Knowing the director of RENT also produced this musical, I’m already expecting Broadway’s Next To Normal — coming to Knight Theater — to be an emotional roller coaster. Featuring Tony Award-winning star Alice Ripley, this show follows a family trying to take care of themselves and each other in the face of a bipolar disorder and other psychological ailments. $20 and up. July 12-14, 7:30 p.m.; July 15, 8 p.m.; July 16, 2 p.m. & 8 p.m.; July 17, 1:30 p.m. & 7 p.m. Knight Theater, 430 S. Tryon St. 704-372-1000. www.blumenthalarts.org.
This article appears in Jul 5-11, 2011.
