Here are the most popular reviews this year across an array of art forms. After the last few years of COVID-led shuttered shows and closed shops, everything went (almost) back to normal as audiences piled back into live performance spaces, exhibition venues and bookstores nationwide. There are some sure-fire hits among the selection, but some surprises too.
As Dennis Clements pointed out, there were no dancing girls à la Moulin Rouge here, ‘But what you will get is a cast of incredible talents who bring their quite singular vocal skills to these reinvented Dylan songs. There really are very few of his “greatest hits” used in the show, and that might be a blessing really, as there are fewer giggles of recognition to deal with…’