Making a musical out of the old Patrick Swyaze/Demi Moore/Whoopie Goldberg movie Ghost must have sounded like a great idea to the producers of this touring version. But, if you’re going to have a musical, you should memorable tunes in it, something this musical lacks. The actors have good voices, but none of the songs stay with you other than the old classic “Unchained Melody.” There’s plenty of flashing lights, video, and special effects. None of these can cover up the lack narrative momentum and the forgettable music. Skip this one! GRADE: D
Don’t worry. I had every intention of skipping this.
Bummer. Unfortunately, when you get these subscriptions in advance you occasionally get stuck with a turkey.
We’ve made this mistake more than once.
Bob, the movie version of GHOST is worth a look.
Jeff, you’re right about subscription packages. Last year’s turkey was JEKYLL AND HYDE. It was much worse than GHOST.
Patti, we almost left at the intermission of GHOST. But, we stayed. It did not get any better.
There don’t seem to be many powerful musical songwriting/music people these days. Ah, for Lerner and Lowe.
Rick, you’re right. Of course, most of the classic musicals just keep getting recycled on Broadway.