Chicago Street Theatre presents
Next to Normal
Book & Lyrics by Brian Yorkey
Lyrics by Tom Kitt
Director Mike Glorioso
Assisted by Ashleigh Happer
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. Traumatized by the death of her infant son from an undiagnosed intestinal obstruction, Diana has lived with bipolar depressive disorder and delusional episodes for the past seventeen years. The illness has affected everyone in her life and has nearly torn her family apart on several occasions. Next to Normal takes audiences into the minds and hearts of each character, presenting their family's story with love, sympathy and heart.
Showtimes are listed below:
Friday, April 26, 2024 8:00 PM
Saturday, April 27, 2024 8:00 PM
Sunday, April 28, 2024 2:30 PM
Friday, May 3, 2024 8:00 PM
Saturday, May 4, 2024 8:00 PM
Sunday, May 5, 2024 2:30 PM
Thursday, May 9, 2024 7:30 PM
Friday, May 10, 2024 8:00 PM
Saturday, May 11, 2024 8:00 PM
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Content Note:
This production contains language and themes of death, grief, drug use, sex, mental health, electroshock therapy, neglect, emotional abuse, and suicide.
Refusal to take medicine
Hallucinations
Mental Illness
Shock Therapy
Drug Use/Abuse
Suicide Attempt
Infant Death
Manipulation
Winner of three 2009 Tony Awards, including Best Musical Score and the 2010 Pulitzer Prize, Next to Normal was also chosen as "one of the year's ten best shows" by critics around the country, including The Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post, Rolling Stone and The New York Times.
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