When Conor McPherson was writing his Bob Dylan jukebox musical, Girl From the North Country, he didn’t want to include your usual Dylan fare — he wanted to plumb the deep cuts.
The Irish playwright owned about five Dylan albums when he was approached with the idea of writing a musical featuring the legend’s music. As he told Rolling Stone in 2017, he was sent Dylan’s complete catalog so he could upload it on his iPod, shuffle the tracks, and hear all the classics and the lesser-known treasures.
“I never wanted a standard musical,...
The Irish playwright owned about five Dylan albums when he was approached with the idea of writing a musical featuring the legend’s music. As he told Rolling Stone in 2017, he was sent Dylan’s complete catalog so he could upload it on his iPod, shuffle the tracks, and hear all the classics and the lesser-known treasures.
“I never wanted a standard musical,...
- 3/19/2020
- by Shannon Mason
- Rollingstone.com
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