A Broadway Debut for Sting in "The Last Ship"
The Leonard Lopate Show | Nov 24, 2014
16 Grammy winner Sting tells us about his debut as a Broadway composer in "The Last Ship" a new musical inspired by his own childhood. In a close-knit English seafaring town, life revolves around the local shipyard. But Gideon Fletcher dreams of a different future, and sets out to travel the world. He returns home years later, only to find the shipyard's future in grave danger. Fred Applegate and Rachel Tucker, who star in the show, join us in the studio. The Last Ship is playing at the Neil Simon Theater.
Writing a musical is "a very exact science," says Sting. http://t.co/45RQCfD3wr
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Sting was heavily influenced by his mom's records (Chopin, Rogers & Hammerstein, My Fair Lady, West Side Story, Three Penny Opera & more)
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