Jagged Little Pill to Premiere at ART
Jagged Little Pill to Premiere at ART
#1Jagged Little Pill to Premiere at ART
Posted: 5/30/17 at 10:00am
Directed by Diane Paulus. Book by Diablo Cody. Orchestrations by Tom Kitt.
Who knows if this will be any good, but my teenage self is freaking out!
https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Diane-Paulus-to-Direct-Musical-Debut-of-Alanis-Morissettes-JAGGED-LITTLE-PILL-at-American-Repertory-Theatre-May-2018-20170530
"Broadway...I'll lick you yet!"
neonlightsxo
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/29/08
#2Jagged Little Pill to Premiere at ART
Posted: 5/30/17 at 10:02am
This sounds awesome. I can't wait!
dramamama611
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/4/07
#3Jagged Little Pill to Premiere at ART
Posted: 5/30/17 at 10:09am
I'm just dying to know the entire season.....today is suppose to be the release.
If we're not having fun, then why are we doing it?
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Sondheimite
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/5/14
#4Jagged Little Pill to Premiere at ART
Posted: 5/30/17 at 10:16am
Please let Lena Hall star in this.
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barcelona20
Broadway Star Joined: 1/19/08
IHeartNY2
Stand-by Joined: 4/14/17
#6Jagged Little Pill to Premiere at ART
Posted: 5/30/17 at 10:23am
So happy. One my fave artists and albums!!!
#7Jagged Little Pill to Premiere at ART
Posted: 5/30/17 at 10:28am
I don't go to jukebox musicals. I will make an exception for this show!
Just give the world Love.
Plannietink08
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/2/11
#8Jagged Little Pill to Premiere at ART
Posted: 5/30/17 at 10:31am
YES!
I hope it goes down the RENT / DEV / Hedwig route and asks performers who aren't traditionally attracted or stick thin.
"Charlotte, we're Jewish"
dramamama611
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/4/07
#9Jagged Little Pill to Premiere at ART
Posted: 5/30/17 at 10:31am
I'm liking the look of this season
If we're not having fun, then why are we doing it?
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#11Jagged Little Pill to Premiere at ART
Posted: 5/30/17 at 11:03am
I'm also not a huge fan of jukebox musicals, but this announcement has me quite excited. I love this album and think it will lend itself well to a theatrical adaptation. Looks like I'll be visiting Boston next spring!
#12Jagged Little Pill to Premiere at ART
Posted: 5/30/17 at 11:09am
Interesting that they are doing Bedlam's Sense and Sensibility. I saw it back when they were doing it in rep with The Seagull, and I really enjoyed it, and it seems to have had success Off-Broadway in the past couple of years. Do you think they could be pruning it for a Broadway transfer, like Great Comet? I wouldn't think it would be a good candidate for a commercial run, but nowadays you never know which made-for-off-broadway shows will get produced on Broadway.
#13Jagged Little Pill to Premiere at ART
Posted: 5/30/17 at 11:20am
I've finally found my circle of hell: an Alanis Morissette musical with a book by Diablo Cody. This sounds like the worst thing ever created by mankind.
#14Jagged Little Pill to Premiere at ART
Posted: 5/30/17 at 11:40am
Who knows if this will be any good, but my teenage self is freaking out!
Same! It was the first album I bought with my own money.
#15Jagged Little Pill to Premiere at ART
Posted: 5/30/17 at 12:09pm
hork said: "I've finally found my circle of hell: an Alanis Morissette musical with a book by Diablo Cody. This sounds like the worst thing ever created by mankind."
It's also being directed by Diane Paulus, and we all know what her track record is like on new musicals.
#16Jagged Little Pill to Premiere at ART
Posted: 5/30/17 at 12:22pm
Jeffrey Karasarides said: "It's also being directed by Diane Paulus, and we all know what her track record is like on new musicals."
Do we? I've seen 3 original musicals that she directed (Finding Neverland, Waitress, and Invisible Thread), and I thought her direction on all 3 was pretty solid. They all may have had flaws in the material, but that's hardly her fault. It's true her work on revivals has been more worthy of note, but I don't think her name is necessarily a red flag for an original musical.
