Ghost the musical - wikipedia Ghost the musical This article is about the stage musical adaptation. For the 1990 film, see Ghost ( 1990 film ). Ghost the Musical The official poster for Ghost the Musical Music Dave Stewart and Glen Ballard Lyrics Dave Stewart and Glen Ballard, Bruce Joel Rubin Book Bruce Joel Rubin Basis 1990 film Ghost Productions 2011 Manchester 2011 West End 2012 Broadway 2013 UK Tour 2013 US Tour 2016 Australian Tour 2016 UK Tour 2017 Austria Multiple productions worldwide Ghost the Musical is a musical with book and lyrics by Bruce Joel Rubin and music and lyrics by Dave Stewart and Glen Ballard. Based on the hit 1990 romantic drama film of the same name, the musical had its world premiere at the Manchester Opera House in Manchester in March 2011. Ghost then began its West End premiere in summer 2011, opening on 19 July. A Broadway transfer opened in April 2012. It toured the UK in 2013, after the London production closed in October 2012. The plot centres on lovers Sam and Molly, who are attacked as they are returning to their apartment. When Sam dies he becomes caught between the real world and the next. Molly is in danger and Sam can not leave her. A medium, Oda Mae Brown, helps Sam to get in touch with Molly to warn her. Contents 1 Productions 1.1 Manchester ( 2011 ) 1.2 West End ( 2011 - 12 ) 1.3 Broadway ( 2012 ) 1.4 UK National Tour ( 2013 - 14 ) 1.5 Subsequent productions 2 Synopsis 2.1 Original London production 3 Musical numbers 4 Principal roles and cast members 5 Critical reception 6 Awards and nominations 6.1 Original London production 6.2 Original Broadway production 7 References 8 External links Productions Manchester ( 2011 ) The musical had a world premiere try - out at the Manchester Opera House, Manchester, England with performances beginning 28 March 2011 and running through 14 May 2011. It was directed by Tony Award - winning director Matthew Warchus, with set and costume design by Rob Howell, choreography by Ashley Wallen, musical supervision and arrangements by Christopher Nightingale, illusions by Paul Kieve, lighting by Hugh Vanstone, sound design by Bobby Aitken and projection design by Jon Driscoll. Cast members included Richard Fleeshman as Sam Wheat, Caissie Levy as Molly Jensen, Sharon D. Clarke as Oda Mae Brown and Andrew Langtree as Carl Bruner. West End ( 2011 - 12 ) The production began previews at the Piccadilly Theatre in the West End on 24 June 2011, with an official opening night gala on 19 July. Reviews for the opening night performance were mixed, although the special effects were praised by critics for their ingenuity and skill. On 13 January 2012, Mark Evans and Siobhan Dillon took over in the roles of Sam and Molly respectively. The production closed on 6 October 2012. Broadway ( 2012 ) The musical opened on Broadway at the Lunt - Fontanne Theatre on 23 April 2012, following previews from 15 March Directed by Matthew Warchus, original stars Richard Fleeshman and Caissie Levy reprised their roles, with newcomers Da'Vine Joy Randolph ( Oda Mae ) and Bryce Pinkham ( Carl ). According to Levy, `` ( For the Broadway production ), emotional moments in the show have been fine - tuned, a line or two has been changed here or there... a couple of songs have been replaced, some characters have been tweaked. All for the better. '' A new `` Overture '' was added, and `` Ball of Wax '' has been replaced by a new, but similar song, `` You Gotta Let Go ''. The production opened to mixed reviews, although it received three Tony Award nominations. Randolph was nominated for the Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical, while Hugh Vanstone won the award for Outstanding Lighting Design. It was announced on 24 July 2012, that the Broadway production would close on 18 August 2012 after 136 regular performances. A national tour for fall 2013 was confirmed. UK national Tour ( 2013 - 14 ) The first UK Tour