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‘Swept Away’ Review: John Gallagher Jr. Steers A Stirring Avett Brothers Seafaring Musical
As enthralling as it is disquieting, Swept Away, opening tonight on Broadway, is a taut and captivating new folk musical featuring the gorgeous songs of the roots-rock group The Avett Brothers and an impeccable cast headed by John Gallagher Jr. and Stark Sands.
‘Swept Away' Review: Avett Brothers Musical Fails to Satisfy Despite a Sterling Broadway Staging
There's so much to recommend "Swept Away" - about two brothers from a religious family who get trapped on an ill-fated whaling ship with a crew of doomed heathens - that it seems unkind, or even unfair,
Review: ‘Swept Away’ on Broadway has songs of the Avett Brothers in a very different kind of musical
The Avett Brothers of Concord, North Carolina, are cool dudes — listen to their eclectic music and you’ll hear the influences of rock, Americana, emo, folk and bluegrass. They have fans all over the place but their so-called “punk grass” sound is especially beloved by Appalachian hipsters who flock to the hundreds of live shows Scott and Seth Avett play out each year.
Review Roundup: SWEPT AWAY Opens On Broadway Featuring the Music of The Avett Brothers
The new musical Swept Away hits the high seas of Broadway tonight. The new musical with music and lyrics by The Avett Brothers. Did the new musical sink or sail with critics? Find out below!
The Avett Brothers musical sees stars, surprises, strong reviews on Broadway opening night
The shipwreck saga “Swept Away” officially bowed on Broadway on Tuesday night. The likes of Anna Wintour, Billy Porter and Lea Michele attended.
The Avett Brothers musical gambles on a sinking formula
Swept Away” sets the Avett Brothers bluegrass sound to a grizzly survival tale. It’s a curious combination with iffy results.
The Avett Brothers on how a shipwreck inspired an album, and then a Broadway musical
Bianna Golodryga speaks to Seth and Scott Avett and John Gallagher Jr. about their new musical ‘Swept Away’ opening on Broadway.
Video: The Avett Brothers Perform SWEPT AWAY Title Song
The Avett Brothers, writers of the new Broadway musical Swept Away, visited the TODAY Show on Friday to perform the title number from the show. Watch them perform the song here!
The Avett Brothers surprise appearance at Broadway opening night of "Swept Away"
Popular folk-rock bank The Avett Brothers helped raise the curtain of the new musical "Swept Away" at the Longacre Theatre – for which they provided music & lyrics – with a surprise post-show concert with the cast members.
The Avett Brothers Join ‘Swept Away’ Cast for Encore at Broadway Premiere
Emilio Madrid On Tuesday, Nov. 19, the Avett Brothers welcomed a new chapter in their career with the official opening night of Swept Away,
‘Swept Away’ Review: Lost at Sea, How Far Would You Sink?
The Mignonette was wrecked at sea on July 5, 1884, en route to Sydney from Southampton, England. Its captain, two crewmen and ...
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‘Swept Away’ Broadway Review: An Avett Brothers Album Surfaces as a Stunning Musical
The good news is that Mayer is in top form with his latest Broadway entry. The new musical “Swept Away” opened ...
How ‘Swept Away’ Writer John Logan Turned a Horrific Maritime Disaster Into an Unlikely Broadway Musical
John Logan on turning a grisly story of cannibalism and survival into a Broadway musical with help from The Avett Brothers.
Out to Sea and Back With Swept Away
Perhaps it’s unfair to jump straight to the leviathan of seafaring lit when reflecting on the new musical Swept Away. At the ...
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Broadway Review: ‘Swept Away’ Is Tunefully Lost at Sea
The small boat containing the four actors swiveled listlessly, this way and that, in the closing minutes of a recent ...
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BROADWAY REVIEW: Avett Brothers’ musical ‘Swept Away’ is unusual but daring show about whalers
Even though Broadway does not typically pull the core Avett Brothers audience, their songs are interesting fodder for a ...