The Last Ship Closing January 24th- Page 5
The Last Ship Closing January 24th
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/14/12
The Last Ship Closing January 24th#100
Posted: 1/24/15 at 10:12am
"No, those are done purely for archival purposes. People can view them on site if they have some legitimate reason to, but I never did figure out what that reason might be. "
Years ago, my oldest daughter spent a semester studying at NYU. She took a musical theater class and NYU students can request to see these shows. I forget which show it was but she had to actually write the producer of the show for OK to watch it.
The Last Ship Closing January 24th#101
Posted: 1/24/15 at 10:21amLast day for the Last Ship
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/9/04
The Last Ship Closing January 24th#102
Posted: 1/24/15 at 10:23amI'll be there tonight.
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/17/03
The Last Ship Closing January 24th#103
Posted: 1/24/15 at 12:53pmSail away.You will be missed. Hopefully Sting will be remembered @ Tony time
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/30/08
The Last Ship Closing January 24th#104
Posted: 1/24/15 at 1:07pmHopefully Rachel Tucker and Fred Applegate will be remembered at Tony time, too.
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/2/13
The Last Ship Closing January 24th#105
Posted: 1/24/15 at 1:36pmDoes anyone know if there will be a lottery tonight???
The Last Ship Closing January 24th#106
Posted: 1/24/15 at 1:47pmI wonder if the show would do better on the West End?
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/14/12
The Last Ship Closing January 24th#107
Posted: 1/24/15 at 1:58pm
"I wonder if the show would do better on the West End?"
Excellent point and I believe it would do better on West End.
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/17/03
The Last Ship Closing January 24th#109
Posted: 1/24/15 at 2:18pmThat is a good one.
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/13/03
The Last Ship Closing January 24th#110
Posted: 1/24/15 at 8:31pmI hope everyone is remembered at Tony time. I thought the design elements were haunting and among the best I've seen in a musical in years. The show had exactly the right look, and though it employed a unit set, it was used in myriad, ever-changing ways, creating two coup de theatre moments at the end of each act, each truly poetic. It also had fine work from Mantello, likely to be forgotten because it was so simple. I have no quibbles with anything but the book's second act. Even there, nothing that seriously altered my enjoyment or emotional take-away. This is a sad goodbye. Another one.
The Last Ship Closing January 24th#111
Posted: 1/24/15 at 9:12pmI was always surprised this didn't do London first. That seemed like a much better path. It wasn't my favorite night out. I was bored, but, will say there was a lot of beauty to be found in it. Still surprised it went so quickly and my heart goes out to everyone who lost their show. It's always sad, my cup of tea or not, a show closing effects several peoples lives & jobs.
The Last Ship Closing January 24th#112
Posted: 1/24/15 at 10:34pmWell, unless they got a late start, this should be over now.
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/17/03
The Last Ship Closing January 24th#113
Posted: 1/24/15 at 11:07pm
It is now officially history
As Sweeney Todd said 're the Neil Simon "Next"
Broadway Star Joined: 5/9/12
The Last Ship Closing January 24th#115
Posted: 1/25/15 at 1:10amI was there tonight, my second time seeing the show, and it was just as moving, if not more so, than the first time. Every actor gave it their all and time and time again I found myself getting the chills! Sting gave a wonderful speech at the end, it was quite emotional, he talk about his love for the cast and quoted the show by saying "There will never be another ship like this, another ship that I built." That really hit me and just made me realize how amazing this piece of art truly is and how lucky I am to see it on its final sail! It really deserves to be remembered at Tony time for Rachel Tucker, Fred Applegate, The Lights, The Set, and of course the music! This show really deserved more and I hope it continues to have a long life after this!
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/4/07
The Last Ship Closing January 24th#117
Posted: 1/25/15 at 8:46am
While I didn't fall in love with the show, I enjoyed a great deal. I really loved the score and enjoy the recording.
Glad I got to see it.
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/24/09
The Last Ship Closing January 24th#118
Posted: 1/25/15 at 9:12am
I really hope it gets a new life in the West End. I'd love to see it again, maybe with a few edits.
Question - while I love the recording, I really (obviously) went nuts for Sting singing his own songs when I saw him in the show and want to hear him sometimes. But for some reason I can no longer find any video from last year's Tonys when he actually performed! Why would they remove those videos and not other performances? Because that show was still running?
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/22/04
The Last Ship Closing January 24th#119
Posted: 1/25/15 at 9:13am
Sting gave a beautiful, heartfelt speech at the curtain call. Here's the text of it (barring a word or two that I couldn't make out):
'Last Ship' sails into Broadway's sunset with Sting's stirring speech
The Last Ship Closing January 24th#121
Posted: 1/25/15 at 9:57am@RW3 I was thinking the same thing!
Featured Actor Joined: 4/1/05
The Last Ship Closing January 24th#122
Posted: 1/25/15 at 10:06am
I was lucky enough to be able to see the Last Ship 12 times, and both shows yesterday, and would have seen it alot more had it stayed open. Stings speech last night was very heartfelt and you could see how much this show meant to him and that it was his baby. I adored this show and it was my favorite new musical of the season!! Sting wrote an absolutely gorgeous haunting score!! It is such a shame that it didn't resonate with audiences, that they couldn't appreciate something new and fresh. It seems like Broadway audiences only want the familiar, meaning something from Disney or a show that was a movie as quite a few of the new shows coming in will attest. The cast was absoluting riveting and amazing, night after night. Rachel Tucker, Michael Esper, Fred Applegate, Collin Kelly-Sordelet, Aaron Lazer and of course Sting himself, and Jimmy Nails before him, were all extraordinary. I was especially mesmerized by Michael Esper. He gave a beautifully poignant performance night after night. He was breathtaking and it was a joy to see him in this show. I cried thru quite a bit of it. I hope when Tony time comes around that he is remembered as well as the others in the cast and Sting himself. If Sting doesn't win the Tony for this show that will really be a miscarriage of justice. I applaud them all and will miss this show so much!!
Updated On: 1/25/15 at 10:06 AM
The Last Ship Closing January 24th#123
Posted: 1/25/15 at 10:20amI can see regional and college theaters taking this on and having tremendous artistic success with it. I wish it nothing but many, many, many future productions.
The Last Ship Closing January 24th#124
Posted: 1/25/15 at 3:12pm^Regional success maybe. I doubt very many schools will do it, given the heavily male cast
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/4/07
The Last Ship Closing January 24th#125
Posted: 1/25/15 at 4:08pmHIGH schools, no. Colleges? You bet.
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