Swept Away Tickets
About Swept Away
Ahoy, Avett Brothers fans! Get Swept Away tickets and experience an epic musical story about a stranded crew following a disastrous shipwreck off the coast of Massachusetts, all based on a legendary true story and the songs of the Avett Brothers rock band. Featuring a book by Broadway vet John Logan (a Tony Award winner for Red and a nominee for Moulin Rouge!) and directed by Tony Award winner Michael Mayer (Spring Awakening), Swept Away is a “spellbinding tale” per The Washington Post. Get ready to be transported to the beauty and dangers of the open seas.
Following its acclaimed and sold-out, coast-to-coast runs at Berkeley Repertory Theatre in California and Arena Stage in Washington, DC, Swept Away now comes to Broadway. Enjoy songs by “America’s biggest roots band” (Rolling Stone) as you've never heard them before.
Run time
1hr 30min. No intermission.
Start date
October 29th, 2024
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Age
Ages 12+. Children under 4 are not permitted in the theater.
Stars on stage
John Gallagher Jr.
Stark Sands
Wayne Duvall
Adrian Blake Enscoe
Swept Away cast and creative team
By: John Logan
Songs by: The Avett Brothers
Director: Michael Mayer
Choreography: David Neumann
Cast list: John Gallagher Jr. (as Mate), Stark Sands (as Big Brother), Adrian Blake Enscoe (as Little Brother), Wayne Duvall (as Captin)
Sets: Rachel Hauck
Costumes: Susan Hilferty
Lighting: Kevin Adams
Sound: John Shivers
Other info: Music arrangements and orchestrations by Chris Miller and Brian Usifer, music supervision by Usifer, music direction by Will Van Dyke
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Accessibility
Accommodations for patrons who are blind, deaf, partially sighted, and/or have hearing loss; partial wheelchair access, handrail access
More information about Swept Away
Swept Away features a number of Avett Brothers hits from various albums and is also based on the band’s 2004 concept album Mignonette. That album was inspired by the true story of the 1844 shipwreck of the name, in which a small crew fought for survival for weeks on a lifeboat.
It is a dark but luminous tale about human choices and consequences that gets a folksy twist and modern retelling in this new musical. Swept Away follows a stranded crew off the coast of New Bedford, Massachusetts and asks: How far will they go to stay alive in the face of enormous adversity?
What to watch for
- Tony Award nominee David Neumann choreographs this show, and his work on Hadestown proves he knows how to physicalize how a crew moves.
- Director Michael Mayer has worked with rock bands before and brought their songs to Broadway, as previously seen in working with Green Day for American Idiot.
- Some included songs in the show include beloved Avett Brothers hits such as “No Hard Feelings,” “Murder in the City,” and “Ain’t No Man.”
- Audiences can expect the best of both worlds in this play: all the epic design elements that showcase an enormous shipwreck foregrounded by intimate stories of what makes us human told by a small, adrift crew of sailors.
Important Information
Children under 4 are not permitted in the theatre.
No weapons permitted on the premises. No outside food or beverages, electric scooters, e-bikes, or battery-powered transportation devices, except when medically necessary.
All items are subject to inspection. Anything brought into the theatre must fit on your lap or completely under your seat without blocking any aisles.
The use of cameras, cell phones, and other recording devices during the show is strictly prohibited by law, except when used for accessibility services.
Frequently asked questions
What is the running time of Swept Away?
Swept Away runs for 1hr 30min. No intermission.
How do you get tickets for Swept Away?
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Which theatre is Swept Away at?
Swept Away is at New York's Longacre Theatre, which is located at 220 West 48th Street (between Broadway and 8th Avenue), New York, 10036.
What is Swept Away about?
Get Swept Away tickets and experience a seafaring epic from the Avett Brothers. See Swept Away the musical play on Broadway starting this fall.
Where is Swept Away?
Swept Away is at Longacre Theatre, which is located in New York, NY, USA, 10036.
What is the running time of Swept Away?
1hr 30min. No intermission.
What is the age recommendation for Swept Away?
Ages 12+. Children under 4 are not permitted in the theater.
How much are tickets for Swept Away?
Swept Away tickets start at $58.
Who wrote the songs in Swept Away?
The song list in this musical has not been announced but Avett Brothers tunes from various albums, largely from Mignonette, will be featured — fans of their Americana music won’t be disappointed.
Who wrote Swept Away?
The Avett Brothers, a Grammy-nominated folk band, wrote the score while Oscar nominee and Broadway vet John Logan wrote the book.
Who directed Swept Away?
Michael Mayer, a Broadway alum and most known for directing Spring Awakening (and winning a Tony), directs.
Is Swept Away appropriate for kids?
An age recommendation has yet to be finalized, but all Broadway audiences regardless of show must be four and over.
Is Swept Away good?
You could say critics and audiences were swept away: after two sold-out runs, the show also enjoyed critical acclaim. Of the original run, the San Francisco Chronicle said it’s a story of “mythic proportions.”
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