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Ghost Quartet

Full-Length Musical, Dramatic Comedy  /  2w, 2m

Dave Malloy

This hauntingly beautiful song cycle from the composer of Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812 is an intoxicating musical of love, loss and spirits – both the spectral and alcoholic kind.

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    2w, 2m
  • Duration
    Duration
    90 minutes
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Adult

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Summary

Rose has a problem. She’s been betrayed by her lover, a local tree-dwelling astronomer, with her very own sister. Rose seeks vengeance and a passing bear might just offer the answer. But his services come at a price: a pot of honey, one piece of stardust, a secret baptism – and a photo of a ghost.

A kaleidoscopic journey spanning continents, centuries and the cosmos ensues. But even through the fogs of time and a haze of whiskey, Rose can’t shake the feeling that she’s done this all before…

Ghost Quartet is an intoxicating musical of love, loss and spirits – both the spectral and alcoholic kind. This hauntingly beautiful song cycle is a story about stories themselves – how we tell them, how we hear them, and how they evolve, intertwine and draw us in.

History
Ghost Quartet premiered at the Bushwick Starr in New York City on 7 October 2014. Directed by Annie Tippe, the production featured Brent Arnold, Brittain Ashford, Gelsey Bell and Dave Malloy.
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Performing Groups
  • Time Period New Millennium/21st Century, 19th Century, 17th Century, Medieval (6th-14th Century)
  • Setting 14th-c. Persia; 17th-c. Germany/Japan; 20th-c. Sarajevo; 21st-c. NYC.
  • Features Contemporary Costumes/Street Clothes
  • Additional Features No Intermission
  • Duration 90 minutes
  • Cautions
    • Alcohol
    • Strong Language
    • Mild Adult Themes

Media

“Brims with life… goes from surreal to eerie, from touching to playful.” – New York Post

Critic’s Pick! “Rapturous… this happily haunted song cycle speaks in many styles… Ghost Quartet uses languages as varied as gospel, folk ballads, honky-tonk anthems of heartbreak, electropop, doo-wop and jazz à la Thelonious Monk.” – The New York Times

“Intoxicatingly strange… As urban legends feed into drunken odes to friendship, with whispered stories of scattered stars and broken hearts, a coziness settles over the theatre, a welcome spirit of generosity mingling with the ghosts and ghouls.” – The Guardian

“An experiment in mood and evanescence, a chance to get inside the singer-songwriter’s head and savor the superb musicianship of his collaborators… There’s not a linear story to follow, but the material coheres on a rich, intuitive level.” – TimeOut NY

Videos

  • Ghost Quartet – Boulevard Soho Trailer youtube thumbnail

    Ghost Quartet – Boulevard Soho Trailer

  • Ghost Quartet – Oakland Theater Project Trailer youtube thumbnail

    Ghost Quartet – Oakland Theater Project Trailer

  • “Subway” from Ghost Quartet at Boulevard Theatre, London youtube thumbnail

    “Subway” from Ghost Quartet at Boulevard Theatre, London

  • Ghost Quartet – Boulevard Theatre Reviews Trailer youtube thumbnail

    Ghost Quartet – Boulevard Theatre Reviews Trailer

Music

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Authors

Dave Malloy

Dave Malloy

Dave Malloy is a composer/writer/performer/orchestrator. He has written fourteen musicals, including Moby-Dick, a four-part musical reckoning with Melville’s classic novel; Octet, a chamber choir musical about internet addiction; Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812, an ...

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