I Will Miss The Mountains

The Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning musical Next to Normal, whose story of an American family in crisis is propelled by a contemporary rock score, will end its Broadway run Jan. 16, 2011

Tom Kitt (music) and Brian Yorkey (book/lyrics) penned the emotional work that puts a woman's lifelong struggle with bi-polar disorder and depression center stage. The two earned the 2009 Tony Award for Best Score and the 2010 Pulitzer Prize for Drama.

Next to Normal arrived on Broadway in March 27, 2009, and officially opened April 15, 2009, at the Booth Theatre following an Off-Broadway run at Second Stage and a regional engagement at the Arena Stage in Washington, D.C. When it closes, Next to Normal will have played 21 previews and 733 performances.

Loved it all 3 times I've seen it - and really looking forward to seeing it again in 12 days' time. It is a work of pure genius and the show that has affected me emotionally more than any other I've ever seen. And yes, Mark - this show deserves to come across to London more than any other recent New York show.

"Give me pain if that's what's real -
It's the price we pay to feel."

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Updated On: 11/11/10 at 06:16 PM

Bla Bla Bla (sick bag please!)

Oh well by the morning, the Booth Theatre will be dark, as N2N plays its final performance on Broadway.

Just looked at Next to Normal Wiki page and learned that N2N will play Melbourne, Australia for a month only, no show plays Australia without going to the West End, so obviously the delay coming to the West End is we are waiting for Alice to come available!

The Melbourne production is their own version, though, not the Broadway staging.

Perhaps if we're ever going to get the show it's going to take someone doing their own thing with it for a limited run. Maybe then they won't lose money on it...

Saw it three times on BW and will see it in Melbourne, I'm a little nervous about that production though (the description+photos aren't very convincing). I hope if a new production goes to London it will be a good one :P.

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