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2017 London
Girl From The North Country the Musical - SYNOPSIS
Duluth, Minnesota, a city on the shores of Lake Superior. It's the winter of 1934 and America is in the grip of the Great Depression.
The story is narrated by Dr. Walker, physician to the Laine family. Nick Laine is the proprietor of a rundown guesthouse. The bank are threatening to foreclose on the property and he is desperate to find a way to save his family from homelessness. His wife, Elizabeth is suffering from a form of dementia which propels her from catatonic detachment to childlike, uninhibited outbursts which are becoming difficult to manage. Their children are Gene, who is in his early twenties and their adopted daughter, Marianne who is nineteen.
Marianne is five months pregnant and the identity of the father is a mystery she guards carefully. Nick is trying to arrange a marriage between Marianne and a local shoe mender, Mr Perry, in order to secure her future. The social awkwardness is complicated by the fact that Marianne is a black girl living with a white family. She was abandoned in the guesthouse as a baby and brought up by Nick and Elizabeth.
Gene is unable to get a grip on his life, and veers between ambitions of becoming a writer and debilitating alcohol binges, a situation not helped when his sweetheart, Kate, announces she is getting married to man with better prospects.
Nick has become involved in a relationship with a resident of the guest-house, Mrs Neilsen, a widow who is waiting for her late husband's will to clear probate. They dream of a better future when her money comes through, although she scolds Nick for his constant pessimism.
Also staying at the house are a family, The Burkes. Mr Burke lost his business in the crash. His wife, Laura, and his son, Elias, share a room upstairs. Elias has a learning disability and the family struggle to come to terms with their reduced state.
Late at night, during a storm, a self-styled reverend cum bible salesman, Marlowe, and a down-on-his-luck boxer, Joe Scott, arrive looking for shelter. The arrival of these characters is a catalyst, changing everything for everyone in the house.
Album Songs: Girl From The North Country the Musical Songs with Lyrics
Synopsis to Girl From The North Country the Musical
Girl From The North Country the Musical Lyrics
SYNOPSIS
Sign On The Window
Went To See The Gypsy
Tight Connection to My Heart (Has Anybody Seen My Love)
Slow Train
License To Kill
I Want You
Like A Rolling Stone
Make You Feel My Love
You Ain't Going Nowhere
Jokerman
Sweetheart Like You
True Love Tends To Forget
Girl from the North Country
Hurricane
Idiot Wind
Duquesne Whistle
Señor (Tales of Yankee Power)
Is Your Love In Vain?
Forever Young
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