Guthrie’s words still ring true Guthrie’s words still ring true - Theater & art

It’s a valid question: Does a theatergoing crowd want to see a stage production about Woody Guthrie, the plainspoken but pointed troubadour who became the ultimate American folk hero? Vice versa, do Guthrie fans want to see his life dramatized in musical theater? “Woody Sez: The Life & Music of Woody Guthrie,” which comes to the American Repertory Theater on Saturday, sidesteps the issue entirely.