Ghost Quartet: could it go to Broadway?

Too small and weird. But I'd love to see a non-profit pick it up for a limited run. I know it ran in Brooklyn, but I'd love to see what it could be like with some budget behind it.

It's too small for broadway, but I would love to see it return to the city.

I don't think it had nearly enough commercial appeal. HOWEVER, I actually think it could conceivably work in a larger space. It's fairly sound-based, so I don't think losing intimacy would be an issue. Physically, they wouldn't have much trouble filling a Broadway stage with all the rugs, sound equipment and musical instruments, especially if they have onstage seating like Comet.

In fact, come to think of it, this would be a perfect candidate for one of Second Stage's new Broadway seasons at the Helen Hayes. It would have to be a non-profit. No way would this show go commercial on Broadway.

Updated On: 5/20/17 at 09:52 AM

The closest thing thus far to a 'big theatre' production of this show, to my knowledge, was a version held at the Curran Theater in San Francisco. Although, in that case it sounds as though the intimacy was preserved because the players and relatively-small audience were both onstage, with the usual seating area kept empty as a sort of eerie backdrop. This was part of special series of productions held during that theatre's renovations. Sounds like an interesting way to do it, although obviously not economical in normal circumstances. https://theatrestorm.com/2015/10/27/review-ghost-quartet-at-curran-under-construction/

I haven't seen any production myself, but from the albums and other known details I'm having trouble imagining it staged well with a vast audience. Unless they just did the entire thing in the dark and used sound design to make every audience member feel close to the action, heh. (Only having heard the albums, that's a fair approximation of how I 'experience' the show anyway!) But it would be nice to be proven wrong.

Kad said: "But it is not really a musical. It's more like... at best, a presentation of a concept album."



I might also describe it as a song cycle - or is that not quite right?