But he also tried to make sense of the moment, of a long year filled with loss and isolation during the pandemic. “It’s been a long time coming,” Springsteen said to the crowd after finishing the first song, stepping away from the microphone and speaking directly to the crowd. “In 71 years on the planet, I haven’t seen anything like this past year.”He spoke at length of his mother, Adele Springsteen. Amid the new material (including a new duet, “Fire,” with his wife, Patti Scialfa), the rhythms that marked the initial run of “Springsteen on Broadway” were quickly finding their groove. “It’s big for New York, its big for arts and culture here, and to have this open up is a sense of normalcy.”

Source: New York Times June 27, 2021 04:41 UTC