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Jagged Little Pill is featured in the Long Beach Posts’ “Things to do this weekend in Long Beach” feature.

Landmark is back in downtown Long Beach with another major musical event! From Nov. 7 to 23, experience the Tony and Grammy Award-winning “Jagged Little Pill,” inspired by Alanis Morissette’s groundbreaking 1995 album. With music by Morissette and Glen Ballard, and book by Oscar-winner Diablo Cody, this electrifying production earned 15 Tony nominations, including Best Musical.

Follow the Healy family as their seemingly perfect lives begin to fracture, revealing a powerful story about resilience, identity, and healing. Featuring iconic hits like “You Oughta Know,” “Hand in My Pocket,” and “Ironic” alongside new original songs, this production brings raw emotion and unforgettable music to the historic sanctuary of First Congregational Church.

Directed by veteran Long Beach theater artist Richard J. Martinez, with Music Director Curtis Heard leading a live band, this marks a special homecoming as Landmark Artistic Director Megan O’Toole returns to the stage in a leading role. The 21-person ensemble cast features both familiar Landmark performers and exciting new talent.

Columnist Willie Plaschke has penned a nice feature article about Jagged Little Pill and the launch of the “Unplugged” Matinees in The Press Telegram and Grunion Gazette.

This weekend, the Long Beach Landmark Theatre Company invites audiences to unplug — and be enthralled.

As part of their special “Unplugged” matinee performances, the company presents “Jagged Little Pill: The Musical” in a fresh, intimate way.

Inspired by MTV’s iconic Unplugged series and NPR’s Tiny Desk ethos, select daytime shows spotlight music and story in a stripped-down, acoustic-forward format.

Presented alongside Landmark’s full-evening productions — which feature dynamic design and high-impact visuals — the Unplugged Matinees provide a compelling alternative perspective to this captivating musical, the story of a family’s resilience and healing.

Isn’t it ironic? Not really. It’s a fresh and engaging take on a classic jukebox musical.

A wonderful feature piece about Landmark’s forthcoming main stage production of Jagged Little Pill has been published in the Long Beach Post. Below are a few excerpts, and please read the full article online.

Set to open next weekend on Nov. 7, the show will have an “electrifying score, powerful choreography and immersive staging that amplifies the show’s themes of identity, addiction, trauma and what it means to be seen,” according to the theater, bringing “raw energy and contemporary relevance” to local audiences.

– Anita Hill, Long Beach Post

The Landmark’s production will be the Southern California premiere of this musical, with its story written by Diablo Cody, who won an Academy Award for the film “Juno” in 2007.

The musical centers on the Healys, a white Connecticut family with an adopted Black daughter, whose seemingly perfect lives begin to unravel around Christmas one year, forcing them to confront hidden issues of substance abuse, addiction, gender identity and sexual assault.

– Anita Hill, Long Beach Post

Landmark is thrilled to announce that tickets are now on sale for our fall Main Stage musical – Alanis Morissette’s Jagged Little Pill: The Musical.

Grab the Earlybird Special this week only and get 30% OFF Opening Weekend Premium & Excellent seats to Jagged Little Pill with code ‘EARLYBIRD’. Offer ends Sunday October 5.