For anyone who's wondering or anyone who just wants to watch a good friggin musical: here's the official link to the Next to Normal 2024 Proshot from PBS. It is streaming until June 30. Do yourself a favor and skip to 01:15, PBS added a bit of an intro but it's got some light spoilers.
Other important things to note:
- The actual musical has a lot of "shit" and "fuck", they got edited out for the TV broadcast and you can really tell where they were supposed to be aghjkadhs.
- More importantly, there are a SHITTON of trigger warnings for this one. Putting them under the cut for spoilers but the main one is Discussion of Mental Health, its Treatment, and its affect on both the individual and those around you. As such, it's a HEAVY musical with a lot of serious topics.
I just finished watching this and I'm absolutely stunned; I cried at least twice. The cast (specifically the family) is incredible, the songs are extremely well written and the set is amazing (there's a live band and it feels so real).
It's free on PBS until June 30, so, if you can handle the subject matter, watch it. I think it's something a lot of us need right now/gen.
Edit: OP already said that it's available until June 30, but oh well, not a bad thing to say it twice lol
