Sting to Stay! The Grammy-Winning Composer of The Last Ship Extends Run in His Broadway Musical

What’ve you got? You got Sting! The 16-time Grammy winner has extended his engagement in The Last Ship. The rock star-turned Broadway composer, who began performances as Jackie White on December 9, will now perform in the tuner at the Neil Simon Theatre through January 24, 2015. He was originally scheduled to appear in the show through January 10.

Featuring a book by John Logan and Brian Yorkey and directed by Joe Mantello, 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 cast also includes Broadway favorites Michael Esper and Aaron Lazar, Rachel Tucker, Fred Applegate, Sally Ann Triplett and Collin Kelly-Sordelet.