GHOST score

OK, so I haven't seen it... but I just listened to the score of GHOST. I thought it was stunning. It isn't anything revolutionary, and not every song is great... but some are sensational.

I had heard "With You" which is, to me, one of the best ballads from a new musical in years... but there are other winners, esp. the 1st act closer, and the 2nd act opener.

Makes me want to go buy a ticket... esp. while Caissie is in the company.

^Ball of Wax and Life Turns on a Dime aren't in the Broadway version.

I have to say, having just seen the show this week -- with low expectations -- I now can't get the entire 9 plus minute sequence at the top of act 2, i.e. "Rain/Hold On", out of my head. I can't fight a show that takes hold of me that way. Caissie Levy's vocals are exciting, and the emotional pull of the music makes the (too) often indecipherable lyrics irrelevant. The story and the tragic circumstance make the music an invaluable as a point of emotional access, and though I resisted (not a big fan of the film), I was pulled in. Can't stop listening to "Suspend My Disbelief," "Here Right Now" and the aforementioned opening of the second act.

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Wasn't remotely my cup of tea, and I was pulled in, held, and engaged emotionally. Big surprise, this very week.

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