Brian Yorkey News

The Roundtable Theatre Troupe has announced the creative team and cast for its upcoming production of Next to Normal, directed by Anna M. Hogan. Learn more here!

You can now get a first look at photos of Freaky Friday in the UK! Bringing the body-swapping, mother-daughter duo to life on the stage are Rebecca Lock as Katherine, and Jena Pandya as Ellie.

Next to Normal will be available to stream on BroadwayHD. This three-time Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning musical stars Caissie Levy, Jamie Parker, Jack Wolfe, and Eleanor Worthington-Cox.

Seventeen-time Grammy Award winning artist Sting will perform in his musical, The Last Ship, in Amsterdam, Brisbane and Paris. Now, additional casting has been announced for the production.

This Winter, National Theatre at Home will welcome a trio of powerful new titles for streaming worldwide — from a West End revival starring David Tennant, to an award-winning musical that redefined modern theatre, and more.

I have done (almost) every job in theater you could think of…. I’ve helped produce, done PR, play selection committees. I’ve written works, edited works, worked on staged readings, dramaturged…jack of all trades, master of some!

Freakier Friday, Disney's sequel to the 2003 fan-favorite film, will begin streaming exclusively on Disney+ on November 12, the day after it arrives on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray and DVD.

Bringing the body-swapping, mother-daughter duo to life on the stage are Rebecca Lock (Here and Now; Heathers The Musical) as Katherine, and Jena Pandya as Ellie (Come Fall In Love; Bhangra Nation).

Check out Chloe Fineman in this extended scene from Disney's FREAKIER FRIDAY, where Anna and Eric prepare for their wedding dance!

Freakier Friday, Disney's sequel to the 2003 fan-favorite film, will arrive October 7 on digital platforms and on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray and DVD November 11. 

The Pulitzer-prize winning rock musical Next to Normal will take the stage at Lost Nation Theater next month, serving as the grand finale to the company's 2025 season!

Following its sold-out 2023 Taiwan premiere at the National Taichung Theater, Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey’s Next to Normal will return this December for a limited engagement at the Taipei Performing Arts Center.

Following its sold-out, acclaimed 2023 national premiere run at the National Taichung Theater, Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey’s Pulitzer-winning hit 2009 Broadway musical “Next To Normal” is coming back to Taiwan (performed in English), this time at the Taipei Performing Arts Center for a brief limited engagement in December of 2025. 

Some musicals want to sweep you away. Next to Normal wants to hold you still and make you feel. It doesn’t rely on spectacle or offer neat resolutions—it digs into grief, love, and mental illness with raw honesty, and still leaves room for hope. That’s why this Pulitzer- and Tony-winning rock musical still matters today: it proves that the stage can be both unflinching and deeply human. I’m very pleased that the newly founded Nye Hjorten Teater dares to bring this complex piece of art to the stage as their first big musical, rather than choosing something safer like Mamma Mia!. It’s a gamble that deserves to be experienced.

Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati will kick off its 40th Anniversary Season with the regional musical revival of one of its bestselling shows and fan favorite, Next to Normal.

La versión inmersiva de NEXT TO NORMAL, que anteriormente se presentó en España, debutará en Buenos Aires el 19 de septiembre de 2025.

Next to Normal Immersive will premiere in Buenos Aires on September 19 with Alice Ripley, Robert Spencer, and a special appearance by Adam Pascal. The production features 360° projections, surround sound, and a cast performing alongside the audience.

In September, Significant Productions will present Next to Normal - Music by Tom Kitt, Book & Lyrics by Brian Yorkey - as the first production of Season 10 at The Studio Theatre Tierra del Sol. Learn more!

Constellation Stage & Screen will launch its 2025–26 Season with Next to Normal, running September 4–21 at the Waldron Auditorium in Bloomington, Indiana.

Reviews are now out for Freakier Friday, Disney's highly anticipated sequel to the 2003 fan-favorite film. The movie, which features the return of Disney Legend Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan, will be released this Friday. Find out what critics think of the film!