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Every year, there are huge hits, big flops, news makers and fan favorites, scandals and groundbreaking ideas in the theater scene. And when we pause to review the year just ending, we always think of things tha…

Scott Avett, Seth Avett and Bob Crawford of The Avett Brothers surprised the audience at the curtain call of Swept Away for a post-show performance of “We Are Loved” and “Ain‘t No Man,” ahead o…

Meet Gigi Pritzker and Jamie Forshaw, two producing powerhouses behind Madison Wells Live. Some of their credits include Swept Away, Jaja’s African Hair Braiding, Hadestown, Shucked, Company, We Live in Cairo…

2024 in Review: Our Favorite Design Elements (6 Categories + 2 Special Citations) We were fortunate enough to see 23 different productions in 2024: 20 Broadway, 2 off-Broadway, and 1 regional; these are the sh…

2024 in Review: Our Favorite Writing & Direction (6 Categories) We were fortunate enough to see 23 different productions in 2024: 20 Broadway, 2 off-Broadway, and 1 regional; these are the shows we consid…

Seth Avett of The Avett Brothers joined the cast of Swept Away on stage for a surprise post-show performance of “Tear Down the House” and “Untitled #4” this weekend, in celebration of the show’s …

See photos of Aubrey Plaza visiting The Avett Brothers musical Swept Away on Broadway. Learn more about the Broadway production and learn how to purchase tickets!

From Broadway’s Swept Away to creating a viral sound with Um Nessa from Wicked, Hunter Brown chats with @bwaySHO about the juxtaposition of going viral and finding out his Broadway musical was closing.

Scenes from the new Avett Brothers musical on Broadway.

Tony winner Lauren Patten (Jagged Little Pill) joins Swept Away cast member John Gallagher, Jr. for a rendition of “Morning Song” by The Avett Brothers.

Seth Avett of The Avett Brothers joined the cast of Swept Away on stage for a surprise post-show performance of “Tear Down the House” and “Untitled #4” this weekend, in celebration of the show’s Broad…

Seth Avett of The Avett Brothers joined the cast of Swept Away on stage for a surprise post-show performance of “Tear Down the House” and “Untitled #4” this weekend. Check out photos and video here…

Swept Away's Rico LeBron takes over our Instagram today! The takeover occurs on what would have been the production's closing day on Broadway, before their recently announced extension to December 29 to popular…

The first single “Ain’t No Man” has been released from the Swept Away (Original Broadway Cast Recording), featuring music and lyrics by The Avett Brothers. Listen here!

‘Swept Away’ Gets Two-Week Extension, Trisha Paytas to Make Broadway Debut, ‘Stereophic’ Tiny Desk Concert Since 2016, “Today on Broadway” has been the first and only daily podcast recapping the top…

Broadway’s “Swept Away,” musical that addresses cannibalism on the high seas, was supposed to close on Sunday. Instead, this indisgestive examination of life among stranded sailors on a row boat, will mar…

The Avett Brothers-scored musical Swept Away has added two more weeks to its run at Broadway's Longacre Theatre. The musical previously announced that it would play its final performance on December 15, but w…

... along a banjo and a guitar in tow to the Playbill Studio to perform a song from the show called "Murder in the City," a ballad between two brothers.

The Avett Brothers musical has moved its final performance date.

The Broadway production of Swept Away has extended its run at the Longacre Theatre through Sunday, December 29, due to a surge in ticket sales following the previous announcement of its closing.

Stark Sands and Adrian Blake Enscoe play brothers in the Avett Brothers musical Swept Away now on Broadway. Fresh off of recording the Swept Away cast album the night before, the pair brought along a banjo and …

The Broadway Opening Night Legacy Robe Ceremony honoring Robert Pendilla for Swept Away at the Longacre Theater on November 19, 2024.

