- Sam Wheat Richard Fleeshman
- Molly Jensen Caissie Levy
- Oda Mae Brown Da'vine Joy Randolph
- Carl Bruner Bryce Pinkham
- Ensemble/Subway Ghost Tyler McGee
- Ensemble/Hospital Ghost Lance Roberts
- Ensemble/Clara Moya Angela
- Ensemble Jason Babinsky
- Ensemble/Willie Lopez Michael Balderrama
- Swing/Dance Capt./Fight Capt. James Brown III
- Swing Stephen Carrasco
- Ensemble Jeremy Davis
- Ensemble Sharona D'Ornellas
- Ensemble Josh Franklin
- Ensemble Albert Guerzon
- Ensemble/Asst. Dance Captain Afra Hines
- Ensemble/Louise Carly Hughes
- Swing Karen Hyland
- Ensemble Alison Luff
- Ensemble Vasthy Mompoint
- Ensemble Jennifer Noble
- Ensemble Joe Aaron Reid
- Ensemble Constantine Rousouli
- Ensemble Jennifer Sanchez
- Ensemble Daniel J. Watts
- Swing Jesse Wildman
- Book & Lyrics Bruce Joel Rubin
- Music & Lyrics Dave Stewart
- Music & Lyrics Glen Ballard
- Choreographer Ashley Wallen
- Musical Supervisor, Arranger & Orchestrator Christopher Nightingale
- Lighting Designer Hugh Vanstone
- Video and Projection Designer Jon Driscoll
- Sound Designer Bobby Aitken
- Illusionist Paul Kieve
- Designer Rob Howell
- Director Matthew Warchus
- Additional Movement Sequences Liam Steel
- Musical DirectorDavid Holcenberg
- Music CoordinatorHoward Joines
Richard Fleeshman
Sam Wheat
Richard Fleeshman originated the role of Sam in both the West End and world premier Manchester productions of Ghost The Musical. He first came to the public's attention as a youngster, when he played Craig Harris in "Coronation Street." Other television credits include: "Blue Murder," "Monday Monday," "Midsomer Murders," Jimmy McGovern's "Moving On," and Kyle Caddick in Debbie Horsfield's six-part drama series "All the Small Things." Radio work includes: "When Twilight Falls" (Radio 4). Film: An Angel for May. After signing with Universal Records, Richard released his debut album and went on to complete three stadium tours supporting Sir Elton John around the UK and Europe. He has also collaborated with Sir Elton, writing and performing the soundtrack of All the Small Things. Last year, Richard made his West End debut playing Warner as part of the original cast of Legally Blonde (Savoy). Ghost will mark Richard's Broadway debut.
Caissie Levy
Molly Jensen
Caissie originated the role of Molly in both the West End and world premier Manchester productions of Ghost The Musical. Most recently, she starred as Sheila in the 2009 Tony® Award winning Broadway revival of Hair, reprising her role in the subsequent West End transfer. Other Broadway credits include: Elphaba in Wicked (Los Angeles, Broadway u/s); Penny Pingleton in Hairspray (Broadway, first national tour); and Maureen in Rent (national tour). In concert, she was a guest soloist for The United States Military Academy at West Point. Recordings include the original London cast album of Ghost The Musical and the Grammy® Award nominated cast recording of Hair, from which her rendition of "Easy to be Hard" was named USA Today's Pick of the Week. www.caissielevy.com
Da'vine Joy Randolph
Oda Mae Brown
Da'Vine Joy Randolph, a Philadelphia native makes her Broadway debut in Ghost. She received her bachelor's from Temple University in classical vocal performance and transitioned into acting by attending Yale School of Drama for her Masters. Other regional credits include Servant of Two Masters at Yale Repertory Theater and HAIR at Prince Music Theater.
Bryce Pinkham
Carl Bruner
Broadway: Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson. Lincoln Center: Knickerbocker Holiday (with Kelli O'Hara, Victor Garber and the American Symphony Orchestra. Off-Broadway: Orphans' Home Cycle (Signature Theater/Hartford Stage); Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson (Public Lab). Regional: A Funny Thing Happened..., Our Town, Beyond Therapy (Williamstown); A View From The Bridge (Guthrie Theater); All's Well That Ends Well, Woman Of No Importance (Yale Rep); The Just, Much Ado About Nothing (Chautauqua Theatre Co.); Dublin Carol (Nora Theatre). TV: "God In America," "The Good Wife." Bryce is a proud collaborator with Theater of War, a program that performs Greek tragedy for American military audiences; his latest trips were to Guantanamo Bay and Japan. Awards: Oliver Thorndike Acting Award and Lotte Lenya Singing Scholarship. Education: M.F.A., Yale School of Drama; B.A., Boston College.
Tyler McGee
Ensemble/Subway Ghost
Tyler is honored and excited to be returning to theatre and making his Broadway debut in Ghost! A California native, Tyler has performed all over the country including playing Luke in Altar Boyz, Chicago. Tyler has done several extended performances dancing in Las Vegas, before returning to LA to pursue film making. While still acting, he has produced, written and/or directed several plays, short films, pilots and feature films including A True Story starring Katrina Bowden (30 Rock), and Malcolm Goodwin (A&E's Breakout Kings).
