Photo Flash: You Oughta Know... Rehearsals Have Begun for JAGGED LITTLE PILL at the A.R.T.!
By: Julie Musbach Apr. 17, 2018
A.R.T.'s highly anticipated production of Jagged Little Pill is on its way to the stage. Check out the rehearsal photos below!
Jagged Little Pill tells an original story inspired by the themes and emotions laid bare in Alanis Morissette's Grammy Award-winning album that introduced beloved anthems, including "Ironic," "You Oughta Know," and "Hand In My Pocket." It follows a family grappling with uncomfortable truths about many of the urgent issues deeply affecting our communities and our world today.
Featuring music from Alanis Morissette's groundbreaking album of the same name, the production includes a book by Diablo Cody (Academy Award winner for her screenplay of Juno); music by Morissette and Glen Ballard; lyrics by Morissette; music supervision, orchestrations and arrangements by Tom Kitt (Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winner for Next to Normal); and choreography by Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui (Olivier Award winner for Best New Dance Production for Puz/zle). A.R.T. Artistic Director Diane Paulus (Tony Award winner for A.R.T.'s Pippin as well as director of A.R.T.'s Waitress, Finding Neverland, and The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess at A.R.T. and on Broadway) directs.
The Jagged Little Pill cast features Elizabeth Stanley (On the Town and Million Dollar Quartet on Broadway) as Mary Jane; Sean Allan Krill (Honeymoon in Vegas and On a Clear Day You Can See Forever) as Steve; newcomer Celia Gooding as Frankie; Derek Klena (Anastasia and The Bridges of Madison County on Broadway) as Nick; and Lauren Patten (Fun Home on Broadway) as Jo. Ensemble members include Jane Bruce, John Cardoza, Antonio Cipriano, Kathryn Gallagher, Laurel Harris, Logan Hart,Max Kumangai, Soph Menas, Sean Montgomery, Nora Schell, Whitney Sprayberry, Kei Tsuruharatani, and Ebony Williams. Yeman Josiah Brown and Kelsey Orem are swings.
Tickets on sale now: online at americanrepertorytheater.org, by phone at 617.547.8300, and in person at the Loeb Drama Center Ticket Services Offices (64 Brattle Street, Cambridge).
Photo Credit: Jimmy Ryan
Director Diane Paulus and Choreographer Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui
Derek Klena (Nick)
Members of the Ensemble
Kei Tsuruharatani (Ensemble) and Kathryn Gallagher (Ensemble)
Celia Gooding (Frankie) and members of the Ensemble
Celia Gooding (Frankie), Lauren Patton (Jo), and members of the Ensemble
Jane Bruce, Antonio Cipriano, Whitney Sprayberry, and John Cardoza of the Ensemble
Members of the Ensemble
Diane Paulus’ script
Music Director Bryan Perri (far right) works with the company
Yeman Josiah Brown (Swing) and Laurel Harris (Ensemble)
Celia Gooding (Frankie) and members of the Ensemble
Jagged Little Pill rehearsal schedule
Elizabeth Stanley (Mary Jane) and Sean Allan Krill (Steve)
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