Ghost Review

Photo by Joan Marcus.

Any of us who are avid fans of Broadway musicals love nothing more than a thrilling, exhilarating show.  But, we also realistically realize that isn’t going to be the case all that often.  While we love it when a musical strives for and achieves brilliance, sometimes we know going in that a show we’re about to see is not going to redefine the genre.  In those cases, we can often be content with an evening of good entertainment.  We can still analyze what was good and what wasn’t, but if the show ultimately works for you, in this case, it would have succeeded.  It is the Broadway equivalent of a popular popcorn movie or a book that is a good summer beach read.   That was the case for me when I saw Ghost, the new Broadway musical, adapted from the hugely successful 1990 move, which, of course, starred Patrick Swayze, Demi Moore, and Whoopi Goldberg.  The movie won two Academy Awards and grossed over $500 million worldwide.  The musical adaptation has been playing in London and just opened at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre.

Corine Cohen:  Sharna: I saw you in the incredible show BURN THE FLOOR On BROADWAY and you were all fantastic. Now you and Sasha are dancing on DWTS In LA. How exciting is it?

Sharna Burgess: It is so exciting! It's such an amazing production with incredible people running it. The talent isn't just in the dancing, but also everybody behind the scenes and the camera making every week exciting and fresh. I love being a part of a show that brings not only high quality dance and entertainment, but also shows the public that it's never too late to learn and have fun with it.