What is the name of the Broadway musical, written by Sting, which closed early in 2015 after a short run, in which Sting himself replaced Jimmy Nail in the lead role in a bid to increase sales?
Jimmy Nail ticket sales began to drop, Sting replaced Nail to try to save the musical, but it ended after a short run. Nail sang on the Original Broadway Cast Recording and on Sting's album, "The Last Ship". He had been due to reprise his role in the UK premiere at Northern Stage on 12 March 2018. The show's producer Karl Sydow stated: "After protracted negotiations carried out in good faith, we regret to announce the production's offer of employment to Jimmy Nail has been withdrawn. Joe McGann will replace him when the show opens in Newcastle in March. Nail said "I
The Sting (musical) Sting" features "The Entertainer", "The Easy Winners", "Solace", "The Strenuous Life", "The Chrysanthemum", "The Cascades", "A Breeze from Alabama", "Rose Leaf Rag", and "The Ragtime Dance" composed by Scott Joplin, and "Heliotrope Bouquet" by Scott Joplin and Louis Chauvin. The Sting (musical) The Sting is a musical with a book by Bob Martin and music and lyrics by Mark Hollmann, Greg Kotis, and Harry Connick Jr., based on the 1973 film "The Sting." The musical is expected to make its premiere at the Paper Mill Playhouse in March 2018 and is expected to open on Broadway in 2019. The Paper