JAGGED LITTLE PILL reopening night thread — Page 3

Do they happen to flesh out Derek Klena's character more? It had bothered me before that he really didn't do much except to act as a plot device in the second act.

Thank you! I am thrilled they fleshed out Jo’s character. Lauren is worthy of so much more than the few lines they gave her after the cuts/changes they made to her scenes after ART. Glad to hear about the new convo for MJ and Steve too. Excited to see what else! Going week in a couple weeks

And I think Derek is fantastic in the role (and a much much stronger actor than he gets credit for) and could do so much more—and impact so many more young white cuz guys re bro culture and bystanding—if they gave him more opportunity.


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BroadwayGirl107 said: "gigi1234 said: "JaggedLittlePal said: "I’ve seen the show at ART and 3x on Broadway—without spoilers
please, what did you think of the changes made during the pandemic to the book?

I’m excited to see a new Frankie but will miss Stanley—although maybe not as much as I thought given your review. Thanks!"

I thought the new changes were great!! they changed a lot of jo’s dialogue, pretty much the entire section before hand in my pocket is different. they also added a great new dialogue piece about race with steve / MJ that worked really well and helped better clarify the issues frankie has with her adoption. overall the changes were subtle but added more depth to the characters. i can go into specifics but not sure what you would consider a spoiler"

Do you mean Jo's dialogue before Hand In My Pocket is changed from pre-pandemic Broadway or from ART? What did they change?"

i never saw it at ART so can’t speak to that. they changed the dialogue from the pre-covid broadway version. they changed the line where she talks about how her mom prays for her. they no longer mention how her mom disapproves of her clothing choices. i don’t remember the new line exactly but it was more about how jo can’t be the daughter her mom always wanted. they also took out the moment where she wears a pink sweater before “that i would be good.”

gigi1234 said: "BroadwayGirl107 said: "gigi1234 said: "JaggedLittlePal said: "I’ve seen the show at ART and 3x on Broadway—without spoilers
please, what did you think of the changes made during the pandemic to the book?

I’m excited to see a new Frankie but will miss Stanley—although maybe not as much as I thought given your review. Thanks!"

I thought the new changes were great!! they changed a lot of jo’s dialogue, pretty much the entire section before hand in my pocket is different. they also added a great new dialogue piece about race with steve / MJ that worked really well and helped better clarify the issues frankie has with her adoption. overall the changes were subtle but added more depth to the characters. i can go into specifics but not sure what you would consider a spoiler"

Do you mean Jo's dialogue before Hand In My Pocket is changed from pre-pandemic Broadway or from ART? What did they change?"

i never saw it at ART so can’t speak to that. they changed the dialogue from the pre-covid broadway version. they changed the line where she talks about how her mom prays for her. they no longer mention how her mom disapproves of her clothing choices. i don’t remember the new line exactly but it was more about how jo can’t be the daughter her mom always wanted. they also took out the moment where she wears a pink sweater before “that i would be good.”"



wow, that makes me very sad to hear. The conflict Jo had with her mom about her gender expression was really powerful…especially the sweater moment before “That I Would Be Good”. What did they replace that with?


this stuff make me sad because the people complaining that Jo was not non-binary have effectively convinced to erase the issue of Jo’s gender expression and queerness. Butch women exist too, but I guess that doesn’t matter anymore.

dave1606 said: "Re. Rush, I messaged their facebook account asking if they still had a rush and they just sent me the lottery info so it seems that Rush may be done? If anyone asks the box office let us know!"

i had asked the box office when i saw it this weekend and they said they hadn’t started rush yet

BroadwayGirl107 said: "gigi1234 said: "BroadwayGirl107 said: "gigi1234 said: "JaggedLittlePal said: "I’ve seen the show at ART and 3x on Broadway—without spoilers
please, what did you think of the changes made during the pandemic to the book?

I’m excited to see a new Frankie but will miss Stanley—although maybe not as much as I thought given your review. Thanks!"

I thought the new changes were great!! they changed a lot of jo’s dialogue, pretty much the entire section before hand in my pocket is different. they also added a great new dialogue piece about race with steve / MJ that worked really well and helped better clarify the issues frankie has with her adoption. overall the changes were subtle but added more depth to the characters. i can go into specifics but not sure what you would consider a spoiler"

Do you mean Jo's dialogue before Hand In My Pocket is changed from pre-pandemic Broadway or from ART? What did they change?"

i never saw it at ART so can’t speak to that. they changed the dialogue from the pre-covid broadway version. they changed the line where she talks about how her mom prays for her. they no longer mention how her mom disapproves of her clothing choices. i don’t remember the new line exactly but it was more about how jo can’t be the daughter her mom always wanted. they also took out the moment where she wears a pink sweater before “that i would be good.”"



wow, that makes me very sad to hear. The conflict Jo had with her mom about her gender expression was really powerful…especially the sweater moment before “That I Would Be Good”. What did they replace that with?


this stuff make me sad because the people complaining that Jo was not non-binary have effectively convinced to erase the issue of Jo’s gender expression and queerness. Butch women exist too, but I guess that doesn’t matter anymore.

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100% this. Butch women being erased. When they revive Fun Home there will be controversy about the Butch who inspires ring of keys. The scene with the seater was just what every Butch grrl friend I have had has gone through. Being forced to wear a bridesmaids dress for a sisters wedding. To femme up for a family dinner. But suddenly Butches are being erased and only if you ID as ENBY or transmasc can you challenge heteronormativity. RIP Butches.

Updated On: 10/29/21 at 12:15 AM

BwayStarlette said: "I saw this last year before everything shut down. And I wish I could un-see it. I love Alanis, but this show was ugly and a total mess. It made me really sad to hear what happened to the songs of my adolescence. Alanis sings, this show just screams."

Bingo.

I don't know If I will like the show overall but the music slaps.