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LOS ANGELES, CA - JANUARY 16, 2020 - The cast of, “The Last Ship,” perform in the final number of the play at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles on January 16, 2020. Inspired by Sting’s 1991 album, “The Soul Cages,” The Last Ship tells the story of Gideon, a prodigal son returning home after 17 years at sea to find that the local shipyard his town was built around is closing and Meg, the love he left behind, has moved on. Tensions flare and picket lines are drawn as foreman Jackie White (Sting) rallies the workers to take over the shipyard and build one last ship in the face of the gathering storm. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)
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Sting commands ‘The Last Ship’ at the Ahmanson

The rocker created a musical about his shipbuilding hometown. Now he’s performing in the show as a foreman at the yard.

LOS ANGELES, CA - JANUARY 16, 2020 - The cast of, “The Last Ship,” perform in the final number of the play at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles on January 16, 2020. Inspired by Sting’s 1991 album, “The Soul Cages,” The Last Ship tells the story of Gideon, a prodigal son returning home after 17 years at sea to find that the local shipyard his town was built around is closing and Meg, the love he left behind, has moved on. Tensions flare and picket lines are drawn as foreman Jackie White (Sting) rallies the workers to take over the shipyard and build one last ship in the face of the gathering storm. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)

The cast of “The Last Ship” sings below a projected image of the final ship to emerge from an economically beleaguered yard. The show is at the Ahmanson Theatre through Feb. 16. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)

LOS ANGELES, CA - JANUARY 16, 2020 - Jackie Morrison performs with Sting in, “The Last Ship,” at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles on January 16, 2020. Inspired by Sting’s 1991 album, “The Soul Cages,” The Last Ship tells the story of Gideon, a prodigal son returning home after 17 years at sea to find that the local shipyard his town was built around is closing and Meg, the love he left behind, has moved on. Tensions flare and picket lines are drawn as foreman Jackie White (Sting) rallies the workers to take over the shipyard and build one last ship in the face of the gathering storm. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)

Sting portrays a shipyard foreman and Jackie Morrison plays his wife in “The Last Ship” at the Ahmanson Theatre in L.A. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)

LOS ANGELES, CA - JANUARY 16, 2020 - Sting, center, performs with the cast of, “The Last Ship,” at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles on January 16, 2020. Inspired by Sting’s 1991 album, “The Soul Cages,” The Last Ship tells the story of Gideon, a prodigal son returning home after 17 years at sea to find that the local shipyard his town was built around is closing and Meg, the love he left behind, has moved on. Tensions flare and picket lines are drawn as foreman Jackie White (Sting) rallies the workers to take over the shipyard and build one last ship in the face of the gathering storm. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)

Sting, center, and the cast of “The Last Ship” (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)

LOS ANGELES, CA - JANUARY 16, 2020 - Sting and Jackie Morrison perform in, “The Last Ship,” at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles on January 16, 2020. Inspired by Sting’s 1991 album, “The Soul Cages,” The Last Ship tells the story of Gideon, a prodigal son returning home after 17 years at sea to find that the local shipyard his town was built around is closing and Meg, the love he left behind, has moved on. Tensions flare and picket lines are drawn as foreman Jackie White (Sting) rallies the workers to take over the shipyard and build one last ship in the face of the gathering storm. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)

Projected images create much of the setting for “The Last Ship,” the Sting musical in which he appears opposite Jackie Morrison. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)

LOS ANGELES, CA - JANUARY 16, 2020 - Sting, center, sings with the cast during an encore song after performing, “The Last Ship,” at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles on January 16, 2020. Inspired by Sting’s 1991 album, “The Soul Cages,” The Last Ship tells the story of Gideon, a prodigal son returning home after 17 years at sea to find that the local shipyard his town was built around is closing and Meg, the love he left behind, has moved on. Tensions flare and picket lines are drawn as foreman Jackie White (Sting) rallies the workers to take over the shipyard and build one last ship in the face of the gathering storm. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)

Sting, center, and the cast sing and clap through an encore after performing “The Last Ship” at the Ahmanson Theatre. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)

LOS ANGELES, CA - JANUARY 16, 2020 - Frances McNamee, center, performs with cast members in, “The Last Ship,” at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles on January 16, 2020. Inspired by Sting’s 1991 album, “The Soul Cages,” The Last Ship tells the story of Gideon, a prodigal son returning home after 17 years at sea to find that the local shipyard his town was built around is closing and Meg, the love he left behind, has moved on. Tensions flare and picket lines are drawn as foreman Jackie White (Sting) rallies the workers to take over the shipyard and build one last ship in the face of the gathering storm.(Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)

Frances McNamee, center, portrays a single mother and local businesswoman whose resilience is emblematic of this town in North East England. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)

LOS ANGELES, CA - JANUARY 16, 2020 - Oliver Savile performs in, “The Last Ship,” at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles on January 16, 2020. Inspired by Sting’s 1991 album, “The Soul Cages,” The Last Ship tells the story of Gideon, a prodigal son returning home after 17 years at sea to find that the local shipyard his town was built around is closing and Meg, the love he left behind, has moved on. Tensions flare and picket lines are drawn as foreman Jackie White (Sting) rallies the workers to take over the shipyard and build one last ship in the face of the gathering storm.(Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)

Oliver Savile portrays a long-ago resident whose connection to the town won’t let go. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)

LOS ANGELES, CA - JANUARY 16, 2020 - Sting performs in, “The Last Ship,” at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles on January 16, 2020. Inspired by Sting’s 1991 album, “The Soul Cages,” The Last Ship tells the story of Gideon, a prodigal son returning home after 17 years at sea to find that the local shipyard his town was built around is closing and Meg, the love he left behind, has moved on. Tensions flare and picket lines are drawn as foreman Jackie White (Sting) rallies the workers to take over the shipyard and build one last ship in the face of the gathering storm.(Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)

Sting in “The Last Ship” at the Ahmanson Theatre (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)

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Sting commands ‘The Last Ship’ at the Ahmanson

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