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Idina Menzel to Lead Reading of “Jagged Little Pill” Musical

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Idina Menzel is switching from “Let It Go” to “You Oughta Know.” Per The Hollywood Reporter, the Tony and Obie Award-winning actress will lead a reading of “Jagged Little Pill,” Diablo Cody’s stage musical adaptation of Alanis Morissette’s iconic album of the same name.

Jagged Little Pill” is directed by Diane Paulus (“Waitress”) and includes orchestrations and arrangements from Tom Kitt (“Next to Normal”). Cody (“Juno,” “One Mississippi”) wrote the book in close collaboration with Morissette. Featuring songs like “Ironic” and “Hand in My Pocket,” the show “revolves around a modern, multigenerational family and their complex dynamics, touching on issues of gender identity and race,” THR summarizes.

Menzel is not attached to star in the show’s 2018 debut at Cambridge’s American Repertory Theater.

The actress and singer won a Tony in 2004 for the lead role of Elphaba in Broadway’s “Wicked,” a musical retelling of “The Wizard of Oz.” Menzel’s other stage credits include “Rent,” “Funny Girl,” and “If/Then.” She collaborated with Kitt on the latter. “Frozen,” Lifetime’s remake of “Beaches,” and “Glee” are among her screen roles. Next, Menzel is set to star in the Off Broadway production “Skintight.”

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