should i go see Next to Normal or West Side Story?
should i go see Next to Normal or West Side Story?
camncal
Stand-by Joined: 12/20/07
#1should i go see Next to Normal or West Side Story?
Posted: 9/8/10 at 7:03pmI would love to see both, but to save money, i think i have to settle for just one. I know West Side Story is a bigger production, but I've also heard great things about Next to Normal. Which one should i go see?
#2should i go see Next to Normal or West Side Story?
Posted: 9/8/10 at 7:06pmNext to Normal.
#2should i go see Next to Normal or West Side Story?
Posted: 9/8/10 at 7:07pm
N2N.
Speaking of west side, is KOlivo back?
rougeduck
Broadway Star Joined: 6/5/07
#3should i go see Next to Normal or West Side Story?
Posted: 9/8/10 at 7:09pmI feel like no one will disagree...Next to Normal.
#4should i go see Next to Normal or West Side Story?
Posted: 9/8/10 at 7:10pmThough WSS is a classic, Next to Normal is the one to see.
#5should i go see Next to Normal or West Side Story?
Posted: 9/8/10 at 7:11pmAlbeit I don't know how Mazzie and Danieley are in the show (I saw it with Ripley and Spencer)...Based on a purely artistic standpoint, NEXT TO NORMAL is hands-down the way to go.
dramamama611
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/4/07
#6should i go see Next to Normal or West Side Story?
Posted: 9/8/10 at 7:16pmWithout a doubt.....N2N.
#7should i go see Next to Normal or West Side Story?
Posted: 9/8/10 at 7:25pmn2n
FosseBoi
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/30/04
#8should i go see Next to Normal or West Side Story?
Posted: 9/8/10 at 7:29pmNext To Normal. It is such a brilliant production of a brilliant musical. Mazzie and Danieley are both very different than Ripley and Spencer but in such a great way.
#9should i go see Next to Normal or West Side Story?
Posted: 9/8/10 at 7:49pmnext to normal. I've seen it numerous times with Alice, Bobby, Michael, Marin, and Jason. The show is still next to normal even though the cast changed. Marin and Jason are spectacular. I would even go as far to say that Marin is better than Alice.
#10should i go see Next to Normal or West Side Story?
Posted: 9/8/10 at 8:24pmNext to Normal!
NDR
Leading Actor Joined: 11/16/06
#11should i go see Next to Normal or West Side Story?
Posted: 9/8/10 at 8:33pm
Next to Normal without a doubt. WSS is a snooze fest.
Updated On: 9/9/10 at 08:33 PM
#13should i go see Next to Normal or West Side Story?
Posted: 9/8/10 at 9:12pmnext to normal for sure. You can see a better regional/community theatre/or high school version of WSS
broadwayjim42
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/19/03
#14should i go see Next to Normal or West Side Story?
Posted: 9/9/10 at 8:34am
N2N. Saw it a second time this past weekend and it continues to work beautifully.
I will admit to being a little distracted by Marin's mouth gesticulations while singing some of the bigger numbers, though...
#15should i go see Next to Normal or West Side Story?
Posted: 9/9/10 at 12:31pm
Speaking of west side, is KOlivo back?
No, which is why I'm going to be difficult and say go see WSS. Natalie Cortez is absolutely brilliant as Anita.
The choice may have been mistaken, The choosing was not... "Every day has the potential to be the greatest day of your life." - Lin-Manuel Miranda
#16should i go see Next to Normal or West Side Story?
Posted: 9/9/10 at 1:26pmThink from the posts on here N2N is in the lead, just by a fraction though, I wouldn't disagree, but would urge you to see both, do the lottery or rush and you might be able to afford both.
broadwayjim42
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/19/03
#17should i go see Next to Normal or West Side Story?
Posted: 9/9/10 at 1:36pm
I got a lotto losers ticket for $40 Saturday night...and had discount codes with me just in case for seats (mezzanine) as low as $49.
I saw three shows last week...one TKTS, one box office w/discount code and one lotto loser and spent a total of $170.
#18should i go see Next to Normal or West Side Story?
Posted: 9/9/10 at 2:46pmWest Side Story. The taste on this board is truly debatable, to say that N2N which is a little show with 6 or 7 actors on stage and 5 musicians over a ravishing classic with a fantastic cast and dancing and a wonderful score. I am not in shock, but I should be.
#19should i go see Next to Normal or West Side Story?
Posted: 9/9/10 at 2:52pm
"West Side Story. The taste on this board is truly debatable, to say that N2N which is a little show with 6 or 7 actors on stage and 5 musicians over a ravishing classic with a fantastic cast and dancing and a wonderful score."
I think it's your taste that is debatable if you think this high school production of WSS is a masterpiece. We get it, you don't like Next to Normal. You may have mentioned it a few times.
#20should i go see Next to Normal or West Side Story?
Posted: 9/9/10 at 2:59pmSpeaking of lotto...how has lotto for WSS been lately? I saw Olivo, but I'm a big Cortez fan from the ACL revival and would love to see her Anita.
#21should i go see Next to Normal or West Side Story?
Posted: 9/9/10 at 9:20pmLotto has been really quiet, for the most part.
The choice may have been mistaken, The choosing was not... "Every day has the potential to be the greatest day of your life." - Lin-Manuel Miranda
LegallyBroadway2
Broadway Star Joined: 8/19/10
#22should i go see Next to Normal or West Side Story?
Posted: 9/9/10 at 9:33pmNext to Normal, it may close soon... its a masterpiece.
millie_dillmount
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/22/04
#23should i go see Next to Normal or West Side Story?
Posted: 9/10/10 at 8:42amHaven't seen Next to Normal, but West Side Story isn't as terrible as people make it out to be. Also, Natalie Cortez is amazing as Anita.
Tom1071
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/1/04
#24should i go see Next to Normal or West Side Story?
Posted: 9/10/10 at 9:14amI recommend trying to see both if you have time. There are inexpensive tickets available for both. You could easily see both shows for/or less than the price of a full price ticket to one of them.
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