I am so happy that people in this production, who have been craving to be in that sun, have been let in. вЂњThis is like being in the sun, and I am comfortable in that sun. Because if I thought touring as a concert artist was hard, doing nine shows a week on Broadway вЂ“ and all the energy that goes into creating the show and rehearsals вЂ“ is so much more. вЂњIвЂ™m excited for me, certainly, but mostly for everyone in this musical. вЂњI still pinch myself!вЂќ she said, speaking by phone from a summer tour stop in Florida. Morissette laughed with delight when asked if she pinched herself last October when the Tony nominations for вЂњJagged Little PillвЂќ were announced. вЂњJagged Little PillвЂ™sвЂќ 15 nods ties it for second place with вЂњThe ProducersвЂќ and вЂњBilly Elliot, the Musical.вЂќ In the history of the Tony Awards, only one musical вЂ“ вЂњHamiltonвЂќ in 2016 вЂ“ had more nominations, with 16. The вЂњJagged Little PillвЂќ cast earned an additional six Tony nominations, with another four nods for costume design, set design, lighting design and sound design. Kitt, perhaps not coincidentally, is the Tony- and Pulitzer Prize-winning arranger and composer who helped Green Day transform its вЂњAmerican IdiotвЂќ album into a rousing Broadway musical. вЂњJagged Little PillвЂ™sвЂќ 15 Tony Award nominations include Best Musical, Best Direction of a Musical (Diane Paulus), Best Book of a Musical (Diablo Cody), Best Choreography of a Musical (Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui) and Best Orchestrations (Tom Kitt).

It is fueled by signature songs from MorissetteвЂ™s вЂњJagged Little PillвЂќ album, including вЂњYou Oughta Know,вЂќ вЂњHand in My Pocket,вЂќ вЂњForgiven,вЂќ вЂњPerfect,вЂќ вЂњIronic,вЂќ вЂњAll I Really WantвЂќ and вЂњYou Learn.вЂќ She is showcasing the album on her current tour with Garbage and Cat Power. 21.ДЄ hit with audiences and critics alike, the вЂњJagged Little PillвЂќ musical was eight years in the making. It abruptly closed on MaвЂ“ along with the rest of Broadway and much of the nation вЂ“ because of the pandemic. And I love everyone in this musical so much.вЂќД®asily the biggest musical hit based on a rock album since Green DayвЂ™s вЂњAmerican IdiotвЂќ in 2009, вЂњJagged Little PillвЂќ opened to rave reviews on Dec. With COVID protocols and three kids on the road while being on a huge tour, it was just not possible for me to jump out (to go to New York). In an email, Morrissette explained why she had changed her mind about attending the Tonys, writing: вЂњI would love to be there. IвЂ™m going to do the unthinkable and fly into New York, alone, then fly back to the tour, alone.вЂќД«ut plans can change, especially in the middle of a pandemic.

вЂњIвЂ™ll be attending the Tonys,вЂќ she told the San Diego Union-Tribune in a recent phone interview. tour, were both pushed back from last year because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The awards, like MorissetteвЂ™s current 35-city U.S. вЂњJagged Little Pill,вЂќ the hit Broadway musical based on her album, has a field-leading 15 nominations at SundayвЂ™s 74th Annual Tony Awards. Alanis Morissette has at least 15 very sound reasons for taking Sunday off to fly to New York from the West Coast leg of her continuing 25th anniversary вЂњJagged Little PillвЂќ concert tour, which celebrates her 33 million-selling 1995 breakthrough album.

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