Leading musical theatre licensor Theatrical Rights Worldwide (TRW), announces exclusive representation for stock and amateur rights for GHOST THE MUSICAL. The show was nominated for three Tony Awards, five Olivier Awards and is still successfully touring North America and the U.K. The musical joins a roster that includes Tony Award-winners MONTY PYTHON'S SPAMALOT and MEMPHIS, THE ADDAMS FAMILY, and THE COLOR PURPLE.
Based on the Paramount Pictures film written by the musical's book writer Bruce Joel Rubin, GHOST THE MUSICAL features a pop-rock score by Dave Stewart (EURYTHMICS) and six-time Grammy Award winner Glen Ballard. The iconic "Unchained Melody" written by Hy Zaret and Alex North, complements the musical journey of this beautiful story.
GHOST THE MUSICAL's national and UK tours will end August 17 and March 8, 2014 respectively. The title will then available for production by all stock and amateur groups in these countries. Perusal copies are available now at
www.theatricalrights.com.
TRW President & CEO Steve Spiegel, celebrating his 35th year in the Broadway musical theatre licensing industry, said in a prepared statement, "Once again we are proud to announce the representation of a new Broadway/West end musical that we can immediately offer to thousands of our pro and amateur theatre groups. GHOST THE MUSICAL magically portrays the beloved story of Sam and Molly in a heartfelt, riveting theatrical telling," he said. Spiegel pursued representation of the show after seeing both the London and Broadway engagements. "It will be a perennial favorite with professional and community theatres along with high schools for years to come."
Key Regional Theatre and other professional productions are already booked through TRW including
Atlantis Productions in Manila.
TRW's Director of Music, David Abbinanti, has created new orchestrations for the show, making it accessible to theatres everywhere. "We have a new orchestration that is scored completely for live musicians and geared for the expertise and budgets of our stock and amateur organizations," Abbinanti said in a recent interview.
Theatrical Rights Worldwide (TRW) represents musicals from Broadway and Off-Broadway, as well as shows originating in regional theatres and elsewhere. It is our mission to cultivate and introduce new work along with extending the production life of musicals to all theatrical marketplaces.
