Story
When a violent storm sinks their whaling ship off the coast of New Bedford, Mass., the four survivors face a reckoning: how far will they go to stay alive? And can they live with the consequences?
News & Features
News
Avett Brothers Musical Swept Away Will Sweep Broadway Audiences Away in Fall 2024
Features
With Musical Swept Away, The Avett Brothers Chart New Waters
Features
Set Sail with the Swept Away Cast on Opening Night
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Why Tony Winner John Gallagher Jr. Joined New Musical Swept Away Before Reading the Script
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Exclusive! Watch Tony Winner John Gallagher Jr. Perform 'The Once and Future Carpenter' from Swept Away
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Watch the Avett Brothers Perform a Song from New Musical Swept Away
News
Full Casting Announced for Avett Brothers Musical Swept Away Starring John Gallagher Jr. & Stark Sands
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John Gallagher Jr. & Stark Sands to Star in World Premiere Avett Brothers Musical Swept Away at Berkeley Rep
Know Before You Go
Including Avett Brothers songs such as “No Hard Feelings,” “Murder in the City” and “Ain’t No Man”, Swept Away is inspired by the Avett Brothers’ 2004 concept album Mignonette, which was itself inspired by the story of the 1844 shipwreck of that name.
Cast & Creative
Creative
Music and Lyrics
The Avett Brothers
Book
John Logan
Director
Michael Mayer
Choreographer
David Neumann
Set Designer
Rachel Hauck
Costume Designer
Susan Hilferty
Lighting Designer
Kevin Adams
Sound Designer
John Shivers
Music Director
Will Van Dyke
Arrangements and Orchestrations
Chris Miller
Arrangements, Orchestrations and Music Supervision
Brian Usifer