October 26, 2014 by Broadway Spotted Staff
The BroadwaySpotted team got to recently go see The Last Ship, a new musical written by the 16 time Grammy Award winner Sting. The musical plot line goes as follows, with life based around everything in the ship yard, Gideon Fletcher (Michael Esper) dreams of a more exciting life that awaits him in the world. So off he goes and leaves behind Meg Dawson (Rachel Tucker) to explore the world. 15 years later he returns to find that the shipyard his father once worked at is at risk of being shut down and his love has moved on. As the story progress’s Gideon realizes he left behind more than he thought.
The Good
-Fred Applegate. The very talented Applegate did not hesitate to bring his humor to the performance and make the audience laugh out of their seats. Although the man did not have a lot of singing in this role, his dialogue was the main reason I laughed when he kept walking out on stage. I kept wanting more from his character because it was so funny to watch.
-Rachel Tucker. It’s about time this woman was brought to Broadway! Her song “If You Ever See Me Talking to a Sailor” truly brings down the house. I sat there in my seat with my jaw dropped when she held out that last note. WOW WHAT A SOUND. Truly a sound like none other and a beauty to look at as well!
-The Score. Of course with the music being written by a 16 time Grammy winner, it’s no wonder why you’ll have this score humming in your head hours after the performance is over. Days after seeing the performance I still have “The Last Ship” stuck in my head along with the rest of the score! When is the cast recording coming out?!
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