Lance Roberts
Ensemble/Hospital Ghost
Broadway: Peewee Herman (King of Cartoons), Sister Act. Off Bway: March of the Falsettos, Radio City, Forbidden Broadway (Hollywood edition). LA/National Tours: CATS, Ain't Misbehavin', I Love You...Now Change, The All Night Strut!, Aladdin (Original Jafar-8 yrs!). Regional: McCarter, Berkshire Theatre Festival, Asolo, LaJolla, Old Globe, Mark Taper, Arvada, Coconut Grove, San Diego Rep. TV: "The 2-2," "Numb3rs," "Zoey 101," "Will & Grace," "Drew Carey," "Knots Landing," "The Colby's," "Scarecrow & Mrs. King" etc. www.lanceroberts.webs.com
Moya Angela
Ensemble/Clara
Moya recently made her Broadway debut in The Lion King. National tours: Dreamgirls (Effie White) and The Lion King Gazelle and Cheetah companies (u/s Rafiki, Shenzi). TV: "30 Rock" (Portia). An NAACP Theater Award Winner. She thanks her parents and loving family for their support!
Jason Babinsky
Ensemble
Credits include Billy Elliot (Broadway and Chicago companies). Regional: Williamstown, Huntington Theatre Co., Syracuse Stage, Paper Mill Playhouse, Utah Shakespeare, PCLO, Goodspeed, Adirondack Theatre Festival, North Carolina Theatre, St. Louis Rep (Kevin Klein award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Play). Film: Contagion, "You Don't Know Jack," Law Abiding Citizen. Thanks and love to D and Howie.
Michael Balderrama
Ensemble/Willie Lopez
Broadway: In the Heights, Hot Feet, Movin' Out, Urban Cowboy, Saturday Night Fever. Television/Film: Rock of Ages, Across the Universe, Macy's Day Parade (01', 08', 09'), Academy Awards, Ghosts. Choreography (Regional & Television): "Sesame Street," Starlight Theater. Currently: Resident Director/Choreographer - In the Heights 2nd National Tour, Associate Artistic Director - Mark Stuart Dance Theater, Co-Founder/Advisory Board - R.Evolucin Latina; Artists (choreography/performance): Michael Jackson, Gloria Estefan, Bruno Mars, Sutton Foster, Vanessa Williams, Brian Adams, Mariah Carey, Jay Sean, Kristine W, Brownstone, Jaunes.
James Brown III
Swing/Dance Captain/Fight Captain
Broadway: Priscilla Queen of the Desert (Jimmy), Memphis, The Little Mermaid (Dance Captain), The Color Purple (Bobby), Wicked, The Producers (O'Houlihan), The Frogs (Dance Captain), The Lion King (Dance Captain). Notable credits: Girl Crazy (Encores!), Michael Jackson Tour, The Producers Movie. Education: Brown University (Psychology). Fashion Designer: www.WorldofAlfa.com www.JamesGeorgeIII.com www.JamesBrownIII.com
Stephen Carrasco
Swing
Broadway/NY: Billy Elliot, White Christmas, Music in the Air (Encores!) National Tour: Young Frankenstein. Regional: Paper Mill Playhouse, Pittsburgh CLO, Goodspeed Musicals, Atlanta TOTS, and Syracuse Stage. BFA Syracuse University. Huge thanks to my family, everyone at Tara's Office, MSA, and Lee. Ditto baby. www.stephencarrasco.com
Jeremy Davis
Ensemble
Broadway: Billy Elliot, The People in the Picture, 9 to 5, South Pacific, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels. National Tours: South Pacific, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Thoroughly Modern Millie, The Who's Tommy. B.F.A. from U. of Michigan and an Equity member since 1999. Love to Mom, Dad, Sarah, and Kristen.
Sharona D'Ornellas
Ensemble
Sharona is thrilled to be in Ghost! Broadway: In The Heights. Regional/Tours: In The Heights, Guys & Dolls. Film/TV : The Love Guru, Ice Princess. Sharona holds a BFA from Ryerson University. Love to Mom & Dad, Dame, Johnny and all who continue to support. Dedicated to my Granny. @sharonamoves www.sharonamoves.com
Josh Franklin
Ensemble
Broadway: Anything Goes, Legally Blonde, Grease. 1st National Tours: Jersey Boys (Bob Gaudio), Grease (Danny), All Shook Up, Disney's On The Record. Josh is a graduate of the Conservatory at Webster University. Josh is a singer/songwriter and more information can be found at www.Joshfranklin.net. Also, he loves his dog, Sookie.
Albert Guerzon
Ensemble
Mamma Mia! (Broadway and 2nd National Tour), The Times They Are A-Changin' by Twyla Tharp, The Wiz (La Jolla), Cutman (Goodspeed), David Byrne's Here Lies Love (Public Theater), and Flower Drum Song. Albert choreographed for Kaci Battaglia feat Ludacris, Emii feat. Snoop Dogg, and Dalal. www.albertguerzon.com. LOVE YOU ES!
Afra Hines
Ensemble/Asst. Dance Captain
B'way: Wicked, In The Heights (OBC). Regional: The Wiz. TV: "Smash" pilot, "As the World Turns" (CBS). Other credits: The Radio City Christmas Spectacular (Rockette), NY Knicks City Dancer, various awards shows, music videos, and commercials. Love to my family. http://web.me.com/afrahines
Carly Hughes
Ensemble/Louise
Broadway: Ragtime (u/s Sarah, Ensemble), ... Spelling Bee (Standby for Rona Lisa Peretti/ Marcy Park), How the Grinch Stole Christmas (Trixie, Mama Who u/s). Off-Broadway: SIDD: The Musical. Favorite Regional: Dessa Rose (Dessa Rose, West Coast premiere), Footloose (Rusty), Aida (Aida), Ragtime (Sarah), Smokey Joe's Cafe (Brenda), Dreamgirls (Michelle, u/s Deena), Constant Star, Sophisticated Ladies, RENT, Beehive, Little Shop. She is a Princess Grace Award recipient for Acting (pgfusa) Thanks to friends & family for their never ending love & support!
