Next to Normal

Next to Normal, with book and lyrics by Brian Yorkey and music by Tom Kitt, explores how one suburban household copes with crisis and mental illness. Winner of three 2009 Tony Awards, including Best Musical Score and the 2010 Pulitzer Prize.

Dad’s an architect; Mom rushes to pack lunches and pour cereal; their daughter and son are bright, wise-cracking teens, appearing to be a typical American family. And yet their lives are anything but normal because the mother has been battling bipolar disorder for 16 years. Next to Normal takes audiences into the minds and hearts of each character, presenting their family’s story with love, sympathy, and heart.

Featuring Sally Trtan, Seth Dylan Hunt, Teghan Hailey Jade, Miles Stamper, Colter Camp, Kaitlyn Wilson, and Nick Harms. Directed by Joshua David Smith and music direction by Kathryn Cole.

Next to Normal is directed by Joshua David Smith with music direction by Kathryn Cole.

RUNTIME: 2 hours, 20 minutes | 15 min. intermission
RATING: PG-13 | Strong adult language, drug abuse, mental illness, suicide

BOOK & LYRICS BY: Brian Yorkey
MUSIC BY: Tom Kitt

TRIGGER WARNINGS:
Please note that Next to Normal includes depictions of various mental health conditions and disorders including bipolar disorder, anxiety, and grief. The production also includes depictions and discussion of drug use, self-harm, death, and medical trauma.

If you or someone you know is in a mental health, suicide, or substance use crisis, help is available.
Reach out to the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline by calling or texting 988, or chatting at https://988lifeline.org/.

For immediate assistance in all crises:

Call 911 for emergency services
Go to the nearest hospital emergency room