'Ironic' Original Broadway Cast | Jagged Little Pill

Listen to “Ironic” from the Original Broadway Cast Recording.

From Academy Award®-winning writer Diablo Cody (Juno) comes an “urgent, wildly entertaining, and wickedly funny” (The Boston Globe) original story of suburban subversion inspired by Alanis Morissette’s Grammy Award®-winning album.

Featuring Morissette’s iconic songs including “Ironic,” “You Oughta Know,” and “Hand in My Pocket,” as well as newly written material, this “big-hearted musical that breaks the mold” (The New York Times) is directed by Tony Award winner Diane Paulus (Waitress, Pippin), with music supervision, orchestrations, and arrangements by Pulitzer Prize winner Tom Kitt (Next to Normal) and movement direction and choreography by Olivier Award winner and frequent Beyoncé collaborator Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui.

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[davidb]

The genius with this song is that there is no irony in it, so therefore it actually IS ironic!

[emilywhitson]

I have absolutely no idea what’s happening in this show but I love it

[gailbello]

They saw the opportunity and they took it to call out this song from a creative writing standpoint lol.

[nathan]

2:00 Hits me in the feels every time. Their voices coincide with each other so well

[victorschultz]

This version is amazing! The chorus is mind-blowing.

[TheWindsofWonder]

This is amazing! My high school English teacher used the original song as an example of what irony isn't so it's hilarious to hear others pointing it out!

[TheBriguy]

Just discovered today that this album is a broadway musical.Amazing cast and I wanna see this play.1 of my fav albums of the 90's

[GregoryPDumas-dvbu]

antonio!
This version is amazing! The chorus is mind-blowing.

[annelouruolenna]

Let this be the next "You are the music in me" please

[jellyrcw]

Omg thank you for pointing out that this song isn't ironic lol

[satvas]

I love that this was made this album is such a masterpiece

[mafada]

Lol they kept the side talk
FINALLY!!!😍😍😍😍

[davidvonbehren]

A mermaid with wings named Ariel from central Illinois played this for me through the siphoned ocarina of the radio last night en route to my enervating third shift gig and I have felt loved and accepted ever since.... Thank you ariel! thank you Alanis! long live the jaded flannel gauche poetic pill of insufferable glory that is the mid 90s!!!! What blessed times we live in

[kellygillan]

can someone pls explain what’s going on in this point in the show, i can’t find a good synopsis anywhere

[patrickchrist]

I definitely can’t wait to see the US Tour production of this musical when it comes to Baltimore

[thatman]

It was so great when the "Great Ironic Controversy" was finally addressed!!! LOL It was even funnier than it comes off on this album.

[khloebeal]

0:43
1:27
This is just for me to learn my parts. Teehee!

[zackstark]

An old man turned ninety-eight
He won the lottery and died the next day
It's a black fly in your Chardonnay
It's a death row pardon two minutes too late
And isn't it ironic... don't you think

It's like rain on your wedding day
It's a free ride when you've already paid
It's the good advice that you just didn't take
Who would've thought... it figures

Mr. Play It Safe was afraid to fly
He packed his suitcase and kissed his kids goodbye
He waited his whole damn life to take that flight
And as the plane crashed down he thought
"Well isn't this nice..."
And isn't it ironic... don't you think

It's like rain on your wedding day
It's a free ride when you've already paid
It's the good advice that you just didn't take
Who would've thought... it figures

Well life has a funny way of sneaking up on you
When you think everything's okay and everything's going right
And life has a funny way of helping you out when
You think everything's gone wrong and everything blows up
In your face

A traffic jam when you're already late
A no-smoking sign on your cigarette break
It's like ten thousand spoons when all you need is a knife
It's meeting the man of my dreams
And then meeting his beautiful wife
And isn't it ironic...don't you think
A little too ironic...and, yeah, I really do think...

It's like rain on your wedding day
It's a free ride when you've already paid
It's the good advice that you just didn't take
Who would've thought... it figures

Life has a funny way of sneaking up on you
Life has a funny, funny way of helping you out
Helping you out

[ObamaMpreg]

Frankie: H
Phoenix: So true queen😘😘😍🥰😘😍😍😳😍😘😳

[zackstark]

[FRANKIE]
An old man turned 98
He won the lottery and died the next day
It's a black fly in your Chardonnay
It's a death row pardon two minutes too late
And isn't it ironic
Don't you think?

[MALE STUDENT, spoken]
Hold up, wait a second!
That's actually not ironic

[STUDENT, spoken]
Right
If we are using irony as defined in Greek tragedy, I don't see how, like, a fly in your beverage applies

[STUDENT, spoken]
That's not ironyThat's just like shitty

[FRANKIE, spoken]
Can I please finish my piece?

[FRANKIE]
Mr. Play-It-Safe was afraid to fly
He packed his suitcase and kissed his kids good-bye
He waited his whole damn life to take that flight
And as the plane crashed down he thought, "Well isn't this nice"
And isn't it ironic

[STUDENT, spoken]
It's not though

[STUDENT, spoken]
It would be irony if the guy in the crash was like an airplane mechanic

[PHOENIX, spoken]
How 'bout you guys let her finish?

[FRANKIE]
It's like rain on your wedding day
It's a free ride when you've already paid
It's the good advice that you just didn't take
And who would've thought—it figures!

Well, life has a funny way[

PHOENIX]Of sneaking up on you when you think everything's okayAnd everything's going right

[FRANKIE]And life has a funny way

[PHOENIX]Of helping you out when you think everything's gone wrongAnd everything blows up in your face

[FRANKIE]
It's a traffic jam when you're already late

[TEACHER]
It's a no-smoking sign on your cigarette break

[PHOENIX]
It's like ten thousand spoons when all you need is a knife

[FRANKIE]
It's like meeting the boy of my dreams
And then meeting his...[PHOENIX - spoken]I'm not seeing anyone...

[FRANKIE]
And isn't it ironic
Don't you think?

[FRANKIE & PHOENIX]
A little too ironic

[PHOENIX]
Yeah, I really do think

[FRANKIE & PHOENIX]
It's like rain on your wedding day
It's a free ride when you've already paid
It's the good advice that you just didn't take
And who would've thought—it figures!

[FRANKIE]
Well, life has a funny way

[PHOENIX]
Of sneaking up on you

[FRANKIE]
Yeah, life has a funny, funny way of helping you out

[FRANKIE & PHOENIX]
Helping you out