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NEXT TO NORMAL

NEXT TO NORMAL
Book and Lyrics by Brian Yorkey
Music by Tom Kitt

Its story concerns a mother who struggles with worsening bipolar disorder and the effect that her illness has on her family. The musical also addresses such issues as grieving a loss, suicide, drug abuse, ethics in modern psychiatry, and suburban life.

AWARDS:
2008 Outer Critics' Circle Award - Outstanding Score
2009 Tony Award - Best Original Score
2009 Tony Award - Best Orchestration
2009 Tony Award - Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical (Alice Ripley)
2010 Pulitzer Prize - Drama (the eighth musical in history to receive such honor).

Creators Kitt and Yorkey call the show "a powerful rock musical that grapples with mental illness in a suburban family and expands the scope of subject matter for musicals."

Next to Normal is presented as part of Delaware's Mental Health Awareness Month.

CAST
Jennifer Huth - Diana Goodman
Mark Dixon - Dan Goodman
Valerie Jonkoff - Natalie Goodman
Corey Buller - Gabe Goodman
Daniel Kiernan - Henry
John Jerbasi - Dr. Fine/Dr. Madden

Stage Director Rosanne DellAversano
Music Director James W. Fuerst