Pop star Sting adds Broadway composer to his resume as he sets sail with "The Last Ship."
The veteran said he was going through a series of emotions 30 minutes before the curtain was set to rise.
SOUNDBITE: Sting, musician, saying (English):
"Exciting, terrified, overjoyed, all of those fantastic things. But I'm smiling, I'm smiling."
Sting's wife Trudie Styler was beaming with excitement for her rock star husband.
SOUNDBITE: Trudie Styler, Sting's wife, saying (English):
"Off the charts proud, so excited. This has been five year journey and I've been on the voyage with him and tonight we launch, so it couldn't be better."
Sting capped off opening night by climbing on stage and thanking everyone from the cast to the theater ushers and even Queen Elizabeth.
SOUNDBITE: Sting, musician, saying (English):
"I want to thank her because without her I don't think I'd be here."
The opening night audience was then treated to a song by S