opened in Cardiff on 10 April 2013, and despite some technical faults, opened to positive reviews. London understudy Rebecca Trehearn stepped into the role of Molly, with Stewart Clarke as Sam, Wendy Mae Brown as Oda Mae and David Roberts as Carl. The 11 - month tour closed as scheduled on 8 March 2014 in Oxford. Subsequent productions The first North American tour began on 14 September 2013. A debut season in Melbourne, Australia had been confirmed to open in August 2013. The production was postponed due to `` complications with transporting the famously technologically intricate set ''. The show eventually had an Australian premiere in 2016, opening in Adelaide before touring to Melbourne, Sydney and Perth. The cast featured Rob Mills as Sam and Jemma Rix as Molly. A 2013 South Korean production starred Joo Won as Sam and Ivy as Molly. In 2014, Christian Bautista played Sam and Cris Villonco played Molly in the 2014 Manila production. The English Theatre Frankfurt staged the German premiere of Ghost The Musical in November 2014. Aaron Sidwell played Carl. An Asian tour was launched in 2015 in which starred Liam Doyle as Sam, Lucie Jones as Molly, and Andrew Langtree as Carl. There was a second Asian tour which began in 2016. Ghost has also played international destinations including Italy, Czech Republic and Singapore. The German speaking premiere of Ghost - Das Musical was 2017 in Linz, Austria. Starring Riccardo Greco as Sam, Anaïs Lueken as Molly, Peter Lewys Preston as Carl and Ana Milva Gomes as Oda Mae. A German production will open in Berlin, Germany on December 2017. This production will star Willemijn Verkaik as Molly and Alexander Klaws as Sam. Synopsis Original London production Act I The musical starts when Sam Wheat and his long - time girlfriend, Molly Jensen, move into a loft apartment in Brooklyn together ( `` Here Right Now '' ). Sam is a banker, Molly a sculptor, and their friend Carl Bruner is introduced as one of Sam 's co-workers, come to help them settle in. The three of them seem to be a tight - knit group, with Sam and Molly very much in love. However, Sam clearly shies away from the word `` love '', which makes Molly visibly uncomfortable. She starts to say something about it, but soon stops herself, and Sam distracts her with a rendition of `` Unchained Melody, '' leaving her insecurities temporarily forgotten. At work, Sam notices some discrepancies with several accounts and is unwilling to let them go, despite the fact that he has a date with Molly that evening ( `` More '' ). He confides in Carl with his discovery, and his friend not only agrees to keep the findings a secret, but promises to investigate himself, so Sam can keep his date. Thanking him, Sam leaves, and meets up with Molly, who later confesses that she wants to marry him. Sam is taken aback and Molly suddenly asks why he never tells her that he loves her ( `` Three Little Words '' ) ; he assures Molly that he does n't say it in so many words because he prefers to say it through his actions. Molly tells him that she 'd still like to hear it every now and again, but his reply reassures her nonetheless. However, they 're soon approached by an armed man that tries to steal Sam 's wallet. Sam fights back instead of surrendering, and the two struggle for the gun. It goes off and Sam is fatally shot, leaving Molly to cry out for help ( `` Sam 's Murder '' ). Instead of moving on, however, Sam becomes a ghost, and he stays behind with Molly instead of following the light ; unable to leave Molly, he follows her to the hospital, and another ghost explains what he 's become ( `` Ball of Wax '' ). A trapped Sam struggles to reach out to Molly ( `` I Ca n't Breathe '' ). Back at the apartment, Carl helps Molly clear out some of Sam 's old things ; clearly, she 's hesitant to let go, totally unbeknownst to the fact that Sam is very close by, unable to move on himself. When she 's