Next to Normal at The Ziegfeld Theater

There Will Be Light. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize and 3 Tony Awards, this new musical explores how one suburban household copes with crisis and mental illness. A deeply moving piece of theater, Next to Normal redefines musicals for a modern audience.

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 manic depression for 16 years; but that’s only the beginning of their problems. Next to Normal takes audiences into the minds and hearts of each character, presenting their family's story with love, sympathy and heart.

Authors

• Brian Yorkey
• Tom Kitt

Tony Awards and Nominations for Next to Normal