Next to Normal

Pick Me Up Theatre return with Next to Normal, a powerful and intimate musical that explores family life under extraordinary emotional strain.

With music by Tom Kitt and book and lyrics by Brian Yorkey, the story centres on a seemingly ordinary family whose world is shaped by long-term mental illness. As each member struggles to cope with loss, love and the desire for stability, the musical offers an honest and deeply human look at how families survive crisis.

Both moving and darkly humorous, Next to Normal invites audiences into the inner lives of its characters, balancing raw emotion with compassion and hope. The show’s groundbreaking score and storytelling earned it multiple awards, including three Tony Awards and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama.