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i saw next to normal in chicago, and alice ripley sounded awful. there was something seriously wrong with her voice. i feel bad because she really shouldnt have done the performance that night.
@CassiDegrassi That's kind of the point. Throughout the whole musical, she changes her voice all the time so she can sound 'sick'. So basically, when she's 'ok', her voice is 'ok', but for the whole musical, she's mentally ill, so for a large chink of it, you're going to hear her sing 'badly'. This is why she won a Tony for best actress for this musical.
@pageturner95 No, I don't think you understand unless you actually see it for yourself. I saw her in Seattle and she sounded nothing like from what I've heard on Broadway and the cast recording. She was painfully flat on almost every number and seriously needs to rest her voice.
@sonny102 I did see her for myself, and she was phenomenal. Maybe it is because it's her and only her playing this role and she needs an understudy (unless she already has one). I don't know.
@pageturner95 Alice's U/S on the tour is Pearl Sun, and Pearl has seen quite a bit of stage time, from what I've heard of some of my friends who went to see the show (for Alice, let's face it) and were disappointed, even though Pearl is an amazing musician and actress. Is Alice's voice hurting. Yes. But damn, she's still amazing.
4:42 to 5:07 is my absolute favorite part. Not only do all 3 of them sound absolutely amazing but the raw emotion and relationships are so apparent it's like you can feel the frustration and pain. Ugh just amazing.
This show is just so powerful and so beautiful. I can't describe how much I love this musical and I really can't understand how anyone could dislike it.
@LTDdr0pde4d No it's not. The accompaniment ALWAYS follows the singer, right or wrong. Regardless of that, that happens, the singers take their own pace. And sometimes its different than the recording.
To me it seems like the relationship between Diana and Gabe is creepy for a reason. I think she doesn't view him as her son, but almost like a god or something. That's why he's always super hot, as well as intelligent and witty. He's her perfect guardian angel to save her from her imperfect family. I may be wrong, but that's my impression. :-)
@treehuggrgirl Actually, you pretty much hit the nail on the head. That's one of the reasons Gabe is described in the liner notes and on the marquee as "every mother's dream". He really is the "Superboy". She created an ideal son since hers was taken from her.
Billy Eliot was nowhere near as good as this. I saw them both. N2N wins hands down. Elton John is just a musical genius so not winning would be a shock for him
Saw this in SF but I think she had a cold because her voice sounded different and slightly annoying. This performance however was beautiful and her voice is amazing!
@hulahoop36 I think her voice is getting really tired from all of the performances. In seattle she cancelled one of the performances i went to, and when i saw her in a different performance her voice was really strained. She kept on singing down an octave instead of hitting the high notes
@krankyzebra28 That makes sense. I saw her in Seattle recently, and her voice was SO hard to listen to. After the performance, I heard a lot of people complaining about it. :/
@zombiegirl626 i find myself drooling as i look at his face here. so hot! and i love how everyone starts cheering loudly once he appears on the stairs.
ok billy elliot is probably fantastic but how could it beat something so original and powerful? i can't wait to see this in april. too bad aaron tveit isn't touring with the show. he is sooooo HOT!!!
@raigonzales Alice couldn't hear it well. there was aparently an echo which made it hard to hear the music onstage. i'm just glad the mics didn't go out for them!
does anybody know where I can find the broadway version of How Could I Ever Forget? with J robert spencer singing at the end? ive looked everywhere! thanks!
I love Alice Ripley! the two best shows i've ever seen on Broadway are N2N as Diana Goodman and Side Show as Violet Hilton. Alice is a true gifted artist and glad she finally won the TONY!
@heringtonchick What I think after having seen the show is that Gabriel isn't actually the image of her son per se. I believe that Gabe is the image of everything she wants in her life that she doesn't have. That's just what I think.
Is Gabe Diana's only son? I saw this yesterday and couldn't figure it out. Is her "dead" son another boy, or is Gabe the dead son who is not a part of the other character's lives in the present? That was the only part that really confused me.
