You Live, You Learn: A Night with Alanis Morissette and 'Jagged Little Pill'
The producers of JAGGED LITTLE PILL announced today that the Broadway musical has partnered with American Express to present a special livestream benefit event, You Live, You Learn: A Night with Alanis Morissette and 'Jagged Little Pill' in support of the Covid-19 emergency relief efforts of The Actors Fund.
On Tuesday, May 19 at 8:00 pm ET, the one-hour event, hosted on the Jagged Little Pill Facebook and YouTube channels, will feature conversations and exclusive performances from seven-time Grammy Award winner Alanis Morissette and the cast of Jagged Little Pill, plus appearances by the show’s Oscar-winning writer Diablo Cody, Tony-winning director Diane Paulus, Olivier Award-winning choreographer Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui (Beyonce at The Grammys; The Carters’ “Apesh*t”), Pulitzer Prize winning orchestrator/arranger Tom Kitt (Next to Normal, American Idiot) and some surprise special guests.
“Led by our spiritual guide Alanis Morissette, the entire Jagged Little Pill family is excited to come together to share music and our musical's messages of joy, healing, resilience and gratitude,” said the show’s producers Vivek J. Tiwary, Arvind Ethan David and Eva Price in a statement. “We give immense thanks to AmEx for giving us the opportunity and for our cast and creative team for keeping the Jagged Little Spirit thriving during this trying time.”
Beginning today, and through this week leading up to Tuesday’s event, fans have the opportunity to enter sweepstakes for special prizes at jaggedlittlepill.com, and even submit their own cover of an Alanis Morissette song to be featured in the livestream. To enter the cover song contest, fans can post a video on Instagram or Twitter using the hashtag #JaggedFanCovers, and a clip of the winning entry will be featured during the May 19 event.
You Live, You Learn: A Night with Alanis Morissette and ‘Jagged Little Pill’ is open for anyone to tune in and will be available to stream on Jagged Little Pill's Facebook page and YouTube Channel. The video will also be available for viewing on the pages after the event has concluded. Starting May 20, this unique live stream will live on the refreshed American Express Experiences hub which now includes virtual sports, entertainment and music experiences for people to enjoy while they are staying home. In addition to this special livestream event, the site includes historic sporting events, inside tours, performances, and more from American Express partners.