Harmony sets the tone even off the ‘Girls5eva’ set for its four stars

Three seasons in and the reunited-girl-group sitcom “Girls5eva” is singing a righteous truth: The Emmys need an ensemble award. All hail the dynamite alchemy of singer-songwriter Sara Bareilles, actor-writer Paula Pell, actor and sometimes talk show host Busy Philipps and Tony-winning “Hamilton” star Renée Elise Goldsberry as their characters reconcile ambition, personality clashes and showbiz unkindness to live their best second-chance lives. “Workplace comedies work so well because characters don’t choose to be together at first, they’re thrown together,” Scardino said recently over Zoom. Paula Pell, from left, Sara Bareilles, Renée Elise Goldsberry and Busy Philipps star as the reunited girl band in “Girls5eva.” Paula Pell: What I love about Gloria is it parallels my personal life, going through my second chance, believing you can have magnificent things happen in your 60s. Paula Pell, from left, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Sara Bareilles and Busy Philipps star as a reunited musical group in “Girls5eva.” On female solidarity in show business: Goldsberry: If you’re around this long, the only way you made it is because you did not see another woman as competition, you saw a sister.