@ARReith Gabe is their only son. He is a spirit/memory still haunting Diana and Dan because they haven't let go. If you listen to "I'm Alive" and the reprise, along with "You Don't Know Reprise" he's reason for being there is explained.
@heringtonchick when you watch the whole show (like i did today) it makes a little more sense....hes very childlike and sorta evil....or at least thats how i saw it....
@heringtonchick That's the idea: her son is trying to pull her away from her husband. It's meant to be weird because of what's going on in their lives. That's all I'm going to say; I don't want to spoil it for the ones who haven't seen it yet.
Next to Normal is so beyond spectacular. After watching this, I went to see it recently on Broadway. And I almost died. SO SO SO GOOD.
Hands down, my favorite musical ever. And this is coming from a person who's seen Wicked, Billy Elliot, Hair, and West Side Story (which was not that good, btw).
N2N is unmatched. Extremely sad though. The whole theatre was in tears by the end.
it;s about a woman with bipolar disorder who for some reason doesn't want to take medicine so her family has to suffer. oh yeah, and there's a really hot guy in it.
@proudtheatredork listen I respect your opinion, but you don't need to go looking for arguments where you are only gonna find fans of the show, that's jut being annoying. Also, it seems like you don't have a very clear understanding of bipolar disorder, otherwise you would realize why it's hard for a person to take medication, or even figure out whether medication is right for them. Please, in all fairness don't start arguing unless you really know.
@nimo101383 Dianna, the wife has bipolar. They went through a family crisis but she insist that she's the only victim... that's when she sang "You Don't Know" to her husband, Dan. Later Dan explains his side saying don't give up on me, "I am the one who knows you..." Their son, Gabe joins his father.
@nimo101383 Dianna, the wife has bipolar. They went through a family crisis but she insist that she's the only victim... that's when she sang "You Don't Know" to her husband, Dan. Later Dan explains his side saying don't give up on me, "I am the one who knows you..." Their son, Gabe joins his father.
@nimo101383 with no spoliers, lets see its about a bi-polar mother and her life including her family and her constant struggle with meds.. it has a shocking ending
@nimo101383 its about a family and their son(Aaron Tevit) passed away when he was very young and the mother(Alice Ripley) can't handle it and her treatments she also imagines him there and helping her(that is why he is there) but nobody else can hear or see him except the mother.
Alice Ripley was terrific in this show, and deservedly took home the Tony 4 N2N. I just wish she'd had some actual competition for Best Actress in a Musical; it would have made her win seem more genuine. I guess 2009 was like 1995, when Sunset Boulevard took home 7 Tony Awards mainly because it had no competition (It had only ONE other Best Musical nominee, and Glenn Close's only competition was Rebecca Luker in Show Boat)
Pick this one, it rocks, I saw the show over two weeks ago and I still can't stop thinking about it. The show (dn't look up a synopsis cuz there are many twists that can be spoiled) is about an American family in suburbia coping with issues from their past, including mental illness and grief, and trying to get on with the future. If you want a preview of the songs, I'd listen to "Just Another Day" "I Miss the Mountains" "You Don't Know" "I Am The One" and "Superboy and the Invisible Girl"
you can search it in wikipedia.. it's about Family and Bipolar disorder.. well not all of it but I guess this Musical is Good hehheee.. I wish I could see it.. T.T
Hair would be alright west side story......... looks terrible,Billy elliot is sooo overrated, in the heights i forgot about... shows how much that means to me... This is the only preformance that in my mind did very well at the tonys despite the crappy sound issues.
if anything is overrated, it's this show. billy elliot has an amazing storyline and an emotional aspect to it that you can't get without seeing the show. just because soemthing's a success doesn't mean it's bad. it deserves all the press it gets. the only thing n2n has going for it is the music, and you can easily just get the soundtrack for a quarter of a ticket price. the storyline sucks. i don't know how you forgot about in the heights but ok.
well they are always playing billy elliot and west side story on an movie channel so why pay money to see them, next to normal is amazing its a musical based on real problems that people can relate to
The musical is about a woman who has never lat her dead son go. She is convenced that he alive. Infact, she is so convenced and so focused on her dead son, shes been neglecting her family. The songs are fantastic. They are the type of songs you would hear on the radio and not just some corny musical. I defenitely suggest seeing this musical.
