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Leading actors, Liam Doyle and Lucy Jones, portray Sam and Molly in the musical Ghost, adapted from the movie of the same title. [Photo provided to China Daily] |
When Western movies had just begun to enter Chinese people's lives in the 1990s, the Oscar winner Ghost was among the first batch of blockbusters that gained wide popularity among Chinese audiences. The theme song of the movie, Unchained Melody, which was recorded by The Righteous Brothers, and the romantic pottery-making scene featuring Demi Moore and Patrick Swayze, have also become unforgettable among Chinese fans.
Adapted from the movie, a musical of the same title will tour China for the first time beginning in June, opening in Beijing on June 30 before going to other cities, including Qingdao of Shandong province, Chongqing and Zhuhai of Guangdong province, taking Chinese audiences for a stroll down memory lane.
US screenwriter Bruce Joel Rubin, who wrote the hit movie more than two decades ago, wrote the scripts for the musical himself.
Staying close to the movie, the musical revolves around potter Molly, who lost her lover, Sam, in a mugging. With the help of a psychic, Sam, the ghost could reconnect with Molly and protect her.
For Rubin, a veteran writer with many screenplays to his credit, like 1990's Jacob's Ladder and 2009's The Time Traveler's Wife, he says that the story of Ghost has always been special to him. It's not just because the movie enabled him to reach the peak of his career by winning the best original screenplay of the Academy Award in 1991, he says, but he has had an unforgettable spiritual journey in his mind.
