Louis Hobson News

It's a funny thing with musicals about women with psychiatric disorders; they seem to be more accessible when focused on the way loved ones try and achieve some kind of normalcy while dealing with the problem, rather than being about the disorder itself. Back in the autumn of '05, Off-Broadway's Transport Group premiered nor'mal:, Yvonne Adrian, Cheryl Stein and Tom Kochan exceptional musical about a family's attempt to stay functional while dealing with the teenage daughter's anorexia. Just a few weeks earlier the New York Musical Theatre Festival featured Feeling Electric, composer Tom Kitt and bookwriter/lyricist Brian Yorky's hard driving tale of a suburban mom being treated for clinical depression.

Cast members of the Tony Award winning NEXT TO NORMAL will debut a new song based on suggestions to their Twitter account at 92YTribeca on October 28th. Cast members Aaron Tveit and Louis Hobson will perform the song at a 7:00pm concert.

Tony Award-winner Alice Ripley, currently starring in Broadway's NEXT TO NORMAL, had her caricature unveiled at the world famous Sardi's Restaurant on March 3rd. Ripley's likeness joined the ranks of Broadway royalty who have been honored with a caricature on the famous walls of Sardi's. BroadwayWorld joined the fun as Alice's caricature was put up on the famous wall!

Original cast member AARON TVEIT will return to the Tony Award-winning musical Next to Normal on Monday, September 7 at 8:00pm. Tveit, who originated the role of Gabe in the off-Broadway and Broadway productions of the acclaimed musical, was on a leave of absence this summer to star in the World Premiere production of Catch Me If You Can.

Disney's THE LION KING set new box office records during its two Canadian engagements in Calgary and Edmonton during the past two months, grossing a combined total of $13 million and entertaining more than 154,000 people.

Original cast member AARON TVEIT will return to the Tony Award-winning musical Next to Normal on Monday, September 7 at 8:00pm. Tveit, who originated the role of Gabe in the off-Broadway and Broadway productions of the acclaimed musical, was on a leave of absence this summer to star in the World Premiere production of Catch Me If You Can.

it was quite a thrill to join Next to Normal stars Jennifer Damiano and Adam Chanler-Berat to shoot a video feature for BroadwayWorld.com...

The stars of Broadway's Next to Normal, Jennifer Damiano and Adam Chanler-Berat, joined BroadwayWorld's James Sims and Eddie Varley for an exclusive backstage tour of the Booth Theatre. Follow the two young actors as they take our cameras into their cast mate's dressing rooms and on stage...

Today's Broadway Blogs on BroadwayWorld.com from Saturday, May 16, 2009.

Fresh off her Tony Nomination for Best Featured Actress in a Musical, Jennifer Damiano sat down with BroadwayWorld to discuss bringing her role of Natalie to life.

The new musical Next to Normal officially opened on Broadway on April 15th. Now you can catch the production at a special BWW price for a limited time!

The new Broadway musical, Next to Normal, which has been nominated for 11 Tony Awards including Best Musical, celebrated the retail release of their Original Cast Recording with an in-store performance and CD signing at Barnes and Noble Lincoln Center (1972 Broadway at 66th Street) on Tuesday, May 12th at 4:00p.m.

Ghostlight Records confirms yesterday's digital release of the Original Broadway Cast Recording of the critically acclaimed new musical NEXT TO NORMAL. The 4/7 digital release, which has already reached #20 on iTunes, will be followed by a Double-CD brick-and-mortar retail release on May 12th.

J. ROBERT SPENCER, one of the stars of the new Broadway musical NEXT TO NORMAL, will receive an Honorary Doctorate of Fine Arts from his alma mater, Shenandoah University. Spencer is a 1991 cum laude graduate of Shenandoah Conservatory's musical theatre program.

The new musical Next to Normal officially opened on Broadway on April 15th. BroadwayWorld.com's cameras were there as the cast celebrated opening night at the Edison Balroom.

Broadway's new hit NEXT TO NORMAL has been deemed ineligible for Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Awards, the New York Times is reporting. Nominators for the two organizations and the show's producers could not agree on a performance schedule and the critical issue of whether the show would be eligible for awards in all categories.

Catch musical highlights from the critically acclaimed 'Next To Normal' starring Alice Ripley, Aaron Tveit, Jennifer Damiano and J. Robert Spencer

The new musical Next to Normal officially opened on Broadway last night, April 15th. BroadwayWorld.com's cameras were there as the musical celebrated opening night!

The new Broadway musical Next to Normal will officially begin performances tonight Wednesday, April 15th at the Booth Theatre (222 West 45th Street).

Next to Normal opened at Off-Broadway's Second Stage Theatre on February 13, 2008 and was significantly reworked in a subsequent out-of-town run at Washington D.C.'s Arena Stage, where it opened on December 10, 2008. The musical's unusual trajectory from a New York Off-Broadway premiere to an out-of-town regional theatre engagement and then back to Broadway is unprecedented. Variety has a detailed and informative article on the musical and its journey to Broadway