Jagged Little Pill - Trafalgar Studios

Oooooo this is out of the blue! It's only just begun this month in America at the A.R.T and I assumed it would head to Broadway straight after.

It's running until mid-July there, so if they wanna bring Derek Klena over with them, that would be cool!

Bet that's a jolly night out. Do they supply razor blades to slit your wrists with in the interval or do you have to bring your own?

Interesting! I'm seeing it next month in Boston. I wonder if it'll be the same cast or if they will assemble a London cast for it. Idina Menzel did the workshops. I'm nervous what will happen if she opens it in London.

He doesn't scoop a lot but is accurate when he is scooping    

Maybe they're testing the waters for a potential West End transfer or at least extension. Better start small than plan too big and then struggle to put bums on seats as they did with Grinning Man.

Looking at the production photos, it certianly looks interesting enough. And a fairly simple set to bring over if it doesn't head straight to Broadway.

americanrepertorytheater.org/shows-events/jagged-little-pill/

I know it's Idina-free, but she did do the workshops and might be looking for a star vehicle next. I haven't read the synopsis and will probably wait until I see it next month (who are we kidding, I'll read it tonight). But attempting to make pancakes in a frenzied state sounds very Next to Normal. 

Looks like the original tweet had been deleted. Perhaps his announcement was deemed premature?

Carl Woodward. Reading the plot it does sound fascinating. I’m a huge fan of the album too, so I’ll surely book for this when tickets are on sale.

Carl is the same person who recently tweeted about Dolly coming tot what Palladium in 2019.

So who is this guy? And was this an "exclusive" or is he just an insider of some sort? 

It doesn't look like this is real. No news outlet has released this. I'm also starting to have doubts about this. The partnership between A.R.T. and Trafalgar seems questionable. 

I enjoyed three of those in the theatre (and, OK, hated the cast album of 'Mrs. Henderson Presents'). I'm not sure why it should be a "problem" if British musicals are of the ilk of 'Flowers for Mrs. Harris', given that it was one of the most thoroughly moving pieces of theatre I have ever seen. And I have seen a lot of theatre.

The problem with the British musical compared to the US is that we have far fewer development opportunities here, and that (some) regional theatres and commercial producers are hesitant - very hesitant - to take a chance on anything new. That's understandable in one sense - musicals are more expensive to mount than straight plays, and more complicated to rehearse - but it does mean it's difficult for new work to get produced. In New York, the Public Theater seems to produce at least one new musical every year. We do not have an institutional theatre which does that, although the Crucible in Sheffield has sometimes come close.

As for "yet to make it to London", that is not any indication of quality. A London production may confer a certain longevity on a show, in that once something has been seen in London it's more likely to be on the radar of theatres/companies looking for things to produce, but there's - and I know some people are going to need smelling salts when I say this - plenty of very good theatre in the regions, and audiences outside London aren't all unsophisticated hicks.

just that the alanis morrisette musical is coming to the trafalgar studios for 8 weeks in the autumn

It did not mention dates and someone on the first page asked that very question...