| Theater Review: NY-1's Roma Torre raves about the new cast of Next to Normal | 08/26/2010 |
| Truly valuable art, no matter the form, has the ability to evolve over time. “Next To Normal,” which began off-Broadway 2.5 years ago is that rare example of theatrical art that seems to have transformed itself from an admirable show to a work of inspired collaboration. | |
| 'Next to Normal' review: Tony Award winning show continues to shine | 08/18/2010 |
| A hallmark of a great musical is that it can grab you, shake you and take you into its world. It did before — and still does. | |
| Living a Normal Life: Marin Mazzie and Jason Danieley discuss starring in Next to Normal | 08/ 9/2010 |
| Marin Mazzie and Jason Danieley are not only one of Broadway's most beloved real-life couples, they are also two of its most talented stars. | |
| Marin Mazzie on the Irresistible Pull of Next to Normal | 07/27/2010 |
| After her first couple of performances at the Booth Theatre, Mazzie chatted candidly with Broadway.com about the lure of co-starring with her husband in a musical and the secret of their happy real-life union. | |
| Marin Mazzie and Jason Danieley Are Next to Normal Now On Broadway | 07/19/2010 |
| Husband-and-wife actors Jason Danieley and Marin Mazzie play a couple struggling with mental illness starting July 19 when they join the cast of the Pulitzer Prize-winning musical Next to Normal at the Booth Theatre. | |
| DIVA TALK: Catching Up with Tony Award-Winning Next to Normal Star Alice Ripley | 07/19/2010 |
| In an interview with Playbill.com, Alice Ripley talks about her year and a half experience as Next to Normal's Diana. | |
| New Casting Announced for 'Next to Normal' | 06/ 9/2010 |
| The real-life married couple Marin Mazzie (“Kiss Me, Kate”) and Jason Danieley (“Curtains”) will take over the roles of Diana Goodman and her husband, Dan, in the Broadway musical on July 19, the production announced on Thursday. | |
| Meghann Fahy Will Take the Role of Natalie on July 19 | 06/ 9/2010 |
| Understudy Meghann Fahy will succeed Jennifer Damiano in the role of Natalie on July 19. | |
| Next to Normal Wins 2010 Pulitzer | 05/27/2010 |
| Next to Normal, the Tony Award-winning rock musical by Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey, has been named the 2010 winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama. | |
| Brian and Kyle Performed “I’ve Been” as a Web Exclusive for ABC.com | 05/27/2010 |
| Watch Brian d'Arcy James and Kyle Dean Massey perform 'I've Been.' | |
| Next to Normal Cast Performs on Good Morning America | 05/27/2010 |
| Watch Brian d’Arcy James, Kyle Dean Massey and Alice Ripley perform "You Don’t Know/ I Am The One" on "Good Morning America." | |
| Alice Ripley Joins Next to Normal National Tour | 05/27/2010 |
| Alice Ripley will reprise her acclaimed performance in the musical’s entire 36-week multi-city North American tour, launching November 23 at the Center Theatre Group/Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles. | |
| Brian d'Arcy James Rejoins Next to Normal Cast May 17 | 05/17/2010 |
| Brian d'Arcy James, who created the role of Dan Goodman in the original Off-Broadway production of the Pulitzer Prize-winning Next to Normal at Second Stage, returns to that musical on Broadway May 17. | |
| Conversation: Pulitzer Prize Winners in Drama, Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey of 'Next to Normal' | 04/15/2010 |
| This week, as part of our series of conversations with Pulitzer winners, Art Beat caught up with Brian Yorkey and Tom Kitt. | |
| Hear What Brian and Tom Have to Say About the Pulitzer Prize Win | 04/13/2010 |
| In a surprise move, “Next to Normal,” a rock musical about a manic-depressive mother and her psychologically battle-scarred family, won the 2010 Pulitzer Prize for drama Monday after the Pulitzer board ignored the list of finalists offered by the nominating jury and went with its own pick. | |
| Broadway's Unlikely Hit Gives Hope to the Bold - NYTimes | 03/29/2010 |
