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Brian Yorkey is an American playwright and lyricist. His works often explore dark and controversial subject matter such as mental illness, grief, the underbelly of suburbia, and ethics in both psychiatry and public education.
BRIAN YORKEY received the 2010 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, the 2009 Tony Award for Best Score, and the Outer Critics Circle Award for Next to Normal and was also nominated for the Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical.
Jan 3, 2011 · Brian Yorkey, the book and lyrics writer of the Pulitzer-winning musical Next to Normal, shares how he developed the story of a woman with bipolar disorder and her family. He also reflects on the challenges and trends of musical theater today.
Brian Yorkey is known for 13 Reasons Why (2017), Untitled Fashion Musical Project and Next to Normal.
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Brian Yorkey is a playwright and lyricist who co-wrote the musical 'Next to Normal' with Tom Kitt. The show, about a family coping with bipolar disorder, won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 2010 and ran on Broadway for over a year.
Next to Normal is a 2008 American rock musical with book and lyrics by Brian Yorkey and music by Tom Kitt. The story centers on a mother who struggles with worsening bipolar disorder and the effects that managing her illness has on her family.
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