Next To Normal
Diana is right when she sings that you dont have to be happy at all to be happy you're alive. Nor do musicals have to bubble with cheer to transport an audience as this one does.
Ben Brantley, The New York Times
Why see Next To Normal?
A contemporary classic
Fox Theatre presents the Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning rock musical by Brian Yorkey and Tom Kitt, as part of their Broadway By The Bay season. With memorable songs such as "Just Another Day," "You Don't Know" and "Superboy and the Invisible Girl", this touching piece of musical theatre examines mental health and modern psychiatry, through the lens of one suburban household coping with crisis. With provocative lyrics and a score featuring more than 30 original songs, the musical shows how far two parents will go to keep themselves sane and their family’s world intact.
It was universally praised for its unflinching approach to tackling mental illness, and bipolar disorer in particular, dispelling many of the myths and stigma associated with the disease. What resulted was a simultaneously heartbreaking and humorous examination of mental health within a family unit.
Key Information
Audience
Suitable for ages 13+ due to mature themes
Dates
Finished Aug 27, 2017
Reviews
Customer reviews
Anonymous
Kudos to Drury Lane
Next to Normal is my most favorite production I have seen at Drury Lane, after 25 years of being a subscriber. There have been refreshing changes in the season offerings at Drury, away from Agatha Christy and obscure 'who-dun-its'.
The cast of Next to Normal received an immediate standing ovation by all in the audience the night I was there.
I'm not an educated theater critic, but I know what I like, and I found Next to Normal to be perfectly cast, with powerful singing, thought provoking lyrics ranging from humorous to soul searching, and full of twists and turns. For me, this is undoubtedly one of the very best productions to play at Drury Lane.
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Jessica
Brilliant and beautiful!
I do not know how anyone would have anything negative to
say about this show! We saw it with the original cast and its
spectacular and incredibly moving! Highly recommend to
theatre fans or theatre first timers! ... Read more
Geoff
Spectacularly emotional!
Saw it on Broadway, then opening night of the US Tour in Los
Angeles, as well as San Diego... This musical is POWERFUL!!
Although Alice Ripley was not that great live, the rest of the cast
pulled her through it. Marin played it MUCH better on Broadway,
but the show is still my 2nd favorite musical of all time! It will
leave you drained of tears and allows you to stir up emotions that
are hiding deep inside you. Truly a fantastic piece of art!!! MUST
SEE!!!!! The soundtrack is wonderful as well. ... Read more
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