Karen Hyland
Swing
Broadway debut! NYC: Anyone Can Whistle (Encores!) Nat'l Tours: White Christmas (1st Nat'l,) Billy Elliot (2nd Nat'l), Radio City Christmas..., Grease (European Tour) Regional: Sacramento Music Circus, Cincinnati Playhouse, Westchester B'way, Portland Center Stage, Geva Theater. Many thanks to bespoke THEATRICALS. Tara Rubin Casting, and Jim Daly at BLOC. Much love to my parents and Gregg for the years of unending support and encouragement.
Alison Luff
Ensemble
Broadway and Nat'l Tour: Mamma Mia! (Ensemble, Sophie/Ali u/s). Off-Broadway: I'll Be Damned (Claire/Nell). NYC: Like You Like It (Rosalind), Thoroughly Modern Millie (Millie). Regional: ...Spelling Bee (Olive, Ovation Award), Little Women (Jo), Urinetown (Hope). Much love and gratitude to her family, Judy, Travis and Craig! BELIEVE!
Vasthy Mompoint
Ensemble
So excited to be a part of this amazing show with her friends! Broadway: Mary Poppins, Hot Feet, Good Vibrations. National Tours/Regional: Ragtime (pas de deux), Aida (Aida), My One and Only (New Rhythm), Hair (Dionne), Footloose (Wendy-Jo), Smokey Joes Cafe (Brenda), And the World Goes 'Round (Woman 1). Cartoon lovers can hear Vasthy on Fox Kids "The Winx Club." Love to Parents, Sister, Teachers and Family in Haiti. www.Vifidelity.etsy.com
Jennifer Noble
Ensemble
Jennifer is honored to be making her Broadway debut in Ghost! Regional: Limelight (Lita Grey), La Jolla; [Title of Show] (Heidi), Playhouse Square; Mystery...Drood (Drood u/s perf), Idaho Shakes. 2010 grad, Baldwin Wallace. Love to Mom, Dad, Zach, DG, Hilvers, Nobles, Brunos, The Mine and Tara Rubin!
Joe Aaron Reid
Ensemble
Broadway: Catch Me If You Can, Finian's Rainbow, Chicago, Curtains. Off-Broadway: Finian's Rainbow (Encores!), The Tin Pan Alley Rag (Roundabout), Kismet (Encores!), Lines (TBG Theatre). Regional: On The Town (5th Avenue Theatre), Cats (Northern Stage), Curtains (Ahmanson), Ragtime (Paper Mill Playhouse), ...Forum (Williamstown), Camelot (NSMT), Guys and Dolls (MIMF), Beauty and the Beast (Places des Artes). Television: "Smash," "The Tony Awards," "The Today Show," "Regis & Kelly." BFA in Musical Theatre from Ithaca College.
Constantine Rousouli
Ensemble
Rousouli is ecstatic to be in Ghost! Broadway: Hairspray (Link Larkin), Wicked (Fiyero u/s). National Tours: Legally Blonde (Padamadan/ Nikos). Other theatre: White Noise (Royal George Theater) produced by Whoopi Goldberg. Love and thanks to God, his parents, family, and friends.
Jennifer Sanchez
Ensemble
Broadway: Women on the Verge... (Cristina, Cast Album), West Side Story (Rosalia, Cast Album). TV: "David Letterman," "Sondheim's Birthday Concert," "In Performance at the White House." OCU alumna. Grateful for this stellar cast/creative team. Special thanks to Tara Rubin Casting & The Mine. For my son Jared-ditto! www.JenSanchez.weebly.com
Daniel J. Watts
Ensemble
Broadway: The Color Purple; Disney's The Little Mermaid (Original Company), Memphis (Original Company), In The Heights. City Center Encores!: The Wiz, Cotton Club Parade. Creations: WORDS! (The Tank, NYC); D. Watts' Spoken Word Perseveres: The Jam (Helen Mills Spotlight Theatre). "MA'AM!!" @dwattswords
Jesse Wildman
Swing
Broadway debut! National Tours: Guys & Dolls (Mimi, u/s Adelaide), Chicago (Mona). Regional: White Christmas (Rhoda), The Rocky Horror Show (Columbia), 42nd Street (Phyllis Dale), Chicago (Hunyak), The Producers, Radio City Rockette. Big hugs and many thanks to the entire creative team, Tara Rubin Casting, and Craig. Peace, love, and gratitude!
Bruce Joel Rubin
Book & Lyrics
Bruce Joel Rubin won an Academy Award for his original screenplay, GHOST. The film was also nominated for Best Picture. He has written numerous other screenplays including Jacob's Ladder, Deep Impact, Stuart Little 2, The Last Mimzy, The Time Traveler's Wife and My life, which he also directed.
Dave Stewart
Music & Lyrics
A multi-media entrepreneur, Dave Stewart is recognized as one of the most respected and accomplished talents in the music industry today. Beyond his creative work as a musician, Stewart is a renowned producer, writer, and known for his astute business acumen. He was recently named one of the 100 Most Creative People in Business by Fast Company Magazine.
