Avett Brothers musical Swept Away opened November 19 at the Longacre Theatre, and the reviews are in! Find out if critics were swept away by the new show, directed by Michael Mayer and featuring a book by John Logan, below.
Leading the cast are Tony winner John Gallagher, Jr. (Spring Awakening) as Mate, Stark Sands (Kinky Boots) as Big Brother, Adrian Blake Enscoe (Dickinson) as Little Brother, and Wayne Duvall (1984) as Captain.
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Read the reviews below.
The Chicago Tribune (Chris Jones)*
CitiTour NYC (Brian Scott Lipton)
Digital Journal (Markos Papadatos)
Entertainment Weekly (Emlyn Travis)
New York Magazine/Vulture (Sara Holdren)*
New York Post (Johnny Oleksinski)
New York Stage Review (Frank Scheck, Bob Verini)
New York Theater (Jonathan Mandell)
New York Theatre Guide (Allison Considine)
The New York Times (Jesse Green)*
The Wall Street Journal (Charles Isherwood)*
The Washington Post (Naveen Kumar)*
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Playbill will continue to update this list as reviews come in.
Returning alongside them are ensemble members Hunter Brown, Matt DeAngelis, Cameron Johnson, Brandon Kalm, Michael J. Mainwaring, Orville Mendoza, Tyrone L. Robinson, and John Sygar. Newly joining the company are Josh Breckenridge, Rico LeBron, Chase Peacock, and David Rowen. Swings John Michael Finley and Robert Pendilla round out the company.
Swept Away follows four survivors of an 1888 shipwreck off the coast of New Bedford, Massachusetts. As they struggle to stay alive, they must question whether or not they can live with the consequences of their actions, and discover how tragedy can lead to forgiveness.
The creative team also includes choreographer David Newmann, music arranger and orchestrator Chris Miller, music arranger and orchestrator/music supervisor Brian Usifer, music director Will Van Dyke, Tony-winning set designer Rachel Hauck, Tony-winning costume designer Susan Hilferty, four-time Tony-winning lighting designer Kevin Adams, Tony-winning sound designer John Shivers, and casting directors Jim Carnahan, Jillian Cimini, and Alexandre Bleau.
Swept Away is produced by Matthew Masten, Sean Hudock, and Madison Wells Live and executive-produced by Wagner Johnson Productions.
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Wayne Duvall, John Gallagher Jr., Stark Sands, and Adrian Blake Enscoe in Swept Away
Wayne Duvall in Swept Away
Stark Sands and Adrian Blake Enscoe in Swept Away
Adrian Blake Enscoe in Swept Away
Company of Swept Away
John Gallagher Jr. and company of Swept Away
