Playwright Diablo Cody, who grew up in the southwest suburbs, talked about writing the story and winning a Tony Award.
"Jagged Little Pill," a powerful play set to the music of Alanis Morissette, just opened at the James M. Nederlander Theatre in the Loop."My first thought was I can't possibly say no to this because I have been a fan of Alanis Morissette's since I was a teenager in the 90's - and her music has just been so meaningful to me in my life," Cody said.
Cody's screenwriting debut was the 2007 film "Juno," and she acknowledged the common threads in the projects she has worked on since then. "Over and over I find myself wanting to tell stories about characters who are going through a transformation," Cody said. "With Juno it was a pretty blatant one where she's pregnant, but the next movie I wrote after Juno was about a girl that is possessed by a succubus and becomes a cannibal. 'Jagged Little Pill' is about a sobriety journey, so it's about people shedding their skin and becoming something new.
"Those experiences are wonderful in the aftermath because you get to enjoy that distinction for the rest of your life... but in the moment, you have zero memories of either win, it's just trippy," Cody said."I definitely did not grow up thinking, someday I'm going to work in Hollywood or write a Broadway show, it didn't feel plausible, I'm grateful," Cody said.
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