| Bipolar disorder, electroshock therapy, a yearning for peace of mind: these are not the usual elements of a successful Broadway musical. Yet "Next to Normal," which is preparing for a national tour in November, now qualifies as a hit: it has earned back its $4 million capitalization. | |
| National Alliance on Mental Illness | 03/16/2010 |
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Learn more about NAMI, the leading grassroots organization dedicated to improving the lives of individuals and families affected by mental illness. |
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| Next to Normal Facebook Quiz | 01/27/2010 |
| Take the official Next to Normal Facebook Quiz "What Song Are You Feeling?" | |
| Next to Normal: The Road to Broadway | 01/14/2010 |
| Watch the creative team behind Next to Normal discuss the creation and development of the show on an episode of The American Theatre Wing's "Working in the Theatre." | |
| Kyle Dean Massey Premieres Next to Normal Video Blog | 01/ 7/2010 |
| Kyle Dean Massey is Broadway.com’s newest backstage video blogger! Currently starring in the Tony-winning musical Next to Normal, Massey will bring you all the behind-the-scenes action in his weekly blog, Normal Life. | |
| Kyle Dean Massey to Replace Aaron Tveit in Next to Normal | 12/14/2009 |
| Kyle Dean Massey has been tapped to replace Aaron Tveit in the Broadway musical Next to Normal, beginning January 4 at the Booth Theatre. | |
| Download "On Stage with Next to Normal" Podcast | 11/12/2009 |
| Download the iTunes podcast of Next to Normal's event at the 92 St. Y Tribeca featuring the entire panel discussion with writers Brian Yorkey and Tom Kitt, director Michael Greif and producer David Stone as well as a clip of the new song, "Something I Can't See", written in collaboration with Twitter followers. | |
| Voices of Bipolar Disorder Anthology | 11/ 2/2009 |
| Next to Normal cast and crew were interviewed for the Introduction of the new anthology, Voices of Bipolar Disorder. | |
| Tackling Stigma From the Stage | 10/21/2009 |
| When we found out earlier this year that a suburban mother with bipolar was the central character of a soon-to-be-opened Broadway musical, we knew it was time for a road trip. | |
| NEXT TO NORMAL Announces New Ticket Lottery | 10/ 5/2009 |
| Beginning Monday, October 12, the Broadway musical Next to Normal will replace its current rush policy with a new ticket lottery. Beginning 2 hours before each performance patrons are invited to enter the lottery, and winners will be drawn 90 minutes before each performance. | |
| Louis Hobson Gives Psychiatry a Good Name in Next to Normal | 09/10/2009 |
| Currently making his Broadway debut as a pair of psychiatrists (including one who morphs into a rock star!) in the Broadway musical Next to Normal. Growing up in the Seattle suburbs, Hobson became serious about singing in high school, when he placed second among baritones in a statewide competition. | |
| On Broadway, Battling Bipolar Disorder | 08/31/2009 |
| Broadway musicals about mental illness are rare. Next to Normal, the winner of three of Tony awards, including Best Actress and Best Original Score, is even rarer: A musical about bipolar disorder that has been embraced by the public, critics, and the bipolar community. We talked with Brian Yorkey, the Tony-award winning writer and lyricist for the show. | |
| NEXT TO NORMAL's Twitter Song Project Announces First Round Of Voting Results | 08/31/2009 |
| The Broadway musical Next to Normal has announced the voting results of the first part of its groundbreaking Twitter song project. Based on suggestions from Twitter followers, Next to Normal creators Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey will write a song for the show's characters Dr. Madden & Gabe. | |
| Aaron Tveit to Return to Broadway's Next to Normal in September | 08/31/2009 |
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Aaron Tveit, who was recently part of the cast of the Seattle world premiere of Catch Me If You Can, will return to the Broadway cast of Next to Normal in September. Tveit will resume performances as Gabe on Sept. 7. |
