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Composer Tom Kitt and lyricist Brian Yorkey share stories and songs from their new musical NEXT TO NORMAL.
- 14 min
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- Broadwaycom
Mary Class is a highly successful business executive who just happens to be the daughter of Santa Claus. But when her father falls ill, Mary returns to the N...
- 90 min
- 38.7K
- And This Christmas Will Be
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.
Just as Oklahoma! sets up a secondary love triangle to mirror the primary love triangle, here bookwriter and lyricist Brian Yorkey and composer Tom Kitt do the same thing with the Hero Myth. But it’s a messy, chaotic Hero Myth, as befitting Diana’s state of mind.
Next to Normal, by Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey Share: Twitter Facebook Email A powerful rock musical that grapples with mental illness in a suburban family and expands the scope of subject matter for musicals.
In 2008, Kitt teamed with Brian Yorkey to create Next to Normal, a show about mental illness in suburban America. The musical addressed issues such as suicide, drug abuse , and ethics in modern psychiatry.
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