Alice Ripley's singing aside, 5th Avenue's 'Next to Normal' is smart, darkly buoyant
In this celebrated rock musical, madness and pain may feel better than not feeling a thing.
Judy Lightfoot writes about how the region's people confront a variety of challenges. She often draws on her weekly one-on-one coffees with individuals sharing our public spaces who are socially isola
In this celebrated rock musical, madness and pain may feel better than not feeling a thing.
Just meeting for weekly coffee with a guy who suffers from PTSD, OCD, and cruel social phobias doesn't really change him. Or does it?
A woman suffering from bipolar disorder tries to heal, and her husband and daughter try to help her. Critics praise this "brave, breathtaking" Broadway rock musical, now on a national tour, opening this week at the 5th Avenue.
We need to remember we're all in the same boat — except the super-rich.
In this dark comedy, three Norwegians infatuated with their countryman Munch's 'The Scream' cope rather badly with their obsessions.