Ghost – The Musical

Casting

SAM WHEAT – 20’s, lead, male, office-worker in NYC, living with long-term girlfriend, MOLLY. Vocal Range: G# to Bb

MOLLY JENSEN – 20’s, lead, female, artist living in NYC with boyfriend, SAM. Vocal Range: G to Eb

ODA MAE BROWN – 20’s – 40’s, lead, black female, spiritual advisor at a storefront séance parlor in Brooklyn, told as a child that she had “the gift” by her mother and grandmother (who were both able to communicate with the dead). Larger than life, able to play for laughs but with sincerity and truth. Vocal Range: G to E

CARL BRUNER – 20’s, lead, male, “friend” and colleague of SAM. Strong actor and singer who becomes corrupted and jealous of everything that SAM has, including MOLLY. Vocal Range: F to G

WILLIE LOPEZ – 18 – 20’s, a Puerto Rican male, streetwise criminal. Not a singing role.

SUBWAY GHOST – Male, any age. He believes the trains are his because he was pushed onto the track and killed. Aggressive and powerful, a good physical actor is required. He must be able to fight with SAM and physically and emotionally dominate him. Not a singing role.

HOSPITAL GHOST – Can be played by a male or female and is one of the first ghosts that SAM encounters and is usually played older but not necessary. A good comic actor and singer. Vocal Range: C to A

CLARA – Black female, Oda Mae’s sister/helper at her séance parlor. Comic role, good singer. Vocal Range: D to D

LOUISE – Black female, Oda Mae’s sister/helper at her séance parlor. Comic role, good singer. Vocal Range: D to D

LIONEL FURGESON — A bank officer

DETECTIVE BEIDERMAN — NYPD homicide detective, can be played by a male or female

MRS. ROSA SANTIAGO — Client of ODA MAE

OFFICER WALLACE — Can be played by a male or female

OFFICE ASSISTANT — Can be played by a male or female

MINISTER — Can be played by a male or female

ORTISHA JONES — Female client of ODA MAE

ORLANDO — A male ghost, deceased husband of ORTISHA JONES

NUN 1 — Female, any age

NUN 2 — Female, any age

CHORUS/ENSEMBLE

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.

Orchestral Information

9 Musicians

Piano/Conductor (Keyboard 1)

Utility (Keyboard 2, Acoustic Guitar)

Reed (Flute, Clarinet, Alto Sax & Tenor Sax)

Trumpet (doubling Flugelhorn)

Violin (doubling waterphone)

Cello

Guitar (Electric, Acoustic, e-bow)

Bass (Electric)

Drums/Percussion (Drum Set, Triangle, Shaker, Tambourine)

Credits

GHOST THE MUSICAL

Book and Lyrics by BRUCE JOEL RUBIN

Music and Lyrics by DAVE STEWART and 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

“Unchained Melody” written by Hy Zaret and Alex North, courtesy of Unchained Melody Publishing LLC