Next to Normal (The Musical)
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ReportMusical - Broadway
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Are there abusive parents?
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StarshipRanger
Parents are portrayed as neglectful of their daughter, which could be classified as emotional abuse, but it is implied to get better by the end of the show, with the mother stating that she will do better
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Is a child abandoned by a parent?
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alonelylion
Natalie is the victim of severe emotional neglect, but she is never abandoned
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Is there domestic violence?
National Domestic Violence Hotline (1-800-799-7233)
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shark333
natalie appears to have been emotionally neglected throughout her childhood, as referenced in “superboy and the invisible girl” and “maybe (next to normal)”
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melonpasta
Natalie abuses drugs, and her boyfriend Henry uses them recreationally.
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Does a cat die?
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melonpasta
there's a mention of running over a cat with a car.
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Is there shaving/cutting?
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melonpasta
Diana is implied to have slit her wrists.
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Does a kid die?
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melonpasta
Gabe, Diana and Dan's son, died in infancy.
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Family
Does a parent die?
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melonpasta
No, but she does attempt suicide
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Is a child's toy destroyed?
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StarshipRanger
The son's (who died very young offstage) music box is destroyed rather violently by the father, but it is repaired by the end of the show
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Does someone cheat?
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melonpasta
No but the wife fancies her psychopharmacologist
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Are there ghosts?
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melonpasta
Diana frequently talks to "Gabe", her deceased son.
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Medical
Is electro-therapy used?
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melonpasta
Yes and it is an integral part of the story
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Are needles/syringes used?
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melonpasta
needles may have been used to sedate Diana after her suicide attempt.
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melonpasta
Diana is implied to have slit her wrists
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Does someone attempt suicide?
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melonpasta
...But it is attempted.
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Paranoia
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Are there incestuous relationships?
National Sexual Assault Hotline 800.656.4673
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Is there sexual content?
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melonpasta
Diana makes many sexual comments.
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Spoiler
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Does it have a sad ending?
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melonpasta
It's bittersweet.
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