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| It’s Broadway Gone Viral, With a Musical Meted Out via Twitter | 08/17/2009 |
| In early May, six weeks after opening, the production began what is by all accounts a Broadway first: over Twitter, the social networking site, an adapted version of the show began to be published in the form of short text messages, or tweets — just a line from a character at a time. Read about how Next to Normal has gone digital. | |
| Next to Normal on NPR's Science Friday | 08/17/2009 |
| Tony award-winning musical, Next To Normal, portrays a family struggling with mental illness and the treatments offered by modern psychiatry. With rock songs about Valium and bipolar disorder, the Broadway show is anything but typical. Tony Award Winners Brian Yorkey and Tom Kitt appeared on NPR's Science Friday to discuss creating Next to Normal. | |
| Fresh Face: Kyle Dean Massey | 07/30/2009 |
| Read Broadway.com's Fresh Face interview with Kyle Dean Massey, currently playing Gabe in Next to Normal. | |
| Tom Kitt Wins Dramatists Guild of America Award | 07/21/2009 |
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The Dramatists Guild of America announced the winners of its annual awards July 20. This year\'s winners include Tom Kitt, recipient of the Frederick Loewe Award for Dramatic Composition for his score to Next to Normal. |
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| "Next to Normal" orchestrator Michael Starobin and music director Charlie Alterman on Playbill Radio | 07/10/2009 |
| 2009 Tony-winning orchestrator Michael Starobin and music director Charlie Alterman walk Playbill Radio host Robert Viagas through some of the show's musical highlights. | |
| First Person: Adam Chanler-Berat: My Broadway "Graduation" | 06/30/2009 |
| Broadway.com asked Adam Chanler-Berat for a first person on what the Next to Normal journey has meant to him, and Chanler-Berat responded with an essay as appealing as the character he plays. | |
| Comparing Notes: Kitt, Kander And Miranda - NPR Open Mic | 06/26/2009 |
| Tom Kitt, Lin Manuel Miranda, and John Kander talked on NPR's Morning Edition about their musical training and how it helped shape their writing. | |
| Studio 360: Listen to an interview with Alice Ripley and Tom Kitt and hear songs from the show | 06/25/2009 |
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Alice Ripley and Tom Kitt talk with Kurt Anderson on Public Radio’s “Studio 360”. Also includes an in-studio performance of the songs “I Miss the Mountains”, “A Light in the Dark”, and “Superboy and the Invisible Girl”.
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| Next to Normal Tops Billboard's Cast Album Chart | 06/17/2009 |
| The original Broadway cast recording of new hit musical Next to Normal rose to the top of the Billboard cast album chart this week. The double-disc album, featuring original cast members J. Robert Spencer, Jennifer Damiano, Aaron Tveit, Adam Chanler-Berat, Louis Hobson and Alice Ripley, also placed in the 21st spot on Billboard's digital chart and broke the Top 200, landing at #103. | |
| Multiple Tony Award Winner including Best Score and Best Leading Actress in a Musical | 06/ 7/2009 |
| Best Score of a Musical went to composer Tom Kitt and lyricist Brian Yorkey for their kinetic, rock-driven storytelling in Next to Normal... | |
| Next to Normal performs on CBS | 06/ 4/2009 |
| The cast of Broadway's "Next To Normal" gave "The Early Show" a taste of the Tony-nominated musical. | |
| THE LEADING MEN: J. Robert Spencer | 06/ 3/2009 |
| Read Playbill.com's interview with J. Robert Spencer, Tony nominee for Next to Normal. | |
| Watch the Cast Perform at the Tony Awards | 06/ 2/2009 |
| Be sure to tune in to watch the cast of Next to Normal perform at the Tony Awards on Sunday, June 7 on CBS at 8pm. The show has been nominated for 11 awards, including Best Musical. For a full list of nominees and more details visit www.TonyAwards.com | |
| Ask A Star: Alice Ripley | 06/ 1/2009 |
| The Next to Normal powerhouse (and 2009 Tony nominee!) takes on questions from Broadway.com users. | |
