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''The Last Ship'' is an original musical with music and lyrics by Sting and a book by John Logan and Brian Yorkey. Inspired by Sting's own childhood experiences and the shipbuilding industry in Wallsend, Tyne and Wear, the musical premiered in the summer of 2014, at the Bank of America Theatre in Chicago, before moving to the Neil Simon Theatre on Broadway. The musical received two Tony Award nominations in 2015, for Best Score and Best Orchestrations.〔http://www.playbill.com/news/article/69th-annual-tony-awards-nominations-announced-fun-home-and-american-in-paris-lead-347781〕 ==Background== In September 2011, it was confirmed that British musician Sting was working on a musical, following rumours the previous year. A first reading took place in Manhattan in October that year, with a further reading in Newcastle in February 2012 and ultimately a full staged reading for the musical was held in 2013. In September 2013, the show was officially confirmed and it was announced that the show would premiere in Chicago in 2014. ''The Last Ship'', which would cost around $15 million to stage, was initially inspired by Sting's 1991 album ''The Soul Cages'' and Sting's own childhood experiences, tells the story about community and the demise of the shipbuilding industry in Wallsend, Tyne and Wear, with the closure of the town's Swan Hunter shipyard. The show has a book by John Logan and Brian Yorkey and is directed by Joe Mantello, with choreography by Steven Hoggett, set and costume design by David Zinn, lighting design by Christopher Akerlind and sound design by Brian Ronan. The show features a score by Sting that includes mostly original material, as well as four previously-written songs: "Island of Souls" and "All This Time" from ''The Soul Cages,'' "When We Dance" from the 1994 album ''Fields of Gold: The Best of Sting 1984–1994,'' and "Ghost Story" from the 1999 album ''Brand New Day''. Speaking in 2011, Brian Yorkey whilst discussing Sting writing the music for the show said: "He's writing great theater music", "It's very, very distinctly Sting but it also is theatre music. It's not just pop music transposed into the theatre." ''The Last Ship'' is Sting's first musical. He had previously co-written the score for the 2000 animated Disney musical film ''The Emperor's New Groove'', although only two of his songs ended up in the film, after heavy studio retooling. Sting's eleventh studio album, titled ''The Last Ship'', featuring music from, or originally intended for the musical, was released on 24 September 2013. The album marked his first release of original material since his 2003 album ''Sacred Love''〔 and his first foray into musical theatre. Sting had suffered from writer's block and credited the show with giving him a reason to write songs again. Sting held a series of concerts at The Public Theater in October 2013, featuring music from the show and tells stories of the making of the musical. The concert was later broadcast on PBS as part of their Great Performances series. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Last Ship (musical)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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