GHOST LIGHT, a new comedy by Matthew Gurren (Rio Hill), follows Claire Doyle, a successful but disillusioned TV and film star, who seeks a return to true acting by joining a Broadway revival of a long-forgotten play once headlined by the legendary Ethel Merman. But as opening night beckons, Claire faces mounting challenges from her inability to project to forgetting lines amidst a myriad of technical mishaps. Things take a bizarre turn when Merman’s ghost, who haunts the theater, is determined to sabotage Claire’s performance. With tensions rising and the show at risk, Claire must overcome her self-doubt and the spectral diva to prove she belongs on the Broadway stage in this hilarious, supernatural battle for the spotlight!

Directed by Pamela Hunt (The Musical of Musicals: The Musical),the cast features Michael Kaczkowski (Interior Chinatown), Cherrie McRae (Anastasia), Eric E. Oleson (Damages), Jackson Pavlik (Larger Than Life), James Schultz (How the Grinch Stole Christmas!: The Musical), and Arielle Zaytsev (The Oath).

This premiere production is part of The New York Theater Festival.