Dance
EXCLUSIVE: Classicalite Q&A with PROTOTYPE Festival Founders Beth Morrison and HERE's Kristin Marting, Kim Whitener on Courtney Love, Stefan Weisman, Bora Yoon and What's Next
Valiant Effort: Sting's 'The Last Ship' Closes Jan. 24, Awkwardly Claps the Night Away
Despite a most valiant effort by ex-Policeman Sting, his autobiographical "The Last Ship" has decided to shut its door this month. Faced with an indifferent audience in the cruelest months of the year, the $15 million fledgling could not take off.With its last performance Saturday, Jan. 24, January proved to be the ax that slashed the performance for a final time. Despite the singer-songwriter donning the lead role, according to "Deadline," it just did not prove to be enough.The play, set in a faltering shipyard in Sting's hometown in northeast England, had its moments of jaunty tunes and upbeat jigs, but its dark subject matter did not inspire patrons to spread the word.Sadly, that is probably what claimed the musical in the end.This comes after Sting had reluctantly let his best friend, Jimmy Nail, go since he was unable to adequately draw audiences into the main character, Jackie White. As of now, the play is likely to close at a loss. Former Metropolitan Opera GM Joseph Volpe Sojourns to Sarasota for the Winter, Talks Bird Watching and Beach Walking
Former Metropolitan Opera general manager, Joseph Volpe, has made an astounding career at the company. And as of late Volpe and his wife Jean, a ballet teacher and former principal soloist with the company, plan on wintering on Longboat Key and opening a new opera house in Athens, Greece.
