In the interest of authenticity, the creative team behind the upcoming Broadway revival of Blithe Spirit posted a craigslist ad asking for real mediums in an effort to “guarantee that each performance is every bit as genuine as possible.” Their audition will consist of two minutes in which to “conjure the spirit of Noel Coward or to display any psychic abilities.”

In the Noel Coward play, Madame Arcati (to be played by theater legend Angela Lansbury) brings back the ghost of Elvira (Christine Ebersole), the dead first wife of novelist Charles Condomine (Rupert Everett)—which means the lucky medium will get the chance to work with La Lansbury herself. Let's just hope that those mediums don't actually conjure the spirit of Noel Coward. If he doesn't like what he sees on the stage, no doubt he won't be shy about expressing himself. He was, after all, the man who once famously told a stubborn Claudette Colbert that if he could find her neck, he'd wring it.

