Times article about the great shows of this past season; Brantley calls N2N "the best new musical of the season"- Page 2

[adamgreer]

Posted: 5/16/09 at 6:17pm

I think the should give a best musical award for Drama and Comedy! Like they do for plays.

Huh? They don't do that for plays.

[bjh2114]

Posted: 5/16/09 at 6:18pm

And by plays you mean movies at the Golden Globes?

[RippedMan]

Posted: 5/16/09 at 6:49pm

Yeah, and that wouldn't work because most of the best musicals are neither comedy nor drama, but a nice mix of both - like "Gypsy."

And, I just don't get the Next to Normal love. Sorry, I've seen it numerous times and each time I'm just so emotionally uninvested. Shouldn't I care about the characters? If I don't then what's the point? And I didn't.

[ljay889]

Posted: 5/16/09 at 11:17pm

RippedMan- if you don't like the show, why would you see it numerous times?

[don logan]

Posted: 5/17/09 at 1:28pm

I agree that N2N should win but also agree that a show touring well is a big part of a show getting the Tony. To say that BE will tour better than N2N is a huge understatement

[Tom's Cat]

Posted: 5/17/09 at 1:38pm

God I hope it isn't Next to Normal. The ceaseless, irritating music in that show and the way it was sung nearly drove me crazy. I kept looking at my watch and wondering when I could get out of there. I honestly feel it has a very limited general audience appeal. Just explaining the premise to the non-theatre crowd (the people who go to the theatre 2 or 3 times a year and don't live and breath it - like here) and they can't understand why anyone would spend their money or time at a show like that. And they haven't even heard the music!