Today we are heralding the long-awaited Broadway return of international rock icon Sting with a salute to his theatrical work.
Sail Away Born Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner, British-born rock royalty Sting gained his familiar moniker early on in his music career, originally intentioned as a winking homage to the bumble bee-esque appearance he evoked when wearing a colorful striped sweater onstage. The rest, as they say, is rock history. Evidencing his exceptional musical diversity with a number of impressive albums as a solo artist and also as lead member of rock group The Police, the ubiquitous radio hits racked up by Sting over the course of his 30-plus-year career thus far are staggering to consider - "Every Breath You Take", "Roxanne", "Message In A Bottle", "Fields Of Gold" and many more among them. Looking back, while the heyday for The Police occurred from 1978 through 1983, it was with the first single presented by Sting as a solo artist that his innovative and idiosyncratic theatricality was first revealed to the public at large, despite the Police presenting entertaining and involving live stage shows, and which shows early proof of his affection for the theatrical.
Photo Credits: Walter McBride, etc.
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