Monday Media Musings - 2/24/20

Arrowverse update: Two shows last week looked like they were about to pull a neat trick on playing against my expectations... and then they went where I assumed they would go from the start. I guess they can't all be the ending of Crisis. ( Spoilers for Batwoman and Flash )

The Last Ship: This is a musical about a shipbuilders' strike in 1980s England, inspired in part by the childhood home and upbringing of Sting, who grew up in a shipbuilding town in the 1950s as the industry was staring to fade. He not only wrote the music and lyrics but starred in one of the lead roles. I've been a huge fan of Sting for a really long time, and the prospect of seeing him perform is one of the reasons I decided to continue my subscription to the Broadway SF season this year (the other was Mean Girls, which is coming to town this summer). The only other time I've seen him perform was on The Police reunion tour in 2007, which was amazing but it was also in a gigantic stadium. So I was excited to see him in a much smaller venue, doing a very different type of performance, and I enjoyed it a great deal. The story was a bit uneven -- the act break was in the wrong place, so the first act was too long and the second felt very rushed -- but the performances, the music, the acting and costumes were all top-notch. And the story carries a message of worker solidarity, and the power of people to stand up and make a difference, which felt very welcome right now.