Inspired by Alanis Morissette’s Grammy Award -winning masterpiece, JAGGED LITTLE PILL is “immaculate – charged, confrontational, and uncompromising” (Daily Beast). JAGGED LITTLE PILL is an exhilarating new musical inspired by the themes and raw emotions laid bare in Alanis Morissette's seminal album of the same name. Elizabeth Stanley, left, and Kathryn Gallagher play sexual assault survivors with opposing perspectives on the issue. “If there’s any validation, comfort, inspiration or soothing that this musical can offer to anyone ... that would be my dream.” said Morissette, shown at center performing with the musical’s cast in Times Square. Since its Dec. 5 opening, “Jagged Little Pill” has consistently grossed more than $1 million per week. Her COVID-19 treatment cost more than $1 million. MJ claims that Nick is the only thing that she has ever done right. “We want it to be truthful but digestible for the audience to understand what’s happening, as if we were in it with the character, and relate to the suffering of that other person.”. Morissette told Spotify the "jagged little pill" represents "attempting to take a panacea, something that will make everything OK but is a challenging one to swallow." Jagged Little Pill triumphantly avoids the pitfalls. Sexual assault is one of many hot-button topics tackled in “Jagged Little Pill,” along with drug abuse, climate change, gun control and white privilege. The musical is inspired by the 1995 album of the same name by Morissette and deals with pain, healing, and empowerment. Jo's mom scolds her for not dressing femininely enough ("That I Would Be Good"). … Because of who you are, because of what you look like, they believe you.”, The “they” in that sentence might include the audience. MJ and Steve come home early and Jo tells them that Frankie and Phoenix had sex. The show has a book by Diablo Cody,[10] with direction by Diane Paulus,[11] choreography by Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui,[12] set design by Riccardo Hernandez,[13] costume design by Emily Rebholz,[13] lighting design by Justin Townsend,[13] and video design by Finn Ross. Sexual assault is not usually a topic central to commercial Broadway productions. Rivera drowned last year. Jagged Little Pill is a rock musical with music by Alanis Morissette and Glen Ballard, lyrics by Morissette, and book by Diablo Cody, with additional music by Michael Farrell and Guy Sigsworth. Actress and singer Christina Milian has been cast as Collette, the role originated by the late Naya Rivera in Starz’s “Step Up” series. More social issues are addressed in “Jagged Little Pill” than at a Democratic presidential debate. On June 13th 1995 "Jagged Little Pill" was released by Madonna's Maverick Records. MJ moves through her day backwards, starting with getting her painkillers in the alley, doing her daily activities, and ending with her running out of the pills at the beginning of the day ("Smiling"). “Wake Up,” with its frenetic string phrasing, becomes a divisive family argument about whether Nick should support Bella. TV shows, OK. i believe she was referring to life that life is a jagged little pill that is sometimes hard to swallow but we all must do it by living learning loveing crying etc.... hope i helped jess :) Film: I Am Legend, Across the Universe, Smurfs, Frances Ha, The Great Observer. Get Tickets. It’s an out-of-body experience, as both characters watch themselves (via contemporary dancers) confronting the horrors that happened to them. Mary Jane Healy is a high-achieving homemaker who will do anything for her family, including their adopted African-American daughter Frankie, who is struggling to find her place in their lily-white community. She then reflects on her own memory of being raped in college, but blames herself and feels it was God's plan for her ("Forgiven"). Frankie and Phoenix are now just friends. Christina Milian takes over Naya Rivera’s role in ‘Step Up’: ‘I hope to honor Naya’. The film, which will represent Russia in the Oscar race for international feature, is a clear-eyed portrait of events long shrouded in confusion and denial. All lyrics by Alanis Morissette. Passed out from all the alcohol, she momentarily regained consciousness to see a male classmate on top of her. ", "Breaking News: Drama League Announces 2020 Nominations", "The Nominees for 31st Annual GLAAD Media Awards", "Full List of the 2020 Tony Award Nominees", "Grammy Awards Nominations 2021: The Complete List", "Slave Play, The Inheritance, Jagged Little Pill, Playbill-Presented Pride Plays Score 2021 Artios Awards Nominations", Candy Girl: A Year in the Life of an Unlikely Stripper, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jagged_Little_Pill_(musical)&oldid=1000404261, Short description is different from Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, Outstanding Musical Performance by an Actress, "Unprodigal Daughter" – Frankie and Company, This page was last edited on 14 January 2021, at 23:34.