The Vietnam War is a looming menace throughout the story, but the real villain is toxic masculinity — disguised as brotherhood and camaraderie — that is portrayed with a loathsome and sickening success by the young actors.
Sydney Howard
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Theater Review: Pittsford Musicals’ “Next to Normal”
In 2010, “Next to Normal” became the eighth musical in history to receive the Pulitzer Prize for Drama. A Pulitzer for a rock musical, no less, a genre typically reserved for “American Idol” rejects and revues featuring the greatest hits of now-elderly musicians. But “Next to Normal,” which Pittsford Musicals opened last Friday, has achieved […]
