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These days, families come in all forms - single dads, double moms, sperm donors, egg donors, one-night-stand donors... It's 2012 and anything goes. Bryan (Andrew Rannells, "Girls," "The Book of Mormon") and David (Justin Bartha, "The Hangover") are a Los Angeles couple, and they have it all. Well, almost. With successful careers and a committed, loving partnership, there is one thing that this couple is missing: a baby. And just when they think the stars will never align, enter Goldie (Georgia King, "One Day"), an extraordinary young woman with a checkered past. A Midwestern waitress and single mother looking to escape her dead-end life and small-minded grandmother (Emmy and Tony Award-winner Ellen Barkin), Goldie decides to change everything and move to L.A. with her precocious eight-year-old daughter. Desperate and broke - but also fertile - Goldie quickly becomes the guys' surrogate and quite possibly the girl of their dreams. Surrogate mother, surrogate family.

Ryan Murphy serves as creator/executive producer and director along with creator/executive producer Ali Adler ("Glee," "Chuck") and executive producer Dante Di Loreto ("Glee," "American Horror Story").

"The New Normal" is produced by 20th Century Fox Television and Ryan Murphy Productions.



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LISTEN: Artremix Productions Releases First Episode of TheatreMix Podcast Photo LISTEN: Artremix Productions Releases First Episode of TheatreMix Podcast
by Stephi Wild - November 22, 2021

The first episode talks about the new normal in mounting shows - instead of doing shows in a theater, companies and organizations are now producing shows online. Listen to this discussion about the topic with our hosts Issa Llanos, Nico Varona, and Lia de Jesus....


Student Blog: Musical Theatre During a Pandemic Photo Student Blog: Musical Theatre During a Pandemic
by Student Blogger: Olympia Prodafikas - June 21, 2021

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by BWW Contests - October 25, 2021

One lucky winner will receive a pass to this year's virtual TheatreMakers Summit. The pass will be good for the event, streaming online November 6 and 7. The TheaterMakers Summit will be held virtually again in 2021 for theater makers across the globe to attend, making this the largest virtual gathe...


Cast of POPCORN FALLS to Join This Week's MVT LIVE Photo Cast of POPCORN FALLS to Join This Week's MVT LIVE
by Chloe Rabinowitz - March 08, 2021

This week’s episode of Mānoa Valley Theatre’s live streaming video series MVT Live continues with host Devon Nekoba featuring the cast of Popcorn Falls, opening March 18th at MVT. Nick and Brandon will discuss their careers in theatre, adapting to the new normal of live entertainment and what audien...


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by Stephi Wild - October 26, 2023

More new visiting shows for the spring and early summer of 2024 at Scarborough’s Stephen Joseph Theatre have been announced....


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by Michael Major - November 15, 2021

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by Stephi Wild - September 10, 2021

Since 2011, Two River Theater has introduced new voices from across the country to their annual Crossing Borders (Cruzano Fronteras) Festival of new plays by Latinx playwrights. ...


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by Vicki Trask - August 10, 2021

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by Sarah Leiber - May 27, 2021

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by Aliya Al-Hassan - May 18, 2023

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VIDEO: Andrew Lloyd Webber Believes Vaccine Passports Are Inevitable Photo VIDEO: Andrew Lloyd Webber Believes Vaccine Passports Are Inevitable
by Stephi Wild - July 23, 2021

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by Marty Wilson - May 16, 2021

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by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 10, 2021

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by A.A. Cristi - March 08, 2021

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by Michael Major - February 08, 2023

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by Chloe Rabinowitz - January 27, 2021

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by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 19, 2021

The new exhibition will present the “Pictures of the Year” in sports, entertainment and news—the visual story of 2020, starting at the beginning of The Lost Year, and running all the way to the final days of Limbo Year....


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by A.A. Cristi - May 17, 2021

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by A.A. Cristi - April 15, 2021

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