JAGGED LITTLE PILL is half brilliant and half hackneyed, but there are moments when it is dizzyingly great. A clever but overstuffed book married with challenging pop rock songs keeps the cast and audience on their toes, but when it hits the high it is worth it. “You Oughta Know” and “Uninvited” are two of the most amazing pieces of musical theater acting I have seen in years.
What did our critic think of JAGGED LITTLE PILL NATIONAL TOUR at Orpheum Theatre? Ecstasy, affection, heartbreak, resilience, insight, release, existence — all the profound elements anticipated in a Broadway spectacle — converge in this daring and captivating new musical inspired by the transformative melodies of Alanis Morissette.
When reality slaps you in the face and your personal problems seem unsurpassable, you may escape to the fantasy world of a Broadway musical. Unless the show's score is from Alanis Morissette, whose music peaked in the 90's with her unique Alternative Rock style. And there emerges her musical JAGGED LITTLE PILL, based on her hit 1995 album of the same name.
What did our critic think of JAFrom the outside looking in, the Healeys are seemingly the Gold Standard flawless upper-middle-class family living in the Connecticut suburbs. JAGGED LITTLE PILL begins with the mom writing the annual holiday Christmas newsletter bragging about her husband's job and her beloved Harvard-bound son.
From the inside looking out, just beneath the surface, they are a family imploding, struggling.
GGED LITTLE PILL at Straz Center?
Jagged Little Pill, is the latest “Jukebox Musical,” in a rather long line of “Jukebox Musicals,” to make it on Broadway and then tour in recent years. With music by Alanis Morissette, book by Diablo Cody, and additional music by Michael Farrell and Guy Sigsworth, the show traverses the iconic landscape of songs represented on Morissette’s 1995 album of the same name, and touches on topics of pain, healing, and empowerment.
The national tour of the Tony Award-winning musical Jagged Little Pill is making a stop at the National Theater in Washington D.C. this week and the show's iconic composer, Alanis Morissette stopped in this week to meet with the cast of the show! Check out photos of Alanis visiting with star Heidi Blickenstaff and the rest of the cast!
The problem with jukebox musicals is that the music they use often takes away from the story that they're telling. It's not an issue with a show like MAMMA MIA, in which the plot is so light that the music complements it. However, when trying to tell a serious story, the songs can feel limiting and distracting from everything else happening.
The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust has announced the PNC Broadway in Pittsburgh 2022-2023 season will present the area premier of Alanis Morissette's JAGGED LITTLE PILL, at the Benedum Center from January 24 to 29, 2023.
Individual tickets for the Providence premiere of JAGGED LITTLE PILL at The Providence Performing Arts Center will go on sale on Wednesday, December 14, 2022 at 10A.
Overamped at Belk Theater, with an underwhelming set of grievances in Diablo Cody's adaptation of Alanis Morissette's megahit 1995 album, JAGGED LITTLE PILL generates more fire and heat than substance until it arrives at its #MeToo moment - and finds its heart.
MILLER AUDITORIUM has announced that individual tickets for the West Michigan premiere of JAGGED LITTLE PILL will go on sale November 16th, 2022, at 10:00 A.M.