| Go Ask Alice | 06/ 1/2009 |
| Tony Award nominee Alice Ripley reflects on the most difficult and rewarding role of her career: Next to Normal's Diana Goodman | |
| On the Scene: Next to Normal at Barnes & Noble | 05/15/2009 |
| The cast of Next to Normal heads to Lincoln Square for a CD signing of their hot new original cast album. | |
| Broadway’s "Next to Normal" - Made on a Mac free event | 05/13/2009 |
| Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey, the Tony Award‒nominated songwriting team behind this season’s Broadway musical, "Next to Normal," will be joined by Grammy Award‒winning music producer Joel Moss to discuss how they used the Mac to create this Tony-nominated Broadway hit and produce the original cast recording. This event will also feature a live cast performance. May 18, 6:00 p.m.at The Apple Store SoHo NYC | |
| Next To Normal Album Release In-Store | 05/ 8/2009 |
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The new Broadway musical, Next to Normal, which has been nominated for 11 Tony Awards including Best Musical, will celebrate the retail release of their Original Cast Recording with an in-store performance and CD signing at Barnes and Noble Lincoln Center (1972 Broadway at 66th Street) on Tuesday, May 12th at 4:00p.m. The entire Broadway company as well as Tony nominated co-creators Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey will be on hand to sign CDs following the special free performance. |
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| 11 Tony Award Nominations Including Best Musical | 05/ 5/2009 |
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Best Score Best Director Best Leading Actress in a Musical – Alice Ripley Best Leading Actor in a Musical – J. Robert Spencer Best Featured Actress in a Musical – Jennifer Damiano |
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| Next To Normal: The Twitter Performance | 04/30/2009 |
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For the first time ever, the full story of a Broadway musical will be told via Twitter. Follow the characters of Next to Normal as they tweet their story – all the lows, all the highs – day by day, song by song. Experience it like you never have before. No Twitter account required! Follow Now |
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| NY Times Feature: An Out-of-Town Overhaul Helps a Musical Find Focus | 04/29/2009 |
| Michael Greif sensed something was wrong. It was February 2008, and Mr. Greif -- the director of the Tony Award-winning musicals "Rent" and "Grey Gardens" -- was watching his latest production, "Next to Normal," night after night during its Off Broadway run at Second Stage Theater.... | |
| Aaron Tveit: A Next to Normal Star Explodes on Broadway | 04/27/2009 |
| Next to Normal is a ground-pounding Broadway musical that demands you sit up straight and listen. It\'s a nonstop look into the stop/start life of a bipolar mother and the hell her unreality wreaks on her husband, daughter and son as she rides the sharp edge between coping and insanity. | |
| NY Times Feature: On Broadway, 'next to normal' Aims for Truth About Mental Illness | 04/20/2009 |
| “I wanted to get ahead on the lunches,” Diana tells her husband, Dan, as she frenetically lines up slices of white bread on the floor and begins piling on the lettuce and mayo. That is the moment in “next to normal,” the new musical at the Booth Theater, when Dan (J. Robert Spencer) realizes it is time for his manic-depressive wife (Alice Ripley) to go back into therapy.... | |
| Ripley & NEXT TO NORMAL Among 25th Annual Helen Hayes Award Winners | 04/14/2009 |
| The 25th Annual Helen Hayes Awards were presented last night as one of our nation's most prestigious cultural events. Nearly 2,000 theatre artists and supporters filled the majestic Warner Theatre in downtown DC for an evening of dazzling entertainment replete with humor, celebration, and great tributes to Washington area professional theatre.... | |
| PLAYBILL.COM'S CUE & A: Aaron Tveit | 04/14/2009 |
