Bob Dylan songs, moving performances bring 'Girl from the North Country' viewers to Great Depression
"Girl from the North Country" showcases music in a way rarely seen on Broadway, expressing emotion — passion, despair, yearning — but not advancing the plot through lyrics.
Broadway’s “Girl from the North Country” is a powerful touch-down in Depression-era Duluth, Minnesota.
The city, not coincidentally, is also the birthplace of Bob Dylan, whose music creates a sometimes other-worldly soundtrack for the struggling, fighting and hoping souls who find themselves at a place known as Nick’s boarding house one cold winter in 1934.
The show is written and directed by Conor McPherson, who showcases music in a way rarely seen on Broadway, expressing emotion — passion, despair, yearning — but not advancing the plot through lyrics. And it works, touching