Following its huge success in the United Kingdom, Stewart released his new book The Business Playground: Where Creativity and Commerce Collide (Financial Times / Pearson) worldwide in July 2010. Awarded Business Book of the Month by all major UK retailers, this innovative guide is designed to show business people everywhere how to rediscover their creativity. Through a mix of inspiring creative conversations with Twitter co-founder Evan Williams, Tony Award winning director Matthew Warchus, Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, and the legendary Mick Jagger; case studies of groundbreaking companies like Google, NASA, and Nokia; stimulating stories; and a quirky selection of idea-inducing games, business people will be able to bring the workplace back to life and unleash their creative potential. The foreword is written by Virgin mogul Sir Richard Branson.
Stewart's career spans more than 25 years and more than 100 million album sales. With Eurythmics' partner Annie Lennox, Stewart delivered ingenious pop / rock hits such as "Here Comes The Rain Again", "Who's That Girl", "Would I Lie To You", "Missionary Man", and "Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)". In 1999, the duo was honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Brits, followed by a world tour that saw proceeds donated to Amnesty International and Greenpeace.
One of the most sought-after writers and music producers, Stewart has crafted songs for and collaborated with the likes of Bono, Bryan Ferry, Gwen Stefani, Tom Petty, Katy Perry, Celine Dion, and Shakira. Stewart is currently co-writing and co-producing Stevie Nicks' 7th album which marks the first occasion Nicks has ever collaborated on a solo album. Stewart has shared the stage with everyone from BB King, U2, and Eric Clapton to Bruce Springsteen, Mick Jagger, and Bob Dylan. Stewart has won Best British Producer four times and Best British Songwriter five times, as well as numerous Grammy, MTV, and European awards.
A highly-regarded artist and filmmaker, Stewart has scored films for directors Robert Altman, Paul Verhoven, and Ted Demme, and has written and produced the title songs for many hit movies throughout the years. Together with Mick Jagger, he wrote and produced the score for Alfie, starring Jude Law, which won the pair a Golden Globe for Best Original Song. Stewart produced the award-winning documentary Deep Blues, and his feature directorial debut Honest premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in 2000. Stewart and songwriter / producer Glen Ballard recently wrote a musical adaptation of the 1990 Jerry Zucker film Ghost, which will open in London's West End.
As an entrepreneur, Stewart has worked with Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen to create The Hospital, a multimedia creative centre and members club in London. On his own, Stewart has established Weapons of Mass Entertainment, a "media company for the new world" (The LA Times), linking creative ideas to a host of projects in film, television, books, theatre, and new media.
For the last three years, Stewart has held the unique title of "Change Agent" for Nokia, the world's largest mobile phone company. He is charged with connecting Nokia to talent, opportunities, and new ideas, while creating new content business paradigms for the entertainment industry. Together, they are engineering a new distribution model for the next generation of the entertainment business.
Described by Bob Dylan as "a fearless innovator", Stewart is an acclaimed public speaker. He regularly advises corporations and businesses on creativity and innovation. Stewart is currently recording his solo album in Nashville's infamous Blackbird Studio, with a release date set for the spring of 2011.
Glen Ballard
Music & Lyrics
Six-time Grammy® award winner Glen Ballard is one of popular music’s most accomplished producers/songwriters and arrangers. He has sold more than 150 million records worldwide, and has worked with a diverse array of the finest singers and artists in the business, from Aretha Franklin to Van Halen and Aerosmith to Michael Jackson. One of Ballard’s biggest successes involved chart-topping, multi-platinum album Jagged Little Pill (33 million worldwide, four Grammys -including Album of the Year) which Ballard co-wrote and produced for Alanis Morissette, and was named Best Album of the Decade (1990s) by Billboard magazine. Ballard has most recently had success writing hit songs for film, including the Grammy® winning and Oscar® nominated Believe for Polar Express, Ordinary Miracle for Charlotte’s Web, and A Hero Comes Home for Beowulf. Ballard’s newest chapter of this vast musical legacy is his recent work in musicals.
Matthew Warchus
Director
International Theatre Director Matthew Warchus’ many theatre credits include Alan Ayckbourn’sThe Norman Conquests which opens on Broadway in April 2009,God of Carnage which opened on Broadway in Spring 2009, Boeing-Boeing in the West End, on tour in the UK and on Broadway (where it won the Tony award for Best Revival), Endgame at the Albery Theatre, the multi award-winning Art in London, on Broadway and in Los Angeles, True West for the Donmar Warehouse, The Winter’s Tale, The Unexpected Man and Hamlet for the Royal Shakespeare Company, Buried Child, Life x 3 and Volpone for the National Theatre. In addition he has directed the following musicals in the West End - Tell Me On A Sunday, Our House (which won the Olivier Award for Best Musical), Follies and most recently, The Lord of the Rings. His opera productions include Cosi Fan Tutte, Falstaff for English National Opera and Troilus and Cressida for Opera North.
