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Jagged Little Pill

World Premiere Musical
  • May 5, 2018 - Jul 15, 2018

  • Run Time: Two hours and forty minutes, including one fifteen-minute intermission

Recommended for grades 9+. A limited number of standing room tickets may be sold for sold-out shows beginning at noon on the day of each show, in person at the Ticket Services Office only. Standing room tickets will not be sold on July 15.

Tickets

From $25

Recommended for grades 9+. A limited number of standing room tickets may be sold for sold-out shows beginning at noon on the day of each show, in person at the Ticket Services Office only. Standing room tickets will not be sold on July 15.

  • Run Time

    Two hours and forty minutes, including one fifteen-minute intermission

  • Tickets

    From $25

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Jagged Little Pill is nominated for 15 Tony Awards!

Congratulations to the entire cast, crew, creative team, and everyone who made this possible. And a special thanks to YOU, YOU, YOU, our audiences, for supporting boundary-breaking theater in Cambridge.

 

Engaging! Moving! Rousing! Dazzling! Paulus engineers an ingenious collaboration.

Variety

Wildly entertaining! Wickedly funny! “Jagged Little Pill” is a reflection of our lives.

The Boston Globe

Inspired by the themes and emotions laid bare in Alanis Morissette’s Grammy Award-winning album, Jagged Little Pill is an original story about pain, healing, and empowerment. The Healys appear to be a picture-perfect suburban family—but looks can be deceiving. When the Healys’ lives are disrupted by a series of disturbing events, they must choose between maintaining the status quo or facing harsh truths about themselves, their community, and the world around them.

Including iconic songs “Ironic,” “You Oughta Know,” and “Hand In My Pocket,” Jagged Little Pill incorporates selections from Morissette’s catalogue and new material written for this world-premiere musical directed by Diane Paulus (Waitress, Finding Neverland, Pippin, The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess) and featuring a book by Academy Award-winning screenwriter Diablo Cody (Juno), music supervision, orchestrations and arrangements by Tom Kitt (Next to Normal), and choreography by Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui (Beyoncé’s 2017 Grammy performance).

This production contains content that some audience members may find distressing: strong language, drug use and abuse, and sexual violence. This production also contains haze and strobe.

TodayTix Thursdays
Get $20 tickets to Thursday performances of Jagged Little Pill! Starting May 25, enter the TodayTix lottery for your chance to win. Entries will open each Friday and close the following Wednesday, with winners announced that day. Enter through the TodayTix app; one entry allowed per person.

Donor Concierge
An extremely limited amount of Jagged Little Pill tickets are available via our Donor Concierge benefit for supporters in the A.R.T. Patron Circle ($1,000+). To become a member by contributing $1,000+ and have access to the few remaining tickets, please contact the Development Office at 617.496.2000 x8912.

Sister Circle
Join Sister Circle, a space created for women of color interested in the arts, on July 16 at the Loeb Drama Center. Take a deeper dive into issues brought up in Jagged Little Pill during an intimate discussion on healing and accountability within community. Conversation begins at 6:30PM and is free and open to the public.

 

Music by Alanis Morissette & Glen Ballard
Lyrics by Alanis Morissette
Book by Diablo Cody
Additional Music by Michael Farrell and Guy Sigsworth
Music Supervision, Orchestrations and Arrangements by Tom Kitt
Choreographed by Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui
Directed by Diane Paulus

 

Production Sponsors
Allison Johnson
Edgerton Foundation New Play Awards

 

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Credits

Creative Team

Music by Alanis Morissette and Glen Ballard
Lyrics by Alanis Morissette
Book by Diablo Cody
Additional Music by Michael Farrell & Guy Sigsworth
Directed by Diane Paulus
Choreography Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui
Music Supervision, Orchestrations and Arrangements Tom Kitt
Scenic Design Riccardo Hernandez
Costume Design Emily Rebholz
Lighting Design Justin Townsend
Sound Design Jonathan Deans
Video Design Finn Ross
Wig, Hair, & Make-Up Design J. Jared Janas
Music Director Bryan Perri
Associate Director Mia Walker
Casting Stephen Kopel, C.S.A.
Production Stage Manager Ira Mont

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Additional Staff

Assistant Stage Managers Taylor Brennan, Jennifer Rogers
Associate Choreographer Jason Kittelberger
Associate Choreographer Abbey O’Brien
Associate Music Director Matt Doebler
Assistant Director Halle Morse
Associate Scenic Designer Claire DeLiso
Associate Costume Designer Heather Neil
Assistant Costume Designer Sarafina Bush
Associate Lighting Designer Christopher Thielking
Assistant Lighting Designer Kate McGee
Associate Sound Designer Brian Hsieh
Animator Robert Figueira
Video Programmer Matthew Houstle
Associate Wig Designer Brittany Hartman
Production Sound Engineer Mike Tracey
Sound Design Interns Stephen Jensen, Owen Meadows
A.R.T. Institute Production Dramaturg Elizabeth Amos
Music Assistant Tim Hanson
Music Interns Brian Ge, Liz Kantor
Manager for Alanis Morissette Ty Stiklorius
Assistant to Alanis Morissette Gabriel Rocha
Production Assistants Emily Bergquist, Alex Eberle, Christopher Kee Anaya-Gorman, Kim Onah, Lissette Velez-Cross
Production Interns Isabella Dow, Constance Hester

Presented by special arrangement with
Vivek J. Tiwary, Arvind Ethan David, Eva Price

Loeb Drama Center

64 Brattle Street, Cambridge, MA

64 Brattle Street, Cambridge, MA, USA

Support Award-Winning Theater

American Repertory Theater Donors are more than just ticket buyers or Subscribers. They are partners in creating the work at our theater, and as such are invited to experience the artistic process alongside us. With a membership level donation comes benefits including:

  • Unlimited discounted parking at University Place Garage in Harvard Square
  • Invitation to insider events like the upcoming background tour of Jagged Little Pill.
    Priority access to tickets for the remainder of the season.
  • A.R.T. Members at every level sustain the momentum of our theater. Your support this year is more important than ever. The creative risks of our productions can only be undertaken with the continuing support of our community.

To learn about becoming an A.R.T. Member please contact Eric Bailey, Director of Individual Giving at Eric_Bailey@harvard.edu or call 617.496.2000 x8925