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| NYT on “Jagged Little Pill: The Musical" | |
| Posted by: MockingbirdGirl 02:58 pm EDT 05/16/18 | |
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| Now Ms. Morissette’s trailblazing 1995 album is taking on new life: as theater. And don’t expect a fun, nostalgic jukebox musical about the ’90s. “Jagged Little Pill,” which opens at the American Repertory Theater here on May 24, is very much of the present and may just be the most woke musical since “Hair.” The show tackles hot-button issues like opiate addiction, gender identity and sexual assault, as well as more quietly urgent ones like transracial adoption, marital bed death and image-consciousness... | |
| Link | Has Alanis Morissette Made the Most Woke Musical Since ‘Hair’? |
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| re: NYT on “Jagged Little Pill: The Musical" | |
| Posted by: carolinaguy 03:33 pm EDT 05/16/18 | |
| In reply to: NYT on “Jagged Little Pill: The Musical" - MockingbirdGirl 02:58 pm EDT 05/16/18 | |
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| I think the term "woke" has had its fifteen minutes. It can go away now. | |
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| re: NYT on “Jagged Little Pill: The Musical" | |
| Posted by: litgurl 07:28 pm EDT 05/16/18 | |
| In reply to: re: NYT on “Jagged Little Pill: The Musical" - carolinaguy 03:33 pm EDT 05/16/18 | |
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| If you're "woke," you definitely don't use the word "woke." Really? All of this in one musical? Will they be selling jagged little pills in the lobby? "The show tackles hot-button issues like opiate addiction, gender identity and sexual assault, as well as more quietly urgent ones like transracial adoption, marital bed death and image-consciousness..." |
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| re: NYT on “Jagged Little Pill: The Musical" | |
| Posted by: PJ 12:09 pm EDT 05/17/18 | |
| In reply to: re: NYT on “Jagged Little Pill: The Musical" - litgurl 07:28 pm EDT 05/16/18 | |
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| It is as ambitious (yay!) and bloated (boo!) as this thread suspects - perhaps even moreso. I caught it early in its 2-and-a-half-month run at ART and it needed focus, trimming, and something to actually be about. This would be a success as a concept album but is currently in need of major improvement if it's going to be a success as a piece of theatre. If this has Broadway plans locked down, as I suspect it does, this will be another original musical miss (mess?) from Paulus. | |
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| re: NYT on “Jagged Little Pill: The Musical" | |
| Posted by: NewsGuy 09:59 am EDT 05/17/18 | |
| In reply to: re: NYT on “Jagged Little Pill: The Musical" - litgurl 07:28 pm EDT 05/16/18 | |
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| I absolutely love this album but I just fear seeing a musical about these topics and putting the songs in that context will just ruin it for me. Keep in mind that is NOT a slam about caring about those issues, just what the album has meant for me since oh, 1995. |
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| re: NYT on “Jagged Little Pill: The Musical" | |
| Posted by: TheHarveyBoy 02:15 am EDT 05/17/18 | |
| In reply to: re: NYT on “Jagged Little Pill: The Musical" - litgurl 07:28 pm EDT 05/16/18 | |
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| There is nothing in this press release that appeals to me. I'm sorry I "woke" up to read this. | |
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