NEXT TO NORMAL Headed to Broadway's Longacre Theater, Previews Start March 27
NEXT TO NORMAL Headed to Broadway's Longacre Theater, Previews Start March 27
#2re: NEXT TO NORMAL Headed to Broadway's Longacre Theater, Previews Start Ma
Posted: 2/17/09 at 5:11pm
cool I can't wait
Updated On: 2/17/09 at 05:11 PM
#2re: NEXT TO NORMAL Headed to Broadway's Longacre Theater, Previews Start Ma
Posted: 2/17/09 at 5:11pmI have loved this show for a long, long time. This is great news.
#3re: NEXT TO NORMAL Headed to Broadway's Longacre Theater, Previews Start Ma
Posted: 2/17/09 at 5:12pmand here comes the Tony's shakeup!!!!
#4re: NEXT TO NORMAL Headed to Broadway's Longacre Theater, Previews Start Ma
Posted: 2/17/09 at 5:13pm
Definitely a well needed shakeup this season.
snl89
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/4/05
#5re: NEXT TO NORMAL Headed to Broadway's Longacre Theater, Previews Start Ma
Posted: 2/17/09 at 5:14pm
SO FREAKING EXCITED!! 
can it just BE March please???
(not even just for NtN now- ALL the new shows are opening March/April)
I don't need a life that's normal. That's way too far away. But something next to normal would be okay. Something next to normal is what I'd like to try. Close enough to normal to get by.
Mattbrain
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/23/05
#6re: NEXT TO NORMAL Headed to Broadway's Longacre Theater, Previews Start Ma
Posted: 2/17/09 at 5:14pmMust convince parents to see this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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#7re: NEXT TO NORMAL Headed to Broadway's Longacre Theater, Previews Start Ma
Posted: 2/17/09 at 5:14pm
WOW, so excited.
EDIT
They're closing the balcony to turn it into an 800 seat theatre? Interesting choice.
Updated On: 2/17/09 at 05:14 PM
snl89
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/4/05
#8re: NEXT TO NORMAL Headed to Broadway's Longacre Theater, Previews Start Ma
Posted: 2/17/09 at 5:19pm
They're closing the balcony to turn it into an 800 seat theatre? Interesting choice.
I think that's a very good idea. It's a really small show. The smaller they can make the venue, the better :)
I don't need a life that's normal. That's way too far away. But something next to normal would be okay. Something next to normal is what I'd like to try. Close enough to normal to get by.
#9re: NEXT TO NORMAL Headed to Broadway's Longacre Theater, Previews Start Ma
Posted: 2/17/09 at 5:19pm
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#10re: NEXT TO NORMAL Headed to Broadway's Longacre Theater, Previews Start Ma
Posted: 2/17/09 at 5:28pmSo, now we just need an announcement on ticket sales, and box office opening.
Sondheim_Geek
Broadway Star Joined: 2/20/07
#11re: NEXT TO NORMAL Headed to Broadway's Longacre Theater, Previews Start Ma
Posted: 2/17/09 at 5:31pmMarch 2nd.
scaryclowns2232
Stand-by Joined: 6/18/08
#12re: NEXT TO NORMAL Headed to Broadway's Longacre Theater, Previews Start Ma
Posted: 2/17/09 at 5:31pm
Hurray! Good for them, and I'm very excited to see this.
However, the only Tony shake-up this will create will be in Leading Actress, as well as perhaps supporting actor. The Best Musical award was determined quite some time ago.
#13re: NEXT TO NORMAL Headed to Broadway's Longacre Theater, Previews Start Ma
Posted: 2/17/09 at 5:32pmI am so happy and excited. I have loved this show since it was Feeling Electric and I am just so happy that it's come this far.
nmartin
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/3/05
#14re: NEXT TO NORMAL Headed to Broadway's Longacre Theater, Previews Start Ma
Posted: 2/17/09 at 5:33pmConcerning the picture on the home page, are those Joan Crawford's eyes?
