If you were anywhere between
the ages of 13 and 25 in 1995, and identified heavily with the angst-ridden,
broken-hearted jadedness of Alanis Morissette’s debut album, you better brace
yourself for what I’m about to say next. Pretty soon you’ll be able to relive
all of those tormented moments with the Queen of 90s angst herself in a theater
adaptation of Jagged Little Pill.
That’s right, Alanis Morissette is heading to Broadway.
Much to the delight of many
adoring fans, playbill.com recently reported that the singer will be adapting
her quintessential 1995 record Jagged
Little Pill into a Broadway musical of the same name. The musical will
feature all of the most beloved songs from that album, including “You Oughta
Know,” “Hand in My Pocket,” “You Learn,” and “Ironic,” as well as newer
material and songs written specifically for the production. Reportedly,
Morissette is collaborating with Tony Award-winner Tom Kitt to bring the album
to life on stage.
According to playbill.com, Jagged Little Pill, which was co-written
by Morissette and producer Glen Ballard, “is
still the best-selling debut release by a female artist in the U.S. and the
highest-selling debut album worldwide in music history.” With the album’s
formidable reputation, critics and fans of Morissette are expecting the theater
adaptation to be incredibly popular. The Grammy Award-winning musician is very
excited about the project; in a recent statement she said, “I look forward to taking the heart of ‘Jagged Little Pill’ and
expanding its story, fleshing it out into ever deeper layers of emotionality,
specificity, humanity, power, physicality, spirit, and fabulism.”
Those who fell in love with
the singer in 1995 will enjoy a reworking of her debut album when Jagged Little Pill hits the Broadway
stage. Stay posted for more information about the musical!
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