Episode 171: Award-winning actor Margie Lamb is diving back into the dark waters of the Broadway musical Next to Normal for a third time, playing Diana in the Pulitzer Prize-winning musical that examines one suburban family's decades-long struggle with mental illness. She is joined on our Running Lines podcast by Jill Oliver, a licensed clinical social worker who worked for 20 years at the Colorado Mental Health Institute at Fort Logan. The two talk frankly about the inherent problems with curing an incurable epidemic in America. Lamb also talks about the impact of playing Diana three times has had on her acting career, as well as on being the mother o two sons. Next to Normal, directed by Nick Sugar, runs through March 15 at the Littleton Town Hall Arts Center. 2450 West Main St. For tickets, call 303-794-2787 or click here to go to Town Hall's home page at www.townhallartscenter.org. Running time: 11 minutes
