Talk:Next to Normal

message: Anybody want to attempt to trim that synopsis down? 69.40.241.217 05:00, 24 July 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I think it's pretty much okay the way it is. It's done in typical musical synopsis style, and synopses are genrerally supposed to be blow-by-blow, anyway, but in musicals (see RENT and Wicked for examples), they tend to be set up to explain the context of all the musical numbers. 70.33.157.137 00:57, 26 August 2006 (UTC)

text: It was ludicrously long and, in any case, the wrong version.  I have deleted it.  Let me assure you that the musicals project has been working over the past couple of years to cut down the length of plot summaries of musicals.  See our article structure guidelines.  Synopses are NOT supposed to be blow-by-blow, but they should give the basic plot and briefly give the context of the songs.  Shoot for 900 words or so. -- Ssilvers (talk) 20:20, 31 October 2008 (UTC)

text: Now that it's gone, can the "cleanup" header get removed?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.186.69.59 (talk) 00:24, 23 January 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Synopsis 

message: Anyone have information on the new name, "Next to Normal?"Bgedwards 20:27, 19 June 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  New Name 

message: I don't think the workshop readings should go in the infobox.  They're just not notable enough.  Can we get a consensus on this one way or another?  -- Ssilvers (talk) 05:05, 18 February 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: I agree with you. Also, per this guideline, it's clear to me that the guidelines exclude workshops/readings from being listed in the infobox. See []. (I guess I'm more interested in this article than I thought I was!) JeanColumbia (talk) 15:09, 19 February 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Infobox

message: The term "Spoiler Alert" is no longer used on article plots, etc.  See [] for the reasoning and history.JeanColumbia (talk) 20:31, 1 May 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Spoiler Alert

message: We need a critical reception section.  -- Ssilvers (talk) 03:53, 8 June 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Critical Reception

message: I think that the "Pulitzer controversy" section needs to be edited or removed as it is biased and not relevant to the topic at hand. 69.193.142.209 (talk) 21:21, 14 April 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Sorry but I disagree, it is relevant to the topic so why shouldn't it be included?Mark E (talk) 11:12, 15 April 2010 (UTC)

text: Well until it has had a proper discussion, it should remain in the article.Mark E (talk) 18:31, 29 April 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Pulitzer "controversy"

message: Is there a reason why it's sometimes "Next to Normal" and others "next to normal"?  69.137.130.101 (talk) 02:19, 20 June 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: I would disagree. If you go to the "About the Show" section of the official website you'll see that in the written text the title is shown as Next to Normal. While it may be written as next to normal on certain visual material intended to promote the show, I would imagine that's likely for aesthetic purposes only, similar to the way Rent is often depicted as RENT or Brooklyn as BKLYN. —MearsMan talk 06:28, 4 August 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Capitalization 

message: It was mentioned that Diana sang "I Miss the Mountains" because you missed much of Natalie growing up. Not true. In fact, the lyrics of the song are more along the lines of introspection triggered by what she saw. Now, regarding the lyrics, please not the following:
''
But I miss the mountains /
I miss the dizzy heights /
All the manic magic days /
And the dark depressing nights /
I miss the mountains /
I miss the highs and lows /
All the climbing, all the falling /
All the while the wild wind blows /
Stinging you with snow /
And soaking you with rain /
I miss the mountains /
I miss the pain''
I feel that I can safely say that because of lyrics like these, combined with my personal experiences, she misses the wide range of feelings she had before becoming "stable." Remember, she was declared stable when she didn't feel anything.
Thanks for following,
--Lafftrack7 (talk) 01:41, 16 August 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Regarding "I Miss The Mountans" 

message: Is the Awards section limited to just Tony Awards and the Pulitzer? Just it also won others such as Outer Critics Circle Best New Score, and more recently Kyle Dean Massey won Favorite Male Replacement in the 2010 broadway.com audience awards. Davidjwi (talk) 19:03, 20 July 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Yes, definitely worth including noms/wins for Outer Critics Circle Awards, Drama Desk, Drama League etc, and then also Wins for other notable awards. To keep it nice and tidy in that section, you could put the information into an awards table (as seen in Legally Blonde). Im hoping to do this for alot of musical theatre articles in the future as I think it looks alot better and the information can be located very easily.Mark E (talk) 19:13, 20 July 2010 (UTC)

text: I'll certainly look at changing it to an awards table in the future. It looks a much cleaner way to organize the awards. Davidjwi (talk) 23:45, 20 July 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Awards 

message: When talking of Catcher in the Rye, Kyle Dean Massey mentions on his Twitter page reading the line "All mothers are slightly insane." and noting how fitting it is for the play.  Although this is not a literary reference or allusion, it seems noteworthy. Should this be contained in this section (after the Catcher in the Rye mention), in another section or not included at all? Davidjwi (talk) 23:53, 20 July 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Im not sure. To be honest I would say the whole line of "Kyle Dean Massey said, "I read about a page a night." Salinger's novel, about grieving a loss, ironically is read by the character who is the loss." shouldn't be there anyways because it is purely trivial. In fact I think the whole of that section is quite messy, and I would personally suggest that the literary references form part of a section of a "Dramatic Analysis" section. Have a read on this page for some more info Wikipedia:WikiProject Musical Theatre/Article Structure.Mark E (talk) 16:54, 21 July 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Literary References and Allusions 

message: What it the notability criteria for post-Broadway productions? I ask because this list seems needlessly extensive.NeoAdamite (talk) 06:13, 4 June 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Subsequent productions 

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message: What's with the unnecessary detail in this section, not really related to Next to Normal as a work? Anyone mind if I edit this down considerably to a few sentences at most? Boneymau (talk) 03:22, 21 May 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Mental illness in Next to Normal 

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message: Can we fix the characters section for Dr. Madden and Dr. Fine?  I know it’s played by the same actor but they aren’t the same character.  The way it is now on the page is confusing and makes it seem like they are the same character. Frankster200277 (talk) 06:33, 25 February 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Characters Section Confusion 

message: As a reminder, casting tables should not be updated until the production in question officially begins performances. Please read WP:CRYSTAL for further information. This is an encyclopedia page, not a fan page. Also, @2A02:C7C:5325:7500:DB5:F54F:F007:F6C5 please stop merging the tables like that. If/when a new casting needs to be added, you create a new column.  Smitty1999 (talk) 15:55, 23 April 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Casting tables