My Psychopharmacologist and I (Next To Normal BDWY-2009)

Alice Ripley, Aaron Tveit, Jennifer Damiano, Louis Hobson

[@Paint]

Thanks for uploading this!!

[@reidepetty619]

+Paint Wait a minute, you're the guy! You should spread awareness of this musical to your audience

[@AnaFariaable]

he is the guy!

[@justexisting184]

I didn't think I'd find this comment here

[@musiclover0296]

The fact that he says 'patient stable' at the end. It's sad.

[@QuikVidGuy]

technically it just means she's not a physical risk to anyone. It doesn't feel good.

[@songbirdsweetie44]

"I've gained six pounds which is just, not fair" Hahah

[@vengefulinferno9497]

Truth haha

[@ms.razzledazzlepants3819]

i love how messed up this song is cause it expresses how messed up drugd can make you be

[@averyvolk3022]

I can't help but to find it amusing when he sings "I was so young, and so dumb...and now I am old." And I'm looking at him like... you're sexy AF. ha. And I realize the actors in this production were far younger than the actual age of their characters because of how much energy it requires to play those roles but...still, amusing. ;)

[@sheismymom]

they're actually older than the character is supposed to be..

[@PianoDisneygal10]

I think they’re actually more or less spot on with their ages. J Bobby Spencer (Dan) was 39 in this. Dan is about 43. So not that far off. Alice Ripley was about 45 here. Her character is probably about 43, like Dan. So even less far off.

[@joshhackworth6210]

actually yapping

[@inthedark222]

the dissonance at 1:09 kills me everytime

[@MidwesternDiva]

The set design for this production is amazing

[@Arty_Smarty]

Why did it take me so long to realize it was Henry Natalie Gabriel and Dan singing the drug names omg

[@Ace-sy3rt]

Like the lyrics are super serious, but I’d be the actress spinning and rolling around the stage in the chair

[@PianoDisneygal10]

My school just did this show, so I have discovered how much I love it!

[@BrainHolding]

the fact that you love next to normal makes you even more awesome ♥

[@c.chonii5568]

why did he say "Patient stable." at the end?

[@Mia-zx7nn]

Because I think it's because he considers emptiness and numbness to be stability

[@anacrea3931]

That Nerd it's meant to be a jab at "ethical" pharmacology and the practice of numbing everything a patient is feeling if that's the price paid an effective drug with minimal side effects costs. Tl;dr He's basically saying that if she isn't feeling anything (and has no concerning physical side effects) then they found the drugs to keep her on.

[@Archni_]

in medical standards, the term "stable" means that the patient isn't getting worse, but isn't improving either. In the play, it just highlights the fact that she isn't gonna improve.

[@sage5530]

often mood stabilizers make you feel extremely numb, coming from experience

[@Mushberrys]

When he said “patient stable” at the end I’m confused why the coward laughed she literally said she feels nothing and she isn’t herself and they just laughed at that. that should be a quiet ending

[@5Ship_Cat_Lady2368]

I think it was more "so terrible and sad the only reaction is a 'aha, yup.'"

[@Garmiet]

The song overall is kind of cynical and morbidly funny. It’s a serious issue portrayed somewhat humorously, encouraging the audience to laugh while the topic is disturbing. So by the end, they’re laughing at the sudden switch and the doctor’s “okay, that sounds good” attitude. Kind of dark comedy there. Cynical laughter.

[@lilia3944]

Unexpected twists are pretty good at making people laugh - the entire idea of dark humour revolves around this. The issue is serious, I doubt the audience were laughing about that, but in this context it seems absurd that the doctor would even say that.

[@justexisting184]

I actually really feel bad for the couple

[@Coronadogrl]

@Paint I love Next to Normal, don't you? I noticed a Next to Normal song book in one of your videos actually haha.