Next to Normal

[arthoniel]

So I went to go see Next to Normal on Broadway yesterday.

It was... well...

The basic idea of the musical is that it's about a family trying to deal with the mother's literal insanity. No, she's actually insane. Delusions, severe depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder... she's got a lot going on. And her family is trying to deal with her mental problems.

This subject is very... relavent to me. I won't go into details- not online- but it's relavent.

So there's the mother, who's insane, the father who's trying to cope with being her husband, and then her daughter. Her teenage daughter. The one with the excellent grades, who has to be perfect and get into a good college and everything, as WELL as deal with her mentally disabled family member...
And then she sings a song called "Superboy and the Invisible Girl."

Now I will admit that I cry at fiction all the time. But at Next to Normal, starting at that song, but continuing for the rest of the musical... I just broke down. It was technically a school trip too, since it was paid for by the school, so I was surrounded by my classmates, and I can usually control myself- especially around other people. But I couldn't stop myself. I just kept crying... it was gross by the end. But I couldn't even stop the tears from coming.... It's so intense, and it cuts you right to the core like a knife, and it's a tear-jerker to begin with, but then when you add in how relevant it is to me... I just broke down completely.

...I loved it. You should go see it. You should REALLY see it. It's incredible. I won't go see it with you though. As much as I loved it, I don't think I could take it again...

*sighs* It's been over 24 hours, and I'm still emotionally drained from it. I think I need a hug. And something sweet and sugary.

Comments

[deluziional.livejournal.com]

I am immensely jealous. I want to see Next to Normal soooo badly. I've heard awesome things about it!

[arthoniel.livejournal.com]

Oh man, it's really, really good. It's also really, really intense- they will go there. But it's also really good. And now I need the songbook SO badly like you don't even know!!

[kurasari.livejournal.com]

*SUPER HUG OF SUPERNESS~!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!HUGHUGHUGHUGHUG*

Ever since I saw one of the songs of Next to Normal preformed on the Tony's a while back, I've wanted to see it. For me, too, there's a lot of things I can relate to within the music personally, but also the subject is so ground breaking; I mean honestly did you ever think that there would be a musical about depression? I didn't. And hopefully this musical can help explain/show people who don't suffer from these mental disorders how much of a daily struggle it really is. (Although I hadn't realized the mother was going full-on crazy lol.)

Anyway, point is I'd love to see it, and I'm glad you saw it even if it was emotionally draining. And HUGS! Have some more hugs~ *hughughughughughughughughug*

[arthoniel.livejournal.com]

Haha, thank you~

And it really is that amazing. If you get the chance, you absolutely should see it!! It's just that incredible. Actually, I'm kinda curious... I must've missed the Tony's that year, so... what song was performed?

But yes. It really is that good. And thanks~ THIS CRAZY GIRL IN NEW YORK LOVES YOU SO VERY MUCH!! 8D *hugshugshugshugshugshugshugshugshugs back*