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re: Last Ship last night

Posted by: WaymanWong 02:48 am EST 01/18/15
In reply to: re: Last Ship last night - 15minutecall 01:53 am EST 01/18/15

If I'd been directing, I might've made a minor trim here or there (and cut ''Mrs. Dees' Rant''). But I sure wouldn't have touched the opening Act II waltz: ''The Night the Pugilist Learned How to Dance.'' Michael Esper and Collin Kelly-Sordelet have such great chemistry, and you get to see Gideon show his more sensitive side and bond with his son.

To me, it's not the ''bloat'' that kept it from staying afloat. Audiences just weren't interested in the subject matter.

I'll agree with you on this, though: Sting and the cast really pour their heart and soul into every song.

Link From ''Last Ship'' cast album: ''The Night the Pugilist Learned How to Dance''

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re: Last Ship last night

Posted by: gad90210 11:29 am EST 01/18/15
In reply to: re: Last Ship last night - WaymanWong 02:48 am EST 01/18/15

I agree the prison scene is an important one and strengthens the father-son bond. Cutting it is a bad idea. The song, however, when I listen to it on my phone, seems to go on forever, so maybe that could have been trimmed somewhat. But the scene itself is funny and charming.


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as much as I'm glad I saw The Last Ship

Posted by: jero 12:30 pm EST 01/18/15
In reply to: re: Last Ship last night - gad90210 11:29 am EST 01/18/15

the reason only the two of them were in prison was a bit wonky in the writing for my tastes. Not nearly enough to ruin the show but a bump along the way for me.


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