It's been a busy week on (and off) Broadway! As the year comes to a close, so does the fist half of the 2024-25 Broadway season. Catch up on all the latest from the week ending December 6, 2024 with videos from…

Swept Away, the new musical featuring songs by The Avett Brothers to tell a shipwreck tale of survival and sacrifice, will close its Broadway run on Sunday, December 15, just a month after opening at the Longac…

The Broadway debut of Swept Away, the Avett Brothers musical, will end its run at the Longacre Theatre on December

‘Swept Away’ Posts Closing Notice, Casadee Pope to Join ‘Titanìque,’ ‘Elf’ Performs on ‘The View’ Since 2016, “Today on Broadway” has been the first and only daily podcast recapping the top…

This has not been an easy Broadway season for new shows. Closing on December 15th is “Swept Away,” the really strange musical that combined seafaring, folk music, and cannibalism. Yes, I said cannibalism. �…

“Swept Away,” a musical that mixed together a shipwreck, cannibalism and the music of the Avett Brothers, hoped to defy conventional wisdom about what constitutes a Broadway hit. Instead it announced Thurs…

The show will end its run at the Longacre Theater on Dec. 15, after opening Nov. 19.

Swept Away, the new seafaring musical with music and lyrics by the Avett Brothers, will play its final Broadway performance on December 15. The production, which began previews at the Longacre Theatre on Octobe…

The new musical, about a shipwreck and its aftermath, opened Nov. 19 at the Longacre Theater.

The new musical opened on Nov. 19 at the Longacre Theatre.

Swept Away will play its final performance on December 15, 2024. The musical, with music and lyrics by The Avett Brothers, will have played 32 regular performances and 20 previews at the time of its closing. 

Wayne Duvall, John Gallagher Jr., Adrian Blake Enscoe, and Stark Sands lead the Avett Brothers musical.

“Swept Away,” currently on at the Longacre Theatre, was inspired by the 2004 album “Mignonette” by the American folk-rock band The Avett Brothers. Although the album was suggested by the shipwreck and …

The original Broadway cast recording of Swept Away, the shipwreck musical thriller set to the music of the Avett Brothers, is on the way. The digital release is set for February 7, 2025, with a physical CD rele…

The Original Broadway Cast Recording of the new Broadway musical Swept Away is coming soon! Find out when and where you can get the album and pre-order it here!

The album will be released digitally in February 2025.

Don't miss our Black Friday/Cyber Monday Sale! Click HERE. It ends today!! The leaves have fallen, and colder breezes are here. It has even snowed some places! I enjoy the winter months. As a theater-goer, t…

There's plenty to be grateful for this week on The Broadway Show with Tamsen Fadal. See what's on tap this holiday weekend! Hear from death-defying divas Megan Hilty and Jennifer Simard on the opening-night p…

The Broadway Show is the only nationally syndicated weekly theater television series. The program features Broadway’s biggest stars, exclusive interviews and behind-the-scenes access both on and off the stage…

When the "Best Musical" Isn't Your "Favorite":A Strange Loop vs Girl From the North Country (and Six) It's been a while since we posted an article in this series, duty we thought we'd revive it with what m…

Besides the fact that many know the story of the Essex (later told in Melville’s "Moby Dick") or the Mignonette told in The Avett Brothers’ album of the same name, Logan has made his main characters totally…

Swept Away officially opened on Broadway last week and we now have your first look at the cast in action. Watch highlights from the show in this video!

The Longacre Theatre welcomed a very special visitor last week! Director Judd Apatow caught a performance of Swept Away and posed with the cast afterwards. Check out photos from the special visit below.

It’s a bit startling to hear Michael Mayer admit that he feared the pandemic would put an end to his career as a Tony Award-winning director. “I thought we were done,” he says of Broadway, “and then I t…

This new show based on the songs of the Avett Brothers falls into the jukebox musical trap. Loren Noveck reviews. The post Review: Swept Away at the Longacre Theatre appeared first on Exeunt Magazine NYC.

