REVIEW: “Next to Normal” at Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati Delivers an Emotional Knockout
This is theatre at its most powerful: unsettling, cathartic, and deeply human.
September 19, 2025
This is theatre at its most powerful: unsettling, cathartic, and deeply human.
The script blends personal history with civic reflection, provoking audible reactions from the audience as questions of rights and interpretation unfold.
Not only are these gentlemen able to adjust to aging in front of our very eyes, but they each bring a solid footing–and their chemistry
grab your flux capacitors, hop in your Delorean and hit to 88 miles per hour down to the Aronoff Center to see this excellent stage
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It is safe to say this reviewer isn’t the only one thrilled to see the McBrattons back on stage – and together, no less!
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