Tag: mental health
“Next To Normal” Looks Grief In The Eye
Mental health may no longer be the taboo topic it was 10-20 years ago, but when Next To Normal made its 2008 off-Broadway and 2009 Broadway debut, the rock musical made waves in modern theater. It won three Tony Awards (Best Original Score, Best Orchestration, Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical for […]
“Every Brilliant Thing” is the Mental Health Play That Did It Right
“If you live a long life and get to the end of it without ever once having felt crushingly depressed, then you probably haven’t been paying attention.” -Duncan Macmillan, “Every Brilliant Thing” I’m always wary of shows that claim to be about mental health. Call me a depressed Grinch, but in my almost 11 years […]