Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
A stage production that tackles mental health, grief and drug addiction may not seem a likely candidate for a rock musical, but the Tony- and Pulitzer Prize-winning Next to Normal proves that there is plenty of creative space to accommodate the ambitious subject. We talk to the First Coast dentist-turned-thespian behind the local production about what conversations he hopes the Limelight Theatre staging will generate and why he wanted to bring the Broadway hit to local audiences.
Guests:
Jimmy Alexander, producer of Next to Normal at Limelight Theatre and actor playing Dan Goodman
Ella Escamilla, actress playing Natalie
A stage production that tackles mental health, grief and drug addiction may not seem a likely candidate for a rock musical, but the Tony- and Pulitzer Prize-winning Next to Normal proves that there is plenty of creative space to accommodate the ambitious subject. We talk to the First Coast dentist-turned-thespian behind the local production about what conversations he hopes the Limelight Theatre staging will generate and why he wanted to bring the Broadway hit to local audiences.
Guests:
Jimmy Alexander, producer of Next to Normal at Limelight Theatre and actor playing Dan Goodman
Ella Escamilla, actress playing Natalie
