![]() ![]() Simon Hale, meanwhile, did both the orchestrations and arrangements of Dylan’s songs the Tony-nominee for “Tootsie” (2019) received great notices for his work on this piece, with Brantley calling the music “exquisitely arranged” and Shaw saying his work is “lovely and folksy.” Rae Smith provided both scenic and costume designs and previously won the Tony for scenic design for “War Horse” (2011). The reviews single out the lighting design by Mark Henderson, a six-time Tony nominee and winner for “The History Boys” (2006). “North Country” will also likely do well in the design categories. In addition, Soloski spotlighted the “extraordinary” Austin Scott, and Shaw said Jeannette Bayardelle is “incandescent.” Brantley praised Winningham as “fabulous,” writing that she “renders madness with the brusque straightforwardness and lopsided wisdom of a Shakespearean fool.” He also lauded the “invaluable” Sanders and his “hauntingly exhausted rage.” These two earned kind notices across the reviews and are likely Tony nominees come the spring. ![]() Unlike “Six” and “ Thoughts of a Colored Man,” though, “North Country” features a few performances that stand out from its uniformly excellent cast. From this list, it feels like one of the more dramatically important offerings, and in its introspectiveness and themes it seems akin to recent winners including “The Band’s Visit,” “Fun Home,” and “Once.” It also offers a novel take on the jukebox musical, relying on a popular songbook but employing it in a unique way rather than telling the story of Dylan’s life.Īs is the case with many of the new plays and musicals on Broadway this fall, “Girl From the North Country” is a true ensemble show. “North Country” is sure to be one of them. Doubtfire,” “Flying Over Sunset,” “MJ The Musical,” and “Paradise Square” later in the season, meaning the Best Musical category at the 2022 Tonys will have four nominees. “Girl From the North Country” is the second new musical to open on Broadway this season, following the debut of “ Six.” They will be joined by “Diana,” “Mrs. SEE ‘Thoughts of a Colored Man’: Critics find this new Broadway play to be ‘poetic’ but ‘uneven’ It’s simultaneously too long and too short.” Helen Shaw ( Vulture), for example, said, “The size of the show is wrong, the size of the stories, the scenes, everything. These reviews are indicative of the general critical sentiment toward the musical, but not every writer felt similarly. Ben Brantley ( New York Times) named it a Critic’s Pick at the time, calling the play “profoundly beautiful” and featuring “luminous direction.” “McPherson hears America singing in the dark,” Brantley wrote, “And those voices light up the night with the radiance of divine grace.” The “superb ensemble,” he continued, sings “tenderly, angrily and often ravishingly.”Īlexis Soloski ( Guardian) gave the production four-out-of-five stars, calling it “grim” and “overstuffed” but “incontestably ravishing.” Even though she said that McPherson “never seems quite at ease when marrying dialogue to dramatic structure,” she credited Dylan’s songs and the orchestrations and arrangements by Simon Hale for moving “the show into a symbolic space, making of the character’s quotidian griefs something starker and more elemental, lifting ‘Girl From the North Country’ toward transcendence.” SEE The wait was worth it: ‘Six’ opens on Broadway to ‘fantastic’ reviews and is early Tony Awards favoriteīack in 2020, “Girl From the North Country” received positive notices. Sanders, Mare Winningham, Colin Bates, and Kimber Elayne Sprawl as husband, wife, son, and adopted daughter, respectively – intertwine with those of the community and their lodgers. ![]() The challenges of the family – played by Jay O. Three-time Tony nominee Conor McPherson wrote the libretto and directed this original musical, which uses more than 20 songs from Nobel-laureate Dylan’s catalogue to tell a Depression-era story of a family-run boarding house on the brink of foreclosure, which is set in Duluth, Minnesota, the city of Dylan’s birth. ![]()
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