next to normal to Receive Regional Premiere in Portland, Oregon

[Mildred Plotka]

Posted: 2/28/11 at 10:59pm

First regional production to be at Artist's Rep in Portland.

http://www.oregonlive.com/performance/index.ssf/2011/02/artists_rep_pins_down_most_of.html

Updated On: 2/28/11 at 10:59 PM

[BroadwayBound17]

Posted: 2/28/11 at 11:51pm

I look forward into seeing how this unfolds.

[dragonlp86]

Posted: 2/28/11 at 11:53pm

Please tell me I'm not the only one who thought "I mean...Portland?"
Updated On: 2/28/11 at 11:53 PM

[PurpleFanta]

Posted: 3/1/11 at 12:01am

I thought exactly the same thing, dragonlp86!

[husk_charmer]

Posted: 3/1/11 at 12:11am

Actually this is the West Coast regional premiere.

The actual first non-Broadway production is in Dallas.

[musicalmack]

Posted: 3/1/11 at 12:12am

husk_charmer beat me to it.

'Next to Normal' does Dallas

[steven22]

Posted: 3/1/11 at 12:27am

I mean Portland...lol

[tourboi]

Posted: 3/1/11 at 2:25am

Portland actually has quite a good arts scene, and is a fantastic city. No surprise here that they'd host a west coast premier.

[kdogg36]

Posted: 3/1/11 at 4:42pm

tourboi, I think there's a scene where Natalie mentions that her parents went to Portland on their honeymoon, and adds, "I mean... Portland?" I might have the details wrong, but just thought I'd make a note of this, lest you think previous posters are dissing Portland. :)

[RippedMan]

Posted: 3/1/11 at 5:30pm

So I'm guessing N2N won't have a 2nd national tour?

[mcsquared]

Posted: 3/2/11 at 7:48pm

Yah, it was disappointing that the national tour couldn't even come here for a week when it spent a month in Seattle! I wouldn't mind seeing it with Susannah Mars instead of Diana Ripley though since I already have the soundtrack...