NEXT TO NORMAL – Off-West End – August, 2023

Caissie Levy (Diana), Jamie Parker (Dan), Jack Wolfe (Gabe), Eleanor Worthington-Cox (Natalie), Jack Ofrecio (Henry), Trevor Dion Nicholas (Dr. Fine Madden) Notes: Lovely capture of this long awaited show shortly into its run! Act 2 starts a minute in but full capture otherwise

NEXT TO NORMAL – Off-West End – September, 2023

Caissie Levy (Diana), Jamie Parker (Dan), Jack Wolfe (Gabe), Eleanor Worthington-Cox (Natalie), Jack Ofrecio (Henry), Trevor Dion Nicholas (Dr. Fine Madden) Master’s Note: Filmed from side upper circle in 4K, released as 1080p and 4K. Rather obstructed in Act 1 due to railing, a little less obstructed for Act 2 after shifting seating position. Action near the stage left stairs cannot be seen…

NEXT TO NORMAL – Off-West End – September, 2023

Caissie Levy (Diana), Jamie Parker (Dan), Jack Wolfe (Gabe), Eleanor Worthington-Cox (Natalie), Jack Ofrecio (Henry), Trevor Dion Nicholas (Dr. Fine Madden) Notes: Wonderful capture of this intimate show taken from the stalls! Shot around heads and occasionally my sleeve.

NEXT TO NORMAL – Pittsfield, MA – September, 2024

Natalie Joy Johnson (Diana), Alan H. Green (Dan), Adante Carter (Gabe), Madison McBride (Natalie), Ben Clark (Henry), Joseph Morales (Dr. Fine Madden) Notes: Barrington Stage Company. Filmed in 4K. A few brief moments where the camera goes out of focus. A few dropoouts for late-comers or people going to the restroom other than those for applause. Mostly medium zooms, some wide shots for…

NEXT TO NORMAL – Pre-Broadway – December 20, 2008

Alice Ripley (Diana), J Robert Spencer (Dan), Aaron Tveit (Gabe), Jennifer Damiano (Natalie), Adam Chanler-Berat (Henry), Louis Hobson (Dr. Fine Madden) Notes: Great capture of the Pre-Broadway engagement in DC. Arena Stage, Crystal City.

NEXT TO NORMAL – Pre-Broadway – December 21, 2008

Alice Ripley (Diana), J Robert Spencer (Dan), Aaron Tveit (Gabe), Jennifer Damiano (Natalie), Adam Chanler-Berat (Henry), Louis Hobson (Dr. Fine Madden) Notes: Excellent rare capture of the PreBroadway DC run. This is when the show finally found focus, took shape and fell into place.

NEXT TO NORMAL – Raleigh, NC – September 16, 2012

Jessika Brust (Diana), Ken Griggs (Dan), Aaron Bennett Miller (Gabe), Kelsey Walston (Natalie), Dalton Hood (Henry), Kevin Ferguson (Dr. Fine Madden) Notes: Theatre in the Park. The camera wanders a lot with several blackouts.

NEXT TO NORMAL – Salt Lake City, UT – October 1, 2011

Judy McLane (Diana), Jonathan Rayson (Dan), Matt Dengler (Gabe), Ephie Aardema (Natalie), Alex Brightman (Henry), Ben Crawford (Dr. Fine Madden) Notes: First National Tour. Closing performance of the tour; filmed in 16:9 widescreen.

NEXT TO NORMAL – San Diego, CA – September 28, 2014

Bets Malone (Diana), Robert J Townsend (Dan), Eddie Egan (Gabe), Lindsay Joan (Natalie), Eric Michael Parker (Henry), Geno Carr (Dr. Fine Madden) Notes: San Diego Musical Theatre. One quick dropout “Just Another Day” but no other blackouts or obstructions, and only a bit of washout in the wide shots. Excellent clear sound

NEXT TO NORMAL – San Jose, CA – January 27, 2013

Kendra Kassebaum (Diana), Joe Cassidy (Dan), Jonathan Shew (Gabe), Andrea Ross (Natalie), A.J. Holmes (Henry), Mark Farrell (Dr. Fine Madden) Master’s Note: One of my attempts at upscaling original SD footage to 720p semi-HD MP4—a little grainy and may have overcorrected a bit for the dark footage, but still a pretty good video. Missed a short chunk during Why Stay?/A Promise due to…

NEXT TO NORMAL – Westport, CT – April, 2022

Darlesia Cearcy (Diana), Wilson Jermaine Heredia (Dan), Daniel J. Maldonado (Gabe), Ashley LaLonde (Natalie), Gían Pérez (Henry), Katie Thompson (Dr. Fine Madden) Notes: Closing performance. Filmed in 4K (released as 1080p and 4K), external audio. No obstructions at all, very steady. Occasional minor washout and focusing issues. What a phenomenal cast this was, especially Dar. Lee. See. Ah. (you’ll need extra tissues). Includes…

NINE – Berlin, Germany – April 9, 1999

Alfred Pfeifer (Guido Contini), Sylvia Wintergrun (Luisa Contini), Michelle Becker (Liliane LaFleur), Renee Knapp (Claudia), Pascale Camele (Carla), Monica Solem (Stephanie Necrophorus), Catherine Gayer (Guido’s Mother), Anne Welte (Saraghina), Janet Calvert (Our Lady of the Spa), Jana Malgoran (Mama Maddelena), Elisabeth Umierski (Gretchen von Krupf), Kathryn Green (Heidi von Strum), Sissy Staudinger (Olga von Hesse), Barbara Schramm (Ilsa von Hesse), Franziska Forster (Annabella), Ines Rabsilber (Maria), Sabine Schwarzlose (Giulietta), Inna…

NINE – Broadway Revival – April, 2003

Antonio Banderas (Guido Contini), Mary Stuart Masterson (Luisa), Chita Rivera (Liliane La Fleur), Laura Benanti (Claudia), Jane Krakowski (Carla), Saundra Santiago (Stephanie Necrophorus), Mary Beth Peil (Guido’s Mother), Myra Lucretia Taylor (Saraghina), Deirdre Goodwin (Our Lady of the Spa), Nell Campbell (Lina Darling), Linda Mugleston (Olga von Strum), Kristin Marks (Annabella), Sara Gettelfinger (Maria), Rona Figueroa (Juliette), Rachel de Benedet (Diana), Elena Shaddow (Renatta), Kathy Voytko (Sofia), William Ulrich (Little…

NINE – London, UK – May, 1993

Jonathan Pryce (Guido Contini), Ann Crumb (Luisa), Liliane Montevecchi (Liliane La Fleur), Elisabeth Sastre (Claudia), Becky Normon (Carla) Notes: Royal Albert Hall concert. Includes a part of rehearsals video.