| Aaron Tveit — who co-stars in the new Broadway musical Next to Normal — fills out Playbill.com\'s questionnaire with random facts, backstage trivia and pop culture tidbits.... | |
| Unique path to Broadway for 'Normal' | 04/14/2009 |
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When a new musical ends up on Broadway, chances are it\'s been road-tested either in an out-of-town tryout or an Off Broadway warm-up. "Next to Normal" took an idiosyncratic path to the Rialto: It got both.... |
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| Ripley, Rivera, Reinking Among DC Helen Hayes Nominees April 13 | 04/13/2009 |
| The 25th anniversary Helen Hayes Awards, celebrating excellence in Washington, DC-area theatre, will be handed out April 13. Broadway's Next to Normal, seen in an Arena Theatre staging in 2008, is among nominees. | |
| Fresh Face: Jennifer Damiano | 04/13/2009 |
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Age: 17 Hometown: White Plains, New York Currently: Playing Natalie, the feisty teen daughter in a family dealing with the mother’s mental illness, in the new Broadway musical Next to Normal. |
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| Q&A: J. Robert Spencer | 04/13/2009 |
| His Jersey Boys castmates got most of the glory, but J. Robert Spencer won the audience’s heart with his still-waters-run-deep portrayal of Nick Massi, the Four Season who quit the group at the height of its fame. As a follow-up to that smash hit, Spencer has nabbed the juicy role of Dan, a husband and father coping with his wife’s bi-polar illness, in the highly anticipated Broadway production of Next to Normal. | |
| Video: Behind the Scenes at the Cast Recording | 04/10/2009 |
| In the studio with the talented company of NEXT TO NORMAL, the electrifying new musical at the Booth Theatre. | |
| Leaving Normal: Alice Ripley | 04/ 7/2009 |
| Is Broadway ready for a rock musical about bipolar disorder? If so, it will be largely thanks to the efforts of Alice Ripley (Sunset Boulevard, Side Show, The Rocky Horror Show), who stars in the aptly named Next to Normal as a suburban mom with a difference. | |
| Ripley, Spencer, Tveit and Damiano Are Next to Normal on Broadway Starting March 27 | 03/30/2009 |
| Next to Normal, the acclaimed, contemporary new rock musical seen Off-Broadway at Second Stage and more recently at Arlington\'s Arena Stage, arrives on Broadway March 27 at the Booth Theatre.... | |
| Ghostlight Records Announces Next To Normal Original Broadway Cast Recording | 03/24/2009 |
| Ghostlight Records is proud to confirm its release of the Original Broadway Cast Recording of the critically acclaimed new musical Next to Normal.... | |
| Behind the Scenes: Next To Normal Songwriters | 03/23/2009 |
| Watch composer Tom Kitt and lyricist Brian Yorkey share stories and songs from their new musical, Next To Normal.... | |
| Watch the World Premiere Music Video: Super Boy and the Invisible Girl | 03/23/2009 |
| Get to know Broadway's most electrifying new musical with a special exclusive music video for one of its songs from the upcoming Ghostlight Records original cast recording. Watch stars Jennifer Damiano, Alice Ripley and Aaron Tveit in the recording studio.... | |
| Boomtown! Next To Normal - Aaron Tveit Interview | 03/20/2009 |
| Meet the rising star who plays a troubled teen in Next To Normal. | |
| Next To Normal Coming to Broadway's Booth Theatre | 03/20/2009 |
| The forthcoming Broadway production of Next To Normal will now play at the Booth Theatre rather than the previously announced Longacre Theatre. The Booth became available due to the closing of The Story of My Life on February 22. Previews for Next to Normal will begin on March 27 and opening night remains April 15, directed by Michael Greif.... | |
| Photo Coverage of Next To Normal Cast Recording | 03/20/2009 |
| A month after wrapping up a limited engagement at Arena Stage in Washington, D.C., the Next to Normal cast reconvened at Avatar Studios in Hell’s Kitchen on February 12, to record the musical for an upcoming release on the Sh-K-Boom label.... | |
