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News Ghost The Musical Streams "Ghost Light Sessions Live" on Facebook Fans get an early look at musical numbers from Ghost The Musical in a special concert presentation that was filmed on the stage of the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre. It will stream on Facebook beginning at 9 AM Jan. 24.

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Caissie Levy and Richard Fleeshman Photo by Sean Ebsworth Barnes

Ghost has music and lyrics by Grammy Award winner Dave Stewart (of the Eurythmics) and Glen Ballard. Oscar-winning screenwriter Bruce Joel Rubin adapted his original screenplay for the musical, and also contributes lyrics.

Billed as the "The Ghost Light Sessions Live," the performances feature original London cast members Richard Fleeshman and Caissie Levy who are recreating their performances in the Broadway production of Ghost. The concert was filmed Jan. 19. Ghost is set to begin performances at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre March 15.

Videos of those cast performances are available Jan. 24 via Ghost's official Facebook page. Each screening will be streamed three times, at 9 AM, 4:30 PM and 9 PM. The screenings are only available for viewing on this date.

Fleeshman ("Coronation Street," Legally Blonde) makes his Broadway debut as Sam, opposite Levy (Hair, Wicked, Hairspray) as his girlfriend Molly. The two originated the roles in the London staging of the pop musical that opened July 19, 2011, at the Piccadilly Theatre.

The Broadway cast will also include Bryce Pinkham (Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson, Orphans' Home Cycle) as Carl Bruner and Broadway newcomer Da’Vine Joy Randolph in the role of medium Oda May Brown. Tony Award-winning director Matthew Warchus (God of Carnage, The Norman Conquests, Boeing-Boeing, La Bête), who staged the London production, is set to repeat his work on Broadway along with the original London design team. Ghost will officially open on Broadway April 23.

Ghost has set and costume design by Rob Howell, choreography by Ashley Wallen with musical supervision and arrangements by Christopher Nightingale, lighting by Hugh Vanstone and projection design by Jon Driscoll.

Ghost is produced on Broadway by Colin Ingram Productions Limited and Hello Entertainment/David Garfinkle, Adam Silberman, Land Line Productions, Donovan Mannato, Michael Edwards & Carole Winter in association with Paramount Pictures Corporation and ATG/Robert G. Bartner.

According to producers, "Ghost The Musical is a timeless fantasy about the power of love. Walking back to their apartment one night, Sam and Molly are mugged, leaving Sam murdered on a dark street. Sam is trapped as a ghost between this world and the next and unable to leave Molly who he learns is in grave danger. With the help of a phony storefront psychic, Oda Mae Brown, Sam tries to communicate with Molly in the hope of saving and protecting her."

The original film starred the late Patrick Swayze and Demi Moore. Whoopi Goldberg earned the Academy Award for her portrayal of psychic Oda Mae Brown. "Ghost" also earned the Oscar for Best Screenplay.

Tickets for Ghost are available at Ticketmaster.

Here's a look at Playbill.com's coverage of "The Ghost Light Sessions Live."

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Caissie Levy in the London production Photo by Sean Ebsworth Barnes
 
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