The Pre-Broadway World Premiere of THE LAST SHIP takes place June 10 - July 13, 2014 at Bank of America Theatre. For tickets and more information, visit: www.BroadwayInChicago.com. Check out a sneak peek below!
THE LAST SHIP is a new musical with an original score by 16-time Grammy Award winner Sting. Inspired by Sting's own childhood experiences, this World Premiere production features direction by two-time Tony Award winner
Joe Mantello (Wicked), a book by Tony Award winner
John Logan (Red) and Pulitzer Prize winner
Brian Yorkey (Next to Normal) and choreography by Olivier Award winner
Steven Hoggett (Once).
THE LAST SHIP is set in the English seafaring town of Wallsend, a close-knit community where life has always revolved around the local shipyard and the hardworking men construct magnificent vessels with tremendous pride. But Gideon Fletcher dreams of a different future. He sets out to travel the world, leaving his life and his love behind. When Gideon returns home 14 years later, he finds the shipyard's future in grave danger and his childhood sweetheart engaged to someone else. As the men of Wallsend take their future into their own hands and build a towering representation of the shared dream that defines their existence, Gideon realizes that he left behind more than he could have ever imagined.
THE LAST SHIP is a portrait of a community so bound together by passion, faith and tradition, they'll stop at nothing to preserve the only life they've ever known.
