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Next to Normal is a 2008 American rock musical with book and lyrics by Brian Yorkey and music by Tom Kitt. The story centers on a mother who struggles with worsening bipolar disorder and the effects that managing her illness has on her family.
Next to Normal is the story of Diana Goodman and her family. Traumatized by the death of her infant son from an undiagnosed intestinal obstruction, Diana has lived with bipolar depressive disorder and delusional episodes for the past seventeen years.
Feb 28, 2024 · Next to Normal is the eighth musical to be honoured with a Pulitzer Prize for Drama. Its predecessor, Rent , was also directed by Next to Normal 's Broadway director Michael Greif. In 2021, the show’s songs featured in a musical special of TV show Riverdale.
- Julia Rank
Jun 26, 2024 · Written by Tom Kitt (music) and Brian Yorkey (book and lyrics), Next to Normal won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama and three Tony Awards — and earned four Olivier nominations this year — for its heart-wrenching story about a suburban mother (Diana Goodman, played by the superb Caissie Levy) in the throes of a mental health crisis.
- Olivia Rook
Next to Normal is an intimate exploration of family and illness, loss and grief. At its heart is Diana Goodman (Caissie Levy in an Olivier Award-nominated performance), a suburban wife and mother living with bipolar disorder and haunted by her past.
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Aug 23, 2023 · Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey’s Tony and Pulitzer-winning chamber musical, which has finally reached the UK 15 years after its momentous Off-Broadway debut, really puts you through the wringer in its raw depiction of mental illness and family disconnection.
