Ghost - the musical
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| Title: | Ghost - the musical |
| Original title: | Ghost - The Musical |
| Original language: | English |
| Music: | Dave Stewart , Glen Ballard |
| Book: | Bruce Joel Rubin |
| Lyrics: | Dave Stewart , Glen Ballard |
| Literary source: | Ghost message from Sam |
| Premiere: | 2011 |
| Place of premiere: | Manchester |
| Playing time: | about 3 hours |
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Ghost - The Musical is a musical based on the 1990 film Ghost - Message by Sam by Bruce Joel Rubin , with music and lyrics by Dave Stewart and Glen Ballard.
Productions
On March 28, 2011, the musical had its world premiere at the Manchester Opera House in Manchester . In July of that year, the production had its West End premiere. Here it was played in the Piccadilly Theater until October 2012.
On April 23, 2012 the play premiered on Broadway at the Lunt-Fontanne Theater. This production received mixed reviews, despite receiving three Tony Award nominations. Up to the Dernière on August 18, 2012, 136 performances had been shown.
Austria
A German-language version was shown for the first time on March 18, 2017 at the Landestheater Linz in Austria in a co-production by the Landestheater Linz and Stage Entertainment . Matthias Davids (director) and Lee Proud (choreography) were responsible for the new production of the German version. Ruth Deny (dialogues) and Roman Hinze (lyrics) were responsible as translators.
Germany
On December 7, 2017, the German version of Ghost - Das Musical celebrated its German premiere at the Theater des Westens in Berlin. Sam and Molly were played by Alexander Klaws and Willemijn Verkaik . Ghost is one of the most successful shows in the Theater des Westens and was played 348 times up to the Dernière on October 7, 2018.
The musical received six awards at the BroadwayWorld Awards 2018 Germany :
- "Best Musical Germany (commercial)"
- Alexander Klaws - "Best Actor in a Musical (commercial)"
- Willemijn Verkaik - "Best Actress in a Musical (commercial)"
- Lee Proud - "Best Choreography"
- Michael Grundner - "Best Lighting Design"
- Leo Kulasz- "Best Costume Design"
action
first act
Banker Sam and artist Molly move into their first apartment in Brooklyn. The two are supported by Carl, Sam's best friend and work colleague. After Carl leaves the two of them to their new fortune, Sam and Molly find themselves fighting over the fact that Sam seems unable to pronounce the words "I love you" and prefers to just say "Ditto" instead. Before there can be a major conflict, however, Sam grabs his guitar and sings about his loved one with Unchained Melody . A tactic that he used time and again in the past to resolve conflicts.
At work, Sam notices irregularities on some accounts. Carl offers to help and takes over the case so Sam can go on his date with Molly. Sam leaves thanking them and meets Molly, who admits that she wants to marry him. The re-emerging "I-love-you / ditto" discussion comes to an abrupt end when the couple are threatened by an armed man who demands Sam's wallet. Instead of giving in, Sam decides to take on the stranger until a shot is fired. The robber escapes from the scene, but not before taking Sam's wallet and apartment keys with him. Sam sees Molly kneeling over a bleeding man - and sees himself in it. He realizes that he has been fatally wounded and is trapped as a spirit in the intermediate realm. He follows Molly, his lifeless body, and the paramedics to the hospital, where he meets another ghost who explains what happened to him.
Back at the loft, Carl helps Molly sort out Sam's things. After Carl leaves, the mugger who caused Sam's death breaks into the apartment and begins to search the apartment while Molly is in the shower. However, after he doesn't seem to find what he's looking for, Sam follows the man named Willie Lopez to his apartment and finds out that there is still someone behind him. In desperation, Sam visits the establishment of the spiritualist Oda Mae Brown, who exposes herself as a fraud. Miraculously, however, she actually has the gift of hearing Sam. He persuades her to contact Molly for him and warn her.
When the grieving Molly finds the spiritualist in front of her apartment, she is suspicious. She only begins to believe her when Oda Mae reveals private things that only Sam can know. Carl, who Molly tells about it, thinks Oda Mae is a fraud, but offers to investigate the matter and go to the address of the alleged Willie Lopez himself. Accompanied by Sam, Carl goes to Willie's apartment. There Sam learns that his friend Carl is responsible for his death. While Molly encourages herself to believe in the supernatural and to leave all doubts behind, Sam laments his helplessness and naivete at having been so wrong about his best friend. Meanwhile, Carl breaks into the loft, steals Sam's notebook with the account details and drowns his grief over the loss of his friend in drugs while trying to convince himself that Sam's death was not his fault.
Second act
At the police station, Molly learns that Oda Mae already has a criminal record for multiple frauds. When she tells Carl about it, Carl reinforces her insecurity. When Carl tries to get close to Molly, Sam manages to channel his anger and tosses a picture frame to the ground. Surprised and terrified, Molly asks Carl to leave.
