Tuesday, October 31, 2006

US critics pan Bob Dylan musical

US critics have panned a new Broadway musical featuring the songs of Bob Dylan, following its debut last week.

"'The Times They Are A-Changin' is so bad that it makes you forget how good the songs are," wrote The Wall Street Journal's Terry Teachout.

The New York Times's Ben Brantley summed up the musical as a "systematic steamrolling of Bob Dylan".

The show has been choreographed by Twyla Tharp, who adapted Billy Joel's hits for the production Movin' Out.

If you want proof of how awful it is, have a look at this video clip.

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