Producing Jagged Little Pill has been the greatest professional journey of our lives. It’s been a humbling privilege, a happy responsibility, and a genuine joy to collaborate with our Jagged Little Company and our entire extended Jagged Little Family—from attorneys and agencies to fans and friends, and everyone in between. We’ve all worked together to expand the legacy of Alanis’s game-changing 1995 album and create a show that would both entertain and inspire. This journey has taken us from a humble downtown NYC rehearsal studio, to the venerable American Repertory Theater in Cambridge, MA, to Broadway’s historic Broadhurst Theatre, to an outdoor stage in Times Square for Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve 2020, to recent protest marches for Black Lives Matter and LGBTQ Pride. We are so grateful to everyone who’s stood with us—including you, dear reader—and we look forward to the future. Together, in solidarity, we know the journey is just getting started.
—VIVEK J. TIWARY, ARVIND ETHAN DAVID, AND EVA PRICE,
on behalf of all the producers, June 2020
on behalf of all the producers, June 2020
Melcher Media and the producers would like to gratefully acknowledge the cast and crew listed on page 38, as well as the photographers listed below, who so graciously shared their time, photos, and ideas. In addition we would like to extend our sincere thanks to the following for their contributions to the book: Joshua Altman, Chika Azuma, Jennifer Bell, Greg Brunswick, Brittany Chapman, Sean Chia, Rebecca Curtiss, Ana Deboo, E.J. Devokaitis, Kate Elliott, Laura Ellis, Michelle Figueroa, Luke Gernert, Alia Habib, John Albert Harris, Halle Kilman, Gene Lee, Iris Lynch, Michele McGonigle De Young, Mary McGowan, Gina McIntyre, Anne Montavon, Leslie Papa, Cheryl Della Pietra, Nola Romano, Leda Scheintaub, Jonas Schildermans, David Schmerler, Roseanna M. Sharrow, Lenora Sumerling, Ryan M. Sweeney, Albert Tang, Angela Tucker / The Adopted Life, Anna Wahrman, Haley Weaver, Lee Wilcox, Nancy Wolff, Gretchen Young, Evan Zimmerman.
IMAGE CREDITS:
All photographs in the book were taken by Matthew Murphy except those listed below. Alamy/Zuma Press, Inc.: 16 (MJ); Molly Barnett / grapevine PR: 142c; Alex Bruce: 140–141, 222–223; Antonio Cipriano: 116b; Evgenia Eliseeva, Eve Photography: 6t; Shannon Fanuko, backgrounds: 29c, 142t; Kathryn Gallagher: 143b; Alexandra Gavillet (art direction: RPM): 12, 13, 20, 21, 24, 25, 32, 33, 138, 139, 146–149; Celia Rose Gooding: 29t, 30, 94; iStock: 10 pen (Radionphoto), 144–145 desk (Josh Laverty); J. Jared Janas: 179; Nathan Johnson / Drift Studio: 74; Paul Kepple: 2–3, 10–11, 15, 16, 18–19, 27, 144–145, 220–221; Derek Klena: 28t, 28b, 111t; Chad David Kraus: 28c, 62, 70, 71, 88–89 (rehearsal shots), 95, 110, 116t, 142t, 143t, 143c, 95, 97t, 110, 116t, 142t, 143t (figs.), 143c, 190; Sean Allan Krill: 6c, 7c, 7b, 16r, 29c, 40, 100, 102b; Michele Laurita: 42–45; Susan Lynch: 34–35t; Lucy Mackinnon: 17, 26, 140 (inset), 151; Sophie Ming, @sophiemingphoto: 29b; Lauren Patten: 7c, 84b, 142b, 143b, 195; Diane Paulus: 60, 61, 166; Courtesy of Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company: 41; Finn Ross: 40; Shutterstock: 3 Christmas border (lolya 1988), 4–5 (Konstantin L), 15 clipboard (mihalec), 16 wedding (Billion Photos), 31 border (ESB Basic), 49, 83, 104–105, 212 patterns (Rawpixel.com), 101 pattern (Malinovskaya Yulia), 142 lockers (Stacey Newman), 222–223 red type (Vik Y), 222–223 Christmas border (artist Elizaveta); Elizabeth Stanley: 8; Christopher Steighner: 22–23; © Liza Voll Photography: 7t; Wikimedia Commons: 7 castle (CrispyCream27). INSERT: Alamy: 2b (Shelly Rivoli), 5t (Scootercaster), 5c (Erik McGregor/Zuma Wire), 5b (Gerry Rousseau), 9c (Michael Kemp), 10t (Matthew Kaplan), 10b (Jasper Chamber), 13c (Bob Korn), 13b (Jim West); Annelise Baker: 13t; James Gallagher / @gallagherwalks: 9t; Getty / Emma McIntyre: 2t; Laurel Harris: 9b; Sean Allan Krill: 6tl; Courtesy Lauren Patten: 6b; Nora Schell: 6tr.
