Official: GHOST THE MUSICAL to Open on Broadway April 23, 2012 at Lunt-Fontanne Theater — Page 3

For the comment about the show being too cheesy and depressing, cheesy is an adjective perfect for Priscilla, not Ghost.

That could be your opinion, but it's not a fact. I thought it was so cheesy, I wanted to get out of that theater fast. If audiences buy the gimmicky projections and the emotionally manipulative script, that's respectable; but I personally found it insufferable.

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Other than classic Brecht, it would be a near impossibility to find a script that isn't emotionally manipulative. Virtually every author attempts to guide their audience through a specific emotional journey using words, actions and yes, even music as cues. I always found the phrase "emotionally manipulative" to be a hollow insult. To attend anything theatrical and not expect to be emotionally manipulated doesn't make much sense. You may feel differently than the author's (or director's) intent, but there is almost always a narrative point of view or opinion, ESPECIALLY in musicals.

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I guess i must be easily emotionally manipulated then as i felt a lot for Molly in this show. Yes the music drives the emotion but that's the same with all musicals, music is supposed to evoke an emotion/reaction, and the score for me did just that.

As for the design i thought it was superb, it was fresh and new and enhanced the story for me much of the time. The lighting and sound design was superb.

But it's each to their own of course; luckily the majority of the audiences that are leaving Ghost seem to be enjoying it.

For me if it works on Broadway will come down to if the audience want to accept a decent love story with a spectacular design and allow themselves to just get swept up and enjoy it.

And i still say it has the best act 1 ending i have seen in many many years.

When were you in London Balxx?

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I had no problem with the music, I just felt it was all too obvious and didn't work for me (almost as when a violinist plays the sad underscore). I was there last summer.

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Nice "5-year old" comment, DOWNER. VERY mature of you, however, don't project.

I'm truly not aiming to start or partake in a battle here. Look, you're entitled to your opinion despite the fact that I disagree and won't be changing my mind any time soon. I get that you aren't calling her untalented but, once again, Downer, you've chosen to ignore the fact that several successful shows have opened with "nobodies" in the leads. They've gone on to be "somebodies" based on one show. And again, Levy beat out numerous "somebodies" on the West End circuit to land the role and be the only North American on the cast. She was definitely a "nobody" in the Manchester and London productions when they opened, but has a huge following there now because of Ghost. That says a big something about her appeal, so I don't quite understand your blanket statement.

By her own admission, Patti Lupone was a "nobody" when she opened Evita and wound up with the Tony for her performance. Sutton Foster was a "nobody" when she was bumped up from the ensemble to the lead in Millie and also scored the Tony. So what the hell are you talking about???

So, that leaves me curious as to what/who would constitute a "somebody" for you for this show?

annnnnnnnnnnyway
back to the topic at hand hahaha
I wonder what changes will be brought in. I'm hoping they axe "Ball of Wax" (haha...rhyme)
It is a total mood killer when they go from such a great intense scene right into a comedic song. yea it certainly shows Sam's confusion of the new world around him but I think they could write a song that shows that same confusion but in a more serious way.

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@fingerlakessinger -- I couldn't agree with you more about "Ball of Wax".