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.
UK premiere of Tony-nominated If/Then to star Kerry Ellis
Kerry Ellis will star in the long-awaited UK premiere of the Tony-nominated If/Then early next year.
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.
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.
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 […]
Bring It On The Musical – Queen Elizabeth Hall and Touring
Bring It On The Musical continues at the Queen Elizabeth Hall, London until 22 January 2022 and then tours until 30 July 2022. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ Ready? OKAY! Bring It On The Musical has arrived at the Southbank Centre’s Queen Elizabeth Hall as part of a major tour. Leading lady […]
Bring It On The Musical – a sneak peek in the rehearsal studio
Amber Davies and the cast of Bring It On The Musical offered up a sneak preview of two numbers at an open rehearsal a few weeks ahead of their opening on 8 December 2021 at London’s Queen Elizabeth Hall. In a church hall in Pimlico, choreographer Fabian Aloise and director Guy Unsworth put the young […]
Dates announced for the London season of Bring It On The Musical
The Broadway musical version of hit teen film Bring It On will play its Covid-delayed London season at the Southbank Centre’s Queen Elizabeth Hall this Christmas. Presented by Selladoor Productions, the Tony-nominated tale of duelling cheerleaders will arrive in London for a festive run from 8 December 2021 until 22 January 2022 after playing eight […]
A Strange Loop voted Outstanding Musical in New York’s Drama Desk Awards.
A Strange Loop capped its winning streak in the 2019/2020 New York theatre season, as it grabbed the Outstanding Musical Award from the Drama Desk. The 65th Annual Drama Desk Awards were announced on 13 June 2020 in a special pre-recorded presentation on a local television news channel. The awards are usually handed out with […]
High Fidelity – Turbine Theatre
High Fidelity continues at the Turbine Theatre, London until 7 December 2019. Star rating: three stars ★ ★ ★ ✩ ✩ Nick Hornby’s 1995 novel High Fidelity has had a circuitous route in its various adaptations. Five years later, the story of slacker record shop workers discussing music and failing at relationships moved from North London to […]
High Fidelity will be the first musical to play new venue the Turbine Theatre
The musical version of Nick Hornby’s High Fidelity will receive its UK premiere at the newly opened London venue, the Turbine Theatre next month. Following on from the successful launch production of Harvey Fierstein’s Torch Song (due to end its run on 13 October 2019), High Fidelity will be the second production in award-winning director […]
Musical version of Morissette’s Jagged Little Pill to premiere in US next year
Stage and screen star Idina Menzel will lead a reading of the eagerly-anticipated stage musical version of Alanis Morissette’s angst-fuelled album Jagged Little Pill. Although the Wicked star will be part of the Actors’ Equity reading of the new show, it has been reported that Menzel will not be available for the musical’s premiere next year as she is […]
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 […]
