Photo Flash: Bets Malone, Robert Townsend and More Celebrate NEXT TO NORMAL Opening at La Mirada Theatre
By: Lily Lim Jun. 02, 2013
La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts and McCoy Rigby Entertainment present the Southern California regional theatre premiere of the Tony Award-winning musical, NEXT TO NORMAL, music by Tom Kitt, book and lyrics by Brian Yorkey, musical direction by Darryl Archibald and directed by Nick DeGruccio with musical direction by Darryl Archibald. NEXT TO NORMAL opened last night, June 1, and runs through Sunday, June 23, 2013. BroadwayWorld was there for the opening festivities and brings you photos from the curtain call, party and more!
Next To Normal is the Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize winning, groundbreaking musical "that pushed Broadway in new directions" (Rolling Stone). With a thrilling contemporary score, Next To Normal is an emotional powerhouse of a musical about a family trying to take care of themselves and each other.
NEXT TO NORMAL features Bets Malone as Diana, Robert Townsend as Dan, Tessa Grady as Natalie, Alex Mendoza as Henry, Keith Bearden as Dr. Madden, and Eddie Egan as Gabe.
The design team for NEXT TO NORMAL is as follows: The Scenic Design is by John Ezell. The Lighting Design is by Steven Young. The Sound Design is by Josh Bessom. The Costume Design is by Kish Finnegan. The Props Coordinator is Terry Hanrahan. The Casting is by Julia Flores.
NEXT TO NORMAL runs for four weeks through Sunday, June 23. Performances are 7:30pm on Wednesdays & Thursdays; 8pm on Fridays; 2pm and 8pm on Saturdays; and 2pm on Sundays. There will be no matinee performance on Saturday, June 1. Talkbacks with the actors will be on Wednesday, June 5 and Wednesday, June 19. Tickets range from $20 - $70 and can be purchased at La Mirada Theatre's website, www.lamiradatheatre.com or by calling the La Mirada Theatre Box Office at (562) 944-9801 or (714) 994-6310. Student, Senior and group discounts are available.
Photo Credit: Lily Lim
The cast of NEXT TO NORMAL at curtain call
The cast of NEXT TO NORMAL at curtain call
The cast of NEXT TO NORMAL at curtain call
The cast of NEXT TO NORMAL at curtain call
The cast of NEXT TO NORMAL at curtain call
Gary Lewis, Jill Townsend, and Erin Lewis
Bets Malone, Robert J. Townsend, and Tessa Grady
Jill Townsend and Robert J. Townsend
JC Layag, Kaitlin McCoy, Bety Le, and Patrick Loyd
Jennifer Shelton and Todd Nielsen
Robert J. Townsend, Eddie Egan, Director Nick DeGruccio, and Keith A. Bearden
Steven Stanley, Caitlyn Humphreys, and Jeanette Dawson
Troy Magino and Darcie Roberts
Robert J. Townsend and Tessa Grady
Eddie Egan, Bets Malone, Robert J. Townsend, and Tessa Grady
T.J. Dawson and Jeanette Dawson
Bets Malone and Musical Director Darryl Archibald
Jill Townsend, Robert J. Townsend, Lewis Wilkenfeld, and Serena Wilkenfeld
Chad Borden and Robert J. Townsend
Nick DeGruccio, Serena Wilkenfeld, Lewis Wilkenfeld, and Darryl Archibald
Bets Malone and Keith A. Bearden
Tessa Grady, Robert J. Townsend, Bets Malone, Producer Tom McCoy, and Keith A. Bearden
Jeffrey Todd and Cassandra Murphy
Chelsea Baldree, Nick Adorno, Alex Mendoza, Tessa Grady, Nick Peters, and Salisha Thomas
Alex Mendoza and Tessa Grady
Kelli Provart, Gretchen Dawson, Jon M. Wailin, and Caitlin Humphreys
Alex Mendoza, Cassandra Murphy, and Harvey Guillen
Nick Peters, Jeffrey Todd, and Christopher Higgins
Calvin Remsberg and Roger Bean
The cast with Director Nick DeGrucio
Jon M. Wailin, Tamara Zook, and Jeffrey Todd
Director Nick DeGruccio and Lighting Designer Steven Young
The cast with Director Nick DeGrucio
Nick DeGruccio, Michael Arabian, and friend
Tom McCoy and Eddie Egan
The cast with Nick DeGruccio and Tom McCoy
Alex Mendoza and Tessa Grady
Nick DeGruccio, Tom McCoy, and Cassandra Murphy
Kelli Provart, Sabrina Miller, Keith A. Bearden, and Robert J. Townsend
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