Next to Normal (The Musical)
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Musical - Broadway
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The question of how real Gabe actually is, and how much of Diana's reality is actually real, hangs over the audience for most of the show
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Is a child abandoned by a parent?
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Natalie is the victim of severe emotional neglect, but she is never abandoned
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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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Are there abusive parents?
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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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Natalie abuses drugs, and her boyfriend Henry uses them recreationally.
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there's a mention of running over a cat with a car.
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Is there shaving/cutting?
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Diana is implied to have slit her wrists.
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Does a kid die?
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Gabe, Diana and Dan's son, died in infancy.
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No, but she does attempt suicide
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Does someone cheat?
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No but the wife fancies her psychopharmacologist
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Is a child's toy destroyed?
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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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Are there ghosts?
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Diana frequently talks to "Gabe", her deceased son.
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needles may have been used to sedate Diana after her suicide attempt.
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Is electro-therapy used?
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Yes and it is an integral part of the story
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...But it is attempted.
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Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
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Diana is implied to have slit her wrists
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Sex
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Is there sexual content?
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Diana makes many sexual comments.
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Are there incestuous relationships?
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Does it have a sad ending?
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It's bittersweet.
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