Classic Rock Stars on Broadway. Ticket taker's would have a field day leading fans of David Bowie to their seats. Sebastian Bach of the 1980's hair band Skid Row knows the vibe. He's pulled a diddy or two and found a golden ribbon.
Robert Plant on Broadway. Vocally brilliant. Meatloaf rocked off his career on an acting stage. But Broadway? Multiple amounts of Hollywood actors find such a place extremely beyond difficult.
But what about Sting? The former front man of The Police!
Three feet out of the radio station studio and voices on deck shouted, "Sting as a solo performer doesn't fall under the category of Classic Rock!"
The former front man of the Police. Sting could be headed to the NYC. But only if he locates willing investors. Millions of dollars are needed to put his musical The Last Ship on a Broadway stage.
Although Sting's voice has been silent from the music scene for the past ten years...his physical presence hasn't been. He's been in New York vowing to light up the most energetic stage on earth. The price tag to get it there... just 15 million dollars
According to Michael Riedel’s ‘Broadway Matinee’ column in the New York Post, the reason Sting and his longtime spouse, Trudie Styler, have been in attendance for the openings of several new Broadway musicals over the course of the past few weeks is that Sting has been working on his own musical—’The Last Ship,’ inspired by his 1991 album, ‘The Soul Cages’—and has been making the rounds with his co-producer, Jeffrey Seller, in an effort to drum up the reported $15 million it will take to bring the production to the Great White Way. Riedel reports that a staged reading of the musical — music and lyrics by Sting, book originally by Brian Yorkey but now by John Logan — was held last Friday for possible investors.
Directed by Joe Mantello and starring Louise Pitre, Fred Applegate, Aaron Lazar, Jill Paice and Matthew Stocke, ‘The Last Ship’ found more praise than criticism from Riedel’s anonymous “spies,” earning comparisons with ‘Billy Elliot’ and compliments on the score, which was described by one individual as “moody and reflective” with “several haunting themes.” Based on Riedel’s column, the biggest concern seems to be whether the project will have sufficient mainstream appeal, with one potential investor quoted as saying, “It’s a very good art musical, but I think it belongs at the Public Theater.”
Although he has rarely been out of the public eye for any significant length of time, September 2013 will serve as the 10-year anniversary of the last time the former Police frontman released a new album featuring all-original material (‘Sacred Love’).
Monday, May 20, 2013
Is Sting Headed To Broadway
Classic Rock Stars on Broadway. Ticket taker's would have a field day leading fans of David Bowie to their seats. Sebastian Bach of the 1980's hair band Skid Row knows the vibe. He's pulled a diddy or two and found a golden ribbon.
Robert Plant on Broadway. Vocally brilliant. Meatloaf rocked off his career on an acting stage. But Broadway? Multiple amounts of Hollywood actors find such a place extremely beyond difficult.
But what about Sting? The former front man of The Police!
Three feet out of the radio station studio and voices on deck shouted, "Sting as a solo performer doesn't fall under the category of Classic Rock!"
The former front man of the Police. Sting could be headed to the NYC. But only if he locates willing investors. Millions of dollars are needed to put his musical The Last Ship on a Broadway stage.
Although Sting's voice has been silent from the music scene for the past ten years...his physical presence hasn't been. He's been in New York vowing to light up the most energetic stage on earth. The price tag to get it there... just 15 million dollars
According to Michael Riedel’s ‘Broadway Matinee’ column in the New York Post, the reason Sting and his longtime spouse, Trudie Styler, have been in attendance for the openings of several new Broadway musicals over the course of the past few weeks is that Sting has been working on his own musical—’The Last Ship,’ inspired by his 1991 album, ‘The Soul Cages’—and has been making the rounds with his co-producer, Jeffrey Seller, in an effort to drum up the reported $15 million it will take to bring the production to the Great White Way. Riedel reports that a staged reading of the musical — music and lyrics by Sting, book originally by Brian Yorkey but now by John Logan — was held last Friday for possible investors.
Directed by Joe Mantello and starring Louise Pitre, Fred Applegate, Aaron Lazar, Jill Paice and Matthew Stocke, ‘The Last Ship’ found more praise than criticism from Riedel’s anonymous “spies,” earning comparisons with ‘Billy Elliot’ and compliments on the score, which was described by one individual as “moody and reflective” with “several haunting themes.” Based on Riedel’s column, the biggest concern seems to be whether the project will have sufficient mainstream appeal, with one potential investor quoted as saying, “It’s a very good art musical, but I think it belongs at the Public Theater.”
Although he has rarely been out of the public eye for any significant length of time, September 2013 will serve as the 10-year anniversary of the last time the former Police frontman released a new album featuring all-original material (‘Sacred Love’).
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