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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.
Freaky Friday is a musical with music by Tom Kitt, lyrics by Brian Yorkey, and a book by Bridget Carpenter. It is based on the 1972 novel of the same name by Mary Rodgers and its 1976 , 1995 , and 2003 film adaptations.
Jun 27, 2024 · Director: Michael Longhurst. There has been plenty of new work about mental health in the last 10 years but little of it compares to Brian Yorkey and Tom Kitt’s Next to Normal which transfers to...
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.
Apr 30, 2017 · NEXT TO NORMAL music by Tom Kitt book and lyrics by Brian Yorkey March 24 - April 30, 2017 (extended thru May 14) PLAYBILL Sponsored by: Aetna Hartford Healthcare One of the most exciting musicals of the last decade and winner of three Tony Awards including Best Score and the Pulitzer Prize
Mar 24, 2014 · The lead character, a 40-year-old professional woman in New York, is played by the Tony Award–winning actress/singer Idina Menzel ( Rent and Wicked ); the director is Michael Greif ( Rent ), who also directed Next to Normal. If/Then resonates personally for both Kitt and Yorkey. “Every day we make choices,” Kitt says.