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The new musical Swept Away will finish its Broadway run on the Longacre Theatre on December 15, having performed 20 previews and 32 performances.
Featuring a rating by the Americana band the Avett Brothers and a e-book by John Logan (Moulin Rouge! The Musical), Swept Away tells the story of a farm boy in search of journey on a whaling ship and the cautious older brother who follows him aboard in an try and dissuade him. They ship off earlier than both can disembark and this proves to be fateful after the ship capsizes, leaving solely 4 survivors in a lifeboat: the 2 brothers, the captain, and a shadowy determine referred to in this system as “Mate.”
John Gallagher Jr. leads the forged as Mate, with Stark Sands as Big Brother, Wayne Duvall because the captain, and Adrian Blake Enscoe making his Broadway debut as Little Brother. The ensemble contains Josh Breckenridge, Hunter Brown, Matt DeAngelis, Cameron Johnson, Brandon Kalm, Rico LeBron, Michael J. Mainwaring, Orville Mendoza, Chase Peacock, Tyrone L. Robinson, David Rowen and John Sygar. John Michael Finley and Robert Pendilla are the swings.
Tony winner Michael Mayer directs the manufacturing, with choreography by David Neumann, set design by Rachel Hauck, costume design by Susan Hilferty, lighting design by Kevin Adams, and sound design by John Shivers. Chris Miller is the music arranger and orchestrator, with extra preparations, orchestrations, and music supervision by Brian Usifer. Will Van Dyke is the music director.
TheaterMania critic David Gordon referred to as Swept Away “probably the most menacing musicals I’ve ever seen” whereas additionally acknowledging that its robust material most likely made the musical as doomed because the ship. You can learn that full overview right here.
Before Swept Away, the Longacre was residence to the brand new musical Lempicka, which had a equally brief life on Broadway.
