"Message in a Bottle" - Featuring the Music of Sting - Emerson Colonial Theatre (Boston, MA.)
The Emerson Colonial Theatre
Presents the Music of
STING and the POLICE
with
"MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE"
A DANCE-THEATER PRODUCTION, DRIVEN BY SONGS FROM RECORDING STAR STING!
Choreographed and Directed by Kate Prince
Dancers Include: Oliver Andrews, Lindon Barr (Dance Captain), Deavion Brown, David Cottle, Harrison Dowzell, Nestor Garcia Gonzalez, Natasha Gooden, Lizzie Gough (Resident Director), Anna Holmstrom, Megan Ingram, Ajani Johnson-Goffe, Charlotte Lee, Daniella May, Dylan Mayoral, Lukas McFarlane (Associate Choreographer), Robbie Ordona, Lara Renaud, Hannah Sandilands (Dance Captain), Jessey Stol, Steven Thompson, Gavin Vincent, Malachi Welch, Serena McCall, and Nethra Menon.
Performances:
March 26, 2024 through March 30, 2024
(Contact Box Office for Exact Times)
EMERSON COLONIAL THEATRE, 106 Boylston St, Boston, MA 02116
TICKETS:
Tickets start at $49 and are available online at emersoncolonialtheatre.com or by calling # 888-616-0272
Box Office Hours: Monday-Friday: 9am - 8pm (EST); Saturday-Sunday: 10am - 8pm (EST)
THE EMERSON COLONIAL THEATRE Box Office is located at 106 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02116
THE EMERSON COLONIAL THEATRE website is the official source for tickets:
http://www.emersoncolonialtheatre.com/
BUY TICKETS
(Photo: "MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE" coming to THE EMERSON COLONIAL THEATRE in Boston, MA. from March 26, 2024 through March 30, 2024. Photo Credit: Lynn Theisen)
ABOUT THE SHOW
Choreographed and Directed by Kate Prince, "MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE" features newly recorded and reworked versions of Sting’s evocative rock songs.
Extraordinary contemporary dancing propels a story about a family, split by war and forced to forge new lives in foreign lands.
The story of a family torn apart by war and forced to make their ways in unfamiliar lands is told through Kate Prince’s striking, bold choreography in "MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE," a dance/theater production inspired and driven by the music of 17-time Grammy Award-winning rock icon Sting.
In its 2020 world premiere at Sadler’s Wells’ Peacock Theater in London’s West End, "MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE" became a critical hit for its distinctive mix of gravity-defying, lyrical hip hop dance and its use of evocative rock songs that together underscore a moving story of humanity and hope.
"MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE" opens in a village alive with joyous celebrations that suddenly comes under siege. In the ensuing chaos, three siblings – Leto, Mati and Tana – are separated from their parents.
Each sibling undertakes a perilous journey to new lands – fighting off captors and predators, surviving imprisonment, falling in love and finding their way back to more peaceful lives.
Nearly two dozen songs – written by Sting and made famous through his solo career and his band The Police – appear in the show.
Chart-topping hits and fan favorite tracks propel the narrative, often in surprising ways. “Every Breath You Take,” “Roxanne,” “Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic,” “Walking On The Moon,” “Englishman In New York” and “Fields Of Gold” are among the songs with new vocals by Sting and new arrangements by Grammy and Tony Award winner Alex Lacamoire (“Hamilton,” “Dear Evan Hansen,” “The Greatest Showman”).
Guest vocals include actress and singer Beverley Knight MBE and Lynval Golding (of The Specials).
Kate Prince’s choreography incorporates a wide range of influences for the production’s 22 dancers, from breakdance, hip hop and contemporary street dance, to jazz dance and gestural movement – with a hint of balletic partnering.
Prince says the thrill of watching audiences react to the music they know and the unfolding story told through her muscular, athletic and non-stop choreography brings her great joy. “I love watching audiences watch 'MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE',” she says. “They have this double reaction of loving the music and loving Sting’s work, and realizing how much of the music they do know and how much it's been in their lives. Then, watching the audience watching those dancers, you get the sense of ‘how are they doing that?’ and ‘how are they still going?’”
Kevin T. Baldwin is a member of the American Theatre Critics Association (ATCA)
@MetrmagReviews
@Theatre_Critics
Tickets are available online at emersoncolonialtheatre.com or by calling # 888-616-0272.
BUY TICKETS
ABOUT THE EMERSON COLONIAL THEATRE
In its storied history, THE EMERSON COLONIAL THEATRE has debuted such seminal Broadway shows as Anything Goes, Porgy and Bess, Oklahoma!, Born Yesterday, Follies, A Little Night Music, Grand Hotel and La Cage aux Folles, among others. Reviving a great theatrical tradition, Boston’s newly restored EMERSON COLONIAL THEATRE officially re-opened its doors in July 2018 with the pre-Broadway World Premiere of Moulin Rouge! The Musical. THE EMERSON COLONIAL THEATRE, which opened in 1900 with a production of Ben-Hur, is the oldest continuously operated theater in Boston; as well as being amongst the most magnificent, having retained most of its original period details. A theatre for the community, EMERSON COLONIAL THEATRE will once again contribute to the rich cultural landscape of Boston, with a new and varied program of Broadway shows, live music, comedy and events.
106 Boylston Street
Boston, MA 02116
