‘The Last Ship’ with Sting to play Met Opera; ‘Cats: The Jellicle Ball’ to headline NYC Pride March

Review: Sting Docks Thrilling New Version of "The Last Ship" at Metropolitan Opera, with Shaggy and an Eye Popping Production

“The Last Ship” has docked at the Metropolitan Opera for just nine performances. Sting’s Broadway musical, with a Tony nominated score, opened last night for nine performances in a triumphant return, its first since 2015. It’s not an opera, but it’s staged like one, with a breathtaking production worthy of any large scale offering at […] The post Review: Sting Docks Thrilling New Version of “The Last Ship” at Metropolitan Opera, with Shaggy and …

‘The Last Ship’ with Sting to play Met Opera; ‘Cats: The Jellicle Ball’ to headline NYC Pride March

Sting will star in a newly adapted version of his musical “The Last Ship” for a limited engagement at the Metropolitan Opera House from June 9 to 14. Sting will play Jackie White, the shipyard foreman at the center of the story — the same role he later stepped into during the musical’s original Broadway run in 2014 in an effort to boost ticket sales. Inspired by Sting’s childhood in the British shipbuilding town of Wallsend, “The Last Ship” foll…