Ghost The Musical has a real Christmassy feel to it

A large crowd gathered in the cold outside the Theatre Royal, Bath on Tuesday for the opening night of Ghost The Musical.

There was great buzz and excitement as the doors opened and everyone young and old seemed to know this was a big show.

They were not disappointed.

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With huge sound, live orchestra, amazing set with iconic New York skyline, skyscrapers, the Empire State Building looming over the action on stage, the set, lighting and sound was a booming attack on the senses and you knew this was a big production with a bigger than normal ensemble cast for Bath.

You felt like you were in the West End.

The set changes between a moody Manhattan sky at times to a red brick Brooklyn neighbourhood are really spectacular in this Bill Kenwright production touring to the Theatre Royal for the first time as part of a national tour.

Everyone remembers the famous 1990 Hollywood movie of the same name starring Patrick Swayze and Demi Moore.

It was THE tear jerker of the time, the love story of young couple Molly and Sam who live in an apartment in Brooklyn when tragedy strikes.

Whoopi Goldberg made the role of zany medium Oda Mae Brown famous in the film, the comedy gives some welcome relief from the somewhat schmaltzy love story.

The music in this production is superb.

We all love Unchained Melody and it is sung a few times in the stage production, some members of the audience singing along.

Rebekah Lowings as Molly has a beautiful singing voice, it is so pure and melodic especially when she hits the high notes, and her duets with Sam (Josh St. Clair) are some of the best moments on stage.

St. Clair has a masterful voice as well and is versatile and hugely energetic in the role of Sam.

Jacqui Dubois as Oda Mae is superb, the audience loved her, her wry humour, delivering her comic lines straight to the audience with mischievousness and delightful naughtiness.

She is adorable in the role.

James Mateo-Salt as the hapless Carl who causes all the trouble really grows in the role in the second act, he has a superb voice and there are some lovely moments when Molly, Sam and Carl are on stage together.

Ghost the Musical really has the feel of a very big show for Bath.

Some of the best moments are when the large ensemble cast belt out huge chorus lines with full orchestra, the choreography is superb throughout the show with some amazing mime to display the super powers of some of the seemingly dead characters.

Costumes are also superb, especially during the chorus acts, there is a distinctly New York feel to the show and the music is so atmospheric, it transports you to back streets of Brooklyn with no effort.

Les Dennis as the hospital ghost had the audience in raptures, he is a great stage presence with wonderful accent and singing voice, everyone loved him.

Ghost The Musical really is worth seeing, it is a mammoth production with great singing, acting, choreography, music and unbelievable sets and staging.

It had a real Christmassy feel to it on a cold November night in Bath, and the starlight scene in the Manhattan moonlight at the end is absolutely dazzling.

If you are not a fan of the movie it is still worth seeing for the wonderful staging and production in this musical at the Theatre Royal, Bath until Saturday, November 23.

Everyone came out with a smile on their faces after a well deserved long applause on opening night on Tuesday.