[The Times They Are A-Changin'] is the best presentation of my songs I have ever seen or heard on any stage.

Quoth Bob Dylan on the Twyla Tharp dance production on Broadway inspired by his music, which has so annoyed critics and puzzled audiences that it shall close and vanish after 28 performances — less than a month after opening. (Joan Acocella barely had time to get her own negative review published in The New Yorker). Get set for a parade of Dylan-lyric pun headlines, but we'll retreat to Tharp's previously successful show, Movin' Out, based on the oeuvre of Billy Joel — a man who really has seen the lights go out on Broadway.

Dylan Broadway show to close after poor reviews [Reuters]