Monday nights announcement that the new musical the last ship will close on jan. Buoyed by a new book and stirring performances from west end pros, this musical about a struggling. Find books like the last ship from the worlds largest community of readers. Women rule in stings reimagined musical, the last ship. The last ship original broadway cast recording by sting. Canadian premiere of the last ship, starring composer sting. Although, surprisingly, the actual actions of the crew are secondary to the incessant, introspective, ponderous narrative by the ship s captain. Jan 25, 2020 as you take in the autobiographically inspired voyage that unfolds in the last ship, with music and lyrics by sting gordon sumner, its impossible not to relate its rough and gritty setting in the tyne harbor shipyards of wallsend to other classic english tales of big industry versus labor generational novels like how green was my valley and sons and lovers. Sting starring in the last ship the ordway official website. After it opened on broadway it received overwhelming praise for its emotionally powerful score. And although the last ship certainly conforms to the template of a broadway musical, its core is based on the childhood memories that inspired sting to compose his 1991 concept album the soul cages which he dedicated to his diseased father. The last ships score was written by sting based on a book of the same name by author lorne campbell.
Sting sings the banner song the last ship as the first act ends. Sting will return to star in the last ship, the singersongwriters semiautobiographical musical, when it tours the u. Sting the pop singer is clearly not returning any time soon but for better or worse, he manages to shine onthe last ship. Stings musical the last ship docks in downtown arts. Book by lorne campbell, based on the original book by john logan and brian yorkey. Thats why when faced with retooling his first broadway musical, the last ship, sting chose to make women the backbone of the new book. The last ship has a new book by lorne campbell, original book by john logan and brian yorkey, orchestrations by rob mathes, musical. It is his first fulllength lp of original material since 2003s album sacred love. Listen to your favorite songs from the last ship by sting now. The last ship tells the tale of a british shipyard in the 80s, one laid low by changing times, so theres naturally an elegiac undertow to sting s originals, a sensibility underscored by his decision to ground nearly all these songs in the folk of the british isles. Dec 20, 2019 sting will return to star in the last ship, the singersongwriters semiautobiographical musical, when it tours the u. It was name recognition that brought sting into the cast as foreman jackie white, five years after its 2014 premiere in chicagoperhaps to save a sinking ship. Sting had a similar experience with the last ship, which struggled to stay afloat during its rough new york passing.
The plates which center on the dying shipbuilding industry in stings hometown, newcastle, follow a theme that has informed sting and hannocks work for the. It contains songs written for and inspired by the musical the last ship, which was then in production and would premiere in june 2014. The redux incarnation of the last ship has a rewritten book by. Playing to his smallest twin cities audience since his local debut with the police 40 years ago at the longgone longhorn rock club, sting came to share the story and songs of the last ship, his 2014 broadway bust thats coming to the ordway in april with sting in a starring role. Sting has taken a supporting role in the tour of the last ship, now at l. Books similar to the last ship meet your next favorite book. The last ship will air on great performances, friday, february 21, 2014 at 9 p. Hailed an extraordinary novel of men at war washington post, the last ship is the book that inspired the tnt mini series starring eric dane, rhona mitra, and adam baldwin, with michael bay as executive producer. He cut songs, added songs and basically got rid of the original book by. Producers struggle to fathom the fall of stings the last.
Inspired by stings 1991 album, the soul cages, the last ship tells the story of gideon, a prodigal son returning home after 17 years at sea to find that the local shipyard his town was built around is closing and meg, the love he left behind, has moved on. Sting will star as shipyard foreman jackie white, and will perform the role at every performance. Sting and the last ship sink at broadwaysf datebook. Inspired by stings own childhood experiences, this world premiere production features direction by twotime tony award winner joe mantello wicked, a book by tony award winner john loganred and pulitzer prize winner brian yorkey next to. Producers struggle to fathom the fall of stings the last ship. Feb 07, 2020 as it happens, stings original music for the last ship is strong enough that it ought to be a draw on its own, at least for anyone who values contemporary pop and rock songwriters moving. Listen free to sting the last ship the last ship, dead mans boots and more.
The last ship is a new musical with an original score by 16time grammy award winner sting. The album is inspired by sting s forthcoming play of the same name, scheduled to debut on broadway in 2014. His latest is the last ship, a reboot of his commercially. Inspired by stings 1991 album, the soul cages, the last ship tells the story of gideon, a prodigal son returning home after 17 years at sea to find that the local shipyard his town was built around is closing and meg, the love he left. The last ship is the eleventh studio album by english musician sting, released on 20 september 20 in germany and on 24 september 20 in the uk and us. The plates which center on the dying shipbuilding industry in stings hometown, newcastle, follow a theme that has informed sting and hannocks work for the last several years. Why its back, buoyed by women sting wrote and performs in the last ship, a very personal story about the seaside town where he grew up. Stings musical the last ship docks in downtown arts and. The world has been plunged into allout nuclear war. Pamela raith h aving bombed on broadway, this musical by sting about the shipbuilding industry is being revived on its native soil with a new book by its director.
