See it if You love a touching story that is beautifully acted. The songs are truly classics by none other than Bob Dylan. Should have won the Tony.
Don't see it if You don’t like Bob Dylan’s music.
See it if Everyone should see this show.
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See it if You want to see a work of art masterfully done. Beautiful, moving, affecting and the very best of the year.
Don't see it if You need glitz, glam and splashy sets and costumes. Miss this and you miss a masterpiece.
See it if Deep. Profound. Powerful. This is some of the best singing I've ever heard, and such a powerful story. Not your traditional show :)
Don't see it if you are looking for your typical musical. If you don't like Bob Dylan, or blugrass/folk music.
See it if you like "serious" musicals-- or you're a huge fan of the songs of Bob Dylan.
Don't see it if character-driven shows with paper-thin plots turn you off. Read more
See it if loved it. second time seeing
Don't see it if if you dont like Bob Dylan music
See it if You like Bob Dylan's music (I'm unfamiliar with it but enjoyed regardless)
Don't see it if You're looking for a happily ever after ending, this show takes place during the Great Depression and does not have one
See it if Most gorgeous rendition of Bob Dylans songs
Don't see it if A bit slow
"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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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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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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"'Girl From the North Country' Has No Direction Home"
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"Back Home Again on Desolation Row: Conor McPherson’s self-directed jukebox musical based on the songs of Bob Dylan moves to Broadway."
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"Bob Dylan Musical ‘Girl From The North Country’ Reimagines Those Genius Back Pages"
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"‘Girl from the North Country’ is a genuinely soulful and cathartic experience"
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