Peter Filichia, James Marino, and Michael Portantiere talk about Death Becomes Her @ Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, Swept Away @ Longacre Theatre, Tammy Faye @ Palace Theatre, Elf @ Marquis Theatre, We Are Your Robots …

Theater Review by Carole Di Tosti… Characterizing Swept Away as a jukebox musical may identify its genre, but it says little about the show’s incredible impact as a metaphoric, overarching musical of redemp…

Four shipwreck survivors sing their way through despair, but 'Swept Away' capsizes under its uninspired score.

wept Away is THE staggering, vibrant, bewitching new musical now playing at the Longacre Theater. With music and lyrics by the spectacular Avett Brothers, and book by the multidisciplinary writer John Logan it …

The Avett Brothers, writers of the new Broadway musical Swept Away, visited the TODAY Show on Friday to perform the title number from the show. Watch them perform the song here!

Swept Away, the harrowing new musical about a shipwreck that leaves four members of a whaling crew adrift in a lifeboat, celebrated its Broadway opening on November 19. John Gallagher Jr., Stark Sands, Adrian…

Reviews for ‘Swept Away,’ Public’s ‘Goddess’ Announces Cast, First Look at ‘Death Becomes Her’ Since 2016, “Today on Broadway” has been the first and only daily podcast recapping the top theat…

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From the chart-topping folk-rock band The Avett Brothers comes a tale of shipwreck, salvation and brotherhood set on the high seas.

281 Likes, TikTok video from playbill (@playbill): “Avett Brothers ahoy! ⚓️@Swept Away: A New Musical #theavettbrothers #sweptawaymusical ...

There’s so much to recommend “Swept Away” — about two brothers from a religious family who get trapped on an ill-fated whaling ship with a crew of doomed heathens — that it seems unkind, or even unfai…

Swept Away officially opened on Broadway this week. The cast was joined on stage for a special performance by The Avett Brothers during the show's curtain call. Check out the video here!

The Broadway production of the new musical Swept Away, with music and lyrics by The Avett Brothers, held its official opening this week. The cast was joined on stage by The Avett Brothers during the show's curt…

Review of the Sunday, November 10, 2024 matinee preview performance at the Longacre Theatre in New York City. Starring John Gallagher, Jr., Stark Sands, Wayne Duvall and Adrian Blake Enscoe. Book by John Logan…

A new musical weds intimate direction with records from the Avett Brothers’ oeuvre to tell a sweeping, but sleepy, tale about men lost at sea.

A dark musical about a shipwreck and its aftermath, with songs by the Avett Brothers, anchors on Broadway.

The new musical Swept Away hits the high seas of Broadway tonight. The new musical with music and lyrics by The Avett Brothers. Did the new musical sink or sail with critics? Find out below!

As enthralling as it is disquieting, Swept Away, opening tonight on Broadway, is a taut and captivating new folk musical featuring the gorgeous songs of the roots-rock group The Avett Brothers and an impeccable…

Theatrely's Broadway review of Swept Away at the Longacre Theatre in New York City, with music from the Avett Brothers and directed by Michael Mayer.

Something I won’t be saying on my death bed: “I wish I would’ve watched more shows about boats.”

★★★★☆ John Gallagher Jr. and Stark Sands are among the stars of this musical featuring songs from The Avett Brothers catalogue. The post Swept Away: A Haunting Musical Tale of Survival appeared firs…

In “Swept Away,” which is loosely inspired by the grim true story of a 19th century shipwreck, a quartet of magnetic performers work passionately to deliver the mellifluous folk-rock score culled from a d…

★★★☆☆ Talent, taste, and Avett Brothers sea-chanties serve a grim morality tale that doesn't quite stay afloat The post Swept Away: Adrift on a Dark, Dark Sea appeared first on New York Stage Review.

The Avett Brothers sing “Swept Away” at Broadway Night Curtain Call

The fall Broadway season has been a pretty busy one for musicals this year. The newest of them, Swept Away, has one of my favorite logos. Everything about it intrigues me. I can say for sure that I am not alone…