Superboy and the Invisible Girl

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"Superboy and the Invisible Girl" is an emotional song from the rock musical *Next to Normal* that explores themes of sibling rivalry, invisibility, and longing for parental love.

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Superboy and the Invisible Girl canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf musical theatre song
show tune
song
associatedWorkCreator Brian Yorkey
Tom Kitt
characterFocus Gabe Goodman
Natalie Goodman
composer Tom Kitt
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
dramaticFunction character development song
exploration of family dynamics
featuredIn Next to Normal
surface form: Next to Normal original Broadway cast recording
firstPerformanceIn Next to Normal
surface form: Next to Normal Off-Broadway production
genre rock musical
hasForm duet
ensemble section
language English
lyricalSubject desire to be seen by parents
feeling overshadowed by a deceased sibling
lyricist Brian Yorkey
musicalStyle contemporary rock
narrativePerspective first person
notablePerformer Aaron Tveit
Alice Ripley
Jennifer Damiano
originalMedium stage musical
originalProductionType Broadway musical
partOfWork Next to Normal
publicationYear 2008
recordLabel Sh-K-Boom Records
sungByCharacter Diana Goodman
Gabe Goodman
Natalie Goodman
theme family dysfunction
invisibility
longing for parental love
mental illness impact on family
sibling rivalry
trackType cast recording track
workBasedOn Next to Normal story and characters

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Next to Normal notableSong Superboy and the Invisible Girl
Natalie Goodman associatedWithSong Superboy and the Invisible Girl