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The show debuted to largely positive reviews, and in addition to Patten’s win Sunday, the show’s writer Diablo Cody also earned the Tony Award for best book of a musical. Jagged Little Pill debuted on Broadway in late 2019 and uses Morissette’s catalog of songs to tell the story of a suburban Connecticut family facing turmoil from such issues as opioid addiction and sexual assault. “Broadway shows are by their very nature collaborative, so there is nothing more important to us than our people,” the show’s producers said in their statement responding to Schell’s allegations, which they said they were “deeply troubled” by. “I believe that the future for the change we need to see on Broadway comes from these kinds of conversations that are full of honesty and empathy and respect for our shared humanity.” Chief Critic “First and foremost I want to thank my trans and nonbinary friends and colleagues who have engaged with me in difficult conversations that have joined me in dialogue about my character Jo,” Lauren Patten, who plays Jo, said in her acceptance speech Sunday after winning the Tony Award for best featured actress in a musical-an award some criticized her for accepting. The union represents both Broadway performers and stage management, including stage managers that Schell alleged had been among the people that mistreated them.

Actors Equity also announced Sunday it had opened its own workplace investigation into the production. The Jagged Little Pill producers said in response to Schell’s allegations they had hired an external firm to “conduct a comprehensive investigation” into the incident, as well as an external review of the production’s policies and procedures regarding employees’ well-being.