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Who Played Diana in Next to Normal

Diana 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.

6 actors have played Diana in Next to Normal.

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Performer Production Opened
Alice Ripley Off-Broadway next to normal 2008
Jessica Phillips Off-Broadway next to normal 2008
Alice Ripley Broadway Next to Normal 2009
Jessica Phillips Broadway Next to Normal 2009
Marin Mazzie Broadway Next to Normal 2009
Alice Ripley US Tour Next to Normal 2010
Pearl Sun US Tour Next to Normal 2010
Heidi Blickenstaff next to normal 2013
Rachel Bay Jones Washington, DC (Regional) Next to Normal 2020

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

“Diana” Also Appears In

Production Type Year
Stereophonic Broadway 2024
A Chorus Line US Tour 2010
Lend Me a Tenor Broadway 2010
Nine Broadway 2003
All's Well That Ends Well Off-Broadway 1993
The Happiest Girl in the World Broadway 1961

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