Chlöe Bailey is about to star in a big-screen adaptation of Girl From The North Country, a Broadway musical that includes Bob Dylan songs. According to Variety, Olivia Colman and Woody Harrelson may also lead the variation, and stage present playwright Conor McPherson will write and direct.
As Variety lays out, the Great Depression-era story is about in Duluth, Minnesota and “centers on a group of wayward travelers as their lives intersect in a guesthouse. Things are spiraling out of control for proprietor Nick Laine (Harrelson), whose wife Elizabeth (Colman) is suffering from dementia. All the while, the bank is foreclosing on their home and their adopted daughter Marianne (Bailey) has a closely guarded secret that no one can explain. But when an escaped convict Joe Scott (Tosin Cole) seeks shelter at the guesthouse, a relationship develops between Marianne and Joe that will change everything for everyone forever.”
“To be associated with Conor is one of the highlights of my professional life,” Dylan mentioned in an announcement. “It goes without saying the man is a genius for putting this thing together and I’m thrilled to be a part of the experience. My songs couldn’t be in better hands. The play had me crying at the end. I can’t even say why. When the curtain came down, I was stunned. I really was.”
Girl From The North Country initially opened on Broadway in March 2020 however closed per week later because of COVID-19 restrictions. The manufacturing re-opened in October 2022 however closed a number of months later because of an absence of post-COVID ticket gross sales.