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#25NEXT TO NORMAL to Close on Broadway January 16
Posted: 11/10/10 at 5:37pmOMG, qolbinau! Have you heard something the rest of us haven't?! And Jordan, you,too?! Are the originals coming back for the filming?! OMG! *Dies of fangirl excitement over silly little rumours*
#26NEXT TO NORMAL to Close on Broadway January 16
Posted: 11/10/10 at 5:58pm
Just saw this on tumblr... apparently it's from something called "broadwayspace" (oh god)
16. David Stone (Last Year: #14)
We asked 10 Producers what show they wished they could have produced. They all answered Wicked. Lucky David Stone is the man behind the Wicked curtain which plays all over the world (on four continents!) and continues to bank Broadway grosses of well over a million dollars a week. On the other side of the spectrum, David's petite project, Next to Normal just won a little award known as the Pulitzer! We hear a movie is next for Next To Normal. What's next for Stone? He's teaming up with his Spelling Bee creatives (he was the guy behind that hit as well) for a musical version of the movie Little Miss Sunshine.
For those who thought NEXT TO NORMAL wouldn't have a life outside Broadway, well it's now playing in 4 cities, 9 different countries and has been translated into 6 languages.
#27NEXT TO NORMAL to Close on Broadway January 16
Posted: 11/10/10 at 6:00pmIts finally official!
"There’s nothing quite like the power and the passion of Broadway music. "
#28NEXT TO NORMAL to Close on Broadway January 16
Posted: 11/10/10 at 6:15pmI would absolutely love a movie version of next to normal. I don't see it happening though.
tking001
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/3/09
#29NEXT TO NORMAL to Close on Broadway January 16
Posted: 11/10/10 at 6:15pmAny chance Alice and J. Robert Spencer will come back to close the show?
#30NEXT TO NORMAL to Close on Broadway January 16
Posted: 11/10/10 at 6:19pmNo. They're not in the show anymore on broadway. There is a new cast and that cast is not going to be let go so you and the other depressed tweens can cream themselves one last time.
rorschach37
Broadway Star Joined: 4/3/10
#31NEXT TO NORMAL to Close on Broadway January 16
Posted: 11/10/10 at 6:26pm
^I agree Jordan, I just saw the new cast on Saturday and they are unbelievable. The original cast was great, and this cast is just as good if not better. They need to keep in mind Adam and Louis are still in it and they ARE from the original cast. Also, if they really need to see Alice that bad, she'll be on tour with the show about two weeks from now.
I am upset this show is closing :/ I was hoping this show would have a big, extravagant run like RENT had, but I guess it just isn't possible 
. This is a show that should be preserved forever.
#32NEXT TO NORMAL to Close on Broadway January 16
Posted: 11/10/10 at 6:37pm
Any chance Alice and J. Robert Spencer will come back to close the show?
I don't care for you.
#33NEXT TO NORMAL to Close on Broadway January 16
Posted: 11/10/10 at 6:46pmtking, if you are paying any attention to theatre news, you would know that Alice Ripley will be in Denver on that day closing out the Denver run of the show. I doubt they would pull her off of the tour to bring her back to NY.
Just give the world Love.
tking001
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/3/09
#34NEXT TO NORMAL to Close on Broadway January 16
Posted: 11/10/10 at 6:51pmI hope they film the final show
#36NEXT TO NORMAL to Close on Broadway January 16
Posted: 11/10/10 at 7:02pmIt's hard to tell if he's joking or not because he does pull this sh*t often.
vlegra
Stand-by Joined: 11/7/07
#37NEXT TO NORMAL to Close on Broadway January 16
Posted: 11/10/10 at 7:52pm
I spoke to David this summer and he confirmed the closing of the show to me.
He also said he thinks there would be some beautiful moments on film for Next To Normal. He does think making a movie would have saved the show a bit, but he has no intentions of being a film producer any time soon. Wicked takes 80% of his time and it has been hard for him to start anything new. Next to Normal will get a film (not a filmed on stage but a real film) but not anytime soon.
I think of this as a very positive thing. It's time for this show to go and I am so glad that is has had some great success. This was one of the most sold cast recordings of 2009 and tickets sales jumped really high once it opened to great success. Can't wait to see this on tour, if it tours for another year.
As great as it would be to get this on Greatest Performances on PBS i'm sure it won't happen.
#38NEXT TO NORMAL to Close on Broadway January 16
Posted: 11/10/10 at 7:57pmSad news. But, the show has had a great run. Congrats to all involved
Rant, Wickud, Rant, Wickud, Rant! We're not gonna pay Rant! 'Cause everythink is Wickud!
