NEXT TO NORMAL
Now this is even more amazing to me than it may seem to others because this happens to be one of my favorite new shows. It is a rock musical written by Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey and opened on Broadway in April of 2009, after a run at the Arena Stage in Crystal City, VA. It is about a married woman's struggle with coping mechanisms, bi-polar disorder and depression as well as a family's despair in the middle of an emotional crisis. The show also won Tony Awards in 2009 for Best Score, while Tom Kitt earned the Best Orchestrations award. The show's star, Alice Ripley, also earned a Tony for Best Actress in a Musical.
Here's a taste of the show.
On another note, my dear friend Kylie Oosterink did a fantastic job in her high school's production of Thoroughly Modern Millie! She portrayed the role of Miss Dorothy Brown as well as anyone I've seen. She is definitely leaving at the top of the playing field and I couldn't be more proud! All in all, the production as a whole was good considering it was a high school group. Of course, you could tell who really wanted to be there and who didn't, but what else can you expect from a large group of hormonal teenagers. Alina Stone played a convincing Millie Dillmount and definitely had the vocal chops for the role, which was surprising considering her age. Another stand-out performer for me was Tony Oblen. He played an adequate Jimmy Smith, and although I did get very nervous for some of the higher parts in his songs, he did pull them off very well (with some modifications, but that's okay, we've all done it).
That is pretty much all I have for today, just decided to stop in with that amazing news about the Pulitzer. Soooooooooo... keep it classy!
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