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why do people keep saying this deserved to win best musical?...its over, finished, done why complain now? billy elliot won it along with another 9 awards so everyone else must agree that its special for it to win 10 awards! I have seen both before anyone says "ur just being biased " and i agree this is a great new, fresh show but it does not get the same emotional response that billy elliot gives. And i agree that u really do need to see both shows before u can give an honest non biased opinion.
I love the devilish smile Aaron makes when Alice runs into his arms, to show that he won.
13annabelle131 1 month ago
@13annabelle131 Oh my gosh, me too! i loved it! :)
raeynbowglee 1 week ago in playlist TONYS!!!
MY GOD! this is electrifying!
mpianozak96 2 months ago
I get chills every time I watch this. Best show I've ever seen. :]
FMA4evah06 5 months ago 6
God DAMN Alice Ripley, how you get so fly???
gobamarama2008 5 months ago
i saw the tour production with alice...most powerful show ive ever seen
RandomPersonman 6 months ago 3
I want to be Alice. I would die to have Aarons arms around me.
opoppleton 6 months ago 2
I want to see this live so bad..
cartergold12 6 months ago
@cartergold12 Saw it last night. Sadly, Alice Ripley took the night off. IT WAS STILL PHENOMENAL! Very exciting piece of theatre.
epg1213 6 months ago
@epg1213 OOH i'm so jealous!! I'll bet it was!
cartergold12 6 months ago
most intense musical
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Well that was boring....
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SextingtheMusical 7 months ago
Alice Ripley's vioce reminds me of Daphne Rubin-Vega from Rent whenever I listen to the CD
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i saw next to normal in chicago, and alice ripley sounded awful. there was something seriously wrong with her voice. i feel bad because she really shouldnt have done the performance that night.
CassiDegrassi 7 months ago
@CassiDegrassi That's kind of the point. Throughout the whole musical, she changes her voice all the time so she can sound 'sick'. So basically, when she's 'ok', her voice is 'ok', but for the whole musical, she's mentally ill, so for a large chink of it, you're going to hear her sing 'badly'. This is why she won a Tony for best actress for this musical.
pageturner95 7 months ago
@pageturner95 No, I don't think you understand unless you actually see it for yourself. I saw her in Seattle and she sounded nothing like from what I've heard on Broadway and the cast recording. She was painfully flat on almost every number and seriously needs to rest her voice.
sonny102 7 months ago
@sonny102 I did see her for myself, and she was phenomenal. Maybe it is because it's her and only her playing this role and she needs an understudy (unless she already has one). I don't know.
pageturner95 7 months ago
@pageturner95 Alice's U/S on the tour is Pearl Sun, and Pearl has seen quite a bit of stage time, from what I've heard of some of my friends who went to see the show (for Alice, let's face it) and were disappointed, even though Pearl is an amazing musician and actress. Is Alice's voice hurting. Yes. But damn, she's still amazing.
ZachHopeful 7 months ago
4:42 to 5:07 is my absolute favorite part. Not only do all 3 of them sound absolutely amazing but the raw emotion and relationships are so apparent it's like you can feel the frustration and pain. Ugh just amazing.
gyspygitana 8 months ago
I can't believe that's princess lea...
broadwayfan66 8 months ago
i loveee alice ripley! gahh, she's amazing.
adriannelovesNYC 8 months ago
Aaron Tveit is so so so good
krisdestiny34 8 months ago 4
i get chills
ixxlovexxme 8 months ago 3
4:13 creeped me out, though the musc is incredible, it's still creepy
Indyrockfan 9 months ago
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Merkin4pres64 9 months ago
its performances like this that make me want to do theater for the rest of my life.
BwayBound16 9 months ago
I love this but the song makes it scarry how strange there relationship is!Ahhhh! Love you Aaron no matter how creepy you act!
gluedhand 9 months ago
This show is just so powerful and so beautiful. I can't describe how much I love this musical and I really can't understand how anyone could dislike it.
blackice671 9 months ago
every body at 4:47 her face his hilarious!
hvnlyvoice08 9 months ago
She's so off time in the beginning.