#15re: NEXT TO NORMAL Headed to Broadway's Longacre Theater, Previews Start Ma
Posted: 2/17/09 at 5:34pmClowns, it'll shake up the nominations for best musical, and while i agree it won't be Billy elliot (not for qualities sake but because BE is Best Musical fodder, designed specifically to win the award) it will probably sneak in with a nomination.
#16re: NEXT TO NORMAL Headed to Broadway's Longacre Theater, Previews Start Ma
Posted: 2/17/09 at 5:35pm
Concerning the picture on the home page, are those Joan Crawford's eyes?
what now?
EDIT NVM
I always assumed they were supposed to be Alice's/Diana's
Updated On: 2/17/09 at 05:35 PM
#17re: NEXT TO NORMAL Headed to Broadway's Longacre Theater, Previews Start Ma
Posted: 2/17/09 at 5:35pmLooks like they're cheapest seat is $25, which is great. I wonder if they'll do a rush anyway? Updated On: 2/17/09 at 05:35 PM
TheCharleston
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/18/08
#18re: NEXT TO NORMAL Headed to Broadway's Longacre Theater, Previews Start Ma
Posted: 2/17/09 at 5:36pm
I highly doubt that. Though it's only real competition is "Story of my life" (unless TOS possibly comes back...) so I guess it's not impossible.
I still doubt it will create a shakeup. SOML is a wonderful little show but not so sure it really had a chance anyway. They'll just look for a show to fill in the space between BILLY, 9 TO 5, and SHREK.
Nothing really changes in the Best Musical category.
#19re: NEXT TO NORMAL Headed to Broadway's Longacre Theater, Previews Start Ma
Posted: 2/17/09 at 5:38pmExciting! I haven't really paid much attention to this show since it was called Feeling Electric, but I definitely want to see it.
WiCkEDrOcKS
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/13/04
#20re: NEXT TO NORMAL Headed to Broadway's Longacre Theater, Previews Start Ma
Posted: 2/17/09 at 5:38pmI completely disagree. This is a huge Tonys shakeup and could change the outcome of BEST MUSICAL, BEST SCORE, BEST ACTRESS, and BEST FEATURED ACTOR.
snl89
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/4/05
#21re: NEXT TO NORMAL Headed to Broadway's Longacre Theater, Previews Start Ma
Posted: 2/17/09 at 5:39pm
See, that's totally sad that it doesn't have a great shot at winning the Best Musical Tony. I'm sure Billy Elliot is absolutely amazing (I need to get on seeing it, actually haha), but I'm gonna go out on a limb and assume it does not NEED to win. Next to Normal... would REALLY benefit from winning it I think. It's a tiny original musical about mental illness- and it's an incredible show, but that still doesn't mean it doesn't need all the help it can get, you know?
Billy Elliot will do just fine no matter what
*sigh*
I don't need a life that's normal. That's way too far away. But something next to normal would be okay. Something next to normal is what I'd like to try. Close enough to normal to get by.
Updated On: 2/17/09 at 05:39 PM
#22re: NEXT TO NORMAL Headed to Broadway's Longacre Theater, Previews Start Ma
Posted: 2/17/09 at 5:45pmYay! Congrats to the cast and production team!
"In theater, the process of it is the experience. Everyone goes through the process, and everyone has the experience together. It doesn't last - only in people's memories and in their hearts. That's the beauty and sadness of it. But that's life - beauty and the sadness. And that is why theater is life." - Sherie Rene Scott
TheCharleston
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/18/08
#23re: NEXT TO NORMAL Headed to Broadway's Longacre Theater, Previews Start Ma
Posted: 2/17/09 at 5:46pm
I don't care either way.
I'm not really a fan of any of the contending musicals except 9 TO 5.
I'm just saying... WickedRocks... there's no way this show beats the three biggie's. They're all popular favorites.
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#24re: NEXT TO NORMAL Headed to Broadway's Longacre Theater, Previews Start Ma
Posted: 2/17/09 at 5:47pmDoes anyone know when Aaron will be leaving Wicked?
