Sting Unable To Save His Musical 'The Last Ship' On Broadway
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) -- Sting is going down with his ship.
Producers said early Tuesday that the Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter's Broadway musical "The Last Ship'' will close when he leaves the show Jan. 24.
Sting, who wrote the songs, also jumped into the show in December, playing a shipyard foreman. While that improved sales, they didn't skyrocket.
"The Last Ship'' is a semiautobiographical story about a prodigal son who returns to his northern England shipbuilding town to reclaim the girl he abandoned when he fled years before. He finds the workers are now unemployed and entertaining the idea of building one last boat to show off their skill and pride.
The show, which debuted in late October, has struggled at the box office, attributable in part to its challenging topic.
The news comes a day after the Broadway League announced shows on the Great White Way pulled in $40,843,987 for the week ending Sunday. The figure was better than the same week last year when 30 shows attracted $38,783,854.
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