About the Show

A spellbinding tale of shipwreck, salvation, and brotherhood storms Broadway this fall!

The Avett Brothers bring forth a captivating narrative of shipwreck, salvation, and brotherhood on the high seas, hailed as "spellbinding" by The Washington Post. SWEPT AWAY, described as an epic journey of "mythic proportions" by the San Francisco Chronicle, features a book by Tony Award®-winner John Logan, direction by Tony Award-winner Michael Mayer, and choreography by Tony Award nominee David Neumann.

The creative team behind Swept Away includes music arrangers Chris Miller and Brian Usifer, music director Will Van Dyke, Tony Award-winning designers Rachel Hauck (set), Susan Hilferty (costume), Kevin Adams (lighting), and John Shivers (sound), along with casting directors Jim Carnahan, Jillian Cimini, and Alexandre Bleau, CSA.

Following sold-out engagements nationwide, SWEPT AWAY is set to make a commanding Broadway debut this fall.

Critic Reviews (19)

"...among the darkest, most unsparing musicals ever to anchor itself on Broadway."
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"Songs by the Avett Brothers buoy a bleak tale of souls at sea."
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"a seaworthy new musical"
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"Swept Away’s most compelling elements exist around its center rather than within it."
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"refreshingly modest in scale but suffused with an ambitious desire to expand"
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"...unusual but daring show about whalers"
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"People will come to see “Swept Away” for the music, and they’ll be glad they did."
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"The Avett Brothers musical gambles on a sinking formula"
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