Rob Howell
Designer
Rob Howell's work in theatre includes The Observer; Her Naked Skin, The Reporter, Buried Child, Chips With Everything, Troilus and Cressida, Money, Battle Royal and Howard Katz for the National Theatre; The Shakespeare Review, The Painter of Dishonour, Little Eyolf, Richard III, and The Family Reunion for the RSC; Simpatico, Hard Fruit, and Real Classy Affair for the Royal Court; Tartuffe, The Government Inspector, Vassa, Conversations after a Burial, Lulu (also at the Kennedy Center, Washington), Faith Healer, The Lady from the Sea and Hedda Gabler (also at the Duke of York's Theatre) for the Almeida; Habeas Corpus, The Fix, How I Learned to Drive, True West, The Glass Menagerie (also at the Comedy Theatre) and Proof for the Donmar; Tom & Clem, Tell Me On A Sunday, The Caretaker and Our House in the West End; The Graduate in the West End, Australia and on Broadway; Sunset Boulevard on UK Tour; True West at the Circle in the Square, New York; Little Malcolm and his Struggle Against the Eunuchs at Hampstead Theatre and in the West End; Betrayal at the Theatre D'atelier, Paris, and on Broadway; Simply Heavenly at the Young Vic; Peter Pan at the West Yorkshire Playhouse; Julius Caesar at the Manchester Royal Exchange; Eddie Izzard tours in 1998 and 2000; Endgame at the Albery Theatre, Bash at the Trafalgar Studios, Boeing Boeing at the Comedy Theatre and Broadway, Lord of the Rings at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane and Toronto; Inherit The Wind, The Norman Conquests (also on Broadway), Speed the Plow and Complicit at the Old Vic; The Last Cigarette at Chichester Festival Theatre and The Trafalgar Studios; Private Lives and Prisoner of Second Avenue at the Vaudeville and most recently Deathtrap at the Noel Coward Theatre. His opera credits include Turn of the Screw for the Welsh National Opera and Sophie's Choice for the Royal Opera House and Carmen for The Metropolitan Opera in New York which opened on New Year's Eve 2009.
Rob Howell received the 2000 Olivier Award for Best Set Designer for Troilus and Cressida, Vassa and Richard III. He was nominated for Best Costume Design in the same year for Troilus and Cressida and Money and for best set Designer in 1995 for The Glass Menagerie, for Chips with Everything in 1997 and for The Caretaker in 2001. Our House won the 2003 Olivier Award for Best Musical. In 2006 Rob received an Olivier Award for Best Set Design for Hedda Gabler as well as being nominated for Best Costume Design for the same production. For Lord of the Rings in Toronto Rob received a 2006 Dora Award for Outstanding Costume Design as well as a nomination for Outstanding Set Design, for the same production in London Rob was nominated for Best Set Deign and Best Costume Design at the 2008 Oliver Awards. Rob was nominated for Best Costume Design of a Play in the 2008 Tonys for Boeing Boeing on Broadway, Best Costumes Design at the 2009 Olivier Awards for The Norman Conquests and was nominated for Best Set Design for The Norman Conquests on Broadway in the 2009 Tonys.
Ashley Wallen
Choreographer
Ashley Wallen's credits as a choreographer include Dance X for BBC1 where he also appeared as a judge and mentor alongside Arlene Phillips, the X Factor and It's Now or Never both for ITV and Rent Remixed at the Duke of York's Theatre. Wallen has choreographed for many artists including Kylie Minogue, Dannii Minogue, James Morrison, Leona Lewis, Sugababes, Will Young, Lemar and Gabrielle Cilmi. His on screen dance credits include Moulin Rouge and Phantom of the Opera and on stage he performed with Mariah Carey and Kylie Minogue. Wallen is currently working as Associate Choreographer on Madonna's film W.E due to be released in 2011. His recent choreography for Lipton's Ice Tea, featuring Hugh Jackman has become a huge hit on You Tube.
Paul Kieve
Illusionist
Paul was magic consultant to Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (in which he also appears) and taught magic to Daniel Radcliffe, who has written the introduction to Paul’s book Hocus Pocus, published by Bloomsbury in the UK, Scholastic in the USA and translated into a further 7 languages including Chinese. His live show based on the book has been seen at festivals including Cheltenham and Edinburgh International Literary Festival, and at The Purcell Room in London.
Theatre work includes: National Theatre: Mrs Affleck, Her Naked Skin, The Seagull, Theatre Of Blood, The Night Season, La Grande Magia, The Cherry Orchard and Haroun and Sea of Stories. London (West End): The Lord of The Rings, Zorro, The Invisible Man (also Theatre Royal Stratford East), Our House, The Witches Of Eastwick, Scrooge, The Witches, and The Woman In White. RSC: The Winter’s Tale, The Tempest, Alice In Wonderland, Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde, The Mysteries and Spring Awakening. Young Vic: The Nativity, Arabian Nights and Grimm Tales.
Other includes: Angela Carter’s Cinderella (with Improbable at Lyric Hammersmith), Peter Pan (West Yorkshire Playhouse); A Singapore Carol (Singapore), Alice In Wonderland (English National Ballet); Aladdin (Scottish Ballet), four Holiday On Ice touring productions including current UK tour of Mystery and Carneskys Ghost Train. Work in opera includes Das Reingold in Strasbourg, Le Heure Espagnole at Covent Garden, Macbeth (Hamburg State Opera) and Parsifal (Paris Bastille).
Work over the Atlantic includes Lord Of The Rings in Toronto, The Woman In White on Broadway, Scrooge national US tour and Earthsea for Sci Fi channel. He has worked with David Copperfield in Las Vegas, with Walt Disney Theatrical Productions and has performed at the Magic Castle in Hollywood.
Television includes: I’d Do Anything, BBC History Of Magic, Derren Brown (series and Séance as well as his current live show Enigma), Heroes Of Magic and Children In Need.
He has tutored a diverse range of people in magic including Joan Rivers, Ronan Keating, Melanie C, Graham Norton and Simon Cowell. In 2005 he appeared in The Proms, accompanied by the BBC Philharmonic orchestra. As magic consultant to Guinness World Records he created magic spreads for the 2005 and 2006 books.