LTDdr0pde4d 9 months ago
@LTDdr0pde4d No it's not. The accompaniment ALWAYS follows the singer, right or wrong. Regardless of that, that happens, the singers take their own pace. And sometimes its different than the recording.
blackice671 9 months ago 2
To me it seems like the relationship between Diana and Gabe is creepy for a reason. I think she doesn't view him as her son, but almost like a god or something. That's why he's always super hot, as well as intelligent and witty. He's her perfect guardian angel to save her from her imperfect family. I may be wrong, but that's my impression. :-)
treehuggrgirl 10 months ago 4
@treehuggrgirl Actually, you pretty much hit the nail on the head. That's one of the reasons Gabe is described in the liner notes and on the marquee as "every mother's dream". He really is the "Superboy". She created an ideal son since hers was taken from her.
boynamedalexxx 8 months ago
Billy Eliot was nowhere near as good as this. I saw them both. N2N wins hands down. Elton John is just a musical genius so not winning would be a shock for him
markncheese 10 months ago
THIS IS AMAZING<3
ssllgurls2016 10 months ago
the music in the back ground seems too loud... >:(
roobix101 10 months ago
@roobix101 There were SO many problems with the audio, during this broadcast.
hairspraydude1 10 months ago
I love how Lin Manuel Miranda kind of gives his personal seal of approval at the end lol
ChenoBwayBabe 10 months ago
Saw this in SF but I think she had a cold because her voice sounded different and slightly annoying. This performance however was beautiful and her voice is amazing!
hulahoop36 11 months ago
@hulahoop36 I think her voice is getting really tired from all of the performances. In seattle she cancelled one of the performances i went to, and when i saw her in a different performance her voice was really strained. She kept on singing down an octave instead of hitting the high notes
krankyzebra28 10 months ago
@krankyzebra28 That makes sense. I saw her in Seattle recently, and her voice was SO hard to listen to. After the performance, I heard a lot of people complaining about it. :/
KennaKatherine 10 months ago
Why do people think the relationship between Dianna and Gabe is creepy? I feel like they are totally missing the point.
TRASHYgah 11 months ago
4:10 - Aaron's smile, so cute:P
My fav song of Next to normal:)
missKasiaJ 11 months ago
I'm so glad Alice won the Tony. If she hadn't I might have gone and hunted down the Tony committee myself.
thespiansanonymous27 11 months ago
Best Broadway show I've seen in a while.
NoodlesSF 11 months ago
The son is very attractive....very attractive....
ChandlerBonandler 11 months ago
Oh my God, 5:11. SO HOT. And really, really creepy at the same time.
zombiegirl626 1 year ago
@zombiegirl626 i find myself drooling as i look at his face here. so hot! and i love how everyone starts cheering loudly once he appears on the stairs.
brooklynbuglet 11 months ago
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TRASHYgah 1 year ago
I'd rather have a Pulitzer than a Tony.
ng1493 1 year ago
the 5 people that disliked this beautiful performance.. you don't know, i know you don't know
MakeupBySav 1 year ago 107
@MakeupBySav 6
Jackson0191 11 months ago
@MakeupBySav five that disliked this are not next to norma,l
zacefronandwiggles 8 months ago
just say this on Broadway yesterday and it was pretty good :) loved the score and the acting and to think it only had 5 cast members is unbelievable!
bisgurlll 1 year ago
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6 actually. It's awesome.
phantom4087 1 year ago
Aaron Tveit is a babe.
BronwynxClaire 1 year ago 60
I really love how Alice created her own tempo. It sounded great.
time4tacos 1 year ago
Is it me or is Alice taking her own tempo?
sdrhead 1 year ago 4
@sdrhead i realize that too and it really bothered me but its only the video but its sad cuz this is one of the few good videos of it live =(
peachesb93 1 year ago
OMG!! I'm seeing it on the 10 and I'm soo excited!!! It just seems like a truly incredible and touching show. Ahhhh, soo excited!!
emilyn613 1 year ago
this is the best musical ever.
emarloo 1 year ago
You can hear gabe laugh at 4:54. Creepy.
