Sting sings songs from his new musical at Steppenwolf benefit
STING’S NEW MUSICAL, “The Last Ship,” mounted for $14 million, will be sailing into Chicago for a month’s stay this summer en route to the world premiere on Broadway in the fall.
But wait, before those two musical events happen, Sting will appear Monday, Feb. 24 at a benefit for Steppenwolf Theatre’s Artist Development fund, at the theatre’s main stage.
Rock Hall of Famer Sting will converse with “The Last Ship” star, Jimmy Nail, and sing some songs from the musical. It’s about the demise of local shipbuilding in Sting and Nail’s home town in Northeast England and tells the story of a group of unemployed shipyard workers who are inspired to take back their shipyard to build one last ship, for their own pride and humanity.
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