NEXT TO NORMAL B'way Cast Recording Hits Number 1 On Billboard Cast Album Chart

Ghostlight Record's Original Broadway Cast Recording Double CD of the acclaimed Broadway musical NEXT TO NORMAL hit #1 on the Billboard cast Album chart this week. The album was also ranked #21 of all albums on the Digital Chart and #103 of all albums in the Top 200 Chart. The musical received 3 Tony Awards on June 7, including Best Score, Best Orchestrations, and Best Actress in a Musical.

With over 30 original songs, NEXT TO NORMAL's Original Broadway Cast Recording was released digitally on April 7 and in-store on May 12. The album was recorded in New York City on February 11th & 12th, with Sh-K-Boom/Ghostlight Records President Kurt Deutsch, Joel Moss and David Stone producing, and Tom Kitt Co-Producing. Both Deutsch and Moss are Grammy Award winners.

Dubbed "The Best New Musical of the Season" by The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Washington Post, and Rolling Stone Magazine, NEXT TO NORMAL is an emotional powerhouse of a musical about a family trying to take care of themselves and each other. NEXT TO NORMAL features a Tony-winning score by Tom Kitt (music) and Brian Yorkey (lyrics), book by Mr. Yorkey, and direction by Michael Greif.

Ben Brantley of the New York Times calls NEXT TO NORMAL "brave and breathtaking. It is much more than a feel-good musical; it is a feel-everything musical." Peter Travers of Rolling Stone raves, "Rock is alive and rolling like thunder in Next to Normal. It is the best musical of the season by a mile. Next time you think the Broadway musical is dead, head off to Next to Normal. It'll pin you to your seat." Joe Dziemianowicz of the New York Daily News proclaims it is "next to wondrous - hopeful and uplifting, Next to Normal is an exceptional show that says something meaning and powerful." Adam Feldman of Time Out New York calls it "surprising and moving, a thoughtful, emotional musical for grown-ups" and Robert Feldberg of The Record raves that Next to Normal is "an exciting leap into the possibilities of musical theater."

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