Next to Normal
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Location
Rand Theater, Bromery Center for the Arts (151 Presidents Drive, Amherst, MA 01003, Amherst MA)
***NEXT TO NORMAL* Music by Tom Kitt Book and lyrics by Brian Yorkey Directed by Kyle Boatwright Music Director Ben Kaplan Nov. 14, 15, 20, 21, 22 at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 19 at 10 a.m. Nov. 22 at 2 p.m. The Rand Theater**
How do you hold onto reality amidst a whirlwind? Diana’s ordinary home-maker life of managing family dynamics and school lunches quickly disintegrates amid the twin challenges of bipolar disorder and grief. Meanwhile, her family members do their best to keep up under the strain of their own individual struggles. *Next to Normal*, a Pulitzer Prize-winning musical, looks at the ripple effects of mental illness, stress, grief, secrets, and tremendous love — all set to a driving rock score.
*Content advisory: Depictions and discussion of mental illness, self-harm, suicide, death, medical trauma, delusional episodes, and drug use. Recommended for ages 13 and up.*
***Next to Normal*** *is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. www.mtishows.com*