All photographs in the book were taken by Matthew Murphy except those listed below. Alamy/Zuma Press, Inc.: 16 (MJ); Molly Barnett / grapevine PR: 142c; Alex Bruce: 140–141, 222–223; Antonio Cipriano: 116b; Evgenia Eliseeva, Eve Photography: 6t; Shannon Fanuko, backgrounds: 29c, 142t; Kathryn Gallagher: 143b; Alexandra Gavillet (art direction: RPM): 12, 13, 20, 21, 24, 25, 32, 33, 138, 139, 146–149; Celia Rose Gooding: 29t, 30, 94; iStock: 10 pen (Radionphoto), 144–145 desk (Josh Laverty); J. Jared Janas: 179; Nathan Johnson / Drift Studio: 74; Paul Kepple: 2–3, 10–11, 15, 16, 18–19, 27, 144–145, 220–221; Derek Klena: 28t, 28b, 111t; Chad David Kraus: 28c, 62, 70, 71, 88–89 (rehearsal shots), 95, 110, 116t, 142t, 143t, 143c, 95, 97t, 110, 116t, 142t, 143t (figs.), 143c, 190; Sean Allan Krill: 6c, 7c, 7b, 16r, 29c, 40, 100, 102b; Michele Laurita: 42–45; Susan Lynch: 34–35t; Lucy Mackinnon: 17, 26, 140 (inset), 151; Sophie Ming, @sophiemingphoto: 29b; Lauren Patten: 7c, 84b, 142b, 143b, 195; Diane Paulus: 60, 61, 166; Courtesy of Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company: 41; Finn Ross: 40; Shutterstock: 3 Christmas border (lolya 1988), 4–5 (Konstantin L), 15 clipboard (mihalec), 16 wedding (Billion Photos), 31 border (ESB Basic), 49, 83, 104–105, 212 patterns (Rawpixel.com), 101 pattern (Malinovskaya Yulia), 142 lockers (Stacey Newman), 222–223 red type (Vik Y), 222–223 Christmas border (artist Elizaveta); Elizabeth Stanley: 8; Christopher Steighner: 22–23; © Liza Voll Photography: 7t; Wikimedia Commons: 7 castle (CrispyCream27). INSERT: Alamy: 2b (Shelly Rivoli), 5t (Scootercaster), 5c (Erik McGregor/Zuma Wire), 5b (Gerry Rousseau), 9c (Michael Kemp), 10t (Matthew Kaplan), 10b (Jasper Chamber), 13c (Bob Korn), 13b (Jim West); Annelise Baker: 13t; James Gallagher / @gallagherwalks: 9t; Getty / Emma McIntyre: 2t; Laurel Harris: 9b; Sean Allan Krill: 6tl; Courtesy Lauren Patten: 6b; Nora Schell: 6tr.
A portion of the essay on page 224 originally appeared in the Guide, a publication of the American Repertory Theater.
JAGGED LITTLE PILL
Book by Diablo Cody
Lyrics by Alanis Morissette
Music by Alanis Morissette and Glen Ballard
Additional music by by Michael Farrell & Guy Sigsworth
Directed by Diane Paulus
Book by Diablo Cody
Lyrics by Alanis Morissette
Music by Alanis Morissette and Glen Ballard
Additional music by by Michael Farrell & Guy Sigsworth
Directed by Diane Paulus
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