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Next to Normal Quiz

Brian Yorkey
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1)

What song does Diana's doctor sing in Act 1, Scene 9? (from Act 1, Part 3)

"He's Not Here".
"Better Than Before".
"It's Gonna Be Good".
"Make up your Mind".
2)

Where has Diana gone to live in Act 2, Scene 14? (from Act 2, Part 5)

A trailer park.
With her parents.
The hospital.
A hotel.
3)

Diana's doctor suggests that it is time for her to do what in Act 1, Scene 10? (from Act 1, Part 4)

Clean out Gabe's room.
Spend time with her husband.
Call her mother.
Call her father.
4)

Who played the character of Dan in the original Broadway cast of Next to Normal? (from Act 1, Part 3)

Louis Hobson.
Aaron Tveit
Asa Somers.
J. Robert Spencer.
5)

Who appears to ask Dan why he didn't take her to the hospital in Act 1, Scene 11? (from Act 1, Part 4)

Harriet.
Samantha.
Natalie.
Diana.
6)

By what name does Diana refer to her doctor in Act 2, Scene 2? (from Act 2, Part 1)

Dr. Smith.
Dr. Mitchell.
Dr. Cooper.
Dr. Ford.
7)

During the final song in Act 2, Diana appears, singing "to be happy you're ____." (from Act 2, Part 5)

Insane.
A woman.
Human.
Alive.
8)

What university did Brian Yorkey graduate from? (from Act 2, Part 5)

Brown University.
Rutgers University.
Columbia University.
Texas Tech.
9)

What happens to Natalie as Diana's body is taken into the treatment room in Act 2, Scene 1? (from Act 2, Part 1)

She starts to cry.
She starts bleeding.
She has a siezure.
She collapses.
10)

What does Dan bring Diana a box of in Act 1, Scene 10? (from Act 1, Part 4)

Food.
A kitten.
Gabe's things.
A puppy.
11)

What refers to an instruction written into the script of a play, indicating stage actions, movements of performers, or production requirements? (from Act 2, Part 3)

Physical script.
Kinetic directions.
Functionality.
Stage directions.
12)

What refers to the original form of rock music, basically dependent on a consistently loud and strong beat? (from Act 2, Part 1)

Hard rock.
Heavy metal.
Techno.
Salsa.
13)

What song does Dan sing as he tidies up in Act 1, Scene 11? (from Act 1, Part 4)

"I Miss the Mountains".
"I've Been".
"I Am the One".
"I Dreamed a Dance".
14)

What reprise is sung by Natalie and Henry in Act 2, Scene 12? (from Act 2, Part 4)

"Hey #3/Perfect for You".
"There's a World".
"Song of Forgetting".
"I'm Alive".
15)

Who played the character of Gabe in the original Broadway cast of Next to Normal? (from Act 1, Part 3)

J. Robert Spencer.
Louis Hobson.
Asa Somers.
Aaron Tveit.
16)

What does Gabe hand to Diana in Act 2, Scene 8? (from Act 2, Part 3)

The music box.
A book.
A newspaper clipping.
A photograph.
17)

In Act 2, Scene 11, Natalie sings that normal is too far away, but that she'd settle for something what? (from Act 2, Part 4)

"Next to Normal".
"I Miss the Mountains".
"I Am the One".
"You Don't Know".
18)

What song is sung by Henry and Natalie in Act 2, Scene 6? (from Act 2, Part 2)

"I Am the One".
"Perfect for You".
"Hey #2".
"Hey #1".
19)

What quiet ballad does Diana sing in Act 2, Scene 13? (from Act 2, Part 5)

"The Break".
"So Anyway".
"Better Than Before".
"He's Not Here".
20)

What final lyrics of the last song in Act 2 are repeated? (from Act 2, Part 5)

"Now I'm alive".
"There will be light".
"What a wonderful feeling".
"How long it's been".
21)

What song in Act 2, Scene 1 is sung by Diana and Natalie? (from Act 2, Part 1)

"Superboy and the Invisible Girl".
"Everything Else".
"Seconds and Years".
"Wish I Were Here".
22)

What in musical theater refers to a musical number in which music, ideas and even some text are sung again some time after being sung the first time? (from Act 2, Part 2)

Reprise.
Octone.
Chord.
Ballad.
23)

What song do Natalie and Henry sing in Act 2, Scene 3? (from Act 2, Part 1)

"Hey #3".
"Why Stay".
"Hey #1".
"How Could I Ever Forget".
24)

What slow ballad is sung by Diana and Dan in Act 2, Scene 8? (from Act 2, Part 3)

"I Miss the Mountains".
"You Don't Know".
"How Could I Ever Forget".
"Make Up Your Mind".
25)

Who played the character of Natalie in the original Broadway cast of Next to Normal? (from Act 1, Part 3)

Jennifer Damiano.
Alice Ripley.
Emma Hunton.
Rebecca Hodges.
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