‘Ghost The Musical’ coming to Australia

Ghost The Musical AustraliaThe supernatural power of love will take Australia by storm when the Broadway and West End hit Ghost The Musical, adapted from the Academy Award-winning film, premieres in Australia in Adelaide on January 8, 2016 before touring nationally.

 

Set in modern day New York City, Ghost The Musical is a timeless fantasy about the power of love. Walking back to their apartment one night after a romantic dinner, Sam Wheat and Molly Jensen are mugged, leaving Sam dead on a dark street. Sam is trapped as a ghost between this world and the next and unable to leave Molly, whom he learns is in grave danger. With the help of Oda Mae Brown, a phony storefront psychic, Sam tries to communicate with Molly in the hope of saving and protecting her. 

 

Ghost The Musical is directed by Tony Award-winner Matthew Warchus, who has most recently brought Matilda to the stage in Australia, as well as other hits like God of Carnage, The Norman Conquests, Boeing-Boeing. It’s choreographed Ashley Wallen of The X Factor, who’s also a dancer for Kylie Minogue, Seal and in Madonna’s film WE. The musical’s illusions are created by leading stage and film illusionist Paul Kieve, known for Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban and Matilda the Musical.

 

Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Film in 1990, Ghost became a blockbuster hit and an instant classic, winning numerous awards worldwide. The film starred Patrick Swayze, Demi Moore, Tony Goldwyn and Whoopi Goldberg and was directed by Jerry Zucker. Bruce Joel Rubin’s script won an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay and Whoopi Goldberg won the Academy Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for her portrayal of psychic Oda Mae Brown.

 

Ghost The Musical premiered in Manchester in 2011 before transferring to the West End and later Broadway. It has been enjoyed by over a million people worldwide and nominated for numerous awards, including five Olivier Awards and three Tony Awards.

 

Ghost The Musical will tour to:

 

– Festival Theatre, Adelaide from Friday, January 8, 2016

– Regent Theatre, Melbourne from Friday, February 5, 2016

– Theatre Royal, Sydney from Friday, March 18, 2016

– Crown, Perth from Saturday, May 21, 2016