Next to Normal Receives Pulitzer

Next to Normal with book and lyrics by Brian Yorkey and music by Tom Kitt won the Pulitzer Prize for best drama, it was announced today. Finalists in the category were The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity, by Kristoffer Diaz; Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo, by Rajiv Joseph and In the Next Room (or the vibrator play) by Sarah Ruhl.

Next to Normal tells the story of a woman's journey through bipolar disorder and depression and her family's attempts to deal with her illness. For a review, click here. Discounted group tickets for friends of Masterwork Productions are available by clicking here. To see whether the tour is coming to a theater near you, click here.

For a list of the Pulitzer Prize winners in all the categories, click here.