Many of its songs relate to the theme of ships and the sea, and it includes a conflicted character named. May 01, 2014 sting the last ship paperback may 1, 2014 by sting author 4. In light of the evolving coronavirus situation in washington, d. The last ship is the eleventh studio album by english musician sting, released on 24 september 20. Inspired by stings 1991 album, the soul cages, and his own childhood experiences on the tyneside, north east of england and on the scottish border, the last ship is an epic account of a family, a community and a great act of defiance when the shipyard closed and ceased operations there.
Sting stars in a retooled version of the last ship. The last ship the new musical with music and lyrics by 16time grammy awardwinner sting and book by tony awardwinner john logan and pulitzer prizewinner brian yorkey opened on broadway on october 26 with overwhelming praise for its emotionally powerful score. Dockworkers in the 80s may not have been singing folk songs, but the genre is. Sting is joined by frances mcnamee as meg, jackie morrison as peggy white and oliver savile as gideon fletcher. Sting the last ship paperback may 1, 2014 by sting author 4. Jan 23, 2020 sting had a similar experience with the last ship, which struggled to stay afloat during its rough new york passing. Sep 24, 20 listen to your favorite songs from the last ship by sting now. This is the elephant in stings musical, the last ship and deserves a brief mention just like the shoulder brace he was wearing on opening night due to shoulder surgery. The last ship by william brinkley is a postnuclearapocalyptic novel which focuses on the survival of the crew of the destroyer nathan james. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. As it happens, stings original music for the last ship is strong enough that it ought to be a draw on its own, at least for anyone who values contemporary pop and rock songwriters moving. Its all there in the gospels, the magdalene girl comes to pay her respects, but her mind is awhirl when she finds the tomb empty, the stone had been rolled. The last ship is the new musical with music and lyrics by 16time grammy awardwinner sting and book by tony awardwinner john logan and pulitzer prizewinner brian yorkey. The craft team includes a video design by 59 productions that opens up the stationary set that at times becomes a living film.
The last ship tells the tale of a british shipyard in the 80s, one laid low by changing times, so theres naturally an elegiac undertow to stings originals, a sensibility underscored by his decision to ground nearly all these songs in the folk of the british isles. Sting to return to the last ship for 2020 north american tour. See all 2 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. In the five years since it closed on broadway, the book has been. Jan 23, 2020 the last ships score was written by sting based on a book of the same name by author lorne campbell. Sting to return to the last ship for 2020 north american. Last ship bonus disc by sting 602537443215 cd barnes. Stings the last ship sails on san francisco classical voice. Like simon, sting has loyally stuck by his musical creation.
Book by lorne campbell, based on the original book by. The last ship is a new musical with an original score by 17time grammy award winner sting now on tour across the us. Dont miss this rare opportunity to see sting star in this. Its all there in the gospels, the magdalene girl comes to pay her respects, but her mind is awhirl when she finds the tomb empty, the stone had been rolled not a sign of a. The last ship is an original musical with music and lyrics by sting and a book by lorne campbell. Latinautor, emi music publishing, latinautor sonyatv, bmi broadcast music inc. Sting leads the touring cast of the last ship during a recent stop in toronto. The last ship has a new book and direction by incoming artistic director of the national theatre wales lorne campbell. See all 2 formats and editions hide other formats and. Feb 16, 2020 inspired by stings 1991 album, the soul cages, the last ship tells the story of gideon, a prodigal son returning home after 17 years at sea to find that the local shipyard his town was built around is closing and meg, the love he left behind, has moved on. The album is inspired by stings forthcoming play of the same name, scheduled to debut on broadway in 2014.
It is a versatile set of catwalks and screens convincing as the dock, church, and a pub. The words and musicthough not the book are by sting. It is an ode to simpler times, an homage to his family history and. Pierce brosnan joins wife keely at the last ship opening. Following a uk national tour and subsequent sixweek run at. Jan 22, 2020 stings last ship had a short sail on broadway. The canadian premiere of stings broadway musical the last ship runs february 9march 24 at torontos princess of wales theatre. Although, surprisingly, the actual actions of the crew are secondary to the incessant, introspective, ponderous narrative by the ships captain. Tensions flare and picket lines are drawn as foreman jackie white sting. Sting as jackie white in the last ship, playing at broadwaysfs. Edition of 85 25 of which are deluxe copies with two extra block prints and an original drawing dimensions. The last ship is the heartfelt and empowering new musical by multiple grammy award winner sting.
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