Sting's 'The Last Ship': Broadway Songs Win Critics' Love, Full Sails For Debut
The Last Ship, Sting's debut as a Broadway composer/lyricist, opened Sunday night with fellow pop icons Billy Joel " whose songs made the Twyla Tharp show Movin' Out a Broadway hit " and The Boss in attendance. The reviews were unanimous in praising Sting's score for the roman a clef about a man who returns to his northern England hometown after 15 years only to find the local shipyard shut down and the love of hi…