. And while it’s not a biography of the Canadian alt-rock heroine, the show serves as a loving salute to her musical contributions that endure to this day. As well it should: A year after Gen Xers mourned the death of Kurt Cobain, this trailblazer made it devastatingly clear through the power of song that young people are multi-faceted individuals that demand authenticity.
This message -- along with many others -- shines through in the passionate musical that attempts to solve too many problems in under three hours. But, in the words of Morissette herself in “Head over Feet,” it will likely win you over. Here’s five things to know about it.Though some of the characters are draped in flannel, don’t get your retro hopes up: This story is very much steeped in the present.
The characters sing about hot-button issues, from opiate addiction to gender identity to sexual assault. The show also features real-life images from the Women’s March and the gun-control movement. And yet the songs fit rather seamlessly, proving that Morissette got woke while many of her peers were still sound asleep. is so dense with plot that could have sustained solely on the 12 songs from Morissette’s seminal, Diamond-certified 1995 album that gives the show its title.
On stage, the slew of high-school characters face the most pressing challenges and belt out the most heartfelt numbers. The only two grown-ups on stage act and react off their kids’ behavior. In fact, if you’re an adult without children, you’ll find little in the story to grab hold of. That is, unless you count the dead-on accurate portrayal of privileged SoulCycle riders who like to hang out at fancy juice bars.
No. 1, with the exception of You Oughta Know it’s a snore.
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