Ghost The Musical cast announced at Piccadilly Theatre

Casting has been announced for Ghost the Musical, which opens at the West End's Piccadilly Theatre 19 July 2011, following previews from 22 June - booking to 28 Jan 2012.

(The show will open at Opera House, Manchester, in north England (28 March - 14 May 2011), prior to its run in London at the Piccadilly Theatre.)

Cast includes Richard Fleeshman (Sam Wheat), Caissie Levy (Molly Jensen), Sharon D Clarke (Oda Mae Brown), Andrew Langtree (Carl Bruner), Ivan de Freitas (Willie Lopez), Adebayo Bolaji (Subway Ghost), Mark Pearce (Hospital Ghost), Lisa Davina Phillip (Clara) and Jenny Fitzpatrick (Louise). Jaygan Ayeh, Paul Ayres, Darren Carnall, Rochelle Neil, Michael Peters, Laura Selwood, Yemie Sonuga, Spencer Stafford, Phillipa Stefani, Jez Unwin, Sally Whitehead.

Ghost the Musical has music and lyrics by Dave Stewart and Glen Ballard. Bruce Joel Rubin will adapt his original screen play for the stage and write lyrics.

It is directed by Matthew Warchus, designed by Rob Howell, musical supervision and arrangements by Christopher Nightingale, illusions are by Paul Kieve, with lighting by Hugh Vanstone, choreography by Ashley Wallen, and sound by Simon Baker.

Sam is trapped as a ghost between this world and the next trying to communicate with his girlfriend Molly through a phoney psychic in the hope of saving her from his murderer. Ghost, based on the Paramount pictures film, will feature new music and lyrics as well as the classic Unchained Melody.