Brian Yorkey News

Local Equity Principal Auditions (EPAs) for Pioneer Theatre Company's 2011-2012 Season will be held on Thursday, May 12, 2011.

Fox Associates is thrilled to bring the smash hit Broadway musical and Tony and Pulitzer Prize-Winning Next to Normal to the Fabulous Fox Theatre for a limited engagement April 12-24.

Actors' Playhouse announces the fifth production of the 2011 - 2012 Mainstage Season, the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning musical Next to Normal, which will be presented at the Miracle Theatre January 18 - February 12, 2012.

PNC Broadway Across America - Pittsburgh is thrilled to announce the smash hit Broadway musical and Tony and Pulitzer Prize-Winning Next to Normal is playing at the Benedum Center for a limited engagement April 5-10, 2011.

SOUTH PACIFIC star Kelli O'Hara will release her second solo album under the Sh-K-Boom/Ghostlight label. The album, entitled Always, features 13 tracks consisting of a collection of Broadway favorites from MY FAIR LADY and SOUTH PACIFIC, as well as songs by Irving Berlin and Ricky Ian Gordon among others. The album is set to be release May 31, 2011.

From April 28, 2011 through May 28, 2011, the Melbourne Theatre Company will present the Australian premiere of the 2010 Pulitzer-Prize winning Broadway hit, Next To Normal. The production, which is being directed by Dean Bryant and musical directed by Matthew Frank, will star Matt Hetherington and Kate Kendall.

The 2010 Tony Award-winning play RED and the 2010 Pulitzer Prize-winning musical NEXT TO NORMAL are among the five Boston-area premieres that SpeakEasy Stage will present during its 2011-12 Season, the company's Producing Artistic Director Paul Daigneault announced today.

PNC Broadway Across America - Pittsburgh is thrilled to announce the smash hit Broadway musical and Tony and Pulitzer Prize-Winning Next to Normal is playing at the Benedum Center for a limited engagement April 5-10, 2011.

Chicago Shakespeare Theater (CST) premieres Murder for Two-A Killer Musical, created by Joe Kinosian (music/book) and Kellen Blair (lyrics/book), May 12-June 19, 2011, Upstairs at Chicago Shakespeare. This comedic Agatha Christie-like whodunit musical comes with a surprising twist: one actor plays the inspector, the other plays all 10 suspects, and both play the piano. Staged by CST veteran director David H. Bell, this 75-minute premiere features the show's co-creator Joe Kinosian playing the slew of hilarious would-be criminals and Chicago favorite Alan Schmuckler performing the role of the inspector. Tickets for Murder for Two-A Killer Musical Upstairs at Chicago Shakespeare May 12-June 19, 2011, are $25-$30, with special discounts available for groups of 10 or more. All patrons receive a 40% parking discount at Navy Pier garages. For more information or to purchase tickets, contact Chicago Shakespeare Theater's Box Office at 312.595.5600 or visit the Theater's website at www.chicagoshakes.com

The 5th Avenue has announced the seven productions that make up its 2010-2011 Season, which includes a mix of premieres of new works, the hottest shows direct from Broadway and Golden Age classics featuring Seattle's favorite performers and artists.

In anticipation of 'Next to Normal's' upcoming Chicago stint (as well as her Chicago concert debut!), Alice Ripley is taking YOUR questions, BroadwayWorld.com readers.

The Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts is thrilled to announce the smash hit Broadway musical and Tony and Pulitzer Prize-Winning Next to Normal is making its Connecticut premiere March 29-April 3, 2011 as part of The Hartford Financial Services Group Broadway Series. Ticket prices begin at $17 and are currently on sale at The Bushnell Box Office, 166 Capitol Avenue, Hartford, online at www.bushnell.org or by calling (860) 987-5900. Discounts for groups of 10 or more are available by calling (860) 987-5959.

In anticipation of 'Next to Normal's' upcoming Chicago stint (as well as her Chicago concert debut!), Tony Award winner Alice Ripley is taking YOUR questions, BroadwayWorld.com readers.

The Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning musical next to normal comes to the Providence Performing Arts Center (PPAC) and will close Sunday, March 27, 2011 as part of the 2010/2011 Broadway Series. next to normal is sponsored by the TACO/The White Family Foundation. Tickets are on sale at the PPAC Box Office, online at www.ppacri.org and by phone at (401) 421 - ARTS (2787).

Alice Ripley reprises her Tony-winning role as Diana Goodman in Next to Normal, which plays at PPAC through Sunday, March 27, 2010.

Alice Ripley, who received the 2009 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical for her performance in the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning NEXT TO NORMAL, will play her final Broadway performance on Sunday, July 18 at 7:30P. Ms. Ripley will reprise her acclaimed performance in the musical's 36-week multi-city North American tour, which arrives at the Providence Performing Arts Center from March 22 - 27, 2011.

The Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning musical next to normal is coming the Civic Center of Greater Des Moines as part of the Willis Broadway Series and will end performances on Sunday, March 20, 2011.

Artists Repertory Theatre is proud to announce their 2011/12 season's play selections: God of Carnage by Yasmina Reza, No Man's Land by Harold Pinter, Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Christmas Carol by John Longenbaugh, Circle Mirror Transformation by Annie Baker, (I Am Still) The Duchess of Malfi by Joseph Fisher, Next to Normal book/lyrics by Brian Yorkey with music by Tom Kitt, and Race by David Mamet.

The Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts is thrilled to announce the smash hit Broadway musical and Tony and Pulitzer Prize-Winning Next to Normal is making its Connecticut premiere March 29-April 3, 2011 as part of The Hartford Financial Services Group Broadway Series. Ticket prices begin at $17 and are currently on sale at The Bushnell Box Office, 166 Capitol Avenue, Hartford, online at www.bushnell.org or by calling (860) 987-5900. Discounts for groups of 10 or more are available by calling (860) 987-5959.

Arkansas Repertory Theatre (The Rep), the state's largest professional nonprofit theatre, is proud to announce its 36th MainStage Season. The new season has been specially prepared for a newly renovated theatre, and will include new musicals and dramas, plus timeless classics to form a season that exemplifies The Rep's mission of producing diverse work of the highest artistic standards for its Arkansas audience.