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⭐ NEXT TO NORMAL – WEST END PRO-SHOT ANNOUNCED FOR PBS GREAT PERFORMANCES – MAY 2025 ⭐
The pro-shot recording of the West End transfer of the critically-acclaimed Donmar Warehouse production of NEXT TO NORMAL is set to shown on PBS’s Great Performances, it has been announced.
It has been confirmed that the pro-shot recording will be shown in the US this May, as part of PBS’ Great Performances line-up. The pro-shot will air on PBS on Friday 9th May 2025 – 9pm ET.
No details have been announced about a UK release at present.
Starring Caissie Levy, Trevor Dion Nicholas, Jack Ofrecio, Olivier Award winner and Tony Award nominee Jamie Parker, Jack Wolfe and Olivier Award winner and BAFTA nominee Eleanor Worthington-Cox.
When the landmark musical debuted on Broadway in 2010, Ben Brantley of The New York Times called it “Brave and breathtaking. It is something much more than a feel-good musical; it is a feel-everything musical.” And Peter Marks of The Washington Post called it “a moving, blisteringly honest, and inordinately powerful new musical stocked with beautiful songs that get to the heart of the story – and simply get to the heart.”
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BUZZING BROADWAY: “Next to Normal” (West End Pro-Shot)
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I don’t depend on a life that’s normal, that’s way too far away/But something next to normal would be okay
— Natalie
Next toNormal is an American rock musical with lyrics and book by Brian Yorkey and music by Tom Kitt. The show opened on Broadway on April 15, 2009, and eventually closed on January 16, 2011, after 21 previews and 733 regular performances. During its race on Broadway, Next to Normal earned a total gross amount (the total amount of your earnings before any taxes are taken out) of $31,764,486.00. The present premiered in London on June 26, 2024, and eventually closed on September 21, 2024. The show was nominated for ELEVEN Tony Awards. The show went on to win three of the awards: Best Original Score, Best Orchestrations, and Best Production by a Leading Actress in a Musical (Alice Ripley as Diana). A Pro-shot of the 2024 West End production was broadcast on PBS on May 9th, 2025, at 9 P.M., and was released onto the PBS app and website on the same day. The Pro-shot will be available on the app until June 30, 2025. On May 21st, 2025, Caissie Levy, who plays Diana,
⭐ RUMOUR – NEXT TO NORMAL – WEST END CAST RECORDING PLANNED ⭐
A cast recording of the critically-acclaimed West End production of NEXT TO NORMAL is planned, it has been rumoured.
The much-requested cast album would reportedly follow on from the pro-shot recording, which recently aired on PBS in America.
The West End production starred Caissie Levy, Trevor Dion Nicholas, Jack Ofrecio, Olivier Award winner and Tony Award nominee Jamie Parker, Jack Wolfe and Olivier Award winner and BAFTA nominee Eleanor Worthington-Cox.
When the landmark musical debuted on Broadway in 2010, Ben Brantley of The New York Times called it “Brave and breathtaking. It is something much more than a feel-good musical; it is a feel-everything musical.” And Peter Marks of The Washington Post called it “a moving, blisteringly honest, and inordinately powerful new musical stocked with beautiful songs that get to the heart of the story – and simply get to the heart.”
NEXT TO NORMAL went on to win three Tony Awards, including Best Original Score, as well as the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, one of only 10 musicals in history to receive the prestigious honour.
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The hit West End production of Next to Normal, starring Caissie Levy and Jamie Parker, has two important updates this week.
Next to Normal played at the Wyndham’s Theatre in the West End from 18 June to 21 September 2024, scoring great reviews from the critics.
The show was also filmed at the Wyndham’s Theatre in September 2024, and earlier this month that pro-shot version premiered on PBS in America.
It has now been confirmed that Next to Normal will also get a UK cinema release, on 11 and 14 September 2025. Theatre chains including Showcase Cinemas have already started to promote the film.
The cinema release will be at Vue, Cineworld and Independent Cinema screens. You can see a list of cinemas and film times here, with more to be added.
Locations of screenings at Independent Cinemas include Bluewater, Reading, Corby, Peterborough, Coventry, Leicester, Grantham, Boston, Bristol, Dudley, Nottingham, Derby, Woodhall Spa, Worksop, Cardiff and Doncaster.
Next to Normal director Michael Longhurst said in a statement: “After the absolutely astonishing reaction to its US release, I’m so excited that UK audiences will now be able to experience the
Next To Normal Proshot First Release Date Announced
The filmed performance of 2008 musical Next to Normal has confirmed its first release to audiences.
The proshot will premiere on PBS Great Performances and will be available to watch on PBS on 9 May at 9 pm ET.
Further releases, including internationally, are to be announced.
The West End production of the musical was recorded at Wyndham’s Theatre from 9 – 11 September 2024.
This Tony Award-winning show, with music by Tom Kitt and book and lyrics by Brian Yorkey, tells the heart-wrenching story of a mother battling bipolar disorder.
Next to Normal first graced Broadway in 2009, earning three Tony Awards and the prestigious Pulitzer Prize for Drama.
After much anticipation, the musical finally made its UK premiere in 203 at the Donmar Warehouse under the direction of Michael Longhurst.
The show transferred to the West End in 2024 with a cast including Caissie Levy, Jamie Parker, Eleanor Worthington Cox, Jack Wolfe, Trevor Dion Nicholas and Jack Ofrecio.
The London cast also included standbys Carolyn Maitland, Ben Heathcote, Lizzy Parker and Jake Reynolds.