Next to Normal or Is He Dead???
#2
Posted: 3/5/08 at 1:46pm
They're completely different shows, it depends on what you like, I think. But if I had to choose one not to miss, I'd say Is He Dead?
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#3
Posted: 3/5/08 at 1:52pm
Is He Dead? is closing this Sunday... so I'd say that one.
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#4
Posted: 3/5/08 at 2:08pm
IS HE DEAD?
It's brilliant, it's closing this weekend, and NEXT TO NORMAL is trash.
It's brilliant, it's closing this weekend, and NEXT TO NORMAL is trash.
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"I have also met him in person, and I find him to be quite funny actually. Arrogant and often misinformed, but still funny."
-bjh2114 (on Michael Riedel)
#5
Posted: 3/5/08 at 2:29pm
Skip them both, one's an amusing trifle, the other I've posted on at length elsewhere. Go see ADDING MACHINE, a brilliant musical downtown at the Minetta Lane.
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#6
Posted: 3/5/08 at 2:57pm
If you want a musical, see Next to Normal. If you want a play, see Is He Dead?. They are both very good, though very different.
#7
Posted: 3/5/08 at 2:58pm
IS HE DEAD?
It's a trifle, but Norbert's brilliant performance is well worth it.
It's a trifle, but Norbert's brilliant performance is well worth it.
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#8
Posted: 3/5/08 at 4:46pm
Loved them both, but I'd personally say Next to Normal just because I think that it's an important show for people to see.
#9
Posted: 3/5/08 at 4:51pm
Next to Normal! :)
ok, I'm biased and havn't actually seen Is He Dead haha. But, like Allie said, I just think NtN is an incredible, emotional show that is important for people to see.
ok, I'm biased and havn't actually seen Is He Dead haha. But, like Allie said, I just think NtN is an incredible, emotional show that is important for people to see.
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.
#10
Posted: 3/5/08 at 5:01pm
Next to Normal ... a new musical that tackles a very difficult subject.
Is He Dead? is nothing you haven't seen before ... completely a "been there, done that" show. How anyone could think Is He Dead is brilliant baffles me ... its just so trite, silly, simple and unoriginal.
Is He Dead? is nothing you haven't seen before ... completely a "been there, done that" show. How anyone could think Is He Dead is brilliant baffles me ... its just so trite, silly, simple and unoriginal.
Updated On: 3/5/08 at 05:01 PM
#11
Posted: 3/5/08 at 5:24pm
Is He Dead? is fantastic! Definitely see it before it closes this weekend.
#12
Posted: 3/5/08 at 5:26pm
Is He Dead?
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#13
Posted: 3/7/08 at 11:01pm
what is next to normal about?
I didn't see it but I saw Is He Dead? and it's fantastic!
I didn't see it but I saw Is He Dead? and it's fantastic!
#14
Posted: 3/7/08 at 11:06pm
Next to Normal is about a woman who is not normal and her family trying to cope with it. I don't really want to give it away. But I thought it was pretty bad. I didn't think the musical numbers advanced the plot of the show therefore I wouldn't even consider it a musical but a play with music. But I highly reccomend IS HE DEAD?
#15
Posted: 3/8/08 at 12:36am
Is He Dead? It's closing very soon, and the cast is incredible. You're face will hurt from laughing so much.
#16
Posted: 3/8/08 at 12:40am
wait so should I bother looking into Next to Normal?
#17
Posted: 3/8/08 at 12:44am
They made a MAJOR change in Next to Normal tonight and it is spectacular ~ mush tighter than it was. I'd definitely say look into it.
(Though in the interest of disclosure I haven't seen Is He Dead?)
(Though in the interest of disclosure I haven't seen Is He Dead?)
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#18
Posted: 3/8/08 at 12:46am
I think you should, it's quite fantastic and closes..
tomorrow! Ahh. it's a shame.
tomorrow! Ahh. it's a shame.
#19
Posted: 3/8/08 at 12:47am
mush tighter than it was.
You've got the "mush" part right.
You've got the "mush" part right.
"Winning a Tony this year is like winning Best Attendance in third grade: no one will care but the winner and their mom."
-Kad
"I have also met him in person, and I find him to be quite funny actually. Arrogant and often misinformed, but still funny."
-bjh2114 (on Michael Riedel)
-Kad
"I have also met him in person, and I find him to be quite funny actually. Arrogant and often misinformed, but still funny."
-bjh2114 (on Michael Riedel)
#20
Posted: 3/8/08 at 12:48am
I'm scoring datafolios all day tomorrow, so won't be happening. Ah well. I'm not really a comedy fan anyway.
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#21
Posted: 3/8/08 at 12:51am
wait so should I bother looking into Next to Normal?
YES :) granted, there obviously seems to be some people who really didn't enjoy it. But I personally felt it was one of the better pieces of theater I've ever seen, and I saw it way back in previews when they were still gung ho making changes on an almost nightly basis!
It may not be a completely perfect show (yet), but it's incredibly emotional, moving, with quite possibly THE best performances I have ever seen. Truly. The cast is just brilliant.
I don't want to give much away about the plot because I think it's most effective if you go in knowing as little as possible, but head over youtube and do a search for the show. That'll give you some idea of the music. And if you like what you hear, you'll prooobably like the show :) Well, okay, it's possible you could like the score and not the show itself, but still.
YES :) granted, there obviously seems to be some people who really didn't enjoy it. But I personally felt it was one of the better pieces of theater I've ever seen, and I saw it way back in previews when they were still gung ho making changes on an almost nightly basis!
It may not be a completely perfect show (yet), but it's incredibly emotional, moving, with quite possibly THE best performances I have ever seen. Truly. The cast is just brilliant.
I don't want to give much away about the plot because I think it's most effective if you go in knowing as little as possible, but head over youtube and do a search for the show. That'll give you some idea of the music. And if you like what you hear, you'll prooobably like the show :) Well, okay, it's possible you could like the score and not the show itself, but still.
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: 3/8/08 at 12:51 AM
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