Atlantis Productions, which celebrated it's 2010 Season with hit productions of Avenue Q, Legally Blonde, Xanadu and the Manila and Singapore runs of A Little Night Music, opens it's 2011 Season with the Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize winning rock musical Next To Normal.

Tom Kitt (music) and Brian Yorkey (book/lyrics) penned the emotional work that puts a woman's lifelong struggle with bi-polar disorder and depression center stage. The two earned the 2009 Tony Award for Best Score and the 2010 Pulitzer Prize for Drama.

Kitt and Yorkey reflected on their work in an interview with Playbill.com following their Pulitzer Prize win. "Without Rent and Stephen Sondheim, there is no Next to Normal," Kitt said. "I think that we've always been moved and inspired to write material that maybe says something a little different through musical theatre. I think at the very beginning, when we set out to write this, we just wanted to write something that mattered to us, something that felt maybe that it hadn't been explored in musical theatre before. But never could we have imagined in our wildest dreams that we'd be here."

Fresh from his critically acclaimed staging of A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC in Manila and Singapore, Bobby Garcia directs the Manila production of NEXT TO NORMAL, which is the first licensed English Language production outside the United States. Garcia says, "I am thrilled that Atlantis is opening 2011 with a show as ground breaking and as demanding as NEXT TO NORMAL. It is one of the most unlikely hit musicals to have ever opened on a Broadway stage, and I am thrilled that we will get to create our own unique family for this production. When I saw Next to Normal Off-Broadway two years ago and on Broadway last year, I was again excited for the future of musical theatre."

Starring in NEXT TO NORMAL are one of Philippine musical theatre's most accomplished actresses Menchu Lauchengco-Yulo as Diana and rock star/ theatre actor Jett Pangan as Dan. They take on two of the most demanding roles written for musical theatre originated on the Broadway stage by Tony Award winning actress Alice Ripley and J.Robert Spencer.

Shows are also now available for show buying and fund raising opportunities with excellent returns on your investment. It is the perfect show to raise money for your organization, foundation or charity. Don't miss out on this chance to be a part of this exciting Broadway rock musical.

Ticket Prices: P1500, P1300, P1100, P900, P700

Contact Details:
For ticket inquiries, call Atlantis Productions at (63 2) 892-7078, (63 2) 840-1187 or Ticketworld at (63 2) 891-9999 or visit www.atlantisproductionsinc.com.

Cast:
Jake Macapagal	-	Dr. Fine/Madden
Menchu Lauchengco-Yulo	-	Diana
Felix Rivera	-	Gabe
Bea Garcia	-	Natalie
Jett Pangan	-	Dan
Markki Stroem	-	Henry

 

Schedule:

Friday March 11, 2011 8:00 PM
Saturday March 12, 2011
- 2:00 PM
- 8:00 PM
Sunday March 13, 2011 2:00 PM
Friday March 18, 2011 8:00 PM

Saturday March 19, 2011
- 2:00 PM
- 8:00 PM

Sunday March 20, 2011 2:00 PM
Friday March 25, 2011 8:00 PM
Saturday March 26, 2011
- 2:00 PM
- 8:00 PM
Sunday March 27, 2011
- 2:00 PM
- 8:00 PM