When I saw Next to Normal on Broadway, I was of two minds. For much of the first act, I glowered in my seat, overwhelmed by the Tom Kitt/Brian Yorkey score " too many lyrics, loud music of the pop-rock-showtune mega-mix variety and super-slick storytelling and direction by Michael Greif. But somewhere in Act 2, I got completely caught up in the story of Diana, a bipolar woman whose illness has dominated and in som…
SOURCE: Chad Jones' Theater Dogs at 02:15PM on January 28, 2011