You oughta know that Alanis Morissette visited the touring company of Jagged Little Pill, the jukebox-musical set to the Grammy Award-winning musician's hits. Morissette arrived backstage at the National Theater in Washington, D.C., March 16 to greet the stars and team behind the show, running through March 26 before arriving in Cincinnati March 28.
See photos of Morissette's visit below:
Alanis Morissette and Jagged Little Pill star Allison Sheppard backstage at the National Theater.
Alanis Morissette and the touring company of Jagged Little Pill.
Alanis Morissette and Jagged Little Pill star Allison Sheppard.
Alanis Morissette and Jagged Little Pill star Carmella Taitt.
Alanis Morissette and the touring company of Jagged Little Pill.
Alanis Morissette and Jagged Little Pill star Carmella Taitt.
Alanis Morissette and the touring company of Jagged Little Pill.
Alanis Morissette and the touring company of Jagged Little Pill.
Alanis Morissette and the touring company of Jagged Little Pill.
Alanis Morissette and Jagged Little Pill star Heidi Blickenstaff.
Alanis Morissette and Jagged Little Pill star Heidi Blickenstaff.
Jagged Little Pill star Dillon Klena.
Alanis Morissette and Jagged Little Pill star Heidi Blickenstaff.
Alanis Morissette and Jagged Little Pill star Jena VanElslander.
Alanis Morissette and Jagged Little Pill star Jena VanElslander.
Alanis Morissette and the touring company of Jagged Little Pill.
The North American tour of the Tony-nominated musical Jagged Little Pill officially opened in Las Vegas at The Smith Center on September 8 and will visit more than 20 cities during the 2022-2023 season.
Heidi Blickenstaff, who played Mary Jane Healy when the musical reopened on Broadway following the pandemic, reprises the role in the tour. Blickenstaff is joined by Lauren Chanel as Frankie Healy, Chris Hoch as Steve Healy, Dillon Klena as Nick Healy, Jade McLeod as Jo, and Allison Sheppard as Bella.
The ensemble includes Lee H. Alexander, Delaney Brown, Jada Simone Clark, Lani Corson, Rishi Golani, Jason Goldston, Zach Hess, Cydney Kutcipal, Jordan Leigh McCaskill, Alana Pollard, Daniel Thimm, Kei Tsuruharatani, and Jena VanElslander. Maya J. Christian, Claire Crause, Sean Doherty, and Charles P. Way are the swings.
Jagged Little Pill has a book by Diablo Cody and songs by Alanis Morisette, from her 1995 album. The work opened on Broadway December 5, 2019, after beginning previews November 3. While sidelined during the Broadway shutdown, the production was nominated for 15 2020 Tony Awards, winning Best Book of a Musical for Cody and Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical for Lauren Patten.
The musical reopened in October 2021 following the shutdown and closed December 17, 2021. The closing followed a number of COVID-related performance cancellations and postponements.
The Diane Paulus-helmed production features choreography by Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui; music supervision, orchestrations, and arrangements by Tom Kitt; music direction by Bryan Perri; sets by Tony nominee Riccardo Hernández; costumes by Emily Rebholz; lighting by Tony nominee Justin Townsend; sound design by Jonathan Deans; projection and video design by Lucy Mackinnon; and hair, wig, and make-up design by J. Jared Janas.
Visit JaggedLittlePill.com for the full itinerary.
