How βSwept Awayβ Writer John Logan Turned a Horrific Maritime Disaster Into an Unlikely Broadway Musical
18 November 2024 at 16:50
βSwept Away,β a musical about four men stranded at sea, had a landlocked genesis. John Logan, the showβs Oscar-nominated and Tony-winning writer, started teasing out the idea for the musical during a hike through Malibu Canyon, listening to The Avett Brothersβ folk and bluegrass hits. It wasnβt his idea, exactly, to bring the saga of [β¦]