The exciting new musical The Ghost and Mrs. Muir, an adaptation of the acclaimed romantic-fantasy novel, will have a second workshop in May 2025, followed by a full-stage production in 2026. This timeless romance between a young widowed mother and the ghost of a sea captain leads to finding liberation from grief and loneliness. More Information.
Captain Gregg will be brought to life by Obioma Ugoala, who originated Kristoff in Theatre Royal Drury Lane’s Frozen as well as originating George Washington in Hamilton. Alongside him as Mrs. Muir will be Olivier-nominated Laura Pitt-Pulford, known for her performances in Standing at the Sky’s Edge and The Light Princess at the National Theatre, as well as in shows on the West End and around the country, including Sheffield Crucible, Chichester Festival Theatre, Shakespeare’s Globe and the Royal Albert Hall.
Olivier-award-nominated Preeya Kalidas (Bombay Dreams, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, West End) plays Martha, and Olivier-award-nominated Sharif Afifi (The Band’s Visit, Hadestown) plays Miles.
The cast also includes Julie Armstrong (Follies, National Theatre; Network, National Theatre) who will play Eva, alongside Patrick Clancy (Dick Turpin, Lyric Theatre; Young Frankenstein, Garrick Theatre; Florence Darrington, Charing Cross Theatre) as Mr. Coombe. Connor Ewing (The Phantom Of The Opera, UK Tour; Nativity! The Musical, UK Tour/Hammersmith Apollo; Oklahoma!, Gordon Craig Theatre/Grange Park Opera) will take on the role of Cyril Muir with Rowan Macpherson (Babies, The Other Palace; The Last Five Years, Carrie, Spring Awakening, Leeds University) as Anna Muir.
Carmel Dean (musical supervision and arrangements for Clueless; composer of Renascence and Well-Behaved Women; music supervisor/director and/or arranger for Broadway’s The Notebook, Funny Girl (revival), If/Then, American Idiot, Spelling Bee) has written music and lyrics with direction from Kenneth Hoyt (The Blue Hour of Natalie Barney, Arcola; The Sea Plays, Old Vic Tunnels; Founder and Artistic Director Provincetown REP).
Adapted from the acclaimed 1945 novel, the story was an immediate sensation and is widely regarded as one of the most classic love stories of all time. This new musical showcases the boundless nature of true love and its ability to transcend this life and beyond. The show’s book comes from novelist and playwright Penelope Faith (Novels: Hello, Mr. Magpie/From a Past Life; plays: Nothing to See Here, Arcola/Not Now, But Now, Canal Cafe Theatre; audio: Dark Shadows, Doctor Who, Big Finish). Richard Roland (Broadway’s Follies, Scarlet Pimpernel and Thoroughly Modern Millie, Prof. of Musical Theatre at Indiana University) serves as Associate Director with Musical Director Candida Caldicot (Elektra, West End; The Lehman Trilogy, West End; Dr Strangelove, West End). Raymond Sage (Broadway Camelot; Beauty and the Beast, Artistic Director-Penn State NU Musical Theatre Festival, Prof of Musical Theatre-Indiana Univ) is the Creative Consultant, and the show is produced by Scott Ihrig (Producer, Drama Club Productions, Drama Club Camp, and The Radio City Christmas Spectacular).
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