And now that it's official that Next To Normal will be transferring to Broadway, well... That's one more thing I don't have to keep under wraps.
*The show will be going into the Longacre, and to keep it an "intimate experience", they will be closing off the balcony.
I'm really out of the loop on this one. I know next to nothing about this show.
Well... It's had an interesting history over the past year or so. It started at Second Stage off-Broadway - where I saw it with DR FJL. Then Arena Stage picked it up for their current season with most of the original off-Broadway cast intact. -Brian D'Arcy James went on to
Shrek, and Asa Somers role was recast. And now it's coming back to New York, but this time to Broadway.
Because of the involvement of some of the actors, it attracted the attention of some of those "screaming audience members": Alice Ripley, Aaron Tveit, and Jennifer Damiano (who had just left
Spring Awakening at the time). And with a score by Tom Kitt, well...
I'm happy that the show is getting a second chance, and I'm happy that another musical is being added to slate of openings this Spring - especially in light of the current economic climate. However, because of the current economic climate, well... It's going to be an interesting Spring for everyone and everything on Broadway.