The Last Ship NYC Reviews and Tickets

76%

(109 Reviews)

Positive

77%

Mixed

13%

Negative

10%

Members say

Entertaining, Absorbing, Great staging, Ambitious, Great acting

About the Show

A new musical set in an English seafaring town, featuring songs by Sting and inspired by his own life as a boy.

Life in the English seafaring town of Wallsend has always revolved around the local shipyard, where the hardworking men of this close-knit community construct magnificent vessels with pride. But Gideon Fletcher dreams of a different future. He sets out to travel the world, leaving his life–and his love–behind. When Gideon returns home fourteen years later, he finds the shipyard’s future in grave danger and his childhood sweetheart engaged to someone else.

Member Reviews (109)

Cliched, Banal, Poor script/weak lyrics, Great singing, Earnest

See it if you love Sting's music. Rousing songs well-sung. The book is a mess, tho, both the plot and dialogue. Choreog disappoints (all stomping)

Don't see it if you want a sophisticated musical. This needs more attn to the writing. The actors can't pull off the weak material. Still, not a disaster. Read more