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Preview of 'Next To Normal' in Armonk

'Next to Normal' has been called one of the best musicals of the 21st century.

The Armonk Players Presents
NEXT TO NORMAL

Book and lyrics by Bryan Yorkey
Music by Tom Kitt
Directed By Christine DiTota.
Music direction by Ricky Romano
Presented by special arrangement with Music Theatre International

Next to Normal is an award-winning rock musical centering on a mother struggling with bipolar disorder and the effects that her illness has on her family. It has been called one of the best musicals of the 21st century.

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Nominated for 11 Tony awards in 2009, it won three (Best Original Score, Best Orchestration, and Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical) as well as the 2010 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, becoming only the eighth musical in history to receive the honor. Armonk native and Byram Hills High School graduate, Tom Kitt wrote the music

Starring: Christine Gavin (Diana), John Anthony Lopez (Dan), Anthony Malchar (Gabe), Jess Bulzacchelli (Natalie), Jesse Herman (Henry),
Adam Welsh (Dr. Fine/ Dr. Madden).

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Set Design by Anthony Valbiro, Set construction by David Morabito, Lighting Design by Adam Welsh, Produced by Rodd Berro

SIX PERFORMANCES:
Friday, 6/1 at 8pm, Saturday, 6/2 at 8pm.
Sunday, 6/3 at 4pm, Thursday, 6/7 at 8pm, Friday, 6/8 at 8pm.
Saturday, 6/9 at 8pm.

Adults: $20, Students (18 and under): $15
Whippoorwill Theatre, 19 Whippoorwill Road East, Armonk, NY 10504 (the entrance is on Kent Place, so enter into your GPS Kent Pl, Armonk, NY 10504) www.ArmonkPlayers.org

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