The supernatural power of love arrived on Broadway, last night April 24th, at the Opening Night of GHOST The Musical. After the show, the cast and creative team headed over to the hotspot club, Tunnel, to celebrate the show's opening and BroadwayWorld was there!
Ghost the Musical, adapted from the Academy Award winning film, began previews on March 15 and opens on Broadway on Monday, April 23, 2012 at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre. It's been a long road to the Broadway stage, and we highlight key parts of the musical's journey below!
Last night, March 28th, Givenik.com partnered with the new Broadway show Ghost The Muscial for a special post-performance reception for audience and cast members at The Paramount Hotel (235 West 46th Street) to benefit Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C), which funds innovative cancer research.
BroadwayWorld was there for the special occasion, and be bring you full photo coverage below!
GHOST: THE MUSICAL began previews on Thursday, March 15th at The Lunt-Fontanne Theatre. GHOST: THE MUSICAL is directed by Tony Award winner Matthew Warchus and choreographed by Ashley Wallen. GHOST: THE MUSICAL is created by a team of Grammy and Academy Award winners, with a brand-new original score by Dave Stewart and Glen Ballard, with a book by Bruce Joel Rubin, who has adapted his Academy Award winning original screenplay for the stage. This brand new score also includes the iconic song "Unchained Melody," famously performed in the film by The Righteous Brothers.
GHOST: THE MUSICAL just began previews last night at The Lunt-Fontanne Theatre. Ghost The Musical is directed by Tony Award winner Matthew Warchus (God of Carnage, The Norman Conquests, Boeing-Boeing) and choreographed by Ashley Wallen (The X Factor, Kylie Minogue). Ghost The Musical is created by a team of Grammy and Academy Award winners, with a brand-new original score by Dave Stewart (half of the multi-Grammy Award winning Eurythmics) and Glen Ballard (Michael Jackson's Man In The Mirror, Alanis Morissette's Jagged Little Pill), with a book by Bruce Joel Rubin (Ghost, Jacob's Ladder, The Time Traveler's Wife), who has adapted his Academy Award winning original screenplay for the stage. This brand new score also includes the iconic song "Unchained Melody," famously performed in the film by The Righteous Brothers.
BroadwayWorld was there for the first preview, and brings you a photo preview of the big event below. Check back later for full photo coverage!
GHOST: THE MUSICAL is opening for previews tonight at The Lunt-Fontanne Theatre. The show is a huge hit in London, and the producers have promised an even more spectacular evening for Broadway audiences.
Ghost The Musical announced today that a limited number of $25 tickets in the first and second rows of the Orchestra will be available through a lottery drawing for each performance beginning with the first preview on Thursday, March 15th. The lottery will open two and a half hours prior to each performance. The drawing will take place two hours prior to curtain giving all participants 30 minutes to enter the lottery. There is a limit of one entry per person, and two tickets per winner. Ghost The Musical lottery winners must be present at the time of the drawing and valid identification must be shown to purchase tickets. Only cash will be accepted to purchase lottery tickets. All winning entries will be checked for duplication and disqualified if more than one entry was submitted. Lottery tickets are subject to availability and will not be available on Ghost The Musical's Opening Night, April 23, 2012.
Celebrate Valentine's Day with Broadway's most romantic musical! Ghost The Musical announced today a special opportunity to listen to the London original cast album on Facebook for 48 hours only, beginning at noon Eastern on Monday, February 13th. The album will be streaming on Facebook through noon Eastern on Wednesday, February 15th. To listen, visit www.Facebook.com/GhostBroadway.
Celebrate Valentine's Day with Broadway's most romantic musical! Ghost The Musical announced today a special opportunity to listen to the London original cast album on Facebook for 48 hours only, beginning at noon Eastern on Monday, February 13th. The album will be streaming on Facebook through noon Eastern on Wednesday, February 15th. To listen, visit www.Facebook.com/GhostBroadway.
