{"id":358719,"date":"2026-07-31T12:02:28","date_gmt":"2026-07-31T12:02:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/358719\/"},"modified":"2026-07-31T12:02:28","modified_gmt":"2026-07-31T12:02:28","slug":"award-winning-musical-next-to-normal-taking-the-stage-in-central-florida-aug-6-9","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/358719\/","title":{"rendered":"Award-winning musical “Next to Normal” taking the stage in Central Florida Aug. 6-9"},"content":{"rendered":"

Award-winning musical “Next to Normal” taking the stage in Central Florida Aug. 6-9<\/p>\n

“Next to Normal,” an acclaimed musical tackling mental health, grief, and family, is being performed in Orlando with local and Broadway talent. <\/p>\n

ORLANDO, Fla. \u2014<\/p>\n

The Tony and Pulitzer Prize-winning musical “Next to Normal” is coming to the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts in Orlando, Thursday, Aug. 6 through Sunday, Aug. 9.<\/p>\n

The show brings an emotional story about mental health, grief, and the strength of family to the stage through a powerful contemporary rock score. <\/p>\n

The cast features a mix of Orlando-based professional performers and Resident Artist interns currently pursuing degrees in musical theatre, showcasing both seasoned talent and the next generation of artists.<\/p>\n

Tickets are now on sale. <\/p>\n

Students, teachers, first responders, and veterans can also take advantage of $25 rush tickets, available in person at the box office beginning two hours before each performance, while supplies last.<\/p>\n

Click here <\/a>to learn more. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Award-winning musical “Next to Normal” taking the stage in Central Florida Aug. 6-9 “Next to Normal,” an acclaimed…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":358720,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[20917,4830,103755,13462,147,146292,23925,146296,4070,13224,146294,146291,139,141,140,146293,146295,4827,66113,16786,5056,2956,7331,3478,13226,6182,1284,4182,3019],"class_list":["post-358719","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-orlando","tag-artist","tag-aug","tag-award-winning","tag-broadway","tag-central-florida","tag-central-florida-aug","tag-dr-phillips-center-for-the-performing-arts","tag-emotional-story","tag-mental-health","tag-musical","tag-next-generation","tag-next-to-normal","tag-orlando","tag-orlando-headlines","tag-orlando-news","tag-orlando-based-professional-performer","tag-resident-artist-intern","tag-show","tag-show-times","tag-stage","tag-strength","tag-student","tag-teacher","tag-theater","tag-theatre","tag-things-to-do-in-orlando","tag-thursday","tag-ticket","tag-tickets"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/358719","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=358719"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/358719\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/358720"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=358719"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=358719"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=358719"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}