We went to see Next to Normal, a Tony-winning musical that is touring the country right now….

[WCGreen]

It is all about this woman, a suburban mother and wife, who is, as the program spelled out, bi-polar. She is portrayed as being over medicated, misdiagnosed and that her life is just one big pile of mess. The title comes from how she describes herself when she quips late in the play that she is “at least next to normal.”

It is an apt description.

I liked the play; it spoke to me in a way that I am sure some other people in the theater could understand. Even though it is hard to avoid being preachy when taking on a subject such as mental health, or rather that lack of mental health, which they didn’t, the message about the challenges of living in a normal world when you feel less than normal came through loud and clear.

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[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. It's a good piece, getting to see you from your own perspective...

Sometimes we don't see how life really is for people who are challenged the way you are.

It's easy to disregard how things are for you...

Thank you, Chris.

Recommended.

[Bluenorthwest]

2. Good stuff.

Next to Normal, great title as well....

[WCGreen]

3. If you get a chance...

go see it...

The set itself is a work of art...

[CaliforniaPeggy]

4. Kick!

:kick:

[WCGreen]

5. Kick