Will Sting Join the Cast of His Broadway Musical The Last Ship?

Sting may board the cast of his Broadway musical The Last Ship in January, according to the New York Daily News. The Grammy winner is also reportedly waiving his royalties from the show. A production spokesperson had no comment on the report.

The new tuner, directed by Joe Mantello, has had disappointing box office grosses since opening on October 26 at the Neil Simon Theatre. It earned $495,069 out of a potential $1,243,260 for the week ending November 2.

Featuring a book by John Logan and Brian Yorkey, The Last Ship is inspired by Sting’s own childhood experiences and his album of the same name. It is set in an English seafaring town that operates around the local shipyard and follows Gideon Fletcher, a man who left home to see the world and returns fourteen years later to find that the future of the shipyard is in danger. The shipyard’s workers decide to take their fate into their own hands and build a towering representation of the shared dream that has defined their existence.

The cast includes Broadway faves Michael Esper and Aaron Lazar, West End star star Rachel Tucker, as well as Jimmy Nail, Fred Applegate, Sally Ann Triplett and Collin Kelly-Sordelet.