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'I never know what to say when I have to go over all this. It starts to sound like some story I tell that's about some other person entirely.'From the outside, they're the picture of a nice, normal family. Inside, they're in crisis. At their heart is Diana Goodman, a suburban wife and mother living with bipolar disorder and haunted by her past. How far will she go to keep her family's world intact?With powerful lyrics and an electrifying score of more than thirty original songs, next to normal is an intimate exploration of family and loss. It opened in New York in 2008, and transferred to Broadway in 2009, winning three Tony Awards including Best Original Score, and the 2010 Pulitzer Prize for Drama.This new edition features the complete book and lyrics of the musical, and exclusive new material, including testimonials on creating the show by James Lapine, Michael Greif, Alice Ripley, David Stone and Michael Longhurst, an essay on its presentation of mental health, and the lyrics to a dozen deleted or alternative songs.It was first published alongside the acclaimed 2023 London premiere at the Donmar Warehouse, which was nominated for four Olivier Awards including Best New Musical, and transferred to the West End in 2024.

From the Pulitzer Prize Tony and Emmy Award-winning composer of Next to Normal (Tom Kitt) and the Tony Award-winning writer of Red (John Logan) Superhero is a deeply human new musical about a fractured family the mysterious stranger in apartment 4-B and the unexpected hero who just might save the day. Directed by Jason Moore (The Cher Show Avenue Q) Superhero made its world premiere in January 2019 at Second Stage Theater."Kitt writes beautifully for his anguished characters shaping the lyrics to each distinct voice." - Alexis Soloski The Guardian"[Kitt's] lyrics are neatly turned and germane." - Michael Sommers New York Stage Review"[The] book is intelligent and the songs are well-integrated into it." - Robert Sholiton Gotham Playgoer

With heart, humor and lush new songs, Pulitzer Prize and Tony-winning team Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey and Kwame Kwei-Armah have created a soul-stirring new musical based on the acclaimed independent film The Visitor by Thomas McCarthy.Widowed and living alone, Walter is a college professor whose life has lost a sense of purpose. When Tarek, a vivacious drummer, and Zainab, an iron-willed jewelry maker, enter his life in the most unexpected circumstances, Walter is swept up into their struggle to stay in America a country that has become their home but seeks to cast them out.The Visitor is an unforgettable new musical about friends and lovers caught between two worlds.