Following an acclaimed run at The Public Theater in the fall of 2018, Conor McPherson's Girl from the North Country, featuring the songs of Bob Dylan, transfers to Broadway in spring 2020.
Girl from the North Country originally premiered at London's Old Vic in July 2017, before transferring to the Noel Coward Theatre in the West End for a 12-week run from December 2017.
Tickets will be on sale soon.
(Photos by Joan Marcus)
7 images 1934. A time-weathered guesthouse in the heartland of America. Only a song can shake off the dust for one group of wayward souls—and old dreams may hold the promise of new beginnings. As they pass in and out of each other’s lives, their stories awaken with passion, fury and extraordinary beauty. Reimagining the music of Bob Dylan as roof-raising ensemble pieces and soul-stirring solos, celebrated playwright Conor McPherson writes and directs this heartbreaking and universal story about family and love.
Following its acclaimed run at the Public Theater in the fall of 2018 (read our 5* review), Conor McPherson's Girl from the North Country, which features the songs of music icon Bob Dylan, has now announced a move uptown to the Great White Way. The Broadway premiere is scheduled to begin previews at the Belasco Theatre on February 7, 2020, ahead of an official opening on March 5.
NOTE: THIS IS A REVIEW OF THE 2018 PUBLIC THEATER PRODUCTION OF GIRL FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY... May I just say that I take back every negative thing I have ever said about Bob Dylan. Including the part about the first time one of the cool girls at high school played his record for me back in 1965 or so, and I thought the record was on the wrong speed. Basta! OK. Stop reading for a moment. Stop... Read more
