Next to Normal
Opens Friday, September 5th!
Music by Tom Kitt
Book and Lyrics by Brian Yorkey
Directed by Whitney Brown
Music Direction by Evan Cuddy
Choreography by Emma Tompkins
September 5 – 21
Next to Normal, an intimate exploration of family and illness, loss and grief, is an emotional powerhouse. 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 they are coping with crisis and the unpredictability of a mother’s worsening bipolar disorder. With book and lyrics by Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winner Brian Yorkey and a thrilling and original rock score by Pulitzer, Tony, Emmy and Grammy Award winner by Tom Kitt, Next to Normal 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, Next to Normal was also chosen as “one of the year’s ten best shows” by critics around the country, including The Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post, Rolling Stone and The New York Times. Next to Normal takes audiences into the minds and hearts of each character, presenting their family’s story with love, sympathy and heart.
Next to Normal explores complex emotional themes and includes moments that may not be suitable for all viewers such as substance use, grief, mental illness and self-injury. Recommended for ages 14+ with parental discretion.
Auditions for Pride and Prejudice Announced!
September 8th and 10th
See our audition page to sign up for an audition time and for full information!
Registration for Lyric’s Children’s Workshop presenting Elf JR.
The Lyric Music Theater 2025-2026 Season!
Also in 2025-2026, our Children’s Workshop Production of Elf JR. and our Unified Production of Cats Youth Edition.
Tickets for Elf Jr. and Cats Youth Edition will be on sale later in the fall!
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