The Music of bipolarity
By Pablo Gorlero
OSLO .- There are not many ads in the Norwegian capital. It's part of their idiosyncrasies, their way of communicating with discretion. People learn in other ways: by being vigilant, by the media, which all have access. So this writer learned that in Oslo was in the lineup the musical Next to Normal, only because he accidentally walked through the door of the theater, Norsketeatret Det. "Tickets for that day? Impossible. Even the works of Ibsen Festival are arranged so that the common viewer can be combined with other functions or alternative commercial theater.
But how to curb the curiosity to see how Norwegians adapted this alternative musical became an object of worship of the Broadway scene. Get tickets. Somehow, Next to Normal came to occupy the place left Rent , only expanded its range ages of the public towards the thirty something pierced. This is what happens, at first glance, with viewers Norwegian ... although a little more. Most hoary-headed (almost no staining in Oslo) comply with the Nordic theatrical ceremony. Arrive at the theater, hang their coats in one of the huge ranks of racks (to no one would be the wrong one), they take a "vermucito", each accommodates itself in the seat it deserves and, in point , absolutely all, are in their seats to witness the spectacle. Then there will be no euphoria, but the play ends with a thunderous applause that require interpreters out four times to say hello. Proof that good theater and good rock can also be savored by all ages.
Next to Normal is a rock musical with book and lyrics by Brian Yorkey and music by Tom Kitt (Tony winning). It is the story of a mother battling bipolar disorders and their strong presence in her life of her dead son. This causes serious disruptions in the family, but both her husband and her daughter help her fight her mental problem. They come on the scene his psychiatrist, psychotropic drugs and a seriously argue that the authors about some treatments to patients with these disorders. It is also a warning to be alert to this disease, increasingly common in these new times.
Although inspired in assembling Michael Grief ( Rent, Grey Gardens ) did on Broadway, the Norwegian director Svein Sturla Hungnes made an impressive staging, in which the set on three levels and the lights Even Borsum Wave Bråten have a presence that surrounds strident. On the top level, you install the powerful musical band led by Atle Halstensen. Next to Normal is a play with a slight cast of six performers, who fill the stage with great presence and agile thanks to a montage that takes all the great scenic device. It is a work made for a great protagonist. Alice Ripley earned a Tony with its composition altered Di Goodman. In this version, that role falls to the great Norwegian singer and actress Heidi Gjermundsen Broch, who imposes no dramatic outbursts. Jon accompanying Bleiklie Devik, Charlotte Frogner, Thomas Bye, Frank Lasse Kjos and Kolsrud.
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