alone, the man that killed Sam sneaks in and begins to ransack the place while Molly is upstairs, forcing Sam into a panic that he 'll hurt her, too. Sam manages to spook the man and he flees. Needing to know who he is, Sam pushes himself through the front door with great effort, and follows the man all the way back to his own apartment. He finds out that the man 's name is Willie Lopez, and that he 'd eventually go back for what he was looking for. Desperate, Sam then seeks out a psychic, Oda Mae Brown, who seems to be a total fraud ( `` Are You a Believer ? '' ). By some miracle, she actually hears Sam, and he convinces her to go talk to Molly on his behalf - by singing ' 10,000 Bottles of Beer on the Wall ' obnoxiously, no less. In the meantime, Molly is grieving and not taking the loss very well ( `` With You '' ). She gets a visit from Oda Mae, but Molly is hesitant to believe, until Oda Mae starts parroting things that only Sam would know. Eventually, she comes around, and agrees to listen. Through Oda Mae, Sam tells her that he was set up, murdered, and that she needs to go to the police ; Oda Mae bails as soon as she hears the word. Molly takes this information to Carl, who tells her that it 's crazy, but promises to check it out. She goes to the police and Carl goes straight to Willie 's place where a distraught Sam discovers the truth, in that his murder was at Carl 's own error. As Molly swears to suspend all disbelief, a drunken Carl wanders the streets trying to convince himself it was not his fault ( `` Suspend My Disbelief / I Had a Life '' ). Act II At the police station, it 's revealed that Oda Mae has quite the criminal record. Shaken, Molly leaves there with the knowledge that the psychic is a fraud and she loses hope, much to Sam 's dismay ( `` Rain / Hold On '' ). Molly in her anger sits down to do some pottery as the radio plays. Static is heard and Molly gets up to change to station, as she turns the dial Unchained Melody is suddenly heard. Molly quickly turns off the radio in shock. After a moments pause she turns it back on and slowly returns to her pottery. Sam, who is watching, approaches her from behind singing along, longing for her touch. Just as Molly begins frustrated and starts to lean back as if she can feel Sam, there is a knock on the door. It 's Carl. Molly tells Carl that he was right, that the whole thing was crazy, and that she was just grasping at straws. He assures her that it 's only natural, but she has to move on, and he even makes a poorly received move on her ( `` Life Turns on a Dime '' ). Enraged, Sam manages to break something, and a flustered Molly asks Carl to leave. With the help of another ghost on the subway, Sam learns how to move objects ( `` Focus '' ) and returns to Oda Mae 's place to enlist her help once more ( `` Talkin ' Bout a Miracle '' ). Suddenly, Oda Mae is a legitimate psychic, with the ability to call on other spirits instead of resorting to fraud. While Sam is there, Willie Lopez finds her, and she has to run for her life. Sam uses his newfound abilities to spook him and chase him away, but Willie runs into traffic and dies. Unlike Sam, he is not offered a white light, but it 's implied that he 's dragged somewhere completely different. However, Sam knows that it is n't over, and he begs Oda Mae to help him stop Carl from getting to the money, in order to protect Molly. We then see Molly, trying to get her life together and move on ( `` Nothing Stops Another Day '' ) ; it 's seen that she 's selling pieces at her gallery and she apologizes to Carl for pushing him away. Carl, meanwhile, is anxiously awaiting a call and waves her off under the guise of having a busy day. Together, Sam and Oda Mae break into the account that Carl was extorting, Sam feeding her account numbers and information while she poses as ' Rita Miller. ' The account is closed and Sam goes to find Carl in his office, in a