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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
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
Coming as part of our 2015-16 season, IF/THEN tells the deeply moving story by the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award®-winning creators of Next to Normal.This “fa...
Jun 28, 2019 · 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.
It’s too soon to say whether the creative partnership of Tom Kitt ’96 (music) and Brian Yorkey ’93 (book and lyrics) will someday join that pantheon. But they’re off to a good start, having won the 2010 Pulitzer Prize for Drama for their first Broadway collaboration, Next to Normal, which was also nominated for 11 Tony Awards and won three.
Jul 4, 2024 · Fifteen years ago, Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey’s Pulitzer Prize-winning musical Next To Normal debuted on Broadway. It’s been a long wait this side of the pond to see it on a West End stage, but it’s finally happening – after a successful run at the Donmar Warehouse, Next To Normal has arrived at Wyndham’s Theatre to tell the story of ...
