PhotosPHOTO EXCLUSIVE: Behind the Scenes With Ghost the Musical's "Subway Ghost" Tyler McGeeAfter 136 performances, Ghost The Musical closed on Broadway Aug. 18. Tyler McGee, who played the rapping "Subway Ghost," documented one of the final performance days for Playbill.com. He shares his scenic motorcycle commute, other-worldly make-up chair transformation and other backstage antics.
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Matthew Blank
August 20, 2012
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PHOTO EXCLUSIVE: Behind the Scenes With Ghost The Musical's "Subway Ghost" Tyler McGee
PHOTO EXCLUSIVE: Behind the Scenes With Ghost The Musical's "Subway Ghost" Tyler McGee
After 136 performances, Ghost The Musical closed on Broadway Aug. 18. Tyler McGee, who played the rapping "Subway Ghost," documented one of the final performance days for Playbill.com. He shares his scenic motorcycle commute, other-worldly make-up chair transformation and other backstage antics. Read the Playbill.com story.
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Some people take the subway to work, I commute by motorcycle.
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Riding in style.
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Can’t forget my helmet.
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Safety First!
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Let’s go to the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre!
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Cruising down the West Side Highway.
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Look at the view – a beautiful day to ride along the Hudson River.
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Wanna race?
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I may spend my nights as a ghost who haunts the subway, but who can resist this commute to work?
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Flying by Riverbank Park.
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Riding a motorcycle and taking photos…don’t try this at home!
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Check out New Jersey at 65mph.
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Almost at work!
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Made it there in one piece!
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Check out all these believers lining up for today’s matinee.
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Boo! The subway ghost and the hospital ghost (Lance Roberts) are ready for a two-show day.
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Can’t forget to sign in! Thanks for the reminder, Lance.
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Our closing notice. Ghost ended its Broadway run on Saturday, August 18th.
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Connie Rousouli signing autographs with a little help from Joe Aaron Reid.
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Joe shows Connie how it’s done.
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What’s a two-show day without some pre-show snacking with Michael Baldarrama (Willie Lopez)?
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This is when I make the transformation from the living to the dead. Make-up time!
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I have to tape my mic down on my head to hide it.
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The wonderful Holly (sound department) lends a hand.
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My wig – the infamous Mohawk.
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Starting to get a little scarier…
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I’ve got to add some red eyes for my ghost look.
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…Starting my tranformation…
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…ALMOST dead…
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…MOSTLY dead…
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…DEAD. Now I am officially a ghost!
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One show down…lunch time!
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Pablo makes the best sandwiches in town.
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Playing poker in between shows today…
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…the names and location of the famous game are concealed to protect the innocent. :-)
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Michael Baldarrama and I have a super secret pre-show hand shake.
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During intermission, I like to sneak into David Holcenberg's dressing room and play his piano.
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Getting down with the amazing score of Ghost
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Playing "With You." Caissie Levy, where are you?
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The perfect way to end a two-show day: a post-show drink with Michael Baldarrama (Willie Lopez) in "Willie's Pub!”
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Scotch. Lagavoulin 16. A delicious year. Thanks for hanging out with me at my day at Ghost. Hope you got a chance to see us on Broadway!
Ghost The Musical received Tony Award nominations for Best Lighting (Hugh Vanstone), Best Scenic Design (Rob Howell, Jon Driscoll) and Best Featured Actress (Da'Vine Joy Randolph).
Tony Award-winning director Matthew Warchus (God of Carnage, The Norman Conquests, Boeing-Boeing, La Bête) staged the production.
Oscar-winning screenwriter Bruce Joel Rubin adapted his original screenplay for the musical, which has music and lyrics by Grammy Award winner Dave Stewart (of the Eurythmics) and Glen Ballard. Rubin also contributed lyrics. The score also includes "Unchained Melody," which prominently figures into the film. Ghost was produced on Broadway by Colin Ingram Productions Limited and Hello Entertainment/David Garfinkle, Adam Silberman, Donovan Mannato, Michael Edwards & Carole Winter, Patricia Lambrecht in association with Paramount Pictures Corporation.
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.
