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Next To Normal West End

Next To Normal 2024

Ages: 14+
Opened: June 26, 2024
Closing: September 21, 2024

Next To Normal - 2024 West End History , Info & More


Wyndham's Theatre
(Leicester Square) Charing Cross Road London

Next To Normal is an intimate exploration of family and loss. At its heart is Diana Goodman, a suburban wife and mother living with bipolar disorder and haunted by her past. Donmar Artistic Director Michael Longhurst directs this powerful rock musical about a far‑from‑average family.


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FEATURED REVIEWS FOR Next To Normal

Next to Normal
8 / 10

Where this show unambiguously succeeds is in its sympathetic but clear-sighted depiction of a family buckling under buried grief and an impossible present. Brian Yorkey’s book presents us with clearly-drawn portraits of how people respond differently to trauma. There’s a deftly handled and meaty exploration of how little Western society is prepared to truly face loss, our unwillingness to let go of relationships and the risk of unaddressed, harmful patterns of behaviour becoming a family legacy. As Kitt’s attention-grabbing score and Yorkey’s lyrics wheel through differing genres, we get an aural sense of the characters’ messy kaleidoscope of feelings. Longhurst also sharpens the show’s welcome black humour in its bleakest moments with his vivid staging.

Next to Normal review
8 / 10

This harrowing, tough-minded musical about mental illness, trauma, love and family is a genuinely courageous attempt to expand the form. Written by Tom Kitt (music) and Brian Yorkey (book and lyrics), it was a multi-award-winning Broadway hit in 2009; now Michael Longhurst’s British premiere production, first seen at the Donmar last summer, triumphantly transfers to the West End. Maybe some details of the staging don’t register with quite the same impact in a less intimate venue. But the show still rips out your heart and hands it back to you, bruised but overflowing. The cast of six is superlative, and Caissie Levy, returning in the lead role of Diana Goodman, is phenomenal, her every moment meticulously calibrated and freighted with delicately observed emotion, and her vocals frankly jaw-dropping.

West End Production of NEXT TO NORMAL Will Be Filmed Next Week
by Stephi Wild - September 6, 2024


The West End production of Next to Normal, now playing in London, seems to be getting filmed for an eventual release. According to a teaser photo on Instagram, it appears that the musical will film performances from 9-11 September at Wyndham's Theatre.

Video: New Trailer For NEXT TO NORMAL in London's West End
by Stephi Wild - July 2, 2024


The Donmar Warehouse production of the Tony-winning musical Next to Normal is now open on London's West End. Watch an all new trailer in the video here!

Review Roundup: NEXT TO NORMAL Opens In the West End Starring Caissie Levy
by A.A. Cristi - June 26, 2024


The Donmar Warehouse production of the Tony-winning musical Next to Normal celebrated its official opening night on London's West End this week. Read the reviews!

Review: NEXT TO NORMAL, Wyndham's Theatre
by Abbie Grundy - June 26, 2024


Following a sold-out run at the Donmar Warehouse, Next to Normal arrives at Wyndham's Theatre.

Interview: 'It's a Story About Family and Hope': Actor Jack Wolfe on Fandom and Emotional Intensity in NEXT TO NORMAL
by Kat Mokrynski - June 13, 2024


Recently, we had the chance to speak with Wolfe about bringing Next to Normal to the West End. We discussed what it has been like to join the show as a fan of Next to Normal, the importance of mental health both on stage and off and what he hopes audiences take away from this production.

Full Cast Set For West End Transfer of NEXT TO NORMAL
by Stephi Wild - May 21, 2024


The Donmar Warehouse production of the Broadway musical Next To Normal has announce its full company ahead of its transfer to the West End’s Wyndham’s Theatre this summer. Learn more about the cast here!

Video: Watch Caissie Levy & Eleanor Worthington-Cox Sing 'Maybe' from NEXT TO NORMAL
by Lauren Hilton - May 16, 2024


Get a sneak peek of the West End production of Next to Normal with Caissie Levy & Eleanor Worthington-Cox performing 'Maybe' from the show. Watch the full video here!

Video: Caissie Levy, Jack Wolfe, and Eleanor Worthington-Cox Perform 'Superboy and the Invisible Girl' From NEXT TO NORMAL
by Stephi Wild - April 30, 2024


Ahead of Next To Normal’s West End Transfer to the Wyndham’s Theatre on Tuesday 18 June 2024, an all new video has been released of ‘Superboy and the Invisible Girl’ performed by the company’s celebrated returning cast Caissie Levy, Jack Wolfe,  and Eleanor Worthington-Cox.

Watch: New Artwork Revealed For West End Transfer of NEXT TO NORMAL
by Stephi Wild - March 18, 2024


All new artwork has been revealed for the upcoming West End transfer of the sold-out and critically acclaimed Donmar Warehouse production of Next to Normal. Check it out here!

Caissie Levy to Reprise Role in NEXT TO NORMAL West End Transfer
by Aliya Al-Hassan - January 18, 2024


The critically acclaimed cast of the smash hit Donmar Warehouse production of the Broadway musical Next to Normal – which sold every seat at every performance across its season at Donmar Warehouse, where the production made its long-awaited UK Premiere –are to return as the show prepares to transfer to London’s West End.

Next To Normal FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

What are the songs in Next To Normal and what's the order?
Prelude
Just Another Day
Everything Else
Who's Crazy/My Psychopharmacologist and I
Perfect for You
I Miss the Mountains
It's Gonna Be Good
He's Not Here
You Don't Know
I Am the One
Superboy and the Invisible Girl
I'm Alive
Make Up Your Mind/ Catch Me I'm Falling
I Dreamed a Dance
There's a World
I've Been
A Light in the Dark
Wish I Were Here
Song of Forgetting
Hey #1
Seconds and Years
Better Than Before
Aftershocks
Hey #2
You Don't Know (Reprise)
How Could I Ever Forget?
It's Gonna Be Good (Reprise)
Why Stay?/A Promise
I'm Alive (Reprise)
The Break
Make Up Your Mind/ Catch Me I'm Falling (Reprise)
Maybe (Next to Normal)
Hey #3/Perfect for You (Reprise)
So Anyway
I Am the One (Reprise)
Light

Next To Normal History

Other Productions of Next To Normal

2008   Off-Broadway Original Off-Broadway Production
Off-Broadway
2009   Broadway Original Broadway Production
Broadway
2010   US Tour 1st National Tour
US Tour
2010   US Tour 2nd National Tour
US Tour
2013   Weston Playhouse Production
2020   Washington, DC (Regional) Kennedy Center Broadway Center Stage Production
Washington, DC (Regional)
2024   West End
West End

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