[40] EWP's producing artistic director Snehal Desai made a point to belabor the importance of "shedding light on the stigma of mental illness in our communities," and that he hoped that the production could create "a space for that conversation. [33], Next to Normal began its first national tour of North America and Canada at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles, California on November 23, 2010. / "A Promise" – Diana, Natalie, Dan, Henry, "Make Up Your Mind" / "Catch Me I'm Falling" (Reprise) – Doctor Madden, Diana, Gabe, "Maybe (Next to Normal)" – Diana, Natalie, "Hey #3" / "Perfect for You" (Reprise) – Henry, Natalie, "Light" – Diana, Dan, Natalie, Gabe, Henry, Doctor Madden, During Act I, Gabe reads a paperback copy of, When sorting through a box of items from her son's room, Diana picks up a music box from the box to reveal a copy of, This page was last edited on 7 February 2021, at 22:47. Natalie finds him and is angry to discover that he has agreed to the doctor's recommendation of shock therapy. Upon Diana's return home from the hospital, it is revealed that she has lost her memories of the last nineteen years due to the shock therapy – including the memory of her deceased son (“Song of Forgetting“). Yorkey brought the idea to Kitt while both were at the BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Workshop. I Dreamed a Dance 15. [26], Cast replacements during the run included Marin Mazzie as Diana, Brian d'Arcy James[27] and later Jason Danieley as Dan, Kyle Dean Massey as Gabe and Meghann Fahy as Natalie. Because Gabe's death was the start of a lifetime of depression, Dan hesitates to remind her of it. A You know I love y G ou. A Russian-language production ("Недалеко от Нормы"), directed by Anastasia Grinenko, opened in Minsk, Belarus on March 28, 2018, with Svetlana Matsievskaia starring as Diana.[66]. Click here to follow us on Facebook! The performance will run in October and November at the National Institute of Dramatic Art in Sydney. [57] The Mexican cast also included Federico Di Lorenzo as Dan, María Penella as Natalie, Mariano Palacios as Gabe, Jerry Velázquez as Henry/Gabe and Héctor Berzunza as Dr. Fine/Dr. [18][19], Reviews were very favorable. Love our posts? Meanwhile, Natalie experiments with drugs and frequently goes clubbing, being rescued most nights by Henry, who sees her home safely. A You know that's not t G rue. Airport Fight. Sheet music arranged for Piano/Vocal/Chords, and Singer Pro in D Major (transposable). [30][31], In May 2009, about six weeks into the Broadway run, Next to Normal began publishing an adapted version of the script over Twitter, the social media network. She moved around her new room, which was painted a pale blue; her favourite color. Meanwhile, Natalie botches an important piano recital upon discovering her parents are not in the audience (“Make Up Your Mind/ Catch Me I’m Falling”). Next to Normal follows the struggle of one woman, Diana Goodman, with mental illness and the effect of the illness on her whole family. I l A ove you as much as I can. ", Doctor Madden (Doctor Fine): "On the young side of ageless. Diana receives a series of ECT treatments over two weeks. Philosopher king. [53], Australia's first Musical Theatre performance since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic is a new production of Next to Normal directed by Darren Yap and choreographed by Kelley Abbey. After its Off-Broadway run, the show played from November 2008 to January 2009 at the Arena Stage while the theater was in its temporary venue in Virginia. A rock star. Son of steel and daughter of air. [32] The initiative earned the musical the 2009 OMMA Award for Best in Show. Bipolar disorder is a disease of both mania (or hypomania) and depression that is not curable, mostly treated through psychopharmacological, psychotherapeutic, and biological means. Everything a kid oughtta be. [46] A Danish production ran from February 2012 until April 2012 at Nørrebro Teater in Copenhagen, Denmark. Superboy and the Invisible Girl. I Dreamed a Dance 15. Diana agrees but is confronted with a hallucination of Gabe while sorting through a box in their basement (“I Dreamed a Dance”). I Wanna Start A Fight - Tony Stark Remix. [6] This practice holds true in the play, in which ECT is only recommended after Diana's hallucination of Gabe suggests that she kill herself in the song "There's a World". The original Broadway production of NEXT TO NORMAL ran for 21 previews and 733 regular performances. He comes back to her in visions as a teenager. [28] John Kenrick wrote in November 2010 that the show "is glowing with breathtaking brilliance as it ends its Broadway run. Designed by Manada.Biz Entertainment, LLC. (If you have no clue about what I mean by the two different