In the subway, Sam meets another ghost who can move objects at will. Sam asks his help and finds out how he can use his anger to make a difference. Meanwhile, Oda Mae is besieged by all sorts of spirits and their relatives. However, she is far from pleased with this situation. After one of the ghosts enters her body to talk to his remaining wife, Oda Mae has had enough. She then banishes everyone. When Willie goes to her parlor to silence her, Sam helps her chase him away. In a panic, Willie runs into a car and dies. Instead of entering the intermediate world as a ghost, Willie's soul is gripped by shadows and goes straight to hell. Sam has a plan how to stop Carl - and he needs Oda Mae's help for that.
Molly tries to accept and close with Sam's death. Meanwhile, Sam and Oda Mae make their way to the bank to withdraw the $ 10 million stolen from Carl before it is transferred to Carl's creditors. The plan is working. Before the two of them leave the bank, however, Sam decides to pay his former friend Carl a visit to his office and teach him to fear. Carl, who no longer understands the world, discovers that the account has been closed and his money has disappeared. Before he can do anything about it, Sam begins to devastate Carl's office by an invisible hand in front of his eyes. With a cashier's check for $ 10 million, Oda Mae dreams of a better life.
Sam suspects that Carl will now take revenge on Molly and instructs Oda Mae to warn her. Oda Mae allows him to use her body to touch Molly one last time. Carl uses force to gain entry to the apartment and threatens Molly and Oda Mae with a gun. In the scuffle with Oda Mae, a shot goes off and Carl dies. He sees Sam in the intermediate world and asserts that he never wanted his death. Shortly afterwards Carl is dragged to hell by Schatten.
The two women can now see Sam and he says goodbye to Molly for good. Before going into the light, he says the words she has been waiting for all her life: "I love you".
Track list
first act
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Second act
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Stations of the musical
- England : Manchester : Premiere: March 28th 2011, Derniere: May 14th 2011
- England : London : Premiere: July 19, 2011, Derniere: October 6, 2012
- USA : New York City : Premiere: April 23, 2012, Derniere: August 18, 2012 (136 performances)
- Austria : Linz , Landestheater : Premiere: March 18, 2017, Dernière : July 5, 2017 (16 performances)
- Germany : Berlin , Theater des Westens : Premiere: December 7th, 2017, Derniere: October 7th, 2018 (348 performances)
- Germany : Hamburg , Operettenhaus : Premiere: October 28, 2018, Derniere: January 13, 2019 (91 performances)
- Germany : Stuttgart , SI-Centrum : Premiere: November 7, 2019, Derniere: March 12, 2020 (132 performances)
- France : Paris , Théâtre Mogador: Premiere: September 7th 2019
occupation
| role | Original cast Manchester / West End | Original line-up on Broadway | Original line-up Linz | Original line-up in Berlin | Original cast Hamburg | Original cast Stuttgart |
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| Sam Wheat | Richard Fleeshman | Riccardo Greco | Alexander Klaws | Riccardo Greco | ||
| Molly Jensen | Caissie Levy | Anaïs Lueken | Willemijn Verkaik | Roberta Valentini | ||
| Carl Bruner | Andrew Langtree | Bryce Pinkham | Peter Lewys Preston | Andreas Bongard | John Vooijs | Thomas Hohler |
| Oda Mae Brown | Sharon D. Clarke | Da'Vine Joy Randolph | Ana Milva Gomes | Marion Campbell | Kim Sanders | |
| Willie Lopez | Ivan De Freitas | Michael Balderrama | Mischa Kiek | Vini Gomes | ||
| Subway Ghost | Adebayo Bolaji | Tyler McGee | Gernot Romic | Nicolas Boris Christahl | Marius Bingel | Enrico Treuse |
| Hospital Ghost | Mark Pearce (Manchester)
Mark White (West End) |
Lance Roberts | Rob Pelzer | Klaus Seifert | Rob Pelzer | Benjamin Beckmann |
| Clara | Lisa Davina Phillip | Moya Angela | Ariana Schirasi-Fard | Chasity Elaine Crisp | Enny de Alba | Chasity Elaine Crisp |
| Louise | Jenny Fitzpatrick | Carly Hughes | Gina Marie Hudson | Denise Lucia Aquino | Tamara Wörner | Bianca Atalaya |
Recordings
- 2012 Ghost - The Musical | Original London cast
- 2017 Ghost - The Musical | Original Linz Cast
Awards and nominations
Original London production
| year | Award | category | Nominated | Result |
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| 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 | Nominated | Result |
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| 2012 | Tony Award | Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical | Da'Vine Joy Randolph | Nominated |
| Best Scenic Design | Rob Howell, 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 | ||
Individual evidence
- ↑ TV: Ghost The Musical Launch Preview! BroadwayWorld TV, accessed July 12, 2017 .
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20120727003005/http://playbill.com/news/article/168352-Ghost-The-Musical-Will-Vanish-from-Broadway-in-August
- ↑ Landestheater Linz detail. Retrieved July 12, 2017 .
- ↑ https://www.presseportal.de/pm/104657/3731323
- ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original from October 9, 2018 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ https://www.broadwayworld.com/germany/article/Winners-Announced-for-the-2018-BroadwayWorld-Germany-Awards-20190104
- ^ Ghost the Musical (Original Cast Recording). Amazon.com, accessed July 12, 2017 .
- ↑ CD GHOST - Original Linz Cast 2017. sound of music GmbH, accessed on July 12, 2017 .
