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Dylan on Broadway
11 July 2006
A new musical is to open on New York's Broadway based around the songs of Bob Dylan.
The show - entitled The Times They Are A-Changin' is set around a circus and features the songs Mr Tambourine Man, Subterranean Homesick Blues and Blowin' in the Wind.
The task of taking Dylan's songs and bringing them to the stage was taken by Twyla Tharp, who was also behind the Tony-winning production Movin' Out, which used the songs of Billy Joel.
Despite initial scepticism, the show has received good reviews from its premiere in San Diego and is set to become a fixture in the Big Apple with international visitors and New Yorkers alike heading to see it.
Robert Hurwitt, theatre critic for the San Francisco Chronicle said: 'It is amazing how much of Dylan's masterful musicianship and trenchant or cryptic lyrics Tharp manages to cram into 90 minutes, even if some of the songs are abridged.'
He went on to praise the seven-member cast for its energy and skill.
Dylan himself in a statement said: 'I have no talent for flattery whatsoever but Twyla's artistry knocks me out.
'Her production of The Times They Are A-Changin' is the best presentation of my songs I have ever seen or heard on any stage. It had a hold over me from start to finish.'
The Times They Are A-Changin' opens on Broadway on 26 October, although previews run from 25 September.
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The show - entitled The Times They Are A-Changin' is set around a circus and features the songs Mr Tambourine Man, Subterranean Homesick Blues and Blowin' in the Wind.
The task of taking Dylan's songs and bringing them to the stage was taken by Twyla Tharp, who was also behind the Tony-winning production Movin' Out, which used the songs of Billy Joel.
Despite initial scepticism, the show has received good reviews from its premiere in San Diego and is set to become a fixture in the Big Apple with international visitors and New Yorkers alike heading to see it.
Robert Hurwitt, theatre critic for the San Francisco Chronicle said: 'It is amazing how much of Dylan's masterful musicianship and trenchant or cryptic lyrics Tharp manages to cram into 90 minutes, even if some of the songs are abridged.'
He went on to praise the seven-member cast for its energy and skill.
Dylan himself in a statement said: 'I have no talent for flattery whatsoever but Twyla's artistry knocks me out.
'Her production of The Times They Are A-Changin' is the best presentation of my songs I have ever seen or heard on any stage. It had a hold over me from start to finish.'
The Times They Are A-Changin' opens on Broadway on 26 October, although previews run from 25 September.
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