Alanis Morissette is the latest musician to have her music come alive on a Broadway stage.
Morissette’s 1995 LP, Jagged Little Pill, is coming to the Broadway stage.
Morissette announced the news on Friday, stating that the show will debuting in workshops some time in 2014. The show’s concept will be similar to other musicals based on tunes by artists such as Green Day, Billy Joel and The Beatles.
“I look forward to taking the heart of Jagged Little Pill and expanding its story, fleshing it out into ever deeper layers of emotionality, specificity, humanity, power, physicality, spirit and fabulism,” Morissette said in a statement.
The show, titled Jagged Little Pill, will feature all 13 tracks from the album, as well as songs from Morissette’s later albums and new songs written specifically for the show. Tom Kitt, who composed American Idiot with Green Day, will help Morissette with the composition of new songs.
Mike Tyson‘s highly acclaimed one-man show is heading to television.
The champ’s show, Mike Tyson: Undisputed Truth, goes from the stage to HBO this November.
The documentary was filmed during Tyson’s on-stage show. This HBO documentary was filmed by Spike Lee and will air on Saturday, November 16 at 8PM ET.
La Toya Jackson is heading to the stage in NY.
Jackson will star in the off- Broadway show, Newsical the Musical starting Sept. 3.
The singer-producer will take over for actress Jackée Harry (Sister Sister).
“I’ve wanted to do [theater], but on Broadway the shows play for such a long, extended time,” said Jackson.
Jackson will star in the off-Broadway show through Sept. 8.
To prepare for the role, Jackson took an acting workshop. In an addition to that, she checked out Kim Coles and Kym Whitley’s weekly Ladies Night Live Comedy Show in LA.
Once Jackson’s run is over, she can then decide whether or not she wants to return later on.
Jane Lynch and her wife of three-years, Dr. Lara Embry, have decided to pull the plug on their marriage.
The Glee star, 52, met Embry 44, back in 2009. In May 2010, the pair exchanged vows in Massachusetts where same-sex marriage is legal.
Lynch released the following statement to PEOPLE. It reads: “Lara and I have decided to end our marriage. This has been a difficult decision for us as we care very deeply about one another. We ask for privacy as we deal with this family matter.”
Lynch is currently starring on Broadway as ‘Miss Hannigan’ in revival musical, Annie. This divorce announcement comes a day after Lynch’s stellar performance at the 2013 Tony Awards on June 9 at Radio City Music Hall.
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The Oscar-winning movie, Rocky, is headed to Broadway in 2014. The hit 1976 movie, starring Sylvester Stallone, made its debut last October in Hamburg, Germany. Now, Stallone is bringing it to New York City. The $30M production was recently featured NY Times and with Stallone’s dedication to the production it will be a sure-fire hit. […]
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Wendy Williams is about to put on her dancing shoes. The talk show host will be starring in CHICAGO on Broadway for a limited run this summer. Williams will be taking on the role of ‘Matron “Mama” Morton” in Chicago: The Musical on Broadway, starting Tuesday, June 25 – through Sunday, August 11. The […]
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Sexy NY Jets Quarterback Mark Sanchez, recently sat down with GQ magazine to chop it up on everything from football, to Broadway, to be one of the league’s most eligible bachelors. Check out what Sanchez had to say in the September issue of GQ below. This issue hits newsstands August 23. On Rex Ryan, […]
