Overview
GHOST THE MUSICAL – Small Cast Edition is the small-cast version of the Broadway/West End musical. Adapted from the hit film by its Academy Award-winning screenwriter, Bruce Joel Rubin, GHOST THE MUSICAL follows Sam and Molly, a young couple whose connection takes a shocking turn after Sam’s untimely death. Trapped between two worlds, Sam refuses to leave Molly when he learns she is in grave danger. Desperate to communicate with her, he turns to a storefront psychic, Oda Mae Brown, who helps him protect Molly and avenge his death.
Casting & Production
Casting
CHARACTER BREAKDOWN (10 Actors: 5M,5F)
Note: Where race and ethnicity are indicated, they should be honored. Where race or ethnicity are not indicated, that does not by default indicate whiteness, but rather that a character can be of any race or ethnicity.
SAM WHEAT (Male)
MOLLY JENSEN (Female)
ODA MAE BROWN (Black Female)
CARL BRUNER (Male)
SUBWAY GHOST/ORLANDO JONES/ENSEMBLE (Male)
WILLIE LOPEZ/ENSEMBLE (Puerto Rican Male)
CLARA/ORTISHA JONES/FIRST NUN/ENSEMBLE (Black Female)
LOUISE/OFFICER WALLACE/ENSEMBLE (Female)
MRS. SANTIAGO/BANK OFFICER/SECOND NUN/ENSEMBLE (Female)
HOSPITAL GHOST/LIONEL FERGUSON/ENSEMBLE (Male)
Orchestral Information
6-8 Musicians
Piano/Conductor (Keyboard 1)
Violin (Violin, Waterphone)
Viola
Cello
Guitar (Acoustic)
Bass (Electric and Acoustic)
Drums (Optional)*
Keyboard 2 (Optional)*
*The orchestration packet contains books for 8 players. In a small space, the show is best serviced by the original 6-piece orchestration. If your space allows, feel free to add the Keyboard 2 and drum books as needed, but they are not required in smaller theatres.
Credits
GHOST
THE MUSICAL
Book & Lyrics by BRUCE JOEL RUBIN
Music & Lyrics by DAVE STEWART & GLEN BALLARD
Based on the Paramount Pictures film written by Bruce Joel Rubin
Original West End Production Produced by Colin Ingram, David Garfinkle, Adam Silberman,
Land Line Productions, Donovan Mannato, Michael Edwards / Carole Winter
This version of GHOST: The Musical was further developed and produced by the Fulton Theatre, Lancaster, PA: Marc Robin, Artistic Director and Aaron A. Young, Managing Director, in association with Maine State Music Theatre.
“Unchained Melody” written by Hy Zaret and Alex North, courtesy of Unchained Melody Publishing LLC
Media
Authors
Upcoming Productions
TheatreZone
Naples, FL
Community On Stage
Cambridge, ON
Community On Stage
Cambridge, ON
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