Rock legend Sting stars in a retooled version of his Broadway musical, ``The Last Ship.' The attempt is worthy but the musical still takes on water.
Elton John struck musical theater gold with “Billy Elliot,” but Broadway is littered with the casualties of rock stars.
Like Simon, Sting has loyally stuck by his musical creation. “The Last Ship” may not have been a hit, but like “The Capeman,” no one could accuse it of being a vanity project. Attempts have been made to rejigger the formula for more receptive audiences in the U.K. and Canada.which opened Wednesday at the Ahmanson Theatre, continues the post-Broadway life of the show. The 2.
The storytelling is sluggish, redundant and rather old-fashioned. It feels as if the cargo hold of this “Last Ship” is crammed with BBC adaptations of forgotten 19th century novels. A quarter of the show could be lost without any injury to the craft. Indeed, drastic cutting would make this bulky vessel more seaworthy.The disconnect between the musical numbers and the drama is a trickier matter. Musicals require suspension of disbelief.
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