Next to Normal
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CURRENTLY CLOSED
Opened Feb 13, 2008
Closed Mar 16, 2008
Opened Feb 13, 2008
Closed Mar 16, 2008
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WHAT IS IT ABOUT?
In this over-stimulated and pharmaceutically-obsessed world, one seemingly normal suburban family comes to grips with a long buried secret in this haunting and darkly funny new musical. With music by Tom Kitt and book and lyrics by Brian Yorkey, Next to Normal explores the lengths to which we'll go to keep ourselves sane and our families in place.
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Second Stage Theatre
305 W 43rd St
New York, NY 10036
Founded in 1979 under the leadership of artistic director Carole Rothman, Second Stage produces a diverse range of premieres and new interpretations of America's best contemporary theatre, including such productions as Coastal Disturbances, This Is O [...] Read More
305 W 43rd St
New York, NY 10036
Founded in 1979 under the leadership of artistic director Carole Rothman, Second Stage produces a diverse range of premieres and new interpretations of America's best contemporary theatre, including such productions as Coastal Disturbances, This Is O [...] Read More
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Next to Normal isn't exactly a light evening in the theater. Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey's flawed but emotionally resonant musical, currently on view at Second Stage Theatre, tackles head-on the issue of depression, and the treatments that may or may not make things better. But while the show, directed by Michael Greif, plumbs the depths of despair, it also offers a vision of hope.
Diana (Alice Ripley) suffers from severe depression and hallucinogenic episodes as a result of a past trauma, which is revealed midway through the first act but is such a powerful moment within the script that it shouldn't be spoiled. Her husband Dan (Brian d'Arcy James) has remained steadfastly by her, shepherdin[...]