Next To Normal: The Road to Broadway
The creative team behind the hit musical Next To Normal – Director Michael Greif, Composer Tom Kitt, Producer David Stone and Book Writer/Lyricist Brian Yorkey – discuss the unique road the show took to Broadway beginning with its start at the BMI Workshop; the origin of the show’s subject matter and the challenges of getting acceptance for it; the reasons behind a title change and what that represented for the creative process; why they took the unusual step of going from off-Broadway to out of town before Broadway; what influences the press and audiences had after the off-Broadway opening in their decision process; why some songs were dropped, others changed and the reasons behind the addition of new material; and 4 songs are performed in studio that illustrate the changes in the various stages of the production.
Original airdate – November 20, 2009.
Running time – 1:00:00.
For more information, to watch online, or to download the episode go to Working in the Theatre’s Next To Normal: The Road to Broadway program page.
You can also download directly the Next To Normal: The Road to Broadway program (mp4).
Posted on Wednesday, January 13th, 2010 at 9:02 am
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