NEXT TO NORMAL Next Up at Pico Playhouse

Triage Productions and Standing Room Only Productions present Next To Normal, with book and lyrics by Brian Yorkey and music by Tom Kitt, directed by Thomas James O'Leary, features a live five-piece band conducted by music director ­­Taylor Stephenson.

Next to Normal explores how one suburban household is torn apart by mental illness and fights to stay together. One of Broadway's biggest and most compelling hits, the show won three 2009 Tony Awards, and the 2010 Pulitzer Prize.

Preview: Thursday, August 18 at 8:00 pm. Regular run: August 19 - September 25, 2016, Fridays and Saturdays at 8 pm and Saturdays and Sundays at 2 pm. Q & A Talk-back Sundays August 21, Sept. 4, and Sept. 18 after the matinee.

Tickets: August 18 Preview $10. All other shows: $32 - 36.99. For tickets: n2nmusicalla.brownpapertickets.com. For more information, visit www.n2nmusicalla.com or 310-204-4440 .

The Pico Playhouse is located at 10508 West Pico Blvd., Los Angeles 90064.