Sting to Officially Join THE LAST SHIP

[ClydeBarrow]

Posted: 11/23/14 at 9:29pm

I can't believe no one has posted this yet but Sting is set to join his sinking SHIP December 9 - January 10.

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[ethan231h]

Posted: 11/23/14 at 9:32pm

Interesting that he is joining during the Holidays and not when The show will really really need him in January/February if not closed by then.

[haterobics]

Posted: 11/23/14 at 9:38pm

As has been stated many times in advance speculation about this, Sting and Paul Simon start a major tour in February...

[ethan231h]

Posted: 11/23/14 at 9:38pm

^Oh yea.

[starcatchers]

Posted: 11/23/14 at 9:38pm

Damn. Wasn't too fond of this one but I said I'd see it again if he joined.

[haterobics]

Posted: 11/23/14 at 9:39pm

I said I'd go again if he did it, too, which is why this is now on my calendar for January 10.

[macnyc]

Posted: 11/23/14 at 10:08pm

This is a great idea, but it's too bad that his schedule won't permit a longer commitment.

Updated On: 11/23/14 at 10:08 PM

[ACL2006]

Posted: 11/23/14 at 10:16pm

$10 bucks says this closes on January 10, too.

[Spil.Berg]

Posted: 11/23/14 at 10:28pm

This show is doing really badly it really needs a big name

[Sutton Ross]

Posted: 11/23/14 at 10:32pm

This is a great idea and probably cheaper than going to an actual Sting concert.

[wonderfulwizard11]

Posted: 11/23/14 at 10:45pm

I'm sure the show will do nicely while he's in it, but I'm not so sure that will be enough to help once Sting leaves.

[Auggie27]

Posted: 11/23/14 at 10:50pm

Still, it's a moving moment for an artist who believes in his work, and wants to give it a boost. People are grousing, but I say, more power to him. If it gives them some more money, some extra backing for a few weeks in January, good news for everyone else employed by this show. You know he's paying Nail's salary the whole time. Class act, classy decision, by any human terms.

[oncemorewithfeeling2]

Posted: 11/23/14 at 11:06pm

I found Jimmy Nail to be delightful, but Sting joining the company right now is it's best chance of not closing in the middle of the holiday.

The reactions to the show have been so mixed, so if this keeps people working a while longer, I applause it. Sting is truly devoted to this endeavor, which is more than can be said about other musician-Broadway collaborations.

[neonlightsxo]

Posted: 11/24/14 at 9:46am

They won't close it immediately on January 10th. They'll want to see how it does afterwards. They're hoping that the buzz for Sting in the show will increase even when he's gone. I'm not sure that it will, but they aren't going to give up and close on 1/10. If you read the interview Healy did with Jeffrey Seller (http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/24/theater/sting-to-join-the-cast-of-his-broadway-musical.html?ref=arts&_r=0) You'll see he's clear he's trying to keep it open until the Tonys.

[ghostlight2]

Posted: 11/24/14 at 9:54am

" You know he's paying Nail's salary the whole time. Class act, classy decision, by any human terms."

Not to take away from Sting's obvious devotion to this show and its cast, but Nail has a contract. The company has to pay him.

[AEA AGMA SM]

Posted: 11/24/14 at 10:44am

"They won't close it immediately on January 10th. They'll want to see how it does afterwards."

Not necessarily. If advance ticket sales for the time after he leaves don't improve while he's in the show why would anyone assume that those advance sales (for some of the toughest months of the theatrical season) are going to get any better once he leaves the show and is no longer a selling point.

The decision to close a show is rarely based only on the weeks that have past, but far more on the projected sales for the weeks coming ahead. If they have a miserably low advance sale I don't think word of mouth about how "Sting was just in the show, but he's gone now so you won't actually see him" is going to help improve those sales.

[Sutton Ross]

Posted: 11/24/14 at 1:14pm

I informed friends and family about Sting joining, and they immediately wanted tickets. This maybe working out well for the company. But, it's only a month....

Updated On: 11/24/14 at 01:14 PM

[neonlightsxo]

Posted: 11/24/14 at 1:29pm

Who's String?

[bwayboy22]

Posted: 11/24/14 at 2:43pm

I really loved this show, I didn't expect to. but it really got me. My parents are huge Sting fans and were planning to see it when they came to visit me in NYC. but now they are making a special trip just to see him. If it manages to stay open, do you think Sting would join again come Tony time?

[haterobics]

Posted: 11/24/14 at 2:48pm

He's on tour February through April, so at that point, the show will have found its audience or closed, or... some other surprise that has yet to be anticipated.

Updated On: 11/24/14 at 02:48 PM

[Phantom of London]

Posted: 11/24/14 at 3:15pm

Edit: Sting to officially join A SINKING SHIP

[uncageg]

Posted: 11/24/14 at 5:37pm

I am, and have been, a huge Sting fan but don't want to see him in the show. Hopefully it will run a bit longer afer he leaves so I can see it.

[haterobics]

Posted: 11/24/14 at 5:38pm

Well, that is the situation they are hoping for...

[hushpuppy]

Posted: 11/25/14 at 12:13am

Saw THE LAST SHIP TONIGHT and thought it was pretty awful.

But I wanted to bring up the fact that the Jackie White character, who Sting will be portraying, is not the lead character, and pretty much disappears in Act II. Anyone going expecting to see 2 1/2 hours of Sting is going to be doubly disappointed.

[haterobics]

Posted: 11/25/14 at 12:21am

It really is the only role they can flip Sting into, though.