Next to Normal - 2010 - US Tour Articles Page 1

Emma Thompson's new musical adaptation of NANNY MCPHEE will premiere in London's West End. The stage version features music by Gary Clark and direction by Katy Rudd.

NOSTALGIA BAIT was an excellent night of fun that celebrated growing up as a theater kid in the early 2000s. Creative choices were made that enhanced the show into a full production.

Birdland Jazz Club and Birdland Theater will present nightly performances throughout October, featuring The Hot Sardines, Ron Carter, and birthday celebrations for Bud Powell and Thelonious Monk.

Lea Michele and Aaron Tveit reunite for a one-night-only concert at NYC's Beacon Theatre on November 19, months after their Chess run ended.

Bess Wohl's play SMALL MOUTH SOUNDS will open at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre, starring Martin Freeman, Greta Lee, Sarah Paulson, Isaac Powell, Julia Roberts, and Paul Rudd.

Emma Thompson brings Nanny McPhee to the stage! The new musical, with book and lyrics by Thompson, premieres in London in summer 2027.

The Pulitzer Prize-winning musical will return to Los Angeles for a limited engagement at Hollywood's Hudson Backstage Theatre, featuring a cast led by Catriona Fray and Jonny Perl.

They're creepy, they're kooky... and still irresistible. Magnolia Musical Theatre's free outdoor production of The Addams Family blends laughter, heart and memorable performances into a wonderfully entertaining evening beneath the Texas sky. Regional theatre at its best.

Phantasma Arts, a newly launched non-profit professional theatre and arts collective, has opened its inaugural production this week with a full-scale mounting of NEXT TO NORMAL.

Tony, Emmy, Grammy, and Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Tom Kitt will perform an intimate evening of songs and stories from the piano at Bay Street Theater's Music Mondays series in Sag Harbor.

Tony Danza returns to 54 Below with his Sinatra tribute show this July, joined by Linda Eder and a packed lineup of Broadway and cabaret stars.

BroadwayWorld looks back on the original Broadway cast of the Pulitzer Prize-winning Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey musical 'Next to Normal.'

The full cast has been announced for Midnight at The Never Get with book, music and lyrics by Academy Award, Golden Globe and Grammy-winner Mark Sonnenblick.

Next month, 54 BELOW, Broadway’s Supper Club & Private Event Destination, presents some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond, including Grammy and Emmy winner Will Roland, Tony winner Norm Lewis and more. 

An all-Canadian cast will bring Next to Normal to life at Native Earth’s Aki Studio in Toronto this spring. Directed by Anthony Goncharov, the production stars April Rebecca, Taylor Long, and more.

At first glance, Next to Normal is the quintessential domestic scenario.  We see a suburban family with a seemingly normal life in “Just Another Day.” Diana is the perfect wife, has the perfect husband (albeit he can be a bit boring,) and an angsty teenage daughter who feels invisible. It’s the “perfect, loving, family” dynamic.

Two decades after Spring Awakening first premiered on Broadway, BroadwayWorld is taking a look back at what the cast of this era-defining musical, including Lea Michele, Jonathan Groff, and more has been up to.

SNAP! Productions has booked us a seat on a roller coaster and it’s an extreme ride! Hang on, because the ups and downs will leave you breathless! Read the review here.

Iron Crow’s brave production of NEXT TO NORMAL deserves a longer run. The script is a dramatic treatment of a nearly untouched topic, and the music is gorgeous and brilliantly rendered by excellent musicians and vocalists.

It's hard to believe it’s already March.  We’ve had so many great theatrical opportunities this year, and this month is going to be no exception.

Current star of Masquerade Telly Leung discusses with Jennifer Ashley Tepper playing the Phantom in the immersive production, the full circle from Rent fan to Rent actor, Gavin Creel’s leadership during a production that never was, and much more. 

Tony, Emmy, and Grammy Award winner Ben Platt (Dear Evan Hansen, Parade), will make his Menier stage debut in Midnight at The Never Get with book music and lyrics by Golden Globe® and Grammy Award winner and Academy Award nominee Mark Sonnenblick (“Golden”, KPop Demon Hunters).

Two River Theater has received an Edgerton Foundation New Play Award for The Monsters: A Sibling Love Story by Ngozi Anyanwu. The award provided support for additional rehearsal time with the full creative team prior to the world premiere.

In January of 2026, 54 Below will present some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond, including Adam Pascal and Anthony Rapp, Matthew Morrison and many more. 

Arena Stage has received the Edgerton Foundation New Play Award for Fremont Ave. by Reggie D. White, directed by Lili-Anne Brown.