The Avett Brothers of Concord, North Carolina, are cool dudes — listen to their eclectic music and you’ll hear the influences of rock, Americana, emo, folk and bluegrass. They have fans all over the place but their so-called “punk grass” sound is especially beloved by Appalachian hipsters who flock to the hundreds of live shows Scott and Seth Avett play out each year. And it’s not just the musical sound, either. The Bros. Avett are narrative lyr…

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Review: ‘Swept Away’ on Broadway has songs of the Avett Brothers in a very different kind of musical

As enthralling as it is disquieting, Swept Away, opening tonight on Broadway, is a taut and captivating new folk musical featuring the gorgeous songs of the roots-rock group The Avett Brothers and an impeccable cast headed by John Gallagher Jr. and Stark Sands. Based on the Avetts’ gorgeous 2004 album Mignonette, Swept Away isn’t so […]

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‘Swept Away’ Review: John Gallagher Jr. Steers A Stirring Avett Brothers Seafaring Musical

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Director Michael Mayer, who has reconciled dark subject matter with musical buoyance in hits such as ‘Spring Awakening’ and ‘American Idiot,’ makes this production sing in every respect.

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‘Swept Away’ Offers Assets Rarely Seen in Contemporary Broadway Musicals, a Fresh Story and a Spiritual Journey

The new musical Swept Away hits the high seas of Broadway tonight. The new musical with music and lyrics by The Avett Brothers. Did the new musical sink or sail with critics? Find out below!

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Review Roundup: SWEPT AWAY Opens On Broadway Featuring the Music of The Avett Brothers

If you know the tale of the yacht Mignonette, or the Avett Brothers album of the same name, you’ll guess from the first moments of “Swept Away,” a Broadway musical based on both, where the horrific story is headed. But you may not guess how spectacularly it gets there. The Mignonette was wrecked at sea on July 5, 1884, en route to Sydney from Southampton, England. Its captain, two crewmen and cabin boy survived on a lifeboat for about 20 days un…

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‘Swept Away’ Review: Lost at Sea, How Far Would You Sink?

The small boat containing the four actors swiveled listlessly, this way and that, in the closing minutes of a recent performance of Swept Away (Longacre Theatre, booking to May 25, 2025). 
We knew—thanks to this Broadway musical’s prologue—that out of Mate (John Gallagher Jr.), Big Brother (Stark…

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Broadway Review: ‘Swept Away’ Is Tunefully Lost at Sea

Written by John Logan, the Michael Mayer-directed musical tells the story of a group of men whose morality is tested after they survive a shipwreck.John Gallagher Jr. is dying. At least, his character is at the opening of Swept Away, the new Avett Brothers’ jukebox musical that opened at the Longacre Theatre on Tuesday. As he wheezes out his last breaths in a tuberculosis ward, dressed in a blood-spattered bathrobe, he is visited by the spirits …

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'Swept Away' review: John Gallagher Jr. makes waves in riveting Avett Brothers musical

As enthralling as it is disquieting, Swept Away, opening tonight on Broadway, is a taut and captivating new folk musical featuring the gorgeous songs of the roots-rock group The Avett Brothers and an impeccable cast headed by John Gallagher Jr. and Stark Sands. Based on the Avetts’ gorgeous 2004 album Mignonette, Swept Away isn’t so much a jukebox musical as the happy result of a retconning: Where Mignonette loosely chronicled the true story of …

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With a prolific stage director like Bartlett Sher, you generally know what you’re going to get whether he’s working on Broadway or the Met Opera. With a director like Michael Mayer, it’s anyone’s guess what going to end up on stage. He has brought a classic like “Spring Awakening” to Broadway and a genuine mess like “A Beautiful Noise” or “On a Clear Day.” At the Met, his work is also variable. One season he directs the tepid “Marnie,” another y…

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'Swept Away' Broadway Review: An Avett Brothers Album Surfaces as a Stunning Musical

As enthralling as it’s disquieting, Swept Away, opening tonight on Broadway, is a taut and fascinating new folks musical that includes the attractive songs of the roots-rock group The Avett Brothers and an impeccable solid headed by John Gallagher Jr. and Stark Sands. 
	Based mostly on the Avetts’ attractive 2004 album Mignonette, Swept Away isn’t a lot a jukebox musical because the completely happy results of a retconning: The place Mignonette …

Review: ‘Swept Away’ on Broadway has songs of the Avett Brothers in a very different kind of musical

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