Girl From The North Country

See it if To experience an emotional, dramatic and interesting original show with beautifully orchestrated music from Bob Dylan. Well acted and sung.

Don't see it if You like big splashy musicals with lots of choreographed dancing,splashy scenery and staging where you don’t have to pay attention or think.

See it if A sensitive hybrid piece of Dylan's songs beautifully re-arranged and McPherson's text. Staged with elegance.

Don't see it if You are not keen on Dylan's music

See it if You love Dylan lyrics in a stylized rendition to fit the script of depression era tales played by talented actors, singers and musicians

Don't see it if You are not a Bob Dylan fan and don't love multi plot lines delivered with music

See it if Stunning production with a huge cast with amazing voices. Dylan songs never sounded so poetic. An intimate show that transforms and inspires

Don't see it if You want an action show. This is all about the nuances of a small place and human interaction. You are open to new versions of Dylan songs.

See it if You love music, beautifully performed by a terrific ensemble in an absorbing story.

Don't see it if You're not a fan of plays with music. I wouldn't call this a musical, per se.

See it if want to see a masterfully staged musical. The show exquisitely creates a mood of the '30s and sustains it throughout the entire show.

Don't see it if ...need a perfect story & songs that support it. Normally this would bug me, but if the lyrics aren't obviously relevant, the melodies are.

See it if You want to listen to great covers of Dylan’s music and see some excellent aco.

Don't see it if You are looking for an engaging story.

See it if You like musicals that present big ideas in a small story.

Don't see it if You can’t stand musicals that take their time to resolve.

See it if You want to see terrific actors, terrific voices, really great arrangements of Dylan’s songs. Who knew Mare Winningham could sing like that?

Don't see it if You don’t like dramatic musicals with Depression-era themes.

See it if Masterful use of Dylan songs to reveal character impressionistically. Best to absorb superb performances and not over-intellectualize.

Don't see it if ...you're expecting a conventional, plot-driven musical. Strikes me as a polarizing show -- love or dislike. For me it was love.

See it if You want to feel a taste of the south. It was ok but I found myself looking at my watch which is never a good sign

Don't see it if You want to recognize Dylan’s music. I am a Bob Dylan fan and didn’t recognize several of the songs. It was too long for me.

See it if See it if you like or never liked the music of Bob Dylan’s music. What is done with his music and the story written around it is great.

Don't see it if I can’t think of a reason not to see it. At the Public before it heads for Broadway

See it if You are patient and want to hear some amazing singing. The staging and cast are stellar. The book is a bit hard to follow the first half.

Don't see it if You don't like a slow burning story or melodrama. If you don't like radio shows/ stories, this is probably not for you.

Also Despite the weak book, the singing and staging were impacting. The first half (while necessary for character development and background) felt scattered but the second half really brought the story together and blew me away.... Read more Read less

See it if Bob Dylan's song catalog is important to you and you want to see a creative work using those songs as it focus

Don't see it if You are sensitive to what can become somewhat melodramatic or you do not appreciate Dylan's music

Also For me, overall, this was a beautiful work with some recoverable misses throughout. There are times that the work flirts with the melodramatic and it pushes too much drama, too fast and too hard. There were times that the narrative felt a bit contrived and hackneyed. And yet ... overall, as a theatrical experience it works. There is, at the center, Dylan's music. His catalog is great and it is put to creative, inventive use here. There were a couple of songs that really sounded new (Idiot Wind for me was one). There were a couple of times that the songs were not performed as well as I would have hoped - maybe some "pitch" problems like they say on the music reality shows and yet - there were times when the songs came together in a way that was nothing short of thrilling whether it be a solo or group performance. The actors - a venerable list of Off Broadway's who who over the decades - were all impressive led perhaps by Mare Winningham who never disappoints.... Read more Read less

See it if You are o.k. with hearing some new and well-done arrangements of Bob Dylan songs.

Don't see it if You expect the songs and the story to flow well together or if you are turned off by a very depressing show.

See it if you like Bob Dylan, good acting, a moving story. It held my interest. I only knew a few of the songs, but enjoyed them all.

Don't see it if don't like old fashioned stories.

See it if Amazing music and moving story. A very powerful moment about racism. I got the last seat. Loved it.

Don't see it if If you don’t like historical musicals or the music of Bob Dylan.

See it if you love Bob Dylan, you like untraditional narratives, multiple characters, piecing together a story.

Don't see it if you want a traditional musical where music directly carries on the narrative, or exactly reflects the situation. Clear cut main characters

See it if you want to see a "different" play with music borrowed from Bob Dylan's catalog.

Don't see it if you prefer traditional musical with a story arc.

Also I thought Act 1 was good (wasn't sure where this was taking me but I was interested and kept me curious). Act 2 was great - the story came together and I thought the use of Bob Dylan's songs were very effective and moving. It made me appreciate his lyrics. profound moments - great cast.... Read more Read less

See it if you want to hear covers of Dylan songs more than you want a coherent, vibrant, entertaining play.

Don't see it if you're expecting great theater with characters you care about, a story arc and music that makes sense with the action it's highlighting.

Also While the only real negative I can say is that the songs most often didn't relate to the action taking place in the play, the fact is I was bored a lot of the time and just can't say I actually liked it. The production was well done. But I just didn't feel anything except frustration at the lack of cohesiveness and point to it all, and disappointment that I spent so much money to see something I felt so 'meh' about.... Read more Read less

See it if you want to see a plot-filled piece with well-sung unusual arrangements of Dylan songs -- and an amazing performance by Mare Winningham.

Don't see it if you're looking for a straight-ahead things-are-so-clear musical or want to hear only Dylan's hits.

Also This is an interesting and entertaining production -- but you'll probably like it more if you realize you won't be seeing the Next Hamilton.... Read more Read less

See it if you are a Bob Dylan fan and want to see his songs in a story that make them feel true. You like bleakly realist shows and don't mind drama.

Don't see it if you want to see a happy or action packed show. You don't like character study pieces.

Also I enjoyed this show, but not quite as much as I was hoping to. I was very glad to see it and the acting/directing/writing/etc was spectacular, but it just fell slightly short of that magic note for me. But I would recommend it to MOST people....not for everyone though.... Read more Read less

See it if you're familiar with Dylan's music, but not a huge fan. You want to see something with a lot of positive buzz that will likely transfer

Don't see it if you are a big Dylan fan or are expecting a cohesive story. Every character has the most minimal development, the songs feel shoehorned in

Also Songs rarely matched the context, in content or tone. Zero character development. Narrator that provided too little support. The orchestrations were pretty and everyone had nice voices. I was so, so disappointed in this one... Read more Read less

See it if You love Dylan's music. The songs are strong, and two or three are absolute show stoppers.

Don't see it if The "book" is every cliché about the Great Depression, used to introduce Dylan songs. Very disappointing for a fan of Conor McPherson.

See it if You want to see a beautifully written, classic American drama that innovatively weaves in preexisting music.

Don't see it if You need the music in your plays to drive story.