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Next to Normal (Original Broadway Cast) |  | Artists: Alice Ripley, J. Robert Spencer, Jennifer Damiano, Aaron Tveit, Adam Chanler-Berat, Louis Hobson
Creator: Tom Kitt
Label: Sh-K-Boom
Category: Music
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Rating:  45 reviews
Sales Rank: 948
Format: Cast Recording
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 2
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 5.5 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 84433
UPC: 791558443325
EAN: 0791558443325
ASIN: B001VRDRFG
Release Date: May 12, 2009
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| Tracks:
Disc 1
| • | Prelude | | • | Just Another Day | | • | Everything Else | | • | Who's Crazy/My Psychopharmacologist and I | | • | Perfect for You | | • | I Miss the Mountains | | • | It's Gonna Be Good | | • | He's Not Here | | • | You Don't Know | | • | I Am the One | | • | Superboy and the Invisible Girl | | • | I'm Alive | | • | Make Up Your Mind/Catch Me I'm Falling | | • | I Dreamed a Dance | | • | There's a World | | • | I've Been | | • | Didn't I See This Movie? | | • | A Light in the Dark |
Disc 2
| • | Wish I Were Here | | • | Song of Forgetting | | • | Hey #1 | | • | Seconds and Years | | • | Better Than Before | | • | Aftershocks | | • | Hey #2 | | • | You Don't Know (Reprise) | | • | How Could I Ever Forget? | | • | It's Gonna Be Good (Reprise) | | • | Why Stay?/A Promise | | • | I'm Alive (Reprise) | | • | The Break | | • | Make Up Your Mind/Catch Me I'm Falling (Reprise) | | • | Maybe (Next to Normal) | | • | Hey #3/Perfect for You (Reprise) | | • | So Anyway | | • | I Am The One (Reprise) | | • | Light |
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Album Description
Next to Normal has been described as a contemporary musical that explores how one suburban household copes with crisis. With provocative lyrics and an electrifying score of more than 30 original songs, Next to Normal shows how far two parents will go to keep themselves sane and their family's world intact. Next to Normal recently received five Helen Hayes Award nominations for its Arena Stage engagement, including Outstanding Non-Resident Production, Outstanding Lead Actress in a Non-Resident Production (Alice Ripley), Outstanding Lead Actor in a Non-Resident Production (J.Robert Spencer), and Outstanding Supporting Performer in a Non-Resident Production (Aaron Tveit and Jennifer Damiano). For its sold-out Second Stage Theatre engagement, Next to Normal won the Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding New Score and also received the following accolades: Lucille Lortel Award nominations for Outstanding Musical, Outstanding Featured Actor (Aaron Tveit), and Outstanding Lighting Design (Kevin Adams); Drama Desk Award nominations for Outstanding Actress in a Musical (Alice Ripley) and Outstanding Music; Outer Critics Circle Award nominations for Outstanding New Off-Broadway Musical and Outstanding Actress in a Musical (Alice Ripley); and a Drama League nomination for Outstanding Musical, among others.
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 The best new Broadway score of the season May 20, 2009
Steven Valenti (Cleveland, OH)
27 out of 30 found this review helpful
"Next to Normal," with music by Tom Kitt and lyrics by Brian Yorkey, is the kind of cast recording I respond to immediately, in which the music is in perfect synch with the plot. The songs are not just "songs," but extensions of the characters--direct outpourings of their emotions. Musical fans know it's not just about a catchy melody or lyric--the music has to hook into your emotions in an almost intangible way. On the best cast recordings, you don't have to listen to an entire "song"--sometimes just a mere musical phrase or dramatic moment can tingle the spine. I suppose, in theory, good musicals should always do this, but the last time I felt a musical worked this well, particularly in a sung-through style, was "Caroline, or Change." There are no clunky moments here--just two discs of musical theater bliss.
Like "Caroline," "Next to Normal," features a nimble, varied score--here it ranges from pop, rock, to folk, even a waltz and a hilarious Rodgers and Hammerstein parody. It's hard to pin down the sound exactly-- which is one of the great pleasures of the recording. Another pleasure is the cast. The fantastic (and soon-to-be Tony winner) Alice Ripley is Diana, a suburban mom in the throes of bipolar disorder. She's well matched with J. Robert Spencer, affecting as her well meaning but hopelessly enabling husband. Jennifer Damiano and Aaron Tveit make strong impressions as the struggling teens rounding out the family, and Adam Chanler-Berat and Louis Hobson add fine support in smaller roles. Singing Yorkey's smart and perceptive lyrics, the cast gives full due to the weighty subject matter. This is certainly the best new Broadway score of the year, and a superb cast recording. Not to be missed.
Amazing Cast, Music May 23, 2009
AJK (Chicago, IL)
14 out of 17 found this review helpful
Saw this musical last month in New York and was completely entertained. While the subject matter seems unusual for a musical, the cast was amazing & the score was a powerful force - and gets better and better with repeat listenings.
Starring Alice Ripley (Side Show, Rocky Horror Show) and J. Robert Spencer (Jersey Boys), the interplay of both delicate ballads and edgy rockers reflects the ever-changing moods of a household dealing with bipolar issues. Aaron Tveit (robbed of a Tony nomination) and Jennifer Damiano are also terrific.
Best tracks:
Just Another Day
I Miss The Mountains
You Don't Know
I Am The One
Superboy and the Invisible Girl
I'm Alive
I've Been
Light
A Terrific Score May 26, 2009
Cubachik (NYC)
9 out of 12 found this review helpful
This isn't your "feel good" musical - it's a "feel everything" musical, with no easy answers, but plenty of heart and a fine cast that brings to vivid life a story of a troubled family that has at its core a wife and mother (played by the glittering Alice Ripley) with bipolar disorder. It's very moving and surprisingly funny. I bought this CD two weeks ago at the Broadway show's intermission because I knew I would want to hear these songs again. Get the recording - see the show!
AMAZING Show! November 19, 2009
K. Vancko (Irvine, CA USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
First of all, I'd like to make it clear that I do NOT recommend this CD if you haven't seen the show. The CD gives away some things about the show that I think it's better to find out during the show.
Next to Normal is the best musical I've seen in the last couple years. It's incredibly moving and definitely sad at times, but the music is amazing and the cast is wonderful. I highly recommend seeing the show and then buying the CD! Or buying the CD and not listening to it until you see it (my best friend does that a lot).
All Around Great Musical! May 14, 2009
Lisbeth
7 out of 10 found this review helpful
I just bought this soundtrack (I got it yesterday) and it is excellent. It's one of my new favorite musicals. I just heard it was nominated for 11 Tony's so I looked it up and listened to some of the tracks and read a synopsis. I was hooked. This is a musical about a not so typical suburban family dealing with a mother/wife who is battling bipolar disorder and depression. This musical really has everything: rock music, ballads, sadness, comic relief, and drama. Some of my favorite songs (and it's hard to choose because it has 37 songs!) are Superboy and The Invisible Girl, I Am The One, I'm Alive, Make Up Your Mind/Catch Me I'm Falling and Wish I Were Here. Seriously like 90% of the songs are my favorites though. The thing I like about this musical is that it hits close really to home. Some musicals such as Legally Blonde, Wicked and Sweeney Todd are kind of a fantasy. This one is different because it's quite often some kind of a reality in peoples lives- mine for instance. So this is just a great musical and soundtrack. I would definitely recommend it.
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