TangoMaureen07 1 year ago
This is the best musical ever created!!!!!! I'm Next-To-Normal FOR LIFE!!!
knvyah 1 year ago
Omg I LOVE this musical sooooo much!!!! Dan is my ultimate dream role!!!! <3
sdrhead 1 year ago
ok billy elliot is probably fantastic but how could it beat something so original and powerful? i can't wait to see this in april. too bad aaron tveit isn't touring with the show. he is sooooo HOT!!!
leasolanga 1 year ago
the 5 dislikes make me sad, because that means they don't know amazing broadway.
Tyses 1 year ago
BEST SHOW EVER!!!!!!
CLY1992 1 year ago
it tells us something to know this show won the pulitzer prize. the last musical to win the pulitzer was rent.
Tazal 1 year ago
I am dying to see this!!!!!
jfranklin97 1 year ago
you can't really explain it without spoiling it in my opinion. i loveee this show, everyone needs to see it!
butybubu222 1 year ago
oh my gosh i am in love with this song. it's so intense and powerful.
xojoannaax3 1 year ago
She's going SLOW!!! She's intensely great, but she is really off time in this clip. Or at least in the beginning.
whitetiefilms 1 year ago
@whitetiefilms i also think she dragged a bit in the beginning. :) still she's a great actress. she deserved the tony. :)
raigonzales 1 year ago
@raigonzales Alice couldn't hear it well. there was aparently an echo which made it hard to hear the music onstage. i'm just glad the mics didn't go out for them!
ndwicked83 1 year ago
@ndwicked83 yeah. it looked like she was trying to pick up the pace but i'm glad she managed to do it. :)
raigonzales 1 year ago
i used "i am the one" for an audition - a capella and no training in singing it - and got a callback!! ty next to normal!!
youdontknowjack24 1 year ago
soooooo goood
snowbells7 1 year ago
She's going too slow I want to FIX IT. xD I saw this on Broadway today, brilliance<3
RachelSaysHaii 1 year ago
does anybody know where I can find the broadway version of How Could I Ever Forget? with J robert spencer singing at the end? ive looked everywhere! thanks!
Pooshers52346 1 year ago
i love this video soooo hot
PACOIMASINGERS4LIFE 1 year ago
One of the top 5 best shows I have ever seen.
wolfboypanyk 1 year ago
I love Alice Ripley! the two best shows i've ever seen on Broadway are N2N as Diana Goodman and Side Show as Violet Hilton. Alice is a true gifted artist and glad she finally won the TONY!
tjinpompano 1 year ago
This looks like a great show! I wanna see this so badly! I love Aaron Tveit in this.
Broadway0Girl 2 years ago
It's beyond a great show!!! BEST SHOW EVER! Alice is amazing -- really life changing performance! You have to see it!
ih060872 2 years ago
Is it just me, or is the relationship between Diana and Gabe a little creepy? haha
heringtonchick 2 years ago 94
@heringtonchick Oh, it's not just you. :)
radioguyrey 2 years ago 41
@radioguyrey Of course, that's the way it's supposed to be... otherwise, how do you have an antagonist?
runnyc33 2 years ago
@radioguyrey aren't they supposed to be mom and kid? lol... def thought he was gonna go for a kiss there lol... just sayin.
clenserscape 1 year ago
@radioguyrey But it's not really her son...it's just Diana's projection of her son. Her son died when he was a baby.
kalakady8 1 year ago
@heringtonchick What I think after having seen the show is that Gabriel isn't actually the image of her son per se. I believe that Gabe is the image of everything she wants in her life that she doesn't have. That's just what I think.
phantom4087 1 year ago
@heringtonchick
Is Gabe Diana's only son? I saw this yesterday and couldn't figure it out. Is her "dead" son another boy, or is Gabe the dead son who is not a part of the other character's lives in the present? That was the only part that really confused me.
