'The Last Ship' review: ravishing concert, improbable story
If sincerity and noble intentions were enough to make a good musical, "The Last Ship" would be a smash. If haunting folk-tinged melodies and choruses of rousing determination could float this boat, Sting's heartfelt debut musical would justify the years he devoted to the $14 million epic about a depressed English shipbuilding town very much like the one where he grew up.