Next to Normal

A-Sides With Jon Chattman: Alice Ripley Lets It Rip

Jon Chattman | Posted 04.29.2012

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It's been two-plus years since Alice Ripley electrified Broadway with her staggeringly brilliant and brave performance as a mother suffering from bipolar disorder in the Pulitzer Prize-winning musical Next to Normal.

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Theater: Bring On Bring It On

Hoyt Hilsman | Posted 01.16.2012

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A new musical from the creators of Avenue Q, In the Heights and Next to Normal just opened in LA and it is a smash-mouth cheerleading sensation.

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What's Next for Next to Normal?

Greg Archer | Posted 05.25.2011

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Few would have thought a rock musical about depression and the messy emotional waters we humans have to swim through would, well, rock.

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Tony Award-Winning 'Next To Normal' Wins Denver Audiences

Posted 05.25.2011

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The hilarious, insane and frightening musical portrayal about living with mental illness has finally made it to Denver. Next To Normal leaves out th...

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The Agenda: Rockin' Around Los Angeles

Huffington Post | Anna Almendrala | Posted 05.25.2011

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Rock around Los Angeles tonight with local band Pollyn, precocious 15-year old rocker Chloe Chaidez of Kitten, or the opening night of rock musical Ne...

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MUSIC TO OUR EARS: The Secrets of Songwriters

wsj.com | JOHN JURGENSEN | Posted 05.25.2011

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It's close to midnight in a Manhattan recording studio, and a songwriter is listening to a work in progress, one that he hopes millions will soon know...

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On the Culture Front: Food Film Fest, Shakespeare in the Park, and Next to Normal

Chris Kompanek | Posted 05.25.2011

With the warmer weather and some traveling, I've been getting a bit behind on my cultural coverage around the city. Last weekend, the Food Film Festiv...

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Broadway Marketing Ready to Play Foursquare

James Sims | Posted 05.25.2011

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Broadway has the opportunity to get cutting edge. It's time to start playing Foursquare.

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Next to Normal: Broadway's Different Family

Danny Groner | Posted 05.25.2011

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Next to Normal begins with a show tune you'd expect: one that showcases "just another day" in the Goodman household. Only later do you discover that this average family is not so typical.

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The Pulitzer Debacle?

Hoyt Hilsman | Posted 05.25.2011

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Rather than simply dismissing the Pulitzers as old-fashioned or irrelevant, isn't it worth a further discussion of how the Committee goes about making its choices -- especially when it ignores the nominees of its own Jury?

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Aaron Tveit: A Next to Normal Star Explodes on Broadway (Video)

Tom Gregory | Posted 05.25.2011

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Tveit's talent is nimble, full of life, and direct. Singing the show's stand out power-romp duet, Superboy, and the Invisble Girl with Jennifer Damiano, it's clear 'Tveit' will be a name everyone will soon know how to pronounce.

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