Jennifer Nettles on New Musical ‘Giulia: The Poison Queen of Palermo’ Being ‘The Most Rewarding Work I’ve Ever Done’ & Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Advice

Billboard | 26.06.2026 20:56
A decade ago, Jennifer Nettles was casually scrolling online when she came across an article about female serial killers. She fell down a rabbit hole and discovered the story of Giulia Tofana, who, according to somewhat fuzzy history, allegedly poisoned her abusive husband in the 17th century in Sicily, and then went on supply potentially hundreds of women with her arsenic concoction to kill their badly behaving spouses.