

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Next to Normal - Paradox Opera (Saturday)
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 18 Apr, 2026 at 06:30 pm (-04:00)
- **Event Description**: Paradox Opera is thrilled to announce our next fully staged production — the Pulitzer Prize–winning rock musical Next to Normal, coming to The Fruit in Durham, April 17–19, 2026. Directed by local (and national) legends Eric Love and Alex Thompson, with a powerhouse cast including Kelley Keats, Bradley McBride, Alissa Roca, Dylan Elza, Gwen Hyland, and Chris Fotis.

This powerful, award-winning story explores family, love, and mental health through one of the most groundbreaking scores in modern musical theatre. It’s raw, emotional, and full of heart — exactly the kind of daring, human storytelling that defines Paradox Opera.

Why Next to Normal?
At Paradox Opera, we’re passionate about stories that connect deeply — that blur the lines between opera and musical theatre, between classical artistry and contemporary relevance.

Next to Normal is a show that does exactly that. It asks hard questions about love, loss, and identity — and does so through music that’s as intimate as it is explosive.

We believe this work belongs in the same conversation as the operas we love: it’s emotionally charged, vocally thrilling, and profoundly human.

- For Cast, Creative Team, and more info on the production visit: http://www.paradoxopera.org/next-to-normal

ORIGINAL ART BY KAIASCH
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/durham/next-to-normal-paradox-opera-saturday/200029760677323
- **Event Categories**: art, live-music, theatre, health-wellness, mental-health, storytelling
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 18

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://app.opendate.io/e/paradox-opera-next-to-normal-april-18-2026-672383?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=durham-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Durham
- **state**: NC
- **country**: United States
- **location**: The Fruit - Durham Fruit & Produce Co
- **lat**: 35.990594493948
- **long**: -78.896536050895
- **full address**: The Fruit - Durham Fruit &amp; Produce Co, 305 S Dillard St,Durham,NC,United States

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Paradox Opera (https://allevents.in/org/paradox-opera/21135707)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sat, 18 Apr, 2026 at 06:30 pm (-04:00)
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** The Fruit - Durham Fruit &amp; Produce Co, 305 S Dillard St,Durham,NC,United States
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Paradox Opera
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** art, live-music, theatre, health-wellness, mental-health, storytelling
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Next to Normal - Paradox Opera (Saturday) ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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