Full Cast of Next to Normal Announced
Full Cast of Next to Normal Announced
#1Full Cast of Next to Normal Announced
Posted: 10/10/08 at 6:45pm
https://www.broadwayworld.com/viewcolumn.cfm?colid=34047
The previously announced Alice Ripley and J. Robert Spencer will be joined by Adam Chanler-Berat, Jennifer Damiano, Louis Hobson and Aaron Tveit for the upcoming hit musical Next to Normal.
#2re: Full Cast of Next to Normal Announced
Posted: 10/10/08 at 6:57pmGood to see Damiano and Tveit sticking with the show. I really enjoyed their performances.
sbflyfan
Broadway Star Joined: 4/12/07
#2re: Full Cast of Next to Normal Announced
Posted: 10/10/08 at 7:26pmI have to second that. I'm especially glad Aaron Tveit is back in his role again.
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ashley0139
Broadway Legend Joined: 1/3/05
#3re: Full Cast of Next to Normal Announced
Posted: 10/11/08 at 12:01amAw I was hoping Morgan Weed would take over for Natalie instead. Excited about everyone else though!
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WiCkEDrOcKS
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/13/04
#4re: Full Cast of Next to Normal Announced
Posted: 10/11/08 at 12:06amI'm really liking this cast...I'm keeping my fingers crossed that it'll make the move to Broadway next season. It has incredible potential...a good show that could easily be great. And whenever/if ever they do come back to NY, they can just engrave Ripley's Tony after the announcement is made. She is brilliant.
lstbutifulgrl2
Broadway Star Joined: 10/10/07
#5re: Full Cast of Next to Normal Announced
Posted: 10/11/08 at 12:10amI'm so excited that Aaron is reprising Gabe. yay!
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#6re: Full Cast of Next to Normal Announced
Posted: 10/11/08 at 1:12amAfter that Tom Kitt concert on Monday night where Tveit sang "I'm Alive" among other songs from the show... I was REALLY hoping he'd end up sticking with it. He is amazing.
Now what would you say if today I started over?
Without a thing but this taped together four leaf clover
And I'll pretend like everything is already alright
And I'll run toward the sun till the castle's out of sight
Silence = Death
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#7re: Full Cast of Next to Normal Announced
Posted: 10/11/08 at 1:29amI am so excited that these guys are sticking with it!
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#8re: Full Cast of Next to Normal Announced
Posted: 10/11/08 at 1:30amI wonder when Aaron is leaving Wicked.
Bwayfan4
Broadway Star Joined: 10/11/06
#9re: Full Cast of Next to Normal Announced
Posted: 10/11/08 at 8:25amYay! I am more than thrilled that so many of the actors for the 2ST production are sticking around for this prodution! My only question is...at which theatre is N2N playing?
#10re: Full Cast of Next to Normal Announced
Posted: 10/11/08 at 10:12am
I wonder when Aaron is leaving Wicked.
Well, previews for Next to Normal begin on November 21. I would assume that means he is leaving before the big departure on the 9th of November. Perhaps the week before?
snl89
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/4/05
#11re: Full Cast of Next to Normal Announced
Posted: 10/11/08 at 10:52am
AAAAAARON <33
I'm happy about Jenn and Adam too because they were very good, but. Aaron was the last part of my "necessary casting". He's sooo amazing
I don't need a life that's normal. That's way too far away. But something next to normal would be okay. Something next to normal is what I'd like to try. Close enough to normal to get by.
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#12re: Full Cast of Next to Normal Announced
Posted: 10/11/08 at 10:58amBwayfan, are you talking about this production? It will be at Arena Stage in Arlington, VA...
snl89
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/4/05
#13re: Full Cast of Next to Normal Announced
Posted: 10/11/08 at 11:04am
^Just to clarify something on that note that I did NOT realize until someone pointed it out to me:
Arlington, VA is DC. Or, rather, it's one of the metro-north stops in the DC area. Up until literally a few days ago when I asked someone about it, I was like "..wait so is the theater in Arlington or in DC!? All the official stuff says VA but everyone is talking about DC!"
I'm just SO fantastic with geography that way- totally did not realize DC is like RIGHT at the border of VA :P
so incase anyone else happened to have been wondering the same thing, there ya go! lol
/threadjack
I don't need a life that's normal. That's way too far away. But something next to normal would be okay. Something next to normal is what I'd like to try. Close enough to normal to get by.
Updated On: 10/11/08 at 11:04 AM
#14re: Full Cast of Next to Normal Announced
Posted: 10/11/08 at 11:56amIf it were to make the jump to broadway next season would Brian come back after shrek or would he stick with Shrek?
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"I am sorry but it is an unjust world and virtue is only triumphant in theatricle performances" The Mikado
#15re: Full Cast of Next to Normal Announced
Posted: 10/11/08 at 11:58amBrian would be a fool to leave Shrek to go back to this. The chances of commercial success for Shrek are far greater than the chances of commercial success for Next to Normal.
snl89
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/4/05
#16re: Full Cast of Next to Normal Announced
Posted: 10/11/08 at 1:00pm
^ Unfortunately, it's true 
I'd hope that he'd RATHER do Next to Normal, but this is a bussiness. This is how he makes his living. And landing the role in Shrek was a BIG deal, because it's almost guaranteed to bring in money since it's a well known name.
Next to Normal, though it is probably MUCH more artistically satisfying, does NOT have a good chance at huge success right now. I WISH it could, and I think that at another point in time where there's not an economic depression going on, it very well MIGHT have success. But right now there's just not enough people traveling to sustain original shows that don't have a big name to draw people to them. Don't get me wrong, I'm still REALLY hoping that Next to Normal will make a Broadway transfer, but even if THAT happens, it's still going to struggle probably.
So yeah, much as I would KILL for Brian to come back, if he has any sense at all he'll stay with Shrek where he'll be making a nice paycheck.
I don't need a life that's normal. That's way too far away. But something next to normal would be okay. Something next to normal is what I'd like to try. Close enough to normal to get by.
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