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VIDEO: Sting & Cast of THE LAST SHIP Serenade 'Jersey Boys' Neighbors Just Prior to Opening

By: Oct. 27, 2014
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As part of a long-standing Broadway tradition between the Neil Simon Theatre and it's neighbor across the way, The August Wilson theater, Sting and the cast of the new musical The Last Ship stood in front of their 52nd Street venue just moments before the new production officially opened, to serenade their 'Jersey Boys' counterparts with a new rendition of the classic Police song, "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic." Sting himself even composed new lyrics for the occasion.

According to The New York Post, the cast of the long-running Frankie Valli musical plans to reciprocate in kind next weekend with a street-side performance of their own.

Earlier this month, 'LAST SHIP' cast members along with Sting had treated their 'Jersey Boys' friends with a cover of Lionel Richie's "All Night Long."

Check out both performances below!

THE LAST SHIP - the new musical with music and lyrics by 16-time Grammy Award-winner Sting and book by Tony Award winner John Logan and Pulitzer Prize-winner Brian Yorkey, began previews on October 2 and officially opened on October 26.

THE LAST SHIP is directed by Tony Award winnerJoe Mantelloand choreographed by Olivier Award winner and Tony Award nominee Steven Hoggett. Musical direction, orchestrations and arrangements are by Emmy Award-winning and multi Grammy-nominated producer Rob Mathes.

The principal cast of THE LAST SHIP includes Michael Esper, Rachel Tucker, Jimmy Nail, Fred Applegate, Aaron Lazar,Sally Ann Triplett and Collin Kelly-Sordelet.

THE LAST SHIP has scenic and costume design by Tony nominee David Zinn; lighting design byChristopher Akerlind; and sound design by Brian Ronan.

THE LAST SHIP - which marks Sting's debut as a Broadway composer - is set in the English seaside 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 Fletcherdreams of a different future. He sets out to travel the world, leaving his life and his love behind. When Gideon returns home many years later, he finds the shipyard's future in grave danger and his childhood sweetheart engaged to someone else. This love triangle ignites just as the men and women of Wallsend take their future into their own hands and build a towering representation of the shared dream that defines their existence. And in the end Gideon comes to understand that he had indeed left behind more than he could have ever imagined.







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