MUST GO ON
liot”). British critics (and the Olivier Awards) loved it, deeming it one of the most important works of our century. And, of course, comparisons with Tony Kushner’s epic “Angels in America” were everywhere.
As with that magnum opus, the community in this newer work lives with the legacy of the AIDS atrocity, albeit in more ghostly form. But as with “Angels,” the message of the piece is of survival: We must live in the present, it says, while honoring the sacrifices of those who came before. Previews begin Sept. 27, opens Nov. 17 at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre, 243 W. 47th St. www.theinheritanceplay.com
JAGGED LITTLE PILL
Alanis Morissette’s famously furious and fearless 1995 album was not only a milestone of feminist alt-rock, but unflinchingly personal in its content — the tracks express passion, fear, desire and raw rage. Ahead of its time, you might say.
A quarter century on, screenwriter Diablo Cody (“Juno”) turns “Jagged Little Pill” into a jukebox musical, creating a fictional Connecticut family with a clever façade but deep internal problems. The show, which tried out in Boston in 2018, includes the entire titular album, plus a bunch of other Morissette compositions, as arranged by Tom Kitt.
This is not “Mamma Mia” — “Jagged Little Pill” deals with sexual assault, transracial adoption, gun control, drug and porn addiction and rape culture. The show is expected to argue that America has been through major trauma — and remains in need of healing. Previews begin Nov. 3; opens Dec. 5 at the Broadhurst Theatre, 235 W. 44th St. www.jaggedlittlepill.com
LINDA VISTA
Middle-aged white men