Jagged Little Pill (musical)

Jagged Little Pill
Original Broadway Promotional Poster
Music
LyricsAlanis Morissette
BookDiablo Cody
BasisJagged Little Pill
by Alanis Morissette
PremiereMay 5, 2018 (2018-05-05): American Repertory Theater, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Productions2018 Cambridge
2019 Broadway
2021 Australian Tour
2022 US Tour
AwardsTony Award for Best Book of a Musical
Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album

Jagged Little Pill is a jukebox 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. The musical is inspired by the 1995 album of the same name by Morissette and deals with pain, healing, and empowerment.[1][2] It premiered at the American Repertory Theater in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on May 5, 2018, directed by Diane Paulus.

The show began previews on Broadway in November 2019, but closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It reopened on October 21, 2021, and closed on December 17, 2021. For the 74th Tony Awards, Jagged Little Pill won two awards on 15 nominations, the most nominations of any show of the 2019–20 season. It also won the Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album.

  1. ^ Barone, Joshua (May 30, 2017). "Alanis Morissette Has Written a Musical Based on 'Jagged Little Pill'". New York Times. Archived from the original on March 22, 2018. Retrieved March 21, 2018.
  2. ^ Lawson, Richard (May 30, 2017). "Will the Alanis Morissette Musical Usher in an Era of Angsty Nostalgia on Broadway?". vanityfair.com. Vanity Fair. Archived from the original on July 12, 2017. Retrieved March 21, 2018.