NEXT TO NORMAL Norwegian Production
NEXT TO NORMAL Norwegian Production
#1NEXT TO NORMAL Norwegian Production
Posted: 9/2/10 at 7:38pm
I like this set maybe even more than the Broadway set. What are your thoughts?
Norwegian Cast
broadwayboy987
Stand-by Joined: 2/15/10
#2NEXT TO NORMAL Norwegian Set
Posted: 9/2/10 at 7:44pmI really like it, it looks great! There are clips of the show on youtube and it sounds great to! The Diana sounds really hood in my opinion. Just type in Next to Normal than the name of the theatre on youtube and you will find them!
AwesomeDanny
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/30/09
bwayfan7000
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/28/09
#3NEXT TO NORMAL Norwegian Set
Posted: 9/2/10 at 7:57pmIt looks cool, but the intimate nature of the production I adored on Broadway seems like it would be destroyed in a set this big.
#4NEXT TO NORMAL Norwegian Set
Posted: 9/2/10 at 8:05pm
They sound great. Wish they did it in english.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HaEfKeTZGYM
#6NEXT TO NORMAL Norwegian Set
Posted: 9/2/10 at 8:26pmI think so too, but it would be interesting to see NEXT TO NORMAL as a big production. But the simplicity of the Broadway set is what for me makes it different watching two different scenes on one stage and inferring where you are weather it be Diana's head or the school, Doctors office etc.
#7NEXT TO NORMAL Norwegian Set
Posted: 9/2/10 at 8:30pmIn the video the Natalie looks like Meghan Fahy and the Doctor looks like Michael Berry. Or is that just me?
bwayfan7000
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/28/09
#8NEXT TO NORMAL Norwegian Set
Posted: 9/2/10 at 8:31pm
More than likely, many of us will, in fact, get to see what a "larger" production of n2n looks like. The tour, to fit the houses it's going to be playing, will surely need to upsize itself. As much as I love the show (it's one of my favorites for sure), I seriously doubt that it will be as effective in a large house. For example, it's touring to my city (Cleveland), and will play to a theatre that has well over 2,500 seats. Having sat in the very back of that theatre many times, I doubt the magic of the show will read AT ALL back there. Or to the majority of the theatre, for that matter.
#9NEXT TO NORMAL Norwegian Set
Posted: 9/2/10 at 8:35pm^ I Know where your coming from. When I saw N2N the first time I was row M orch and the second Row J orch. I can't imagine being back further even just a little from there you can connect with the actors but still see enough of the stage to see the small things in the transitions and choreography when the lights dim between songs.
#10NEXT TO NORMAL Norwegian Set
Posted: 9/2/10 at 8:38pmWell they could also you those big black fitting things if the stage is too big.
#11NEXT TO NORMAL Norwegian Set
Posted: 9/2/10 at 8:51pm
I think the main problem is that from the back of a 2500 seat house, all facial expressions will be totally lost and without seeing what these people are going through (y'know, especially in them borin' parts what where they ain't sangin') there will be a total disconnect with the audience.
Updated On: 9/2/10 at 08:51 PM
#12NEXT TO NORMAL Norwegian Set
Posted: 9/2/10 at 8:56pmThe Norwegian Diana (Heidi something?) sounds fabulous singing I Miss the Mountains. Nice strong rock belt, something currently missing from the stage of the Booth.
#13NEXT TO NORMAL Norwegian Set
Posted: 9/2/10 at 9:35pm
The Norwegian Diana (Heidi something?) sounds fabulous singing I Miss the Mountains. Nice strong rock belt...
Agreed. I enjoy the huskiness to her voice, and she builds the song beautifully.
And, taking nothing away from the fine performances of Tveit and Massey, it's nice to see a departure from the "pretty boy" Gabe. I'd be curious to see more of Frank Kjosas in the role.
bwayfan7000
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/28/09
#14NEXT TO NORMAL Norwegian Set
Posted: 9/2/10 at 10:47pm
Exactly, Jordan. Having seen many, many shows in this 2,500+ seat theatre, and also having sat in mostly every different section in this theatre at one point or another, there are very few seats that actually give you a good view of facial expressions. That's what I mostly hate about the theatre with an intimate show. Spelling Bee was SWALLOWED UP in that theatre, as much as I love Spelling Bee. And I know I'll never be able to recreate my experience of seeing n2n in the first row of Booth mezz unless I return to the Booth. I will not be getting that experience, even, I would assume, from the first row of the 2,500 seat theatre, since the intimacy of the acting would probably be lost along with the intimacy of the show itself in a big house.
And as far as the Diana goes, I would love to see her do it on Broadway if she can speak English. She's awesome!
#15NEXT TO NORMAL Norwegian Set
Posted: 9/2/10 at 11:21pm
They are putting in the Ellie here in Denver. It is smaller than the Buell where the touring shows play but still seats 2,225 people.
#16NEXT TO NORMAL Norwegian Set
Posted: 9/2/10 at 11:28pmWhat the F&#$, apparently the 'fabulous' Fox Theatre, where it will be playing in St. Louis, MO, seats 4500 people. Absolutely ridiculous.
Salene
Broadway Star Joined: 3/26/07
#17NEXT TO NORMAL Norwegian Set
Posted: 9/3/10 at 3:04am
The Norwegian Diana (Heidi something?)
Gjermundsen Broch.
http://www.detnorsketeatret.no/ActorDetails/tabid/134/EmployeeID/36/Default.aspx
Det Norske Teatret has 757 seats. I think the show will fit perfectly.
Press photos added today:
http://www.detnorsketeatret.no/DesktopModules/BildearkivCategoryDetails/tabid/165/Bcid/180/Default.aspx
#18NEXT TO NORMAL Norwegian Set
Posted: 9/3/10 at 10:37amThats almost the same as the Booth. I still think the set is too complicated. I like the simple framework better.
bwayfan7000
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/28/09
#19NEXT TO NORMAL Norwegian Set
Posted: 9/3/10 at 11:12amWith a theatre that small (ie the perfect size), why would they ever want to create a set that gigantic? Call me confused...
#20NEXT TO NORMAL Norwegian Set
Posted: 9/3/10 at 11:39amWithout knowing what the exact seating arrangement is, and the design of the theatre itself, it's hard to say how that set fits in the space.
#21NEXT TO NORMAL Norwegian Set
Posted: 9/3/10 at 12:32pm
Am I the only one shocked to hear about a Norwegian production?
Have I been that out of the loop?
#22NEXT TO NORMAL Norwegian Set
Posted: 9/3/10 at 1:54pm
No, I've been out of the loop too, unfortunately.
The set looks good.
They all sound amazing!
The diana won by heart, she sounds incredibly amazing.
Oh, if I could I would fly to Norway just to watch this production.
PastorErnst
Broadway Star Joined: 4/20/09
#23NEXT TO NORMAL Norwegian Set
Posted: 9/3/10 at 3:27pm
When I initially looked at the cast pictures, I swore Frank Kjosas (Gabe) was a girl with short hair.
rmusic11322
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/22/07
#24NEXT TO NORMAL Norwegian Set
Posted: 9/4/10 at 3:24pmI really like the set. I reminds me of a Barbie doll house... everything may seem very nice at first, but at the end of the day, it's all fake and there's a problem somewhere hidden.
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