He was the recipient of the 2006 British Magical Society Award for outstanding contribution to magic and is a Gold Star member of The Inner Magic Circle.
Christopher Nightingale
Musical Supervisor, Arranger & Orchestrator
Christopher is currently the Musical Supervisor and Orchestrator of a new production of Roald Dahl’s Matilda, which premiered in November 2010 at the RSC in Stratford, and moves to the West End in autumn 2011.
Theatre credits include Co-Composer of The Lord of the Rings (London and Toronto), for which he was also Musical Supervisor, Arranger and Orchestrator. In 2009 he was Musical Supervisor and Arranger for the UK and Irish tour of Yusuf Islam’s Moonshadow. He was Musical Supervisor and Co-Arranger for Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Bombay Dreams, and he composed additional arrangements and was the Musical Supervisor for The Pet Shop Boys’ Closer To Heaven (Arts Theatre). He was Musical Director for Whistle Down The Wind (Aldwych Theatre), and Oliver! (London Palladium), and Assistant Musical Director for Miss Saigon (Theatre Royal, Drury Lane). For the RSC he was Musical Director/Keyboards on The Plantagenets, The Tempest, The Comedy Of Errors, A Clockwork Orange, The Plain Dealer, Pericles, Much Ado About Nothing, Henry IV Part I, Singer, Some Americans Abroad, Playing With Trains, ‘Tis Pity She’s A Whore, The Changeling, Romeo & Juliet, and Tamburlaine.
Film credits include coaching, recording, and conducting the cast on the set of Alan Parker’s Evita.
Concerts include Choral Musical Director for Celebration, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s 50th birthday concert (Royal Albert Hall). He made his conducting debut at St Martin-in-the-Fields for an evening of Mozart with the Locrian Ensemble in 2008.
An organ scholar at Magdalene College, Cambridge, Christopher was Musical Director of the Cambridge Footlights for three years before graduating in 1987 and working for the Royal Shakespeare Company.
Hugh Vanstone
Lighting Designer
Hugh has designed the lighting for more than 160 productions and worked for most of the UK's national companies and extensively on Broadway. He has received three Olivier Awards for Best Lighting Designer: in 2004 for Pacific Overtures (Donmar); in 2000 for The Graduate (West End) and The Cherry Orchard (National Theatre); and in 1998 for The Unexpected Man (RSC) and The Blue Room (Donmar). In New York he received TONY® award nominations for Mary Stuart and Spamalot.
His most recent work includes: Ghost the Musical (West End); The Wizard of Oz (West End); Matilda (RSC); Deathtrap (West End); La Bête (West End & Broadway); Shrek (London & US Tour); The Late Middle Classes (Donmar); The Real Thing (Old Vic); Arabian Nights (RSC); A Steady Rain (Broadway); Tanz der Vampire (Vienna & Berlin).
Bobby Aitken
Sound Designer
Bobby has been involved with theatre sound for over twenty year throughout the U.K. and around the world.
Theatre includes: MAMMA MIA! (worldwide), Flashdance (West End) Grease (London/UK tour), Dirty Dancing (worldwide) Lennon (Broadway), We Will Rock You (Worldwide) Blast! (London, U.S.), Return To The Forbidden Planet (worldwide), Five Guys Named Moe, Which Witch?, Metropolis, Pete Townshend's The Iron Man, In The Midnight Hour, High Society, Time, A Saint She Ain't, The Best Of Times, Soul Train, The Fix, The Beggar's Opera and Bartholomew Fair (RSC). Worked on many productions throughout the U.K.
Opera includes: Carmen, Madame Butterfly, Aïda, Câv And Pag, Tosca and La Bohème.
Awards: Won the 2005 Helpmann Award for Best Sound Design for the Australian production of We Will Rock You.
Jon Driscoll
Video and Projection Designer
Trained: National Film and Television School and Croydon College of Art.
Theatre: Wizard of Oz (The Palladium), Birdsong (Comedy), Love Never Dies (Adelphi), Enron (Noel Coward) - Olivier Nomination for Best Projection Design, The Prisoner of Second Avenue (Vaudeville), Earthquakes in London, Nation, The Power of Yes, All's Well that Ends Well, The Observer, Gethsemane, Her Naked Skin, Fram, A Matter of Life and Death, The Reporter (NT), Midnight's Children (RSC), Frost/Nixon (Donmar), Complicit (Old Vic), The Lightning Play, Whistling Psyche (Almeida), Darwin in Malibu (Hampstead), Some Girls are Bigger than Others, Lady Into Fox (Lyric Hammersmith), The Last Cigarette (Chichester), Fabulation, Bloody Sunday (Tricycle), Whistle in the Dark (Royal Exchange), Dirty Dancing (Aldwych), Brief Encounter (Carlton Cinema) - Olivier Nomination, Critics' Circle and Evening Standard Awards for Best Design. Our House (Cambridge Theatre), Heroes, Up for Grabs (Wyndham's), When Harry Met Sally (Theatre Royal Haymarket), On the Third Day (Ambassadors), Dance of Death (Lyric/Sydney), Rebecca, God and Stephen Hawking (Tour).
Ballet: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (ROH)
Opera: A Midsummer Night's Dream (ROH), The Magic Flute (Grange Park), Genoveva (Opera North) and Orfeo (Kent Opera).
He is a Technical Associate of the National Theatre.
