CONTENT WARNING: This production contains strobing lights and the portrayal of suicidal ideation and other mental health issues.

Sponsored by:

Leslie and Stephen Jerome
Hermine Drezner

NEXT TO NORMAL

Music by TOM KITT
Book & Lyrics by BRIAN YORKEY
Direction by ALAN PAUL
Choreography by EAMON FOLEY
Music Direction by ANGELA STEINER
Co-Production with ROUND HOUSE THEATRE

NOW –SEPT 8 | BOYD-QUINSON STAGE | 30 UNION STREET, DOWNTOWN PITTSFIELD

The feel-everything musical.

“Impeccable,” proclaimed The Washington Post—a “vibrant musical revival.” Director Alan Paul infuses his production of the Pulitzer Prize-winning rock musical with live video and multimedia, capturing the psychology and inner life of the musical’s six characters in ways both intimate and epic. Centered around a family’s ongoing struggles to overcome issues from their past and the underpinnings of suburban life, Paul’s all-new production blew DC audiences away. And now it’s coming to Barrington Stage.

Natalie Joy Johnson

as Diana

Natalie Joy Johnson (Broadway: Lempicka, Kinky Boots, Legally Blonde) 

Alan H. Green

as Dan

Alan H. Green (BSC: Who Could Ask for Anything More? The Songs of George Gershwin, The Hills are Alive with Rodgers & Hammerstein; Broadway: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, School of Rock) 

Adante Carter

as Gabe

Adante Carter (National Tour: Mean Girls) 

Madison McBride

as Natalie

Madison McBride (TV: “Full Circle” (Max); Regional: Chicken & Biscuits) 

Ben Clark

as Henry

Ben Clark (Regional: Next to Normal, Elegies: A Song Cycle)

Joseph Morales

as Dr. Madden

Joseph Morales (National: Hamilton, In the Heights) 

Next to Normal Deeper Look: “Mental Health Through the Lens of Storytelling”

Sponsored by

Keynote by Dr. Bessel van der Kolk

Sunday, August 25, 11am | Boyd-Quinson Stage (30 Union Street, Pittsfield)

FREE EVENT!

A light breakfast of bagels and coffee will be served before the event at 10am.

Join us for an engaging panel discussion delving into the themes of mental health and family dynamics presented in Brian Yorkey and Tom Kitt’s musical Next to Normal. This event features Barrington Stage Artistic Director Alan Paul and Dr. Bessel van der Kolk, best-selling author of The Body Keeps the Score, along with mental health professionals from the Brien Center, Austen Riggs, and Canyon Ranch.

We’ll explore the question: How well do we know the people in our own family? The characters in this Pulitzer Prize-winning rock musical grapple with their relationships, their pasts, and their futures, providing a powerful lens through which we can examine the complexities of mental wellness. The panel will discuss the impact of mental health on families, the importance of open communication, and how art can foster acceptance and emotional well-being.

Come and join us as we engage in a meaningful conversation on how theater can change the dialogue around mental wellness.