panic. Moving objects around the room, Sam scares Carl, moving objects around again and making it clear that he knows what really happened. Scared, Carl tells Sam that he 'll kill Molly if he does n't leave him alone and get him the money. However, Sam runs back to Oda Mae. When she 's handed a check for around four million dollars, Oda Mae tries to take the money and leave the situation for good ( `` I 'm Outta Here '' ), but Sam convinces her to donate the money. Sam then takes her to go see Molly again in order to warn her about Carl. At the apartment, Molly tries to send her away at first, but Sam is able to walk through the door and tell Oda Mae the significance of the earrings Molly is wearing, as well as read a letter for Sam that Molly has inside the apartment. After Oda Mae repeats these things, Molly is able to believe again, and she lets the psychic in. She explains everything to Molly, who is clearly emotionally distraught, and Oda Mae even lets Sam use her body to hold Molly and comfort her ( `` Unchained Melody ( Dance ) '' ) Carl comes into the apartment, armed and frightened for his own life ; he owes dangerous drug dealers money and he 's desperate. Even though it 's clear that he does n't want to resort to such measures, Carl grabs Molly and holds his gun to her, telling Sam that if he does n't have Oda Mae tell him where the money is, he 's going to kill her. There 's a struggle, and Carl is killed, and he 's dragged away in the same way as Willie. Now that Carl is gone and Molly is safe, the light returns for Sam and Molly is able to see and hear him. Knowing that it 's time for him to go, Sam says goodbye to Oda Mae, and regretfully turns to Molly. They 're able to say their goodbyes, Sam finally telling Molly that he loves her in the way that she wants to hear ( `` The Love Inside '' ). Musical numbers In November 2010, four original songs from the musical were made available online from recording sessions at the Abbey Road Studios and the Manchester Exchange Theatre. The event was recorded and exclusively screened for fans on Ghost the Musical 's Facebook Page on 26 November 2010. The screenings were called ' Live & Unchained : The Facebook Sessions ' and gave the world the first chance to hear the original songs. The whole footage is now available on YouTube. The original cast recording was released via iTunes on July 17, 2011. On the album, `` Unchained Melody ( Reprise ) '', which is a collaboration of the original song and Sam singing along, was not recorded. `` Unchained Melody ( Dance ) '' and `` The Love Inside '' are edited into one track. Act I `` Overture '' -- Orchestra `` Here Right Now '' -- Molly, Sam, Carl `` Unchained Melody '' -- Sam `` More '' -- Carl, Ensemble `` Three Little Words '' -- Molly, Sam `` Sam 's Murder '' -- Willie, Sam, Molly, Ensemble `` Ball of Wax '' -- Hospital Ghost, Ensemble ≠ `` I Ca n't Breathe '' -- Sam ≠ ≠ `` Are You a Believer ? '' -- Clara, Louise, Mrs Santiago, Oda Mae `` With You '' -- Molly `` Suspend My Disbelief '' / `` I Had a Life '' -- Molly, Carl, Sam, Ensemble Act II `` Rain '' / `` Hold On '' -- Molly, Sam, Ensemble `` Unchained Melody ( Reprise ) '' - Molly, Sam `` Life Turns On a Dime '' -- Carl, Molly, Sam ≠ ≠ ≠ `` Focus '' -- Subway Ghost `` Talkin ' ' Bout a Miracle '' -- Hospital Ghost, Oda Mae, Ensemble `` Nothing Stops Another Day '' -- Molly `` I 'm Outta Here '' -- Oda Mae, Ensemble `` Unchained Melody ( Dance ) '' -- Sam, Molly `` The Love Inside '' -- Sam, Molly ≠ Replaced with `` You Gotta Let Go '' for Broadway and UK Tour. In the UK and US Tours, the role of Hospital Ghost is absent and the song is sung solely by the ensemble. ≠ ≠ Changed to include lyrics from `` Unchained Melody '' for the UK Tour and productions thereafter. ≠ ≠ ≠ Music and lyrical changes, mainly from `` Here Right Now '', implemented for Broadway and productions thereafter. Principal roles and cast