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Next To Normal WEST END - News & Discussion Thread
GirlFromOz68
Swing Joined: 10/1/22
#150Next To Normal WEST END - News & Discussion Thread
Posted: 2/4/25 at 3:50am
how well did Next to Normal do on Broadway first time around? I know it wasn't a complete flop financially like Chess as I know it ran for a bit but did it recoup?
#151Next To Normal WEST END - News & Discussion Thread
Posted: 2/4/25 at 5:00am
That would be a shame but luckily it was filmed. I do think that we will get a revival of next to normal in the next few years even if it’s not this one though. Maybe we’ll get more names to reduce risk.
"You can't overrate Bernadette Peters. She is such a genius. There's a moment in "Too Many Mornings" and Bernadette doing 'I wore green the last time' - It's a voice that is just already given up - it is so sorrowful. Tragic. You can see from that moment the show is going to be headed into such dark territory and it hinges on this tiny throwaway moment of the voice." - Ben Brantley (2022)
"Bernadette's whole, stunning performance [as Rose in Gypsy] galvanized the actors capable of letting loose with her. Bernadette's Rose did take its rightful place, but too late, and unseen by too many who should have seen it" Arthur Laurents (2009)
"Sondheim's own favorite star performances? [Bernadette] Peters in ''Sunday in the Park,'' Lansbury in ''Sweeney Todd'' and ''obviously, Ethel was thrilling in 'Gypsy.'' Nytimes, 2000
jimmycurry01
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/28/05
#152Next To Normal WEST END - News & Discussion Thread
Posted: 2/4/25 at 7:11am
GirlFromOz68 said: "how well did Next to Normal do on Broadway first time around? I know it wasn't a complete flop financially like Chess as I know it ran for a bit but did it recoup?"
Yes, the original run recouped in March of 2010 and continued to run until January of 2011.
#153Next To Normal WEST END - News & Discussion Thread
Posted: 2/4/25 at 7:27am
It did recoup but the costs were less than 300k per week. That’s crazy cheap. Good producing and different a different world. I assume it’d be double or more to do it today.
"You can't overrate Bernadette Peters. She is such a genius. There's a moment in "Too Many Mornings" and Bernadette doing 'I wore green the last time' - It's a voice that is just already given up - it is so sorrowful. Tragic. You can see from that moment the show is going to be headed into such dark territory and it hinges on this tiny throwaway moment of the voice." - Ben Brantley (2022)
"Bernadette's whole, stunning performance [as Rose in Gypsy] galvanized the actors capable of letting loose with her. Bernadette's Rose did take its rightful place, but too late, and unseen by too many who should have seen it" Arthur Laurents (2009)
"Sondheim's own favorite star performances? [Bernadette] Peters in ''Sunday in the Park,'' Lansbury in ''Sweeney Todd'' and ''obviously, Ethel was thrilling in 'Gypsy.'' Nytimes, 2000
thirtythirtyninety
Broadway Star Joined: 5/30/05
#154Next To Normal WEST END - News & Discussion Thread
Posted: 2/4/25 at 9:38am
The pro-shot will almost certainly be airing on Great Performances at some point in the future…stay tuned
theatergoer3
Leading Actor Joined: 4/13/13
#155Next To Normal WEST END - News & Discussion Thread
Posted: 2/16/25 at 3:54pm
Poster on the other board confirms this is no longer transferring as Levy has chosen another show.
(Ragtime/Lost Boys or both ?)
If PBS, I wonder if it’ll be the same season as Yellow Face and Suffs.
dramamama611
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/4/07
#156Next To Normal WEST END - News & Discussion Thread
Posted: 2/16/25 at 3:57pm
Ragtime. (I'm assuming since I just heard today is still planning its transfer.)
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JHughesPSPB
Swing Joined: 4/1/13
#157Next To Normal WEST END - News & Discussion Thread
Posted: 2/19/25 at 1:10pm
Coming to Great Performances on PBS in May.
#158Next To Normal WEST END - News & Discussion Thread
Posted: 2/19/25 at 2:37pm
JHughesPSPB said: "Coming to Great Performances on PBS in May."
I can’t wait. I’d like a cast recording too…
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