Louis Hobson News

Producers David Stone, James L. Nederlander, Barbara Whitman, Patrick Catullo, and Second Stage Theatre have announced that the original musical, Next to Normal, will come to Broadway this spring, direct from its critically-acclaimed engagement at Washington D.C.'s Arena Stage, beginning preview performances at the Longacre Theatre (220 West 48th Street) on Friday, March 27th and officially opening on Wednesday, April 15.

Ghostlight Records is proud to announce that it will record the Cast Album of the critically acclaimed new musical NEXT TO NORMAL. Recording dates are set for February 11th and 12th in New York City, with a release date this spring to be announced soon. Sh-K-Boom/Ghostlight Records President Kurt Deutsch and Grammy Award-winner Joel Moss will produce the album. 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.

Ghostlight Records is proud to announce that it will record the Cast Album of the critically acclaimed new musical NEXT TO NORMAL. Recording dates are set for February 11th and 12th in New York City, with a release date this spring to be announced soon. Sh-K-Boom/Ghostlight Records President Kurt Deutsch and Grammy Award-winner Joel Moss will produce the album. 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.

Tom Kitt (composer) and Brian Yorkey's (Book writer and lyricist) rock musical Next to Normal closed on January 18th at Arena Stage in Washington, DC but, the show's fans have reason to rejoice with the news that Sh-K-Boom Records will be recording the cast this February for release on CD. Kitt and Yorkey's musical which focuses on a family in crisis follows a high-profile Off-Broadway run at Second Stage Theatre. The collaborators include Kitt, Yorkey, director Michael Grief, and choreographer Sergio A.Trujillo. Next to Normal chronicles the story of a mentally unstable mother and the waves she creates in the lives of her husband and daughter and stars Tony Award nominee Alice Ripley (Side Show), who returns to the project as mom Diana.

A musical about depression? Yes. You'll not only enjoy it, you may even learn something.

A musical about depression? Yes. You'll not only enjoy it, you may even learn something.

Tom Kitt (composer) and Brian Yorkey's (Book writer and lyricist) rock musical Next To Normal opened December 10th at Arena Stage in Washington, DC. BroadwayWorld took in a preview performance to bring you exclusive photos of the Arena Stage run!

Tom Kitt (composer) and Brian Yorkey's (Book writer and lyricist) rock musical Next to Normal opens December 10 at Arena Stage in Washington, DC.

The previously announced Alice Ripley and J. Robert Spencer will be joined by Adam Chanler-Berat, Jennifer Damiano, Louis Hobson and Aaron Tveit for the upcoming hit musical Next to Normal.

The 5th Avenue invites Seattle to 'leave your troubles outside' and experience the scintillating entertainment of Cabaret. Starring Tari Kelly March 25-April 13, 2008.

In honor of the 50th anniversary of West Side Story, Seattle's 5th Avenue Theatre is producing a new show featuring a full 25-piece orchestra and a cast of 43 actors, singers and dancers.

Though it features a solid Stephen Schwartz score, the principal success of Pippin was the dynamic staging provided by Bob Fosse. Fosse was able to elevate Roger O. Hirson's paper-thin book far above its mediocrity with inventive movement and a heavy dose of style. 5th Avenue Theatre's gaudy new staging, under the direction of David Armstrong, is further proof that Fosse shows are not to be tinkered with. Much like the recent revival of Sweet Charity, this production suffers greatly when Fosse's influence is removed.

A photo preview of 5th Avenue's upcoming Pippin...

Broadway veterans Mimi Hines, Keith Byron Kirk, Kim Huber and Jane Lanier have been lined up for the 5th Avenue Theatre's upcoming production of the Stephen Schwartz musical Pippin, which will be presented at the Seattle Theatre from May 2nd through May 21st

Snapshots, a new musical by Stephen Schwartz now running at the Village Theatre in Issaquah, WA, features new, old and revised songs by the composer/lyricist

David Bennett has put together an intimate new production of the Madame Butterfly adaptation, Miss Saigon.