Next to Normal in Concert at Connecticut Stage Company

Starring Tony Awards nominees Elizabeth Stanley as Diana & A.J. Shively as Dan, with Gabi Carrubba as Natalie, Gianni Palmarini as Gabe, Ethan Riordan as Henry and Eric Chambliss at Dr Fine/Dr Madden.

With an electrifying pop/rock score by Tom Kitt and an honest, gut-wrenching book and lyrics by Brian Yorkey, Next to Normal explores how one suburban household copes with crisis and mental illness. Dad's an architect; Mom rushes to pack lunches and pour cereal; their daughter and son are bright, wise-cracking teens, appearing to be a typical American family. And yet their lives are anything but normal because the mother has been battling bipolar disorder for 16 years. Next to Normal takes audiences into the minds and hearts of each character, presenting their family's story with love, sympathy and heart.