Mineral Daily News-Tribune
When the curtain opens on the musical “Next to Normal,” you are introduced to what seems like a relatively normal although slightly dysfunctional family.
Mom Diana has been waiting up late because her teenage son Gabe has broken curfew, and daughter Natalie is pulling an all-nighter studying for a test. Later, after Gabe has returned and Natalie is getting ready for school, Diana rushes about the kitchen preparing breakfast while her husband observes it’s “Just Another Day” in the first big musical number.
It does not take you very long, however, to realize that while this might be “Just Another Day” for this particular family, their days are very far from normal.