"This Jagged Little Pill musical is my musical theater dream come true," Morissette said.
Rumours of a ‘Jagged Little Pill’ musical began circulating in 2013 and today, it’s been reported that the iconic Alanis Morissette album is finally heading to the theatre.
The musical is set to debut in May 2018 at the American Repertory Theater in Cambridge, Mass. Diablo Cody, who is responsible for the writing the script for Juno, will write the book for the musical.
Tony-winner Diane Paulus in on hand to direct while Tony and Pulitzer winner Tom Kitt, who worked on Green Day’s American Idiot adaptation, is taking care of music arrangement and orchestration.
“This team that has come together for this Jagged Little Pill musical is my musical theatre dream come true,” Morissette said in a statement. “The chemistry between all of us is crackling and I feel honored to be diving into these songs again, surrounded by all this searing talent. Diablo and Diane are already taking these deeply personal songs that are part of my soul’s marrow to a whole other level of hope, freedom, and complexity.”
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