Courtney Love and Todd Almond – On Bob Dylan | How To Academy

Tue, 4 March 2025

7:30 pm - 8:45 pm GMT

Courtney Love and Todd Almond – On Bob Dylan

In Conversation with Hannah MacInnes

After Kurt Cobain, Bob Dylan is Courtney Love’s all-time rock’n’roll hero. Todd Almond performed Dylan’s songbook on Broadway. They join us for a deeply personal celebration of the legendary songwriter.

One of the greatest stars in the history of alternative rock, the founder of the multi-platinum, wildly influential band Hole, and an electrifying, bewitching singer who, in the words of The New York Times critic Charles Isherwood, can simultaneously imbue a single sustained note with “a plea, a wound, and a threat”, Courtney Love occupies a singular place in the rockstar pantheon.

Her friend and collaborator Todd Almond is a Broadway multi-hyphenate equally acclaimed as a performer, lyricist and playwright, whether starring in his “awesome, slyly punk rock” (Rolling Stone) musical Kansas City Choir Boy alongside Courtney or on the small screen in Gossip Girl, writing acclaimed adaptions of Homer and Shakespeare, or taking us to ‘heaven on earth’ (The New York Times) as the star of Conor McPherson’s Broadway smash hit Girl from the North Country.

Join us as we bring Courtney and Todd together to celebrate the work of the greatest American songwriter of all-time: an icon whose music has played a pivotal role in both of their lives and will continue to inspire others for generations to come. Bob Dylan’s songbook shaped Courtney as a musician and formed the basis of both Girl from the North Country and Todd’s new book Slow Train Coming, which documents the extraordinary journey of the show from pandemic-stricken underdog to future American classic.

Don’t miss this one-of-a-kind celebration of a singular American talent from two extraordinary performers with utterly unique and personal perspectives on his life and art.

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Courtney Love

Singer, Songwriter

Courtney Love is a celebrated singer, songwriter, and actress, known as the lead vocalist of the iconoclastic band Hole. Her critically acclaimed albums, Live Through This and Celebrity Skin, earned her multiple Grammy nominations. In film, Love won a Satellite Award and received a Golden Globe nomination for The People vs. Larry Flynt, as well as being recognised with Best Actress awards from New York film critics and Outfest. Named one of Time magazine’s most influential people, she is currently creating a documentary and a film, writing a book, and preparing for a 2025 album release and tour.

Todd Almond

Performer and Playwright

Todd Almond is a performer, songwriter, and playwright. He recently appeared on Broadway in the acclaimed Conor McPherson and Bob Dylan musical Girl from the North Country where his performance was called “stunning” by The Washington Post and “roof-raising, uplifting, and invigorating” by The Hollywood Reporter. Todd’s musical, I’m Almost There, premiered at the 2024 Edinburgh Fringe Festival and was universally praised. Todd can also be seen on the HBO Max reboot of Gossip Girl.

Hannah MacInnes

Journalist and Broadcaster

Hannah MacInnes is a broadcaster and journalist. Alongside hosting How To Academy’s live programmes and podcast, she presents a cultural show on Times Radio and interviews on-stage at a number of other major literary events. She is the host of The Klosters Forum Podcast series and has written for the Radio Times, the Evening Standard and TLS. Before going freelance she worked for 8 years at BBC Newsnight, as Planning Editor and as a Producer / Filmmaker.