Light (Next to Normal) - ORIGINAL Broadway Cast

"The price of love is loss, but still we pay... We love anyway..."
+ "Light" has always been one of my favorite songs in Next to Normal. Honestly, it's possibly my favorite finale of all time! There's something about this bittersweet song that get's me in the feels. It's the perfect way to wrap up such a heartfelt, emotional, and thought-provoking musical. It tugs on the heartstrings and always deserves a standing ovation.
+ Date: April 10, 2009 (Preview)
+ Cast:
Diana - Alice Ripley
Dan - J. Robert Spencer
Gabe - Aaron Tveit
Natalie - Jennifer Damiano
Henry - Adam Chanler-Berat
Dr. Fine / Dr. Madden - Louis Hobson
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+ Lyrics:
[NATALIE]
We need some light
First of all, we need some light
You can't sit here in the dark
And all alone, it's a sorry sight
It's just you and me
We'll live, you'll see
[DAN]
Night after night
We'd sit and wait for the morning light
But we've waited far too long
For all that's wrong to be made right
[DIANA]
Day after day
Wishing all our cares away
Trying to fight the things we feel
But some hurts never heal
Some ghosts are never gone
But we go on
We still go on
And you find some way to survive
And you find out you don't have to be happy at all
To be happy you're alive
[NATALIE]
Day after day
Give me clouds and rain and gray
Give me pain, if that's what's real
[HENRY & NATALIE]
It's the price we pay to feel
[DAN & DIANA]
The price of love is loss
[DAN]
But still we pay
[DAN & HENRY]
We love anyway
[GABE]
And when the night has finally gone
And when we see the new day dawn
We'll wonder how we wandered for so long, so blind
The wasted world we thought we knew
The light will make it look brand new
So...
[ALL]
Let it, let it
Let it, let it
Let it shine, shine, shine
Day after day, day after day
We'll find the will to find our way
Knowing that the darkest skies will someday see the sun
[DAN]
When our long night is done
[DAN, DIANA, & NATALIE]
There will be light
There will be light
[ALL]
When we open up our light
Sons and daughters, husbands, wives
Can fight that fight
There will be light
There will be light
There will be light
There will be light

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[@dragonladyclare]

Love me some Aaron

[@lost2439]

All i can see right now is Aaron having to yeet himself down those steps at the end to get to the bottom level on time

[@QuikVidGuy]

I just noticed that Madden mirrors Dan's body language right before offering to recommend a therapist, almost like trying to meet him on his level

[@BINGBONG-tw7ct]

My choir sings this and I love this

[@kvi5927]

this is not original broadway cast lmao

[@paigeharding2988]

Uh, yes it is...

[@Pww642]

Yea it is. They changed the workshop cast a bit for bway