Village Theatre’s Blog

Next To Normal has been nominated for three Outer Critics Circle Awards, including Best Off-Broadway Musical, Best New Score, and Best Actress in a Musical (Alice Ripley). The Outer Critics Circle Awards are decided upon by theatre critics from newspapers and other media outlets outside of New York City. Check out the full article here.

But wait, that’s not all! It was announced this morning that Next To Normal has also been nominated for two Drama League Awards. The nomination catagories include Distinguished Production of a Musical and Distinguished Performance Award for Brian d’Arcy James. The Drama League Awards honor distinguished productions and performances both on Broadway and Off-Broadway, in addition to recognizing exemplary career achievements in theatre, musical theatre, and directing. The full article can be found here.

For those who may not know, Brian Yorkey used to be the Associate Artistic Director for Village Theatre. During his seven year tenure, he directed a variety of productions and served as a creative mind behind such shows as Play It By Heart (book), Making Tracks (lyrics/co-book), The Wedding Banquet (book/lyrics), and Next To Normal (formerly Feeling Electric, book/lyrics). Brian dedicated a large portion of his time to the Village Originals program. It was through this program that Next To Normal came to life, and to see it receive so many great honors is a wonderful accomplishment for Brian and Village Theatre.

Luckily for us, Brian Yorkey is coming back to co-direct Village Theatre’s upcoming production, Elton John and Tim Rice’s AIDA.