The new musical with music by Dave Stewart and Glen Ballard opens in Manchester next spring, the public ticket sale starts today. For details read this post and follow the link or visit the official website ghostthemusical.com . … more
GHOST - The Musical, the long awaited second musical production with music by Dave Stewart doesn't only have a new website and Facebook community but is also already selling tickets for its premiere presentation at the Opera House in Manchester from March 28 to May 14, 2011. In June 2011 the musical is going to play in London. The official ticket sale starts on September 10, 2010, but you can purchase front row seats and others already now here: … more
From an article published on Broadwayworld.com today:
Prior to a West End run opening summer 2011, Ghost The Musical will have a strictly limited 7 week season at the Opera House, Manchester, running from 28 March - 14 May 2011. Public booking for the Manchester season will open on 10 September 2010.
Matthew Warchus' production of the Academy award winning film Ghost has music and lyrics by Grammy® award winning Dave Stewart … more
Daily Mail's reporter Baz Bamigboyle wrote in his showbiz gossip blog this weekend about a possible change of location for the musical "Ghost" to Manchester first, before coming to the West End in London. Also the leading lady (playing the role Demi Moore had in the Patrick Swayze movie that the musical is based on) is said to be found with Laura Michelle Kelly (currently playing "Mary Poppins" on Broadway). "Ghost - The Musical" is the … more
In his interview with Steve Mayo on BBC Radio 2 Dave Stewart said that he is working on three musicals at the moment and that his musical version of the Patrick Swayze and Demi Moore hit movie "Ghost" is finished now. He also gave for the first time a premiere date for his second musical (after "Barbarella"):
Ghost - The Musical is going to start in London in April next year (2011).
The team includes also Glen Ballard (see a photo of him and Dave … more
Dave Stewart flew over from Los Angeles to London this week with Ann Marie Calhoun to supervise the rehearsals for "Ghost - The Musical" (based on the blockbuster movie with Patrick Swayze of the same title; website) which is expected to start end of this year in London and to work on a UK premiere of his musical "Barbarella" (based on the erotic science fiction comic movie with Jane Fona) which was a … more
In a long interview with local news site Kelowna.com screenwriter Bruce Joel Rubin talks about his latest projects including adapting Audrey Niffenegger’s novel, "The Time Traveler’s Wife", and bringing his Oscar-winning script for "Ghost" to the musical stage:
"His latest movie deals with the enduring love between Eric Bana as the reluctant time traveller and Rachel McAdams as the wife who must endure his frequent … more
From the UK Daily Mail:
Laura-Michelle Kelly has more than a ghost of a chance to star in a stage musical version of the romantic movie Ghost. The singer-actress would take on the role Demi Moore created on screen in the 1990 film opposite Patrick Swayze.
Swayze played her boyfriend who was murdered early on in the action - and then hovered around trying to save his beloved from a similar fate. Laura-Michelle Kelly is set to play the role of Demi Moore in a proposed stage version of the film Ghost.
Laura-Michelle took part a few weeks ago … more
UK director Matthew Warchus has won ‘Best Direction of a Play’ for God of Carnage at the 2009 Tony Awards in New York. Written by Yasmina Reza and translated by Christopher Hampton God of Carnage tells the story of two sets of parents who meet up to deal with the unruly behaviour of their children.
In London the play opened in March 2008 and closed June 2008 at the Gielgud Theatre; cast included Ralph Fiennes, Tamsin Greig and Janet McTeer. On Broadway the play opened on 22nd March, 2009 and is currently booking tickets until 14th … more