Here's the press release on a very cool show I will be a part of:
Words & Music by Bob Dylan, conceived and performed by Peter Landecker,
will make its Toronto premiere at the Brunswick House, opening on
September 21, and running for 3 weeks, Thursday to Saturday night.
Called "An audience grabber..." by Variety, Landecker's show is part
theatre and part concert and created entirely out of Bob Dylan's song
lyrics, interview transcripts, album jacket poetry and program notes.
Performing are Toronto singer-musicians Michelle Rumball and Shawn Sage,
and a fine band, including Jean Sebastien Baciu on bass, with Peter
Landecker portraying Dylan. Bob Dylan's prolific catalogue of work
encompasses folk, rock, country and gospel, and all genres are included in
this play.
This show is a chance for Dylan fans to celebrate what makes him and his
words and music so compelling and for non-Dylan fans, an opportunity to
discover his oeuvre. It tells the story of a man who became a worldwide
legend at the age of 21 and continued evolving from there for over 40
years. Unlike Beatlemania, the music is interpreted by Michelle and Shawn
in their own style, remaining true to the song but in no way impersonating
Dylan's versions.
Click here to get tickets!