Liam Steel
Additional Movement Sequences
Liam has gained an international reputation as one of Britain's leading physical theatre practitioners, having directed, choreographed or performed with all of the most influential companies in this country. He is Artistic Director of his own company, Stan Won't Dance, with whom he has created five pieces to date, and prior to this he is probably most widely recognised for his groundbreaking work with Frantic Assembly (with whom he created four productions), Complicite, and with DV8 Physical Theatre - where he was a core member for eight years, working on five international touring productions and the Emmy Award-winning film version of Enter Achilles.
As a freelance director and movement director his work includes: productions with the National Theatre, Nottingham Playhouse, Lyric Hammersmith, Birmingham Rep, Northampton Royal Theatre, Royal Court, Headlong Theatre Co, Tamasha Theatre Co, Manchester Royal Exchange, RSC and six productions at the Library Theatre, Manchester. He is a core collaborator at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre and has worked on five productions there over the last four seasons.
Opera direction includes: Holland Park, Royal College of Music, three productions with English Touring Opera, and a special commission from the Royal Opera House. He has created numerous award-winning contemporary dance commissions; choreographed for West End musical theatre and international new circus (including working as a guest director for Cirque du Soleil) and created a number of large-scale site-specific works (including directing London's Olympic torch handover event with over 500 singers, dancers and circus artists). In 2009, Liam staged the theatrical extravaganza Ben Hur for the O2 Arena and stadiums worldwide with a cast of over 300 performers and 46 horses!
David Holcenberg
Musical Director
Broadway: Bye Bye Birdie, The Story of My Life, Mamma Mia!, Good Vibrations, Seussical, Titanic, Showboat. David recently music directed the world premiere of Disney's Newsies at Papermill Playhouse. Other credits include the US premiere of Ragtime (Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award: Distinguished Achievement in Music Direction), Dessa Rose and The Glorious Ones at Lincoln Center Theatre and the Toronto production of The Phantom of the Opera. David has conducted at Carnegie Hall and on PBS for Irish tenor Ciaran Sheehan. His show Bingo, written with Michael Heitzman and Ilene Reid is playing nationally and internationally. David is currently Associate Music Supervisor for Mamma Mia! in North and South America.
Howard Joines
Music Coordinator
Ghost, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying; Promises, Promises; Bye-Bye Birdie; Grease; The Times They Are A-Changin'; Dirty Rotten Scoundrels; Vanities; Romantic Poetry; Adrift in Macao. In addition to hiring the finest musicians in the world, Howard continues to perform as Conductor, Percussionist, and Drummer, on Ghost as well as: Billy Elliot, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Never Gonna Dance, Flower Drum Song, Full Monty, Jesus Christ Superstar, Miss Saigon, Les Misérables, Singing in the Rain, The King and I, Cleavage, and the Radio City Christmas Spectacular. Orchestral experience includes performances with the Rochester Philharmonic, American Symphony Orchestra, Orpheus, Orchestra of St. Luke's, and the Dance Theater of Harlem. In the popular field, Howard has performed and recorded with Jewel, Celine Dion, Whitney Houston, Bobby Brown, Björk, Michael McDonald, Mark Anthony, Brian McKnight, Ann-Margret, and the Mamas and the Papas; Broadway stars include Paulo Szot, Kelli O'Hara, Jason Robert Brown, Lauren Kennedy, and Billy Porter. He has also recorded for jingles, television, and film, including Across the Universe, Alamo, Peggy Sue Got Married, Snake Eyes, and Femme Fatale. On-camera performances include: Maid in Manhattan and Guiding Light. For Robin and Taylor.
Colin Ingram Productions Ltd
Producer
Colin Ingram has worked with some of the most successful theatre producers, directors and actors in the world. He spent six years with Cameron Mackintosh before heading up Disney Theatrical in the UK for over two years. Colin then became Executive Producer for the inaugural and second season of Kevin Spacey’s Old Vic Theatre Company and joined Sally Greene as her Executive Producer on the hit musical Billy Elliot. Colin formed Colin Ingram Ltd in 2005 to develop and produce new theatre productions and to offer general management services to other producers.
During his career, Colin has worked on the following productions as Executive Producer or General Manager: Billy Elliot, Movin’ Out, Les Misérables, Phantom Of The Opera, The Lion King, Beauty And The Beast, Oklahoma!, Witches of Eastwick, Vagina Monologues, Richard II, Hamlet, Philadelphia Story, Aladdin, National Anthems, Cloaca.
Colin graduated in Law and International Finance before qualifying as a Chartered Accountant at PriceWaterhouseCoopers. His business training has been a huge asset in producing productions on budget and raising millions of pounds in investment from private investors.
Based in London, Colin Ingram Limited has acted as consultant to Old Vic Productions for the New York and Australian productions of Billy Elliot and produced and general managed Trevor Nunn’s Gone With The Wind along with investing in Swimming With Sharks with Christian Slater. Colin recently produced and general managed Breakfast at Tiffany’s starring Anna Friel at the Theatre Royal Haymarket and is currently working on transferring it to Broadway.
For information and investment opportunities see www.coliningramltd.com.
HELLO ENTERTAINMENT/DAVID GARFINKLE
Producer
David Garfinkle is Producer and Chief Executive Officer of HELLO Entertainment, a theatrical production company created by David Garfinkle and Tony Adams. He also founded and was managing partner of The Entertainment & Intellectual Property Group, concentrating in entertainment law, including theatre, film, television, music, publishing and the Internet.
David is co-producer of GHOST in London’s West End and the founding producer of SPIDER-MAN Turn Off The Dark, directed by Julie Taymor with Music and Lyrics by Bono and The Edge of U2, currently on Broadway. He was also a lead producer of The Immigrant (Drama Desk Nominations: Best Book and Orchestrations) and three-time Tony Award winner Hinton Battle’s live stage production Hinton Battle: Largely Live. Over a 24 year period, he has served as production counsel on numerous film, television and theatrical productions.
