Leigh Martha Klinger to Star in GHOSTLIGHT Reading This Fall in NYC

The creative team of GHOSTLIGHT the musical has announced Leigh Martha Klinger as the show's latest leading lady. Klinger is known for her work in Europe, most notably for her performances in REBECCA, WE WILL ROCK YOU, RUDOLF, LES MISERABLES, SOME LIKE IT HOT, LITTLE SHOP OF HORROS and INTO THE WOODS. The rest of the cast will be announced shortly.

GHOSTLIGHT, by Matthew Martin and Tim Realbuto, will present another reading on October 22nd as part of the Emerging Artists Theatre's New Work Series. GHOSTLIGHT previously played at the New York Musical Theatre Festival in 2011 and presented industry readings in 2013 and 2014.

GHOSTLIGHT tells the true story of infamous Ziegfeld Follies girl and silent film star Olive Thomas (Klinger), whose ghost is said to still haunt the New Amsterdam Theatre today. In GHOSTLIGHT, we see Olive's rise to fame in the Ziegfeld Follies alongside Fanny Brice, her affair with Ziegfeld (who was famously married to stage and screen star Billie Burke), her whirlwind Hollywood marriage to movie star Jack Pickford, and ultimately her tragic downfall, which led to her mysterious death at age 25 in Paris.

GHOSTLIGHT will play on Thursday, October 22nd at 9:00 PM at the TADA! Theatre, 15 West 28th Street in NYC. All tickets are $10. It will be directed by Michael Kidney, with musical direction by Julianne B. Merrill.

For more information about what other shows are in the New Works series, or to purchase tickets, visit www.emergingartiststheatre.org.