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And Finally Artist News
Jagged Little Pill musical coming to Broadway
By Andy Malt | Published on Tuesday 29 January 2019
Because nothing can be just one thing anymore, Alanis Morissette’s 1995 debut album, ‘Jagged Little Pill’, is to hit Broadway as a piece of musical theatre later this year.
Directed by Diane Paulus, with a story by ‘Juno’ writer Diablo Cody, ‘Jagged Little Pill’ the musical follows a “picture-perfect suburban family” whose life in reality is not quite so great. Chorography has been handled by Sidi Larbi Cherkaou, which is what really suggests this might actually be alright.
Another reason to allow some optimism is the reviews of the initial run of the show in Cambridge, Massachusetts last year, which had critics falling over themselves to say how much they enjoyed it. You’d hope it would be good – there’s been a long lead time on this production. Morissette first revealed that she was developing it back in 2017.
Announcing that the show will arrive on Broadway in the autumn, Morissette says: “This process, and what this process has yielded artistically and collaboratively, has been nothing short of a revelation, a balm and an arrival for me. It is a culmination of so much of what my life’s work has been oriented toward”.
“To work with Diablo Cody, whose heart is as open as her mind is bright and brave, has taken this record – which has meant so much to me – to a whole other level of depth, meaning and natural activism”, she continues. “Touching on topics that keep me up at night for how deeply I care about them, Diablo’s at once fierce, sensitive and hilarious voice – and her willingness to stay and deepen the course through this journey of creation has been one of the greatest gifts of my life”.
More information on the show here.
