Sting is set to join his own Broadway musical The Last Ship.

The singer will be playing the role of Jackie White, which is the role currently being played by Sting's best friend Jimmy Nail.

"Big shoes to fit," noted Sting of Nail. "But he's passed me the baton for five weeks."

For those who are worried about Sting being added to the musical this late in the game, they shouldn't worry, since he says he's watched every performance from the back of the theater.

"I do it every day," he said. "I'm right in the back, I'm like The Phantom of the Opera — I'm just sneaking there in the dark."

Sting will take the new role in the Broadway show for five weeks starting December 9.