Mmm, I can't quite make out whether the Broadway press liked the new Bob Dylan compilation musical or not. See what you think.
Variety: "a literal-minded fable that's vibrant and busy, but also chaotic and narratively incoherent".
Wall Street Journal: "'The Times They Are A-Changin' is so bad that it makes you forget how good the songs are".
New York Times: "a systematic steamrolling of Bob Dylan".
Sounds good, can't wait for it to transfer to London. 'The Times They Are A-Changin' apparently tells the story of "a young man's relationships with his demanding father and a beautiful circus performer". It's been choreographed by Twyla Tharp, who was approached by Dylan after her success in adapting Billy Joel's hits for the show 'Movin Out'.
The Dylan musical, which features songs like 'Subterranean Homesick Blues', 'Mr Tambourine Man' and 'Blowin' in the Wind', did get OK reviews when it premiered in California, but Broadway hasn't been kind to compilation musicals in the last 18 months - shows based on the oeuvres of John Lennon and the Beach Boys both closed early on Broadway last year after mixed reviews.