ARReith 1 year ago
@ARReith Gabe is their only son. He is a spirit/memory still haunting Diana and Dan because they haven't let go. If you listen to "I'm Alive" and the reprise, along with "You Don't Know Reprise" he's reason for being there is explained.
jhermel1 1 year ago
@heringtonchick No, not creepy. Well yeah you can take it as creepy. But it's supposed to be an unusual, intense, and unstoppable fixation.
thaCIAguy 1 year ago
@heringtonchick when you watch the whole show (like i did today) it makes a little more sense....hes very childlike and sorta evil....or at least thats how i saw it....
furrynapo13 1 year ago
@heringtonchick That's the idea: her son is trying to pull her away from her husband. It's meant to be weird because of what's going on in their lives. That's all I'm going to say; I don't want to spoil it for the ones who haven't seen it yet.
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tbarronian 10 months ago
@heringtonchick Should see it... Makes sense then :P
tbarronian 10 months ago
@heringtonchick It's supposed to be! No worries :D
LYttleLotte17 9 months ago
@heringtonchick yep, but I also think it's a pretty legit reaction; there's nothing in the world she wants more than him.
higjake 9 months ago
@heringtonchick yep, but I also think it's a pretty legit reaction; there's no one in the world she wants more than him, and she can't have him.
higjake 9 months ago
@heringtonchick ummm i think that's the idea?
odish16 7 months ago
Definitely the best performance of the Tony's, hands down.
jackskellingtonsora 2 years ago 9
This was the best performance at the Tony's this past year. I was really impressed.
picklesandjam 2 years ago 5
I honestly don't know what people see in this musical, but damn is she a good actress.
cemetrygates90 2 years ago
you have to go see it.
LinaKlar 2 years ago
This musical is so brilliant!! Talk about a breath of fresh air!! Finally something that is relevant, that people can relate to!!Brilliant!!
lewelling95 2 years ago 2
Next to Normal is so beyond spectacular. After watching this, I went to see it recently on Broadway. And I almost died. SO SO SO GOOD.
Hands down, my favorite musical ever. And this is coming from a person who's seen Wicked, Billy Elliot, Hair, and West Side Story (which was not that good, btw).
N2N is unmatched. Extremely sad though. The whole theatre was in tears by the end.
somethingswicked 2 years ago 3
omg, wow, I can't freaking stop watching this over and over again. lol
jackskellingtonsora 2 years ago
BILLY ELLIOT IS AMAZING!!!
but i really really really want to go see this one!!!
GabbyDances4Life 2 years ago
Excellent show. I've seen it twice. I'd love to see it again. The music, the story, and the performances were simply top notch.
It's accurately portrayed not as a "feel good" play but rather a "feel everything" experience.
paulbark 2 years ago 3
can't wait to see this show! they are brilliant
bmax231 2 years ago
Oh come on! Where's Jennifer? Why didn't she sing? :(
wickedthemusical08 2 years ago
I just saw this yesterday. I was in awe. Simply amazing!
ixmomentomorixi 2 years ago 2
Amazing performance and song!
Neverforgoty 2 years ago 2
i haven't seen this can someone explain it to me?
nimo101383 2 years ago
Please, no spoilers.
radioguyrey 2 years ago 5
it;s about a woman with bipolar disorder who for some reason doesn't want to take medicine so her family has to suffer. oh yeah, and there's a really hot guy in it.
proudtheatredork 2 years ago
@proudtheatredork listen I respect your opinion, but you don't need to go looking for arguments where you are only gonna find fans of the show, that's jut being annoying. Also, it seems like you don't have a very clear understanding of bipolar disorder, otherwise you would realize why it's hard for a person to take medication, or even figure out whether medication is right for them. Please, in all fairness don't start arguing unless you really know.
devoutlyimmature 1 year ago
@nimo101383 Dianna, the wife has bipolar. They went through a family crisis but she insist that she's the only victim... that's when she sang "You Don't Know" to her husband, Dan. Later Dan explains his side saying don't give up on me, "I am the one who knows you..." Their son, Gabe joins his father.
raigonzales 1 year ago
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@nimo101383 Dianna, the wife has bipolar. They went through a family crisis but she insist that she's the only victim... that's when she sang "You Don't Know" to her husband, Dan. Later Dan explains his side saying don't give up on me, "I am the one who knows you..." Their son, Gabe joins his father.
raigonzales 1 year ago
@nimo101383 nimo go to wikipedia and enter in next to normal. theres a full summary of the musical there.
