Next to Normal: Kyle Dean Massey to temporarily replace Aaron Tveit as 'Gabe'

Kyle Dean Massey is to temporarily replace Aaron Tveit as 'Gabe' from 9 Jun - 6 Sep 2009 in Tom Kitt's and Brian Yorkey's musical, Next to Normal, currently selling tickets through to 13 Sep 2009 at the Booth Theatre.

Tveit is leaving the show to begin rehearsals on the pre-Broadway tryout of the new musical 'Catch Me If You Can,' which begins performances at Seattle's 5th Avenue Theatre in July 2009.

Next to Normal, opened at the Booth Theatre on 15 Apr 2009, following previews from 27 Mar 2009, where it is currently selling tickets through to 13 Sep 2009.

The musical opened to mixed, but mostly good reviews: "It has rhythm and angst and unexpected harmonies. What is doesn't have is a story that I can believe." (newyorktheatreguide.com); "a work of muscular grace and power" (New York Times); "more than a triumph - it's next to wondrous" (New York Daily News); "close to good may not be enough" (New York Post); "easier to admire than love." (Bloomberg); "powerful, riveting and not to be missed" (The Record); "touches your heart and gets under your skin" (NY1).

Directed by Michael Greif (Rent, Grey Gardens), the musical currently stars Alice Ripley, J. Robert Spencer, Aaron Tveit, Jennifer Damiano, Adam Chanler-Berat and Louis Hobson.

Next to Normal is a contemporary musical that explores how one suburban household copes with crisis, and shows how far two parents will go to keep themselves sane and their family's world intact.

Next to Normal features set design by Mark Wendland, costume design by Jeff Mahshie, lighting design by Kevin Adams, and sound design by Brian Ronan.

The musical is being produced on Broadway by David Stone, James L. Nederlander, Barbara Whitman, Patrick Catullo, and Second Stage Theatre.

Next to Normal opened at Off-Broadway's Second Stage Theatre on 13 Feb 2008 and was significantly reworked in a subsequent out-of-town run at Washington D.C.'s Arena Stage, where it opened on 10 Dec 2008.

The musical's unusual trajectory from a New York Off-Broadway premiere to an out-of-town regional theatre engagement and then back to Broadway is unprecedented.