Alanis Morissette's landmark 1995 album "Jagged Little Pill" is heading to Broadway, the show announced this week.
A musical featuring songs from the Grammy-winning album, as well as new songs that were written specifically for the project, will arrive in New York this fall.
(MORE: Alanis Morissette In Favor of Attachment Parenting)Also called "Jagged Little Pill," the show is based on an original story by Oscar-winner Diablo Cody, who wrote the movie "Juno."
Our new musical comes to #Broadway this fall.
— Jagged Little Pill (@jaggedmusical) January 28, 2019
And we want you to know everything first—sign up by 2/11 to get priority access to tickets and to stream an exclusive first listen of “All I Really Want", by our World Premiere cast at https://t.co/U0GL2lfhBb. #JaggedLittleBroadway pic.twitter.com/nbbE6Nt41l
The musical focuses on The Healys, a suburban family who must decide whether to maintain their seemingly perfect-picture life or "face truths about themselves and the world around them," according to an official press release.
(MORE: Alanis Morissette on 20th Anniversary Edition of 'Jagged Little Pill')It features such songs as "You Oughta Know," "Head Over Feet," "Ironic" and "Hand in My Pocket."
In a statement, Morissette, 44, says the musical "has been nothing short of a revelation, a balm and an arrival for me."
"It is a culmination of so much of what my life’s work has been oriented toward," she added.
We’re here to remind you. @WomensMarch #WomensWave #WomensMarch2019 #JaggedLittlePill pic.twitter.com/glSGBK2SSp
— Jagged Little Pill (@jaggedmusical) January 19, 2019
The show had its world premiere last year in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and ran for 79 sold-out performances at the American Repertory Theater, where it earned rave reviews.
The Boston Globe called it "wildly entertaining and wickedly funny," adding, "we’re reminded that Morissette’s songs are a treasure."
Our new musical comes to #Broadway this fall.
— Alanis Morissette (@Alanis) January 28, 2019
We want you to know everything first—sign up by Feb. 11 to get priority access to tickets and to stream an exclusive first listen of “All I Really Want”, featuring our World Premiere cast. https://t.co/mB8M3IOyDw #JaggedLittleBroadway pic.twitter.com/VZNGOMFxRK
