Next To Normal WEST END - News & Discussion Thread- Page 9

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 5/12/25 at 10:18am

The timestamp isn’t bothering me, I’m just glad this exists 

[Alex Kulak2]

Posted: 5/12/25 at 10:27am

For me, it wasn't the censored dialogue necessarily, it was how obviously and sloppily dubbed they were. It's clear they just performed the show as is and added in the censorship in post. At least with Falsettos, they performed the censored version live, and it felt a lot more organic.

That problem aside, this is a really great production of a show that, frankly, we have to stop kidding around with and admit is the best musical of the 21st century. Caissie Levy as Diana is a revelation. The staging is also really smart, and feels a lot warmer and naturalistic than the scaffolding set we had in the original production.

[TotallyEffed]

Posted: 5/12/25 at 10:38am

Obviously I’d prefer it uncensored, but the edit didn’t bother me as much as everyone else. I’m sure they did what they could.

[SteveSanders]

Posted: 5/12/25 at 11:30am

Alex Kulak2 said: "That problem aside, this is a really great production of a show that, frankly, we have to stop kidding around with and admit is the best musical of the 21st century."

I think is is a great show, but there are many others since 2000 that could stake a debatable claim to this honor.  Of course, the century also is still young.

 

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 5/12/25 at 11:38am

Alex Kulak2 said: "we have to stop kidding around with and admit is the best musical of the 21st century."

*Stares at you in Caroline telling Noah about where Jews go when they die. 

[Alex Kulak2]

Posted: 5/12/25 at 12:32pm

Jordan Catalano said: "Alex Kulak2 said: "we have to stop kidding around with and admit is the best musical of the 21st century."

*Stares at you in Caroline telling Noah about where Jews go when they die."

I consider Caroline or Change more of an opera than a musical, but if it's a musical, then call it a two-way tie.

[TotallyEffed]

Posted: 5/12/25 at 12:36pm

Jordan Catalano said: "Alex Kulak2 said: "we have to stop kidding around with and admit is the best musical of the 21st century."

*Stares at you in Caroline telling Noah about where Jews go when they die."


Wild comment lol

[Jeffrey Karasarides]

Posted: 5/12/25 at 12:49pm

So I caught the broadcast on PBS Friday night. When I first saw Next to Normal on tour with Alice Ripley, it was a lot for me to take in. Although since then, I really grew to appreciate it more through countless listens of the original cast recording and seeing a local production in my area. For a while, it’s been around the top of my wish list of stage musicals that should receive a feature film adaptation. If we never get one, I’ll at least be glad that this capture exists. Director Michael Longhurst not only pulls off some very cinematic staging, but he also brings out such emotionally enriching performances from his cast. Caissie Levy in particular makes for quite an astounding Diana Goodman. The camera work and editing are both excellently done.

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 5/12/25 at 1:15pm

TotallyEffed said: "Jordan Catalano said: "Alex Kulak2 said: "we have to stop kidding around with and admit is the best musical of the 21st century."

*Stares at you in Caroline telling Noah about where Jews go when they die."


Wild comment lol"

Thanks. You know I try.  :)

[Rentaholic2]

Posted: 5/12/25 at 1:23pm

SteveSanders said: "Alex Kulak2 said: "That problem aside, this is a really great production of a show that, frankly, we have to stop kidding around with and admit is the best musical of the 21st century."

I think is is a great show, but there are many others since 2000 that could stake a debatable claim to this honor. Of course, the century also is still young.

"

This is now the only thing I want to talk about. 

[Georgeanddot2]

Posted: 5/12/25 at 1:25pm

I think Caroline, or Change, Grey Gardens, Fun Home, Spelling Bee, and A Strange Loop are all superior musicals from the 21st century.

[TotallyEffed]

Posted: 5/12/25 at 1:37pm

Next to Normal is a masterpiece. My top ten of the century so far would also include Caroline, or Change, The Light in the Piazza, Matilda, Here We Are, A Strange Loop, Grey Gardens, and Hamilton.

[binau]

Posted: 5/12/25 at 2:09pm

I mean, those are all pretty amazing shows so it's hard to argue with it for the most part but I am SHOCKED to see 'here we are'. 

[TotallyEffed]

Posted: 5/12/25 at 2:15pm

I absolutely loved it. I listen to the album often and I've only fallen more deeply in love with it!