"Leave Walt Disney Theatricals new sparkling production of The Little Mermaid on Broadway alone!!!"
lakezurich will be played by Paul Groves in the BWW musical
"Leave Walt Disney Theatricals new sparkling production of The Little Mermaid on Broadway alone!!!"
lakezurich will be played by Paul Groves in the BWW musical
#39NEXT TO NORMAL to Close on Broadway January 16
Posted: 11/10/10 at 8:02pmWhat a great run and a fantastic show. Hope this has a long life on tour and afterwards. Congrats to everyone on a wonderful piece of theatre.
#40NEXT TO NORMAL to Close on Broadway January 16
Posted: 11/10/10 at 8:06pmWill Meryl do the movie? Updated On: 11/10/10 at 08:06 PM
#41NEXT TO NORMAL to Close on Broadway January 16
Posted: 11/10/10 at 8:12pmI know shows don't last forever, but I'm a bit bummed that it's closing. It had a wonderful run and I'll be going by the box office tomorrow to get my closing ticket (unless my dad picked up on my hint and wants to get me an early Christmas gift).
#42NEXT TO NORMAL to Close on Broadway January 16
Posted: 11/10/10 at 8:14pmI would love for this to be filmed for PBS Great Performances...
#43NEXT TO NORMAL to Close on Broadway January 16
Posted: 11/10/10 at 8:19pm
Does anyone know how many people will be at the lottery for the final show?
Updated On: 11/10/10 at 08:19 PM
Sylar2
Featured Actor Joined: 11/30/06
#45NEXT TO NORMAL to Close on Broadway January 16
Posted: 11/10/10 at 11:34pmI need to go see this again before it goes..... it was a show I walked in not knowing a lot about and walked out loving every second of it.
#46NEXT TO NORMAL to Close on Broadway January 16
Posted: 11/11/10 at 1:19amCheap seats for the final performance are gone but I got one for the 3:00 show that day. I saw it right before Alice & Brian left, been meaning to catch it with Marin/Jason, so I guess this will be my chance.
BroadwayBoobs: I'll give all of you who weren't there a hint of who took the pictures ...it rhymes with shameless
SOMMS: I knew it was Tink!
#47NEXT TO NORMAL to Close on Broadway January 16
Posted: 11/11/10 at 2:15am
I just saw it with the current cast this week. Quite glad I got to, considering the news. Though I know all shows close, I'm taking this one a bit to heart. I also know that I will kind of get ripped to shreds for that, since it has somewhat of an odd following. Oh well.
Despite its at-times batshiz crazy fanbase (and almost-always batshiz crazy ex-star), Next to Normal is just such a great piece of theater. Even with the cast change, I still think it's (one of) the best thing(s) playing on Broadway right now. When I saw it earlier this week, I went into it expecting not to feel anything due to both my previous exposure and the cast change. Instead, since I knew what was coming, I was a weeping mess from beginning to end. It is not often that I quote Brantley, but I think he put it best when he said that the show "is much more than a feel-good musical; it is a feel everything musical."(Sidenote: yes, I'm aware that this quote is printed outside of the Booth Theatre. I said he put it best; I never said I was all that original.)
So again, I know that this is the nature of the business that is show. When you add that to the economy not being so great, Next to Normal lasting as long as it did is kind of shocking. Still, I'll be rather sad to see something so original, moving, and about such an important topic, leave the Great White Way.
dramamama611
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/4/07
#48NEXT TO NORMAL to Close on Broadway January 16
Posted: 11/11/10 at 4:01am
I am so tired of:
The desire to always have the OBC to return for closing. I think it's unneeded and rather cruel to the current cast.
The desire to film every freakin' show. It's LIVE theater for god's sake, it isn't meant to be filmed and seldom translates well. What is the matter with just having great memories???? I remember my very first b'way show waaaay back in the late 70s and while I hated it (Grease) I have memories of it.
Racking up "closing show" points. I've only been to one closing and frankly, doubt I will purposefully do it again. On that day, the show seems to be too much about the audience and not enough about the show. (To each his own.)
Bemoaning every closing. Again, it's live theater...it happens. I loved this show, but look forward to whatever may be coming down the pike.
Whew....I'll put away my soapbox now. I feel better.
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rorschach37
Broadway Star Joined: 4/3/10
#49NEXT TO NORMAL to Close on Broadway January 16
Posted: 11/11/10 at 7:40amdramamama, I partially agree with you, but I think every show should be filmed. Maybe not released to the public right away, but filmed so that it can be preserved for generations.