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‘Rolling Thunder’ Making U.S. Premiere at New World Stages (EXCLUSIVE)
'Rolling Thunder VNM,' a look at the Vietnam War and the protest movement it inspired, will have its U.S. Premiere at New World Stages.
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War with the fall of Saigon on April 30, 1975, when NVA tanks rolled through the gates of thePresidential Palace. Rolling Thunder showcases more than 20 rock classics, including “A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall,” “All Along the Watchtower,” “Born to be Wild,” “People Get Ready,” “The Letter,” “Black Magic Woman,” “Gimme Shelter,” “Help Me Make it Through the Night,” “Eve of Destruction,” “Killing Me Softly,” “We’ve Gotta Get Out of This Place,” and “Bridge Over Troubled Water.” The show encompasses the musical influence and legacy of many of the most notable songwriters including Paul Simon, Jimi Hendrix, Bob Dylan, Roberta Flack, Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, Barry Mann and Cynthia Weill, Gladys Knight, Curtis Mayfield, among others.
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