members Listed below are the principal performers ( of their respective productions ) from all major productions of the musical. Character Original Manchester / West End Performer Original Broadway Performer Original Linz Cast Sam Wheat Richard Fleeshman Riccardo Greco Molly Jensen Caissie Levy Anaïs Lueken Carl Bruner Andrew Langtree Bryce Pinkham Peter Lewys Preston Oda Mae Brown Sharon D. Clarke Da'Vine Joy Randolph Ana Milva Gomes Willie Lopez Ivan De Freitas Michael Balderrama Mischa Kiek Subway Ghost Adebayo Bolaji Tyler McGee Gernot Romic Hospital Ghost Mark Pearce ( Manchester ) / Mark White ( West End ) Lance Roberts Rob Pelzer Clara Lisa Davina Phillip Moya Angela Ariana Schirasi - Fard Louise Jenny Fitzpatrick Carly Hughes Gina Marie Hudson Notable West End Replacements Lisa Davina Phillip as Oda Mae Brown ( temporary ) Da'Vine Joy Randolph ( temporary ) Mark Evans as Sam Wheat Siobhan Dillon as Molly Jensen Critical reception Charles Isherwood, in his review of the Broadway production for The New York Times, called the musical a `` thrill - free singing theme - park ride '' and went on to write that `` the show relies mostly on elaborate video imagery, modestly ingenious special effects and the familiarity of its ectoplasmic romance to entertain. '' Further, he believes that the musical has `` innocuous, forgettable pop songs... '' The New York Daily News reviewer wrote that the `` gee - whiz illusions ( a specter seemingly walks through a door, for instance ), lavish light displays and supersized projections are the main attractions of this English import. Without eye - popping tricks, the show offers zip in the way of wonder... ( the ) book... clunks along. The love story gets swamped by numerous scenes and robotic dance numbers about New York 's frantic fast - paced corporate jungle. Some moments seem to exist simply for visuals -- Hey, let 's use umbrellas ! '' In a more positive vein, the `` talkinbroadway.com '' reviewer wrote `` Librettist - lyricist Bruce Joel Rubin... and composer - lyricists Dave Stewart and Glen Ballard have written one of the finest film - to - stage adaptations in current memory, which Matthew Warchus has directed with energy and passion. Add in a better - than - necessary cast led by U.K. actor Richard Fleeshman and Caissie Levy... both of whom originated their roles in London, and you have an evening that startles with just how good it is. In relative terms, at any rate. I 'm not willing to go as far as saying that this is a great musical, or even an objectively good one... But it positively glows by the standards of all this Broadway season 's new offerings and the likes of most other recent movie - inspired outings. '' Awards and nominations Original London production Year Award Category Nominee Result 2012 Laurence Olivier Award Best New Musical Nominated Best Performance in a Supporting Role in a Musical Sharon D. Clarke Nominated Best Set Design Rob Howell Nominated Best Lighting Design Hugh Vanstone Nominated Best Sound Design Bobby Aitken Nominated WhatsOnStage.com Awards Best New Musical Nominated Best Actor in a Musical Richard Fleeshman Won Best Set Design Rob Howell Nominated Best Lighting Design Hugh Vanstone Nominated Best Sound Design Bobby Aitken Nominated Original Broadway production Year Award Category Nominee Result 2012 Tony Award Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical Da'Vine Joy Randolph Nominated Best Scenic Design Rob Howell and Jon Driscoll Nominated Best Lighting Design Hugh Vanstone Nominated Drama Desk Award Outstanding Set Design Jon Driscoll, Rob Howell and Paul Kieve Won Drama League Award Distinguished Production of a Musical Nominated Outer Critics Circle Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical Da'Vine Joy Randolph Nominated Outstanding Lighting Design Hugh Vanstone Won References Jump up ^ Bosanquet, Theo. Ghost Confirms West End Run at Piccadilly, 