Dazzler Media will release the filmed version of Conor McPherson and Bob Dylan's Girl From the North Country on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, and DVD July 21. Watch highlights from the upcoming release in the video above.
With a running time of 134 minutes, the recording can be pre-ordered on Amazon by clicking here. (U.S. viewers will need a multi-region player for Blu-ray and DVD, although the 4K version is region free globally.) The musical originated at The Old Vic in London, where it is currently playing a return engagement through August 23.
Featuring a book by director McPherson and music from Dylan's catalog, the musical offers a slice-of-life look at a small community in Duluth, Minnesota, where the Laine family operates a rundown guesthouse.
The filmed version of Girl From the North Country premiered on PBS in May via Great Performances. Stagescreen had earlier partnered with Runway Entertainment to bring the Tony-nominated musical to cinemas in November 2024. The musical was captured live in April 2022, just prior to its April 29 reopening on Broadway following the COVID-19 pandemic. The musical played its final performance at Broadway's Belasco June 19, 2022.
The film was produced by Totally Theatre Productions, led by Gavin Kalin, with Tim van Someren serving as director of the film.
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The live capture features Todd Almond, Colin Bates, Jeannette Bayardelle, Craig Bierko, Jennifer Blood, Matthew Frederick Harris, Caitlin Houlahan, Robert Joy, Luba Mason, Ben Mayne, Matt McGrath, Tom Nelis, Jay O. Sanders, John Schiappa, Austin Scott, Housso Semon, Kimber Elayne Sprawl, Rachel Stern, Chiara Trentalange, Bob Walton, Aidan Wharton, Chelsea Lee Williams, and Mare Winningham.
The original creative team, including Rae Smith, Lucy Hind, Mark Henderson, McPherson, Simon Hale, and Simon Baker, reassembled in New York to work alongside Totally Theatre throughout the process.
Girl From the North Country received seven 2022 Tony nominations, including Best New Musical, Best Book of a Musical (McPherson), Best Orchestrations (Simon Hale), Best Sound Design of a Musical (Simon Baker), Best Direction of a Musical (McPherson), Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical (Mare Winningham), and Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical (Jeannette Bayardelle). Hale won the Tony for his orchestrations.
Girl From the North Country originally opened March 5, 2020,
but closed just a week later due to New York’s COVID restrictions. The
production reopened October 13, 2021, and temporarily closed January 23, 2022. It then ran April 29 to June 19, 2022.
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Girl From the North Country features scenic and costume
design by Rae Smith; orchestrations, arrangements, and music supervision
by Simon Hale, with additional arrangements by Hale and McPherson;
lighting design by Mark Henderson; sound design by Simon Baker; movement
direction by Lucy Hind; and music direction by Marco Paguia.
The Broadway production of Girl From The North Country was produced by Tristan Baker & Charlie Parsons for Runaway Entertainment, Steven Lappin, Sony Music Entertainment/Sony ATV, David Mirvish, Len Blavatnik, The Dodgers, Eric & Marsi Gardiner, Dianne Roberts, John Gore Organization, Nederlander Presentations, Inc., Tommy Mottola, Independent Presenters Network, Rod Kaats, Diana DiMenna, Mary Beth O’Connor, Barbara H. Freitag, Patrick Catullo, The Old Vic, and The Public Theater with Aaron Lustbader serving as executive producer.
In February 2023 it was announced that a motion picture version of Girl From the North Country would feature Olivia Colman, Chlöe Bailey, Tosin Cole, and Woody Harrelson. No release date has been announced.