Tazal 1 year ago
@nimo101383 There's a thing called wikipedia, yah know.
McGarvinStudios 1 year ago
@nimo101383 with no spoliers, lets see its about a bi-polar mother and her life including her family and her constant struggle with meds.. it has a shocking ending
Jackson0191 11 months ago
@nimo101383 its about a family and their son(Aaron Tevit) passed away when he was very young and the mother(Alice Ripley) can't handle it and her treatments she also imagines him there and helping her(that is why he is there) but nobody else can hear or see him except the mother.
stixchick97 11 months ago
i saw it over the summer, alice ripely is a god.
Ahhh. i have to see it again. !!!
luxter567 2 years ago
God DAMNIT, I love you Alice Ripley!
angelxschunard 2 years ago 3
Alice Ripley was terrific in this show, and deservedly took home the Tony 4 N2N. I just wish she'd had some actual competition for Best Actress in a Musical; it would have made her win seem more genuine. I guess 2009 was like 1995, when Sunset Boulevard took home 7 Tony Awards mainly because it had no competition (It had only ONE other Best Musical nominee, and Glenn Close's only competition was Rebecca Luker in Show Boat)
Capricaquarius89 2 years ago
She did have competition!! Allison Janney! She is a Academy-Award winner for peat sakes!! lol But yes Alice totally deserved this!! LOVE HER!
wickedthemusical08 2 years ago
Allison Janney has never won an Academy Award, lmao. She's won 4 Emmy awards/
thoughtsmeander 2 years ago
It says in the 9 to 5 Playbill she is.
wickedthemusical08 2 years ago
great video! thank you for posting this!
viktoria317 2 years ago
CHILLLSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
elphiegreen 2 years ago 3
I love Alice's face at 4:39 and Aaron's face at 5:12. Alice's face cracks me up, and Aaron's face is deliciously creepy and arrogant.
flickchick619 2 years ago 9
I know!! She's adorable!!
wickedthemusical08 2 years ago
Why didn't this win?
wickedfeylady 2 years ago 45
@wickedfeylady they liked billy elliot better. at least alice ripley won.
Tazal 1 year ago
OMG I LOVED THE MUSICAL ON BROADWAY!!!! It was ammmaaazzziinnngg! Go c it. U wont regret it!
greekgalzxo7 2 years ago 9
whats the musical about? I've been looking for a new musical to listen too.
Jadera13 2 years ago
Pick this one, it rocks, I saw the show over two weeks ago and I still can't stop thinking about it. The show (dn't look up a synopsis cuz there are many twists that can be spoiled) is about an American family in suburbia coping with issues from their past, including mental illness and grief, and trying to get on with the future. If you want a preview of the songs, I'd listen to "Just Another Day" "I Miss the Mountains" "You Don't Know" "I Am The One" and "Superboy and the Invisible Girl"
Wickedisnumba1 2 years ago
You forgot "I'm Alive."
angelxschunard 2 years ago
you can search it in wikipedia.. it's about Family and Bipolar disorder.. well not all of it but I guess this Musical is Good hehheee.. I wish I could see it.. T.T
rangzsaroso 2 years ago
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the music is good, but don't pay money to see it
proudtheatredork 2 years ago
What would you suggest to pay money to see?
Furpop 2 years ago
billy elliot, in the heights, hair, west side story, etc. anything that you can't see on any lifetime movie.
proudtheatredork 2 years ago
Hair would be alright west side story......... looks terrible,Billy elliot is sooo overrated, in the heights i forgot about... shows how much that means to me... This is the only preformance that in my mind did very well at the tonys despite the crappy sound issues.