22 Jun whatsonstage.com, 17 September 2010 ^ Jump up to : TV : GHOST THE MUSICAL Launch Preview ! '' broadwayworld.com, November 22, 2010 Jump up ^ `` Ghost Musical Premieres in Manchester, Mar 2011 ''. WhatsOnStage.com. Retrieved 2017 - 04 - 16. Jump up ^ `` GHOST Announcement, '' Broadwayworld.com, 26 July 2009 Jump up ^ Limited, London Theatre Direct. `` Casting announced for Ghost The Musical ''. Retrieved 2017 - 04 - 16. Jump up ^ `` Show Pics : Siobhan Dillon & Mark Evans are Ghost 's Molly & Sam ''. WhatsOnStage.com. Retrieved 2017 - 04 - 16. Jump up ^ `` Ghost the Musical confirms closing date at Piccadilly, 6 Oct ''. WhatsOnStage.com. Retrieved 2017 - 04 - 16. Jump up ^ Hetrick, Adam. `` ' Ghost The Musical ' Haunts Broadway 's Lunt - Fontanne Theatre Beginning March 15 '' Archived 2012 - 03 - 21 at the Wayback Machine. playbill.com, March 15, 2012 Jump up ^ Gans, Andrew. DIVA TALK : Catching Up With Ghost Star Caissie Levy '' Archived 2014 - 03 - 05 at the Wayback Machine. playbill.com, March 2, 2012 ^ Jump up to : Isherwood, Charles. `` Theater Review. ' Ghost the Musical, ' at the Lunt - Fontanne Theater '' The New York Times, April 23, 2012 ^ Jump up to : Dziemianowicz, Joe. `` A dispiriting ' Ghost the Musical ' on Broadway '' New York Daily News, April 23, 2012 ^ Jump up to : Murray, Matthew. `` Theatre Review '' talkinbroadway.com, April 23, 2012 Jump up ^ Gans, Andrew. `` 62nd Annual Outer Critics Circle Award Nominations Announced ; Nice Work Receives Nine Nods '' Archived 2012 - 04 - 26 at the Wayback Machine. Playbill.com, April 23, 2012 Jump up ^ Hetrick, Adam ( July 24, 2012 ). `` Ghost The Musical Will Vanish from Broadway in August ''. Playbill. Archived from the original on July 27, 2012. Retrieved July 24, 2012. Jump up ^ `` Full Cast Announced for New Tour of Ghost the Musical Playbill ''. Playbill. Retrieved 2017 - 04 - 16. Jump up ^ `` First National Tour of Ghost The Musical Will Launch in Schenectady ''. Archived from the original on 6 January 2014. Retrieved 11 January 2017. ^ Jump up to : `` Ghost the Musical will tour Australia - dates confirmed News ''. AussieTheatre.com. 2015 - 09 - 15. Retrieved 2017 - 04 - 16. Jump up ^ `` Rob Mills opens up about his new role in Ghost : The Musical ''. The Weekly Review. 2016 - 02 - 02. Retrieved 2017 - 04 - 16. Jump up ^ `` Ivy says she has no personal feelings for popular musical ' Ghost ' co-star Joo Won allkpop.com ''. allkpop. Retrieved 2017 - 04 - 16. Jump up ^ Oliveros, Oliver. `` GHOST to Make Asia Pacific Premiere in Manila April 2014 ''. BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2017 - 04 - 16. Jump up ^ http://www.broadwayworld.com/germany/article/English-Theatre-Frankfurt-bringt-GHOST-THE-MUSICAL-nach-Deutschland-20140612 Jump up ^ Desk, BWW News. `` GHOST THE MUSICAL to Launch Asian Tour Next Month ''. BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2017 - 04 - 16. Jump up ^ Desk, BWW News. `` Liam Doyle and Emily Tierney to Star in GHOST THE MUSICAL Asian Tour ''. BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2017 - 04 - 16. Jump up ^ `` Colin Ingram Limited ''. Colin Ingram Limited - Productions. Retrieved 2017 - 04 - 16. Jump up ^ Music Page on Official Website Jump up ^ Live & Unchained on YouTube youtube.com External links Ghost the Musical at the Internet Broadway Database Official website Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ghost_the_Musical&oldid=806469857 '' Categories : 2011 musicals Musicals based on films West End musicals Broadway musicals Musicals by David A. Stewart Hidden categories : Webarchive template wayback links All articles with unsourced statements Articles with unsourced statements from May 2013 Talk Contents About Wikipedia Deutsch Français Nederlands 日本 語 Русский 中文 Edit links This page was last edited on 22 October 2017, at 06 : 38. 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Answer: Bruce Joel Rubin