Win tickets to ‘Ghost The Musical’ in Adelaide

The 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 7, 2016. The show is presented as part of the Adelaide Festival Centre’s 2016 season before touring nationally.

Adelaide Festival Centre’s CEO and Artistic Director Douglas Gautier said, “Kicking off our season with Ghost The Musical sets the scene for a year of world-class offerings at Adelaide Festival Centre in 2016. This show stormed both the West End and Broadway and now Adelaide plays host to the first-ever Australian production of this blockbuster. To have a show of this calibre opening here in January spring boards us into a fantastic year ahead.”

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 (God of Carnage, The Norman Conquests and Boeing-Boeing.) It’s choreographed by Ashley Wallen of The X Factor, also known for her work with Kylie Minogue, Seal and on Madonna’s film WE. Illusions are created by leading stage and film illusionist Paul Kieve (of 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.

Employing special effects never before seen in an on-stage musical, Ghost The Musical features an incredible array of illusions – Sam, as a ghost, walks through a solid door, inanimate objects take on a life of their own while spirits ascend to the heavens and subway passengers are thrown in the air and people disappear and reappear right before your eyes.

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. For more information on the Australian production and tour, visit www.ghostthemusical.com.au.

To win a pair of tickets to Ghost The Musical in Adelaide on opening night (Thursday, January 7 at 8 pm), email info@danceinforma.com with the answer to this question: Who is choreographing this Australian production of Ghost The Musical? Please title the email “Ghost The Musical Giveaway.” Please provide your full name and date of birth. This competition opens December 11 and closes December 27. Enter to win now!