"Most people who think they're happy are really just stupid," says Diana Goodman, a suburban mother with bipolar disorder, in the musical Next to Normal. In a society that sees mental illness as a ...

A less popular type are plays. Speaking of plays, we got to see "Next to Normal" last night at the Power Mac Center Blackbox ...

As Natalie states by the plays finale, it would be great to just get "next to normal." That says it all when grappling with mental illness. Yes, this is no musical comedy, but a modern day opera ...

And yet their lives are anything but normal, because the mother has been battling manic depression for 16 years. Next to Normal takes audiences into the minds and hearts of each character ...

next to normal is a contemporary musical that explores how one suburban household copes with crisis. With provocative lyrics, and an electrifying score of more than 30 original songs, Next to ...

Plans for the filmed production of Next to Normal have been revealed. The 2008 musical, which has music by Tom Kitt and book and lyrics by Brian Yorkey, follows a mother struggling with bipolar ...

“Next to Normal” is an American rock musical with book and lyrics by Brian Yorkey and music by Tom Kitt. Directed by Randy Kramer with musical direction by Theresa Quinn, the show stars ...

Some words may be mispronounced. Normal isn't what most folks want to experience as entertainment. "Next to Normal" sounds about just as inviting, but the the inspired rock musical about a mother ...