Brian Yorkey News

The Denver Center Theatre Company has revealed the full cast and creative team for the Tony Award-winning rock musical, Next to Normal, with music by Tom Kitt and Book and Lyrics by Brian Yorkey.

Each person/duo will be awarded a $20,000 unrestricted grant in addition to a $2,500 Saw Island Foundation Recording Grant to support the production of new demo recordings that better represent the artist’s vision.

The American Theatre Wing has revealed the recipients of the 2025 Jonathan Larson Grant, the annual prize awarded to exceptional emerging musical theatre composers, lyricists, and librettists, or writing teams.

Ghostlight Records has announced the release of NEXT TO NORMAL – ORIGINAL LONDON CAST RECORDING as a special two-CD set on Friday, February 27. The album is currently available in streaming and digital formats.

Ragtime has released a video of Joshua Henry, Shaina Taub, and Ben Levi Ross recording 'He Wanted to Say' from the acclaimed revival. The track is featured on the recently released cast recording, which dropped in January.

Next to Normal is a show that sticks with you, speaking to the complexities of the human mind, emotions, and relationships. This production at Twin Valley Players Colonnade only has two performances left, so don’t miss out on seeing Next to Normal.

The Chromolume Theatre has announced its 2026 season of musicals at The Zephyr on Melrose in Los Angeles. Themed as a season of identify and expression, it will kick off in March with The Color Purple

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.