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Who Played Dan in Next to Normal

Dan is a role in Next to Normal, a musical that opened Washington, DC (Regional) in 2020.

The original Broadway director of Next to Normal, Michael Greif helms a star studded cast featuring Tony Award® winner Rachel Bay Jones (Dear Evan Hansen, Pippin) and Tony Award® nominee Brandon Victor Dixon (Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert, Shuffle Along) in the latest installment of our hit series Broadway Center Stage. Winner of three 2009 Tony Awards®—including Best Original Score—and the 2010 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, Next to Normal takes an unflinching look at a suburban family struggling with the effects of mental illness.

9 actors have played Dan in Next to Normal.

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Performer Production Opened
Brian d'Arcy James Off-Broadway next to normal 2008
Brian d'Arcy James Broadway Next to Normal 2009
J. Robert Spencer Broadway Next to Normal 2009
Jason Danieley Broadway Next to Normal 2009
Michael Berry Broadway Next to Normal 2009
Asa Somers US Tour Next to Normal 2010
Jason Watson US Tour Next to Normal 2010
Aaron Ramey next to normal 2013
Brandon Victor Dixon Washington, DC (Regional) Next to Normal 2020
Jamie Parker West End Next To Normal 2024

Other Roles in Next to Normal

Role Production Opened
Dan Washington, DC (Regional) Next to Normal 2020
Diana Washington, DC (Regional) Next to Normal 2020

“Dan” Also Appears In

Production Type Year
Sex Tips for Straight Women from a Gay Man Off-Broadway 2014
After The Fall Broadway 2004
Closer Broadway 1999
Night Must Fall Broadway 1999
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat Off-Broadway 1981

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