Mental health takes center stage with Naples Performing Arts Center
Singing its way into uncharted territory, Naples Performing Arts Center (NPAC) is poised to produce its first-ever adult production from May 14 to 16 at the Norris Center in Naples.
“Next to Normal,” the Pulitzer Prize-winning and multiple Tony Award-winning rock musical with book and lyrics by Brian Yorkey and music by Tom Kitt, poignantly explores the toll mental illness takes on a suburban family.
“’Next to Normal’ is a pretty obscure show, and it is very much about bringing awareness to mental illness. It is such a beautiful story, but just very different than anything we’ve done,” said NPAC founder and president Lori Oliver…