#17Jagged Little Pill to Premiere at ART
Posted: 5/30/17 at 12:26pm
This had great potential! Hoping ART doesn't mess this up. Yet it seemed like AMERICAN IDIOT had great potential, but ended up as one big headache.
A Chorus Line revival played its final Broadway performance on August 17, 2008. The tour played its final performance on August 21, 2011. A new non-equity tour started in October 2012 played its final performance on March 23, 2013. Another non-equity tour launched on January 20, 2018. The tour ended its US run in Kansas City and then toured throughout Japan August & September 2018.
dramamama611
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/4/07
#18Jagged Little Pill to Premiere at ART
Posted: 5/30/17 at 12:56pm
I don't think that was at the ART.....wasn't that Berkeley Rep?
If we're not having fun, then why are we doing it?
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Skimbleshanks2
Broadway Star Joined: 2/11/15
#19Jagged Little Pill to Premiere at ART
Posted: 5/30/17 at 1:05pm
This is the PERFECT show for ORFEH!
"See that poster on the wall? Rocky Marciano." - Andy Karl as Rocky in 'ROCKY'
smidge
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/16/06
#20Jagged Little Pill to Premiere at ART
Posted: 5/30/17 at 1:14pm
Skimbleshanks2 said: "This is the PERFECT show for ORFEH!
Why? Do we even know a plotline or characters yet?
a-mad
Featured Actor Joined: 8/25/11
#21Jagged Little Pill to Premiere at ART
Posted: 5/30/17 at 1:47pm
I'm so glad this is moving forward. I was very excited when the original concept was first announced, and thought her music, especially from Jagged Little Pill, lent itself well to a theatrical presentation. It will be interesting to see how they weave the songs into the storyline, but I can see some great potential moments - especially since there is a lot of variety in the album - from driving, angry anthems (You Oughta Know) to unabashed love songs (Head Over Feet) to message-y introspection (You Learn, Ironic). There are also songs from other albums (Thank U, So Pure, Hands Clean) that would fit in well as the lyrics tell a personal story.
Skimbleshanks2
Broadway Star Joined: 2/11/15
#22Jagged Little Pill to Premiere at ART
Posted: 5/30/17 at 1:53pm
smidge said: "Skimbleshanks2 said: "This is the PERFECT show for ORFEH!
Why? Do we even know a plotline or characters yet?
"
We know the songs and we know that ORFEH has the most powerful rocker voice on Broadway... So that's why...
"See that poster on the wall? Rocky Marciano." - Andy Karl as Rocky in 'ROCKY'
AEA AGMA SM
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/13/09
#23Jagged Little Pill to Premiere at ART
Posted: 5/30/17 at 2:37pm
Skimbleshanks2 said: "smidge said: "Skimbleshanks2 said: "This is the PERFECT show for ORFEH!
Why? Do we even know a plotline or characters yet?"
We know the songs and we know that ORFEH has the most powerful rocker voice on Broadway... So that's why..."
But you don't know the story. It could very well be centered around an early 20s something character, as Alanis was 20 when the album was released. There's a lot that theatre magic can do, but it can't pass Orfeh off as an early 20s year old anymore.
neonlightsxo
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/29/08
#24Jagged Little Pill to Premiere at ART
Posted: 5/30/17 at 3:07pm
I know I shouldn't engage but...
"we know that ORFEH has the most powerful rocker voice on Broadway... So that's why..."
Do we? Are you sure? I feel like Lena Hall can take her.
RippedMan
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/14/05
#25Jagged Little Pill to Premiere at ART
Posted: 5/30/17 at 4:39pm
I don't care for her direction. I think Waitress is such a great show despite her over directing the show. Everyone that comes out of ART just looks "cheap" to me. Besides Comet, but that wasn't really a true ART production. But I'll never forget the awfulness of Finding Neverland and how cheap that whole show looked.
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