Dan reminds Diana that their son died sixteen years ago as an infant. But when Diana emerges from the kitchen with a cake and begins singing happy birthday to their son, Dan and Natalie are shocked. Henry has been invited, much to Natalie’s chagrin, and Dan is preoccupied with how energetic and good-natured his wife has been recently. Several weeks later, Dan looks forward to dinner with his family. Things also continue to progress with Natalie and Henry until he ultimately professes his love for her. Upon relaying this to the doctor, he declares her stable. Eventually, the medication numbs her to the point that she feels nothing. Over the course of her appointments, the doctor adjusts her medication, causing her to experience multiple side effects. Diana, it turns out, has been suffering from bipolar disorder and depression for more than a decade. Dan waits in the car, preoccupied with his own depression. She is interrupted by Henry, a fellow classmate who has taken a liking to Natalie and often pauses to hear her play.Īs the weeks progress, Diana makes a series of doctor appointments. When Natalie arrives at school, she takes refuge by the piano in the school’s practice room. ![]() Dan steps in to help his wife prepare the lunches before the kids make their way to school. Her son returns the next morning amid the family’s preparations for the day as Dan, Diana’s husband, notices the cacophony of sandwich-making taking place on every surface of the kitchen. ![]() The musical begins as a suburban mother, Diana, waits for her son to return home while attempting to comfort her overachieving daughter, Natalie. The show’s Broadway run closed in January 2011 after more than seven hundred performances. Next to Normal is known for its complex portrayal of mental health disorders and treatments, particularly regarding bipolar disorder and depression. ![]() In 2010, it became the eighth musical in history to receive the Pulitzer Prize for Drama. It debuted on Broadway in 2009 and was nominated for eleven Tony Awards in that year. Next to Normal is musical written by American playwright and lyricist Brian Yorkey.
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