In an unprecedented move for a Broadway musical, Facebook users were offered exclusive access to Ghost The Musical through the show's special event, The Ghost Light Sessions on Tuesday, January 24th. The producers of Ghost The Musical are pleased to announce that this unique video from The Ghost Light Sessions is now available for viewing on the show's You Tube page. CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE GHOST LIGHT SESSIONS ON YOU TUBE and take advantage of this exciting opportunity to catch a first look at performances from stars Richard Fleeshman, Caissie Levy and Da'Vine Joy Randolph as well as interviews with the fantastic cast and creative team, including music legends Dave Stewart and Glen Ballard, and Academy Award winning writer Bruce Joel Rubin, about bringing this highly anticipated new musical to Broadway.
The Nederlander Theatre box office opens for Newsies Monday, January 30th at 10:00am. Tickets will be available for purchase through NewsiesTheMusical.com, by calling Ticketmaster's Disney on Broadway hotline at 866-870-2717, or in person at the Nederlander Theatre box office (208 W. 41st Street). The Nederlander Theatre box office will be open Monday through Saturday 10:00am - 8:00pm through March 11th. Beginning March 12th box office hours will be Monday through Saturday 10:00am - 8:00pm and Sunday 11:00am - 7:00pm.
On Thursday, January 19th, Ghost the Musical hosted The Ghost Light Sessions Live, a special sneak peek presentation at the historic Lunt-Fontanne Theatre. BroadwayWorld was there to capture the evening and below, we bring you a sneak peek of the event - stars Caissie Levy (Molly) and Richard Fleeshman (Sam) performing 'Here Right Now'! Stay tuned for complete preview highlights and chats with the company coming shortly!
The producers of Ghost The Musical are proud to announce full casting for the Broadway production. Joining previously announced stars Richard Fleeshman (Sam Wheat), Caissie Levy (Molly Jensen), Da'Vine Joy Randolph (Oda Mae Brown), and Bryce Pinkham (Carl Bruner) will be Tyler McGee, Lance Roberts, Moya Angela, Jason Babinsky, Michael Balderrama, James Brown III, Stephen Carrasco, Jeremy Davis, Sharona D'Ornellas, Josh Franklin, Albert Guerzon, Afra Hines, Carly Hughes, Karen Hyland, Alison Luff, Vasthy Mompoint, Jennifer Noble, Joe Aaron Reid, Constantine Rousouli, Jennifer Sanchez, Daniel Watts, and Jesse Wildman.
Cirque du Soleil's Zarkana juggler, Maria Choodu and the Radio City Rockettes recently gathered at Radio City Music Hall on July 11, to celebrate the Garden of Dreams 'Dream Week' event. Check out photos from the festivities below!
Several members of the current cast of Broadway's IN THE HEIGHTS will perform at the upcoming Cabaret Cares 3 concert, which will take place at The Laurie Beechman Theatre on March 22nd.
IN THE HEIGHTS cast member Doreen Montalvo will host Cabaret Cares 3, a benefit for 'Help Is On The Way Today,' a not-for-profit organization assisting children and teens living with HIV/AIDS in both New York City and Africa. The Monday, March 22 show will feature performances by sixteen members of the IN THE HEIGHTS cast: Doreen Montalvo, Michael Balderrama, Blanca Camacho, Tony Chiroldes, Rubén Flores, Afra Hines, Christopher Jackson, Marcus Paul James, Stephanie Klemons, Nina LaFarga, Javier Munoz, Rick Negron, Courtney Reed, Jon Rua, Gabrielle Ruiz, Luis Salgado and special guests.
The cast of IN THE HEIGHTS came together to celebrate Corbin Bleu's official opening in the show with a party on Tuesday, February 23rd at Angus McIndoe.
The award winning cabaret series Cabaret Cares returns March 22nd with an Evening With In The Heights. Cast members from the TONY award winning Broadway Musical In The Heights will come together on stage at The Laurie Beechman Theatre to perform in Cabaret Cares.