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Feb 4, 2018 · Six actors — including one who plays two roles — keep composer Tom Kitt and playwright-lyricist Brian Yorkey's Pulitzer-winning rock musical intimate. More striking, though, is Next to Normal 's subject: a suburban housewife's mental illness.
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.
Feb 28, 2024 · Newcomer Jack Ofrecio completes the cast as Natalie’s boyfriend Henry. Who wrote Next to Normal? The writers are Tom Kitt (music) and Brian Yorkey (lyrics). Aside from Next to Normal, the duo have collaborated on If/Then (2014, starring Idina Menzel), Freaky Friday (2016), and The Visitor (2021).
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With subject matter rendered achingly recognizable by Brian Yorkey, and a dynamic, energetic pop-rock score by Tom Kitt, Next to Normal is a show that enables a small group of actors to showcase powerhouse vocals while exploring pressing contemporary issues of trauma, loss, mental health treatment, and the meaning of family.
Brian Yorkey is known for 13 Reasons Why (2017), Untitled Fashion Musical Project and Next to Normal.
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Jun 22, 2024 · Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey’s Next to Normal is not content to be about what could be the domestic woes of any middle-class family. Instead, their driving 2009 Pulitzer- and Tony–award winning rock musical takes a bold dive into the fallout posed by Diana’s bipolar disorder, exploring themes of depression, grief, fear, and thoughts of ...
Accompanied by an energy-filled score, this pop-rock musical by Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey questions the ethics of modern psychiatry and what it means to be “normal.” CAST. Kate Connors (Diana) is a second-year Environmental and Urban Studies major and Human Rights minor.
