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Glen Ballard Composer
Lyricist
Glen Ballard is an American songwriter, lyricist, and record producer. He is best known for co-writing and producing Alanis Morissette's 1995 album Jagged Little Pill, which won Grammy Awards for Best Rock Album and Album of the Year, and was ranked by Rolling Stone as one of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. He is also well known for his collaborations with composer Alan Silvestri. He was involved in the recording and writing of Michael Jackson's albums Thriller, Bad and Dangerous. As a writer, he co-wrote songs including "Man in the Mirror" (1987) and "Hand in My Pocket" (1995). ... read more
Bruce Rubin Bookwriter
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Dave Stewart Composer
Lyricist
Robert G. Bartner has produced on Broadway: Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, Elling, La Bête, La Cage aux Folles (Tony), Memphis (Tony), Norman Conquests (Tony), Boeing-Boeing (Tony), Company (Tony) revival, Anna in the Tropics (Pulitzer). West End: Onassis, Flashdance, Legally Blonde, The Mountaintop (Olivier), La Cage aux Folles (Olivier), Guys and Dolls (Olivier). Upcoming: An Ideal Husband. ... read more
Jon Driscoll 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), ... read more
Rob Howell Scenic Designer
Costume Designer
Rob Howell has designed sets and costumes extensively in the theatre and opera in the UK and abroad including at The Royal Court, The Donmar Warehouse, The Old Vic, The National Theatre, The Royal Shakespeare Company, The Royal Opera House and The Metropolitan Opera and on Broadway. He has received numerous Olivier and Tony nominations, including a current Olivier nomination for The Ferryman, and was awarded Oliviers for Best Set Designer in the years 2000, 2006 and 2012 and a Tony for Best Set Designer in 2013. ... read more
Colin Ingram Producer
Colin Ingram has worked in the theatre industry for twenty-five years with some of the world's leading producers, directors, designers and writers. Colin has produced: Ghost - The Musical in fifteen countries including the West End, Broadway and Australia; Breakfast At Tiffany's starring Pixie Lott, Anna Friel and Emilia Clarke in the West End, Broadway and UK Tour; Gone With The Wind and Movin' Out in the West End, as well as acting as Executive Producer on Billy Elliot in the West End. Prior to this, Colin worked for Cameron Mackintosh, Disney Theatrical and was Executive Producer for the Old Vic. ... read more
Paul Kieve Illusions Designer
Broadway: Ghost The Musical (Drama Desk Award – the first illusionist to win in its 57 year history), Matilda The Musical, The Cherry Orchard (Roundabout), Pippin, An Act of God, Finding Neverland, Side Show, The Woman In White, Kenneth Branagh's Macbeth (Armory), The Phantom of the Opera (US tour). West End: Groundhog Day, The Lord of the Rings, Our House, The Invisible Man, The Witches. Film: Harry Potter & the Prisoner of Azkaban, Hugo. Consultant to magicians including David Copperfield, Penn & Teller and David Blaine, and on the live shows of Kate Bush and Catherine Tate. He was awarded ... read more
Donovan Mannato Producer
A former entertainment lawyer, Donovan has run a successful financial advisory practice in New York City for more than 20 years. Together with Colin Ingram, Donovan's Broadway and West End productions of Ghost The Musical received three Tony Nominations and five Olivier nominations. Donovan also produced Breakfast at Tiffany's on Broadway starring Emilia Clarke which won Best New Play at the Broadwayworld.com awards. Donovan is currently producing the forthcoming production of Back To The Future, The Musical. Donovan also produced the film "Prey for Rock & Roll" starring Gina Gershon which premiered at the 2003 Sundance Film Festival and the ... read more
Christopher Nightingale Musical Supervisor
Music Arranger
Christopher is the musical supervisor, orchestrator and created additional music for Matilda the Musical for which he received a Tony Award nomination for Best Orchestrations and a Grammy Award nomination for his work as co-producer on the Matilda album. He recently composed the score for the film Pride, which was BAFTA nominated. Theatre credits include: Composer – Future Conditional (Old Vic), Musical Supervisor, Arranger and Orchestrator for Ghost the Musical (London and Broadway), co-composer for The Lord of the Rings (London and Toronto, also musical supervisor, arranger and orchestrator). He was musical supervisor and arranger for Yusuf Islam's Moonshadow and ... read more
Adam Silberman Executive Producer
La Boheme by Giacomo Puccini (Broadway 2002) Executive Producer The Woodsman by James Ortiz and Edward W. Hardy (Off-Broadway 2016, PBS, BroadwayHD) Executive Producer Spider-Man Turn Off The Dark by Glen Berger, Julie Taymor, and Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa (Broadway 2011) Executive Producer Ghost The Musical by Bruce Joel Rubin, Dave Stewart, Glen Ballard, Bruce Joel Rubin, Dave Stewart and Glen Ballard (Broadway 2012) Producer ... read more
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 ... read more
Ashley Wallen Choreographer
Ashley Wallen is an Australian choreographer and has worked with stars such as the Sugababes, Kylie Minogue, Will Young and Mariah Carey. He was the resident dance captain on The X Factor and will appear as a panelist for Arlene Phillips on BBC One's DanceX. He also choreographed the 2011 UK version of Ghost the Musical. He was most recently the choreographer for Minogue's Golden Tour, after previously choreographing her Kiss Me Once Tour. During Minogue's Golden era, Wallen also delivered a dance class for competition winners to learn the dance moves to Dancing, and dance with Minogue herself. He also choreographed the ... read more
Matthew Warchus Director

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Awards and Nominations

2012 Olivier Awards
Best Lighting Design: Hugh Vanstone was nominated but did not win.
Best New Musical: Piccadilly Theatre was nominated but did not win.
Best Performance In A Supporting Role In A Musical: Sharon D. Clarke was nominated but did not win.
Best Set Design: Rob Howell was nominated but did not win.
Best Sound Design: Bobby Aitken was nominated but did not win.

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