Friday, February 2, 2024

Review Highlights: JAGGED LITTLE PILL - National Tour/ASU Gammage

Dillon Klena, Teralin Jones, Julie Reiber, and Benjamin Eakeley
Photo by Evan Zimmerman for MurphyMade

highlights from local critics reviews - (click link at bottom of each review to read complete review)

Click here for more information on this production that runs through February 4

"When Alanis Morissette's album "Jagged Little Pill" was released in 1995, it immediately spoke to a generation through the emotion, anger, and frustration in Morissette's intelligent and expressive lyrics. ...Twenty-three years after the album was released, director Diane Paulus and bookwriter Diablo Cody turned those songs, plus others from Morissette's catalog, into a musical. With a superb cast, the national tour of Jagged Little Pill not only pays homage to the iconic album by Morissette but also takes the audience on a gripping and emotionally charged journey through the complexities of modern life....Paulus' direction has a perfect blend of energy, heart, and raw emotion, which brings a realistic complexity to the characters and the many issues they encounter. The staging is effective in bringing an urgency to the piece and swiftly moving the plot along while also capturing the essence and importance of Morissette's groundbreaking music and words.The national tour cast are exceptional in how they create three-dimensional individuals."  - Gil Benbrook, TalkinBroadway.com (click here to read the complete review)


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