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Just an awful play/musical all around. It's disjointed, and somehow both too complicated and too simplistic at the same time. 8 or so story lines are introduced in the first act, and maybe 1 or 2 actually pay off in any sort of a satisfactory manner by the end. The plot is convoluted but ultimately understandable - but it's not worth understanding. Moving in and out of songs was clumsy, and the songs for the most part were dull. It's not that I don't understand what they were trying to do (this isn't a musical where the songs express what's happening or what a character is thinking - the songs are of a certain mood/evocative of feelings and give space to reflect on what's going on for the characters), it was just done in the most boring way possible. Also, this got advertised as "the Bob Dylan musical" - do not go see this if you're expecting to hear Dylan songs. The reinterpretations butcher most of them beyond recognition.
Alan from Chicago, Illinois
HORRIBLE MUSICAL, DECENT VOCALS.
I’ve seen a plethora of musicals and this is the first I’ve left at intermission. Some of vocals were fairly good but that’s the only good quality.
Randy from Chicago, Illinois
UNENGAGING DARK AND DREARY TRAGEDY WITHOUT A HERO.
Convinced my group of 4 to stay for second act but it just did not get any better. Lots of empty seats after intermission. Some good vocal talent singing poorly redone Dylan songs by characters you could not feel less invested in. Dark and dreary set probably appropriate for depression era Duluth but just so sad and hopeless.
Mary from Chicago, Illinois
EVEN THE DEPRESSION WASN'T THIS DEPRESSING
One-dimensional. My parents were Depression babies & told many stories of folks sticking together, strength & community. None of that was portrayed. Singers were wonderful, but every song sounded the same, one choral dirge after the next. I feel Dylan fans will be mystified why songs were Jimmied into the script. Skip it.
Maria from Chicago, Illinois
BORING
No substance whatsoever. Caught myself dozing off several times. I wish I could get my 2 1/2 hours back.
Fred Fedukis from Chicago, Illinois
INSULT TO DYLAN SONGS, HIGH-SCHOOL LEVEL PLAY
My wife bought me tickets to this show because I am a Dylan fan who grew up in NYC and loves theater. Also, we had driven through Hwy 61 this past summer, and were Dylan primed. I was afraid it was going to be another Billy Joel Getting Out cover band show, and I wish I had been right. What a disappointing mess. Unrecognizable Dylan songs and an incoherent story that needs to be read about to understand. I can't imagine this high-school level play could make it on Broadway, at least the NYC one. Painful to sit through. The only other Dylan experience at least as bad was Dylan himself at Rivinia reimagining his own songs to incomprehension. Can we at least get Dylan songs that sound like the ones on the albums I love? It's like that Star Trek episode where no one knows what the aliens are saying, and then it turns out to be the Declaration of Independence with jumbled syntaxes. Like that.
Critic KD from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
PAINFUL
Would have left at intermission but stayed because it simply had to get better. It did not. So average, poor story, random songs, random characters - cared about no one. Uninspired music - did not add but detracted from Bob Dylan’s music and lyrics.
captivating performances from a heavily experienced cast
This is a review of Girl From The North Country when it debuted at the London Old Vic in 2017. We will update this review as soon as we have one from Broadway!
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