the musical & the mindset
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fan website; official Broadway website is: www.nexttonormal.com
Adam Chanler-Berat as Henry, Natalie's boyfriend
Jennifer Damiano 
as Natalie, daughter
Louis Hobson as Dr. Fine/Dr. Madden
and, as Gabe, the son, Aaron Tveit
as Natalie, daughter
and, as Gabe, the son, Aaron Tveit
Alice Ripley as Diana, mother - bio
J. Robert Spencer as Dan, father - bioarticles
After a New York Run, an Unusual 'Next' Step
Washington Post interview with Tom Kitt, Brian Yorkey, Alice Ripley
A Chance to Get Back to 'Normal'
Washington Post interview with Alice Ripley
BIOS
[to be updated; these are from Arena Stage]
ADAM CHANLER-BERAT will reprise his role as "Henry" from Second Stage. Mr. Chanler-Berat has appeared on Broadway in the final performance of Les Misérables. Recent workshops include A Civil War Christmas (dir. Tina Landau), Calvin Berger (Manhattan Theatre Club) and Dani Girl (dir. John Carrafa). Regional credits include Mame; Mae West at Club El Fae; Honk; Pippin; Annie Get Your Gun; You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown; Lord of the Flies. TV/film: "Law & Order", In Bloom, The Life Before Her Eyes. Education: Marymount Manhattan College.
JENNIFER DAMIANO will reprise her role as "Natalie" from Second Stage. Age 17, Ms. Damiano is a senior in high school. She started performing at the age of 10 in community theatre in Westchester, NY. Regional: Oliver! (Bet, WBT). She began working professionally in NYC when she was 12, performing in The American Girl Revue (original cast) and numerous national commercials/
voiceovers. Ms. Damiano made her Broadway debut in Spring Awakening as the youngest member of the original cast at the age of 15 (Ensemble/Swing: Ilse, Martha, Thea, Anna).
Jennifer: "Thank you to family, Ann, John and Innovative Artists. Special thanks to Michael and Tom for having faith in me. 'I Believe...' Proud AEA and SAG member."
voiceovers. Ms. Damiano made her Broadway debut in Spring Awakening as the youngest member of the original cast at the age of 15 (Ensemble/Swing: Ilse, Martha, Thea, Anna).
Jennifer: "Thank you to family, Ann, John and Innovative Artists. Special thanks to Michael and Tom for having faith in me. 'I Believe...' Proud AEA and SAG member."
LOUIS HOBSON, as "Dr. Fine" and "Dr. Madden", is a recent NYC transplant from Seattle now making his East Coast debut. Regional: Cabaret (Cliff), Evita (Che, Footlight Award), West Side Story (Tony, Footlight Award), Miss Saigon (Chris), HAIR (Claude, Footlight Award), Pippin (Pippin), Assassins (Czolgosz), Stupid Kids (Neechee, Footlight Award), Songs for a New World, Rocky Horror (Brad) and Gentlemen Prefer Blonds (Henry, with Faith Prince and Lucy Lawless). His MySpace page.
AARON TVEIT will reprise his role as Dan and Diana's son, for which he received a Lucille Lortel Award nomination for his performance at Second Stage. He is currently performing on Broadway in Wicked (Fiyero), adding to his other Broadway credit as Link Larkin in Hairspray. Mr. Tveit has toured nationally with Hairspray (first tour, as Link) and Rent (as Roger, Steve). Off-Broadway and regional: Saved! (Playwrights Horizons), the New England premiere of Three Musketeers (D'Artagnan, NSMT), Calvin Berger (Barrington Stage). Pre-Broadway Workshop: Catch Me If You Can. Film: Ghost Town. TV: The Verdict (Lifetime) and "Journey's End" (Lifetime pilot). Aaron: "Thanks to Elin Flack, Innovative and Second Stage Theatre for this incredible opportunity."
UNDERSTUDIES:
JESSICA PHILLIPS (Diana)
reprising from N2N off-Bwayher website
TIMOTHY YOUNG (both Gabe and Henry)
(permission pending)
(permission pending) reprising from N2N Arena Stage
"I miss the mountains, I miss the dizzy heights;
all the manic, magic days... and the dark, depressing nights."
listen to the song here!
"Just Another Day"
listen to song here!
"I'm Alive!"
see video of Aaron Tveit singing "I'm Alive"! here
"I've Been"
part of this song (from an earlier incarnation of N2N) is in the Bway show
listen to the full song here!
"My Psychopharmacologist and I, it's like an odd romance..."
"A Light in the Dark"
watch the number here!
J. Robert Spencer has replaced Brian d'Arcy James (whom you see here)
"Didn't I See This Movie?!"
"Perfect for You"
contact: lisa.k@nexttonormal.org
(unofficial)
