond gender.” Jesse Green, the co-chief theater critic for The New York Times, reflects that the emotional content has a classic arc from sadness and self-criticism to acceptance and triumph.

Internet
"She Used To Be Mine" was performed at the 2016 Tony Awards by Sara Bareilles and Jessie Mueller, as well as countless other cabarets and concerts that can be viewed online. Some notable ones include the Miscast Cabaret, hosted by MCCTheater (performed by Jeremy Jordan), as well as Jordin Sparks' rendition on the Broadway.com live concert series on YouTube, ClubBroadway.com

Television
Luke Islam sang the song for his original audition on the TV show, America's Got Talent on Season 14 in 2019. Ghianna Zoe performed this song for her Blind Audition on Season 20 of The Voice.