Auditions! Saturday, December 6 at 2PM and Sunday, December 7 at 2PM for Next to Normal!
Auditions for Next to Normal will be held at The Historic 1929 Lyric Theater. Performance dates are April 11-13 and April 17-19, 2026.
Please register by clicking HERE to audition!
The Requirements
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The Requirements
- Only those auditioning may be present, unless the auditioner is a minor.
- Ages 18 and up ONLY. (17 year olds may audition as long as they are 18 by performance dates)
- A photo will be of great assistance to the director; a professional headshot is not necessary, just a photo to help the director remember everyone correctly.
- Each auditioner will be required to sing the songs listed below, for the character they are auditioning for. We will ask you to sing once with no music, portraying the character and emotions to the best of your ability, and then again with the piano. Accompanist and sheet music will be provided.
- If you want to be considered for more than one role, choose your top choice and perform that song. If you are called back, you will have an opportunity to sing for others. (Callback info listed below)
- We have attached the sheet music with the cuts notated and a link to the rehearsal tracks from MTI HERE.
Songs for each character for auditions:
- Diana “I Miss the Mountains”
- Gabe “I’m Alive”
- Dan “I’ve Been”
- Natalie “Superboy and the Invisible Girl”
- Henry “Perfect for You”
- Dr Fine/Madden “Make Up Your Mind”
Callback information is on the Registration page.
The Story
Next to Normal will be performed April 10-11 and April 17-18 at 7:00pm, Sunday April 12 and April 19, 2026 at 2:00PM.
Next to Normal, with book and lyrics by Brian Yorkey and music by Tom Kitt, explores how one suburban household copes with crisis and mental illness. Winner of three 2009 Tony Awards, including Best Musical Score and the 2010 Pulitzer Prize, Next to Normal was also chosen as “one of the year’s ten best shows” by critics around the country, including The Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post, Rolling Stone and The New York Times.
Dad’s an architect; Mom rushes to pack lunches and pour cereal; their daughter and son are bright, wise-cracking teens, appearing to be a typical American family. And yet their lives are anything but normal because the mother has been battling bipolar disorder for 16 years. Next to Normal takes audiences into the minds and hearts of each character, presenting their family’s story with love, sympathy and heart.