Chances of Caissie Levy Led NEXT TO NORMAL Coming to Broadway?

Does anyone know if there's a chance of this? I've loved the clips of her singing from West End Live and BWW running https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Video-Watch-an-All-New-Trailer-For-NEXT-TO-NORMAL-in-Londons-West-End-20240702 reminded me as well.

I need it desperately.

This production will cross the pond eventually, but I just cannot contain my excitement to see Cassie in this production when I go back to London in September!

You'll also be able to see her in Ragtime at City Center in November.

Kad said: "EDSOSLO858 said: "110% happening, only question is this season or the next — I hear they’re waiting for 2025-26."

Probably for the best, considering the actress-heavy season that already has quite a number of big revivals."



You're right of course but I selfishly hope it comes this season, I'm too nervous that if they wait it won't happen. Opportunity is not a lengthy visitor!

All for it but would be tough to match the OBC.

I really wish the David Cromer production out of Chicago had a longer life. I’ve seen three productions and that was certainly my favorite.

ColorTheHours048 said: "hearthemsing22 said: "LOL. Chill. Not everything in the west end needs to be on broadway and vice versa."

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I'm perfectly entitled to say this. No need to tell me to hush

Updated On: 7/3/24 at 01:39 PM

hearthemsing22 said: "ColorTheHours048 said: "hearthemsing22 said: "LOL. Chill. Not everything in the west end needs to be on broadway and vice versa."

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I'm perfectly entitled to say this. No need to tell me to hush"

Entitled

adjective

1. believing oneself to be inherently deserving of privileges or special treatment.
   
   "kids who feel so entitled and think the world will revolve around them"

I guess that sums it up pretty well.

I saw Next to Normal on Broadway with the original cast (minus Tveit) -- it was a stellar set of performances, to be sure, but I've never thought of them as an especially "tough act to follow." I'd argue that Next to Normal is a show where, as long as you get strong actors and singers, you can cast it a lot of different ways that work roughly as well as each other.

Updated On: 7/3/24 at 06:17 PM

I have to disagree that Ripley especially wasn’t a ‘tough act to follow’. I think many have followed successfully: Marin Mazzie and C Levy my two favourites. But Ripley’s vocal timbre is so unique and fitting for the role. It’s kind of like Bernadette’s vocals in Sunday, Kelli’s in Bridges, Patti in Gypsy or Ebersole in Grey Gardens. The voice is one of the most important sounds that defines the score.


As much as I love C Levy’s truly exceptional, clean sounding Diana - it will be Ripley’s voice that always feels like the real one to me. And coupled with her odd ticks and acting style it all just came together perfectly. Because it kind of felt Ripley wasn’t acting but playing herself. Whereas people like c Levy and Marin Mazzie in theory were/are probably running circles around Ripley in terms of their technical vocal ability and acting but ultimately it doesn’t matter because Ripley’s style felt very much like the character.


It was particularly special to see Ripley in the ‘immersive’ Barcelona production of next to normal a couple years ago because it was like sitting in a rehearsal room with her as it was a tiny box everyone was sitting on little box chairs sitting together. Adam Pascal video ‘dialing in’ as the doctor (pre recorded) - and a stunning performance of ‘light’ with colours projected all over the walls. Ripley’s vocals were stronger than on tour, but she didn’t even attempt the high notes of ‘so anyway’ anymore and they made an octave lower.


Of course what is on at the donmar/west end now is 1000 times more professional, polished and satisfying than what they did in Barcelona. But I believe they were trying to tour Ripley around Europe and London and it never eventuated. I do wish it could have been seen by more people.