Sting’s The Last Ship: Why Did It Fail on Broadway?

February 10, 2015 | Posted in MUSICAL THEATER | By

The Last Ship: Original Broadway Cast Recording

After a brief summer preview in Chicago, Sting’s long-anticipated musical The Last Ship premiered on Broadway in September of last year. Dedicated fans and lovers of musical theater alike were excited to see how the legendary singer-songwriter could bring his music to the Broadway stage…

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The Last Ship: The 2013 Album and Upcoming Musical by Sting

April 28, 2014 | Posted in FOLK, MUSICAL THEATER | By

"The Last Ship" by Sting.

English musician Sting has always been one to explore different sounds and styles, from punk rock and reggae with The Police to Renaissance lute music with his 2006 release Songs from the Labyrinth. In September 2013, Sting released his first full album of new music in ten years: The Last Ship…

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Album Review: Sting’s The Last Ship

October 3, 2013 | Posted in CLASSIC ROCK, FOLK, MUSICAL THEATER | By

"The Last Ship" by Sting.

“The Last Ship” by Sting. Available now at Amazon.com.

No one is perhaps more surprised than I am over how much I enjoy Sting’s new album, The Last Ship.

Because the truth is, no matter how much of a fan of The Police I am (and I’m a really, really big Police fan!) I’ve never been particularly keen on Sting’s solo work in comparison—at least not since his first solo album in 1985, The Dream of the Blue Turtles…

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