Ghostlight Records have released the original London cast recording of the Donmar Warehouse’s critically acclaimed UK premiere production of Next to Normal as a special two-CD set.
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Movie Review: Next To Normal
Next To Normal will be screened in select UK cinemas from 11 September 2025. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ This is an important piece of theatre so the broadening of its reach across the UK this month is overwhelmingly positive.
Music Review: Next To Normal – Original London Cast Recording
Music Review: Next To Normal – Original London Cast Recording (Ghostlight Records). Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★.Tom Kitt’s music and Brian Yorkey’s lyrics perfectly complement each other to propel the story forward via a superbly crafted score.
Cinema screenings planned for Next to Normal film
A film of the West End transfer of the Donmar Warehouse’s critically acclaimed UK premiere production of Next to Normal will receive a UK-wide cinema release in September.
Musical Theatre Review contributors pick their top shows of 2024
A selection of Musical Theatre Review critics were asked to choose their ‘show of the year’ from all the productions they had seen in 2024. As you can see below, some struggled to pick just one!
Next to Normal – Wyndham’s Theatre
Next to Normal continues at the Wyndham’s Theatre, London until 21 September 2024. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Next to Normal was a triumph at the Donmar Warehouse and rightfully received critical acclaim, but it is somehow even more of a visceral experience in the West End.
Donmar cast to return for West End transfer of Next to Normal
The critically acclaimed cast of the Donmar Warehouse’s UK premiere production of Next to Normal will reunite for the musical’s West End transfer season.
Olivier Awards 2024 – show performances, presenters and broadcast details
Want to know more about the Olivier Awards 2024 ceremony on Sunday 14 April at London’s Royal Albert Hall?
Historic win for Andrew Scott and Guys & Dolls picks up Best Musical at the Critics’ Circle Theatre Awards
The 33rd Critics’ Circle Theatre Awards saw Andrew Scott net a historic win as Best Actor, the first time any performer has been named Best Actor by both the nation’s film critics and theatre critics in the same year.
Olivier Awards 2024 – Sunset Boulevard is the most nominated production
The nominations for the Olivier Awards 2024 with Mastercard have been announced and Jamie Lloyd’s production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Sunset Boulevard, starring Nicole Scherzinger (Best Actress in a Musical nominee) and Tom Francis (Best Actor in a Musical nominee) has come out on top by being recognised in 11 categories.
Sunset Boulevard wins big at the WhatsOnStage Awards, Guys and Dolls picks up Best Revival and Operation Mincemeat is top New Musical
The big winner of the night at the 24th Annual WhatsOnStage Awards at the London Palladium was Sunset Boulevard with seven awards from its nine nominations.
WhatsOnStage Awards – Guys and Dolls leads the nominees
The Bridge Theatre’s critic and crowd-pleasing production of Guys & Dolls leads the nominees for the 24th WhatsOnStage Awards.
Musical Theatre Review contributors pick their top shows of 2023
A selection of critics have chosen their ‘show of the year’ although some struggled to pick just one. The shows represent just a small percentage of productions staged this year, but we hope these ‘top picks’ bring back some happy memories.
West End transfer for Donmar’s hit UK premiere of Next to Normal
Following a sold-out season in the summer, the Donmar Warehouse’s UK premiere production of the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning Next to Normal will transfer into the West End in 2024.
Next to Normal – Donmar Warehouse
Next to Normal continues at the Donmar Warehouse, London until 7 October 2023. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ It may have taken years to arrive in the West End, but its presence is welcome indeed.
Casting update – West End, regional and touring theatre, plus London concerts too
Sometimes there are so many exciting press releases arriving in the Musical Theatre Review email inbox, that it’s hard to keep up, so we asked our news editor Angela Thomas if she could round up all the very latest casting news related to West End, regional and touring productions (and even a few London concerts […]
Caissie Levy and Trevor Dion Nicholas are cast in Next To Normal at the Donmar Warehouse
Caissie Levy will play Diana in Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey’s Next to Normal at the Donmar Warehouse, along with Trevor Dion Nicholas as Dr. Madden/Dr. Fine, with further casting to be announced.
UK debut at the Donmar Warehouse for multi-award-winning Next to Normal
The Donmar Warehouse’s artistic director Michael Longhurst will direct the UK premiere of the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning Next to Normal next summer. One of three new season productions announced by Longhurst and executive director Henny Finch as the prestigious London venue celebrates its 30th anniversary, Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey’s powerful rock musical […]
New York Musical Theatre Festival – ‘the unquenchable desire to enjoy musical theatre’
The New York Musical Theatre Festival continues in various Manhattan theatres until 27 July. The curtain has risen on the annual phantasmagoria known as the New York Musical Theatre Festival, now marking its 11th year. By the time the final note is sung on 27 July, it will have presented 24 new works in full productions, […]
If/Then – Richard Rodgers Theatre, New York
If/Then continues at the Richard Rodgers Theatre, New York, in an open-ended run. Remember when John Travolta mangled the name of Idina Menzel at this year’s Academy Awards? I’m sure you do. The moment has generated endless chatter and buzz for the last month or so. Anyway, the somewhat incomprehensible tangle of the Travolta tongue was […]
