Ghost The Musical that opened on Broadway a week ago has been nominated for 3 Tony Awards.  COngratulations go to Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Rob Howell & Jon Driscoll and Hugh Vanstone.   The Tony Awards will be announced on the 10th June.       Here are the categories and the other nominees.   Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical Elizabeth A. Davis, Once Jayne Houdyshell, Follies...

Introducing the newest members of the Ghost Family, Celinde Schoenmaker and Ton Sieben who are starring as Molly and Sam in the Dutch production of Ghost the Musical which opens at The Beatrix Theatre, Utrecht on the 28th August 2012. Believe.   They are also both featured in the cover of the DutchShow & Cultuur Newspaper supplement below.  Click on either of the images to see larger...

Ghost The Musical officially opened on Broadway last night, and we’ve posted the first few reviews for you here.  The reviewers actually saw the show a coupleof days ago, and as is ususal was emargoed until the official opening night.   Washington Post: Broadway musical of ‘Ghost’ is inventively fun with eye-poppingly brilliant effects   Talkin Broadway: Molly’s moving-on solo “Nothing Stops Another...

As the curtain goes up on the 443rd performance of Ghost the Musical tonight, 23rd April 2012, Broadway officially welcomes Ghost to the Great White Way.  The show is only just over 12 months old yet has already played 3 major theatrical hubs now adding New York to London and Manchester, the latter where Ghost was born in March 2011.   Whilst many changes have been made to the Broadway version ahead of it’s opening including 3...

‘Ghost’ Composers ‘believe’ in Writing a Musical:

By MARK KENNEDY AP Drama Writer NEW YORK—Luscious, harmonious music is swelling from an orchestra in a Chelsea recording studio. The two guys who wrote it listen—in their own way. They could not seem more different. On one side of the room is Glen Ballard, rail thin with a mop of unruly, curly hair, wearing a long-sleeved T-shirt and a pair of dark jeans that plunge into boots. He cannot stay still, swaying and stomping and singing to...

Happy 1st Birthday To Ghost The Musical   1 year ago today, the Opera House Manchester hosted a World Premiere of a brand new musical based on the Oscar winning 1990 movie Ghost. Written by the original writer Bruce Joel Rubin the show was probably the most eagerly awaited new musical of the 21st century to date. With Dave Stewart and Glen Ballard providing the score and world renowned illusionist Paul Kieve bringing the special...

Source: Playbill.Com Rock legends Glen Ballard and Dave Stewart flesh out the emotions and characters of the hit film “Ghost” for its musical incarnation, now on Broadway.   How do you turn a bereavement blockbuster into a monster musical? Enlisting two pop-rock titans certainly helps. Ghost: The Musical materialized when five-time Grammy-winning songwriter-producer Glen Ballard (who has worked with Alanis Morissette and...

3 Cities, 1 Year After just 354 days and 359 performances today, March 15th sees Ghost the Musical land on Broadway and open up this amazing show to American believers.   Ghost is one, if not the fastest major musical to transfer to The Great White Way after only having its World Premiere in Manchester on the 28th March 2011.  Phantom of the Opera, Les Miserables and Miss Saigon all took around 2 years to venture over to...

One day ahead of the opening of Ghost The Musical On Broadway, it has just won 2 awards in the Manchester Theatre Awards. Manchester is seen as the home of Ghost The Musical as it had its main previews there last March before moving to London.   The 2 awards that have been won are: Best Musical – Ghost The Musical Best Actress In A Visiting Production - Sharon D Clarke   Congratulations to Team...