Furpop 2 years ago
if anything is overrated, it's this show. billy elliot has an amazing storyline and an emotional aspect to it that you can't get without seeing the show. just because soemthing's a success doesn't mean it's bad. it deserves all the press it gets. the only thing n2n has going for it is the music, and you can easily just get the soundtrack for a quarter of a ticket price. the storyline sucks. i don't know how you forgot about in the heights but ok.
proudtheatredork 2 years ago
well they are always playing billy elliot and west side story on an movie channel so why pay money to see them, next to normal is amazing its a musical based on real problems that people can relate to
paulyb1987 2 years ago 4
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who can relate to this? my aunt has bipolar disorder and i couldn't even relate to it, it's not very accurate. the music's good, but it ends there
proudtheatredork 2 years ago
@proudtheatredork You should remove the first two words from your name.
Kaalec 1 year ago
@Kaalec Oh you're a clever one. Sorry for thinking the people who actually won the Tonys deserved it. I promise you I know my theater.
proudtheatredork 1 year ago
@proudtheatredork I stand by my previous post, Dork.
Kaalec 1 year ago
The musical is about a woman who has never lat her dead son go. She is convenced that he alive. Infact, she is so convenced and so focused on her dead son, shes been neglecting her family. The songs are fantastic. They are the type of songs you would hear on the radio and not just some corny musical. I defenitely suggest seeing this musical.
greekgalzxo7 2 years ago
even though you feel for diana, it is very selfish of her to be like this. especially when she has her daughter also to care for
youdontknowjack24 2 years ago
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Diana can't help how she acts, how she feels, or what she does. It's her illness (bipolar disorder) that makes her act as she does.
amberstolarski 2 years ago
@youdontknowjack24 Yes, it's very selfishy of her to have mental illness. How dare she! You should change your name to I don'tknowjack.
Kaalec 1 year ago
i love when she kinda cracks on 'colour'
it just fits =]
richsmi1 2 years ago 7
I want to see this show in the worst way!
joefrisco100 2 years ago 4
Everything about this performance is orgasmic...It won Best Musical in my eyes. haha! The cast is incredible in every way!
dramaking1211 2 years ago 2
omg. i am dying to see this!!!!!
Lighthouse713 2 years ago 2
I watch this all the time its awesome. I love it.
thunder99945 2 years ago 4
So do I!
joefrisco100 2 years ago 4
omg i watch this everyday :) i love it
baybehanna 2 years ago 6
Check out Lin Manuel Miranda at 5:32!!! I love him
tennisace90 2 years ago 2
saw this on sunday. amazing!@
Haryloli 2 years ago
I watched this like.. I don't even know. I lost count. It's sooo good! I'm glad Alice Ripley won best actress.
veronicaandtaylor 2 years ago 2
I'm pretty sure I have watched this like 6 times. Sick performance.
JatellioIU 2 years ago 6
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why do people keep saying this deserved to win best musical?...its over, finished, done why complain now? billy elliot won it along with another 9 awards so everyone else must agree that its special for it to win 10 awards! I have seen both before anyone says "ur just being biased " and i agree this is a great new, fresh show but it does not get the same emotional response that billy elliot gives. And i agree that u really do need to see both shows before u can give an honest non biased opinion.
grant11102 2 years ago
best moment ever: 4:49 to 4:54
AngelOfMusic144 2 years ago 5
can you please tell me what happens in the end of the play with gabe and everyone! PM me plzz!!
<3 great vid
WillTVoriginal 2 years ago
his smile at 5:13 is positively evil. SOOO sexy.
tennisace90 2 years ago 13
i call it the tviet smile.
fredalltheway 2 years ago 3
@tennisace90 "I gotch yo wife!"
isnay2003 1 year ago
poor alice ripley, she's completely behind in the music at like 1:18....oh well, she still sounds incredible.
I LOVE NEXT TO NORMAL!!!! SQUEEEE :)))))))))))
springawakening54321 2 years ago
Love this
sillydancersam 2 years ago
Does Alice Ripleys Character die in this show?
BlueberryBlast13 2 years ago
Ha. Why would you ask for a potential spoiler? I'll send you a private response.
radioguyrey 2 years ago