Girl From The North Country (Broadway) NYC Reviews and Tickets

76%

(685 Reviews)

Positive

73%

Mixed

21%

Negative

Members say

Great singing, Great acting, Slow, Absorbing, Disappointing

About the Show

This new musical reimagines Bob Dylan's catalog, to tell stories from America's heartland.

A musical crafted from the perennial music of Bob Dylan, written and directed by Conor McPherson ('Shining City,' 'The Seafarer'). It reimagines classic Dylan songs such as 'Hurricane,' 'I Want You,' 'Forever Young,' and 'Like A Rolling Stone' with new arrangements by Simon Hale.

Set in 1934, in Duluth, Minnesota, the nation is in the midst of the Great Depression. We are introduced to the Laine family by way of the family physician, Mr. Walker. As the story intricately weaves its way from one family member to another, we are reminded that not all remedies are financial. In the end, the last beacon of hope may come when you least expect it.

The show received seven Tony nominations, including Best Musical. Mare Winningham and Jeannette Bayardelle were nominated for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical and Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical, respectively.

Member Reviews (685)

Banal music, Great singing, Confusing, Nonsensical, Terrible

See it if you don't care that plot is a mere suggestions.

Don't see it if Music is forgettable at best and never reflects what goes on in the plot

Overrated, Excruciating, Slow, Bleak

See it if I guess if you are a fan of Bob Dylan you might enjoy it? No guarantee

Don't see it if The songs don’t further the plot at all. They are used more as a general “mood.” Show is very slow and pretty boring.

Excruciating, Disappointing, Confusing

See it if You like being sad and need to see unnecessary works.

Don't see it if You prefer upbeat shows with characters you want to care about.

Confusing, Disappointing, Great singing

See it if you like a disjointed story line with great singing talent. The characters all have problems which they load onto the audience.

Don't see it if you dislike soap operas or you like your Bob Dylan straight. Read more

Sad, Great acting, Slow, Great singing, Great staging

See it if Dylan's lyrics set to music with a story of a family during the depression. People going thru hard times.

Don't see it if Not a happy theme show. Slow pace.

Great music. great acting. great staging.

See it if You want to see a terrific play using existing wonderful music in the best way possible.

Don't see it if You want. a play with happily ever after.

Slow, Great staging, Great singing, Resonant, Atmospheric

See it if a Dylan fan; appreciate a show that captures a sense of time & place; glorious voices; many moving moments

Don't see it if not a fan of Dylan; looking for a fast paced production; want to hear some of the more famous Dylan songs.

Banal, Insipid, Overrated, Slow, Missing any plot vanity project, poor sound design, bad writing, bad direction

See it if you love Bob Dylan's poetry (not his music)

Don't see it if don't mind a show with bad writing. bad musical arrangements, bad casting, bad choreography, purposeless sets Read more

Critic Reviews (27)

"McPherson offers something more than a great, big, flashing Broadway jukebox. The pungent, poignant Dylan shards are incorporated not necessarily as tied directly to the emotions the band of lost souls are feeling but more as an oblique comment on the characters’ states of mind."
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"McPherson has written dynamic and interesting characters into the flophouse, however, he has not given the narrative enough time to deepen the audience’s relationship with them in order to feel the impact of their story."
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For a previous production

CRITIC’S PICK. "Bob Dylan’s Amazing Grace: This ravishing and singular musical, written and directed by Conor McPherson, hears America singing — Dylan — during the Great Depression."
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For a previous production

4/5 Stars. "'Girl' doesn't have much plot, but it provides a compelling setting for Dylan's plangent lyrics...McPherson uses Dylan's songs as atmosphere in the broadest sense: They are the air the characters breathe. And when the musical's cool gains force, it acquires a piercing chill."
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For a previous production

"'Girl From the North Country' Has No Direction Home"
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For a previous production

"Conor McPherson's Depression-era ensemble drama set to the songs of Bob Dylan moves to Broadway with some excellent new cast additions and all of its distinctive virtues enhanced."
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For a previous production

Grade: B, "Bob Dylan's songs come to the stage in Conor McPherson's 'Girl From the North Country'"
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For a previous production

"The moody music and lyrics from the Bob Dylan playbook both define and heighten Conor McPherson’s haunting vision of the Depression."
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