universes, then you might want to look up "New 52" before you start reading this.) Make Up Your Mind / Catch Me I’m Falling 14. The musical was originally booked for the larger Longacre Theatre, but, according to producer David Stone, "When the Booth Theatre became available... we knew it was the right space for Next to Normal". Gabe disappears, and Natalie returns home to find that her mother is gone. Make Up Your Mind / Catch Me I'm Falling Reprise. He only hugged me closer, which is perfect because I did not want pity. She continues her relationship with Henry, and Diana has moved in with her parents temporarily, still depressed but more hopeful than she's ever been. Upon returning outside, she connects with Natalie for the first time, noting the similarities between the two of them and truly making an effort to connect with her for possibly the first time. Thirties or forties. The musical began in 1998 as a 10-minute workshop sketch about a woman undergoing electroshock therapy, and its impact on her family, called Feeling Electric. I Dreamed a Dance 15. ", Gabe: "Diana's son who died as a baby. Note: The song titles are not listed in the program. You're our li A ttle pride and joy, our D perfect plan. SoundCloud "Superboy and the Invisible Girl" by Ghostlight Records published on 2012-12-14T20:12:04Z. At Gabe's suggestion, she flushes her medications. So "Superboy-Prime (Before)" would take place in the pre-New 52 universe, and "Superboy-Prime (After)" would take place in the New 52 universe. "[21] Next to Normal was on the Ten Best of the Year list for 2009 of "Curtain Up". These piano accompaniments are Mp3 piano tracks created as a digital music download by a professional pianist. [8], In 2005 it was workshopped again at Village Theatre starring Amy Spanger as Diana, Jason Collins as Dan, Mary Faber as Natalie and Deven May as Dr. Henry, who has been finding Natalie passed out at clubs and driving her home, asks Natalie to the upcoming school dance, an invitation which she immediately declines (“Hey #1”). Superboy and the Invisible Girl. The entire cast from the Arena Stage production returned, once again under the direction of Greif. Madden. But not needing something doesn't mean that she doesn't still want it, with a longing that sometimes actually presses on her lungs with surprising force at the strangest of times. [62], The Dutch premiere took place on January 16, 2012 at DeLaMar Theater in Amsterdam. Superboy and the Invisible Girl 12. [7] This had a reading in 2002 at the Village Theatre in Issaquah, Washington, then at several venues in New York City,[7] with a cast that included Norbert Leo Butz as Dan, Sherie Rene Scott as Diana, Benjamin Schrader as Gabe, Anya Singleton as Natalie and Greg Naughton as Dr. Madden. Meanwhile, Diana repeatedly visits her psychiatrist's office where she is prescribed a variety of medications, though they all prove to cause debilitating physical side effects; Dan waits through her appointments in the car while he questions his own sanity (“Who’s Crazy?/ My Psychopharmacologist and I”). Who saw Meghann in NEXT TO NORMAL?!!! ECT is often viewed as a last-resort option for depressed patients who are incredibly ill and extremely treatment-resistant or whose symptoms include very serious suicidal or psychotic symptoms, or for pregnant women. [39] Mental health awareness is particularly stigmatized within areas of the Asian Pacific-Islander community as a result of conflicting cultural and familial emphases. During her time as the standby in 2009, Fahy and her fellow understudies from the show took part in the AT THIS PERFORMANCE concert (featuring performances from all the major standbys and understudies of Broadway). [24] The producers recouped their initial investment of $4 million a few days after the production's one-year anniversary on Broadway. The tour played in 16 cities in the U.S., ending in Toronto, Ontario, Canada on July 30, 2011. The cast was also joined by María Chacón as Natalie, and Rodolfo Zarco as Henry for some performances. The musical features an average American family trying to hold itself together. Superboy and the Invisible Girl Everything a kid oughtta be He’s immortal, forever alive Then there’s me. It also won the 2010 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, becoming the eighth musical in history to receive the honor. ", Dan: "Diana's husband. "[37], Rachel Bay Jones and Brandon Victor Dixon joined original Broadway director Greif for the Broadway Center Stage production at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. from January 29-February 3, 2020.[41]. He's not D here. [45] Another Finnish-language production was staged at the Tampere Workers' Theatre from October 2012 through February 2013. Son of steel and daughter of air.