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Composer Tom Kitt and lyricist Brian Yorkey share stories and songs from their new musical NEXT TO NORMAL.
- 14 min
- 7.9K
- Broadwaycom
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.
Feb 28, 2024 · Originally staged on Broadway in 2009, UK audiences had to wait almost 15 years to see Tom Kitt and Brian’s Yorkey’s impassioned Pulitzer Prize-winning musical Next to Normal. Happily, Michael Longhurst’s production was well worth the wait when it was presented at the intimate Donmar Warehouse in summer 2023.
- Julia Rank
In this sneak peek of Seth's Broadway Chatterbox with Tom Kitt, filmed on September 2014, Tom discusses his relationship with Brian Yorkey and the beginning of their collaboration.
- 7 min
- 3.9K
- Seth Rudetsky
Jun 27, 2024 · Book and Lyrics: Brian Yorkey. Music: Tom Kitt. 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...
Jun 28, 2019 · Original poster art for the 2009 Broadway production of Next to Normal. Next to Normal had its humble origins as a different show, and a much shorter one at that. Writers Brian Yorkey and Tom Kitt met in college at Columbia University, where they collaborated on a variety of projects.
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.