David was educated at Duke University and Boston University School of Law.
Donovan Mannato
Producer
Donovan Mannato has been a producer and financial advisor since leaving his career as an entertainment lawyer in 1998.
Donovan graduated with an International Economics degree from The George Washington University in 1991. Smitten with the entertainment business, Donovan acted in the Oscar winning film Philadelphia during his final year in law school. He went on to work for EMI-Capitol Music Group/Capitol Records for several years before returning to his financial roots to become an award-winning financial advisor.
In 2000, Donovan saw the stage musical play Prey for Rock & Roll at the legendary rock club CBGBs and decided to produce it into the film of the same name. The film, which premiered at Sundance Film Festival in 2003, received critical acclaim from the likes of Rolling Stone, The New York Times and Los Angeles Times. That same year he met his wife, West End actress and singer Deborah Dutcher, with whom he now has a son.
Ghost is his first foray into the theatre.
MJE PRODUCTIONS
Producer
Producers: Michael Edwards & Carole Winter
Executive Producer: Matthew Gordon
Marketing Director: Matthew Damsell
Production Assistant: Sophie Boyd
Current credits include: Pygmalion starring Rupert Everett, Kara Tointon and Diana Rigg; Ruby Wax: Losing It directed by Thea Sharrock (Menier Chocolate Factory and national tour); Midsummer (Soho Theatre) by David Greig; Morecambe (Duchess) directed by Guy Masterson, with Bob Golding (2010 Olivier Award for Best Entertainment); Carousel (Savoy) directed by Lindsay Posner, with Lesley Garrett; Exit the King (Barrymore Theatre, New York) with Geoffrey Rush and Susan Sarandon (2009 Tony Award for Best Actor); On the Waterfront (Theatre Royal, Haymarket) directed by and starring Steven Berkoff; Entertaining Mr Sloane (Trafalgar Studios) directed by Nick Bagnall with Imelda Staunton and Mathew Horne; Damascus (Tricycle and international tour) directed by Philip Howard; Horrid Henry - Live and Horrid! (Trafalgar Studios) directed by Hannah Chissick; Six Characters in Search of an Author (Gielgud) directed by Rupert Goold, with Ian McDiarmid; On the Waterfront (Edinburgh Festival) directed by Steven Berkoff; David Harrower’s Blackbird (UK tour) directed by David Grindley, with Robert Daws and Dawn Steele; Hergé’s Adventures of Tintin (Playhouse/UK tour) directed by Rufus Norris; In Celebration (Duke of York’s) directed by Anna Mackmin, with Orlando Bloom and Tim Healy; The Dumb Waiter (Trafalgar Studios) directed by Harry Burton, with Lee Evans and Jason Isaacs; Underneath the Lintel (Duchess) with Richard Schiff; The Flags (Andrews Lane Theatre, Dublin); Blackbird (Albery), directed by Peter Stein, with Roger Allam and Jodhi May (2006 Olivier Award for Best New Play), followed by a co-production with Manhattan Theatre Club on Broadway where Jo Mantello directed Jeff Daniels and Alison Pill; Twelve Angry Men (Comedy) directed by Harold Pinter, with Kevin Whately and Timothy West.
Adam Silberman
Producer
Adam Silberman has spent the past 22 years in the world of international theatre and is currently Executive Producer & COO for HELLO Entertainment.
Adam started with Cameron Mackintosh Australia in 1988, and was transferred to London to become the Financial Controller of Cameron Mackintosh Ltd (CML) in 1992. During his ten years there Adam worked closely with the directors of the company to manage all the financial & business aspects of the company’s activities, which include the production of live musical theatre (Les Misérables, Phantom of the Opera, Miss Saigon, Cats, Oliver! and Martin Guerre) both in the UK, US and internationally. During his tenure, CML managed or licensed over 40 productions worldwide. During that time, CML was also involved in theatre ownership, merchandising, music licensing, ticketing and associated investments in the theatre industry.
In 1999 Adam returned to Australia to work for Bazmark, as Chief Operating Officer. Adam was ultimately responsible for the operation of the company, which is jointly owned by the award winning director, writer and producer Baz Luhrmann and Oscar winning designer Catherine Martin. The company has produced several feature films, major stage productions, and music albums (La Bohème, Strictly Ballroom, William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, Moulin Rouge and Benjamin Britten’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream).
Adam was the Executive Producer of Puccini’s La Bohème, which opened in San Francisco and then transferred to Broadway where the production was nominated for six Tony Awards. Adam was also the Executive Producer of the Moulin Rouge DVD .
Adam is currently Executive Producer of SPIDER-MAN, Turn Off The Dark directed by Julie Taymor, Music & Lyrics by Bono and The Edge of U2, which opens in Broadway’s Hilton Theatre in late 2010.
Paramount Pictures Corporation
Producer
Paramount Pictures Corporation (PPC), a global producer and distributor of filmed entertainment, is a unit of Viacom (NYSE: VIA, VIA.B), a leading content company with prominent and respected film, television and digital entertainment brands. The company's labels include Paramount Pictures, MTV Films, and Nickelodeon Movies.
PPC operations also include Paramount Digital Entertainment, Paramount Home Entertainment, Paramount Pictures International, Paramount Licensing, Paramount Studio Group, and Worldwide Television Distribution.


