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March 12, 2024 - Girl from the North Country, Celtic Woman, and Springsteen
The Irish dramatist Conor McPherson wrote and directed a play incorporating 20 songs by Bob Dylan.
This is no jukebox musical. And though it is set in Dylan’s hometown of Duluth, Minnesota it’s no bio-musical either. It’s titled “Girl From the North Country.” Set in 1934, the Dylan songs upon which McPherson draws convey the desperation and existential aching of Depression-era America. With the Broadway hit now in Boston we talk to McPherson about his weaving Dylan’s songbook into a deeply stirring show.
Celtic Woman is an ensemble that honors Ireland’s history and celebrates the contemporary…
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