Ghosts: A Star Is Dead Preview

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Community theater. It’s a gamble. Either you get a charmingly scrappy production of something vaguely familiar or… well, let’s just say it’s a roll of the dice. In this week’s Ghosts, “A Star Is Dead,” Sam’s (Rose McIver) theatrical ambitions take center stage as she throws her hat into the ring for a local production. And who better to offer guidance – or perhaps “guidance” – than Alberta (Danielle Pinnock), Woodstone Mansion’s resident jazz chanteuse?

Alberta’s coaching is a clear highlight. Given her own performing background (or at least, her claims of a performing background), the potential for both useful advice and spectacularly misguided pronouncements is high. The episode should bring a decent blend of slapstick and heart as Sam grapples with stage fright, forgotten lines, and Alberta’s… let’s call it unique style of mentorship.

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Meanwhile, the ongoing saga of Sass (Román Zaragoza) and Jay’s (Utkarsh Ambudkar) dream-meddling adds another thread of weirdness to the mix. Sass, never one to let an opportunity for mischief slip by, continues his foray into the subconscious. It’s a reliable source of laughs, though one has to wonder just how long Jay’s sanity – or sleep schedule – can withstand this nightly onslaught.

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“A Star Is Dead” airs Thursday, November 14 at 8:30 PM ET/PT on CBS. You can also stream it on Paramount+ (live and on demand for Paramount+ with SHOWTIME subscribers, or on demand for Paramount+ Essential subscribers the following day). So, set those DVRs or prepare your streaming queues. Or, you know, do both. Just in case.

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