To use shipbuilding as an analogy for crafting musicals, the songs are the hull"the most visible part of the thing, taking up the most space. But you won't sail far without a strong, even keel, the beam around which the hull is constructed"the book, in other words. With The Last Ship, a fervent, rollicking and often glorious new musical scored by Sting and inspired by the town of his youth, the hull is magnificent, t…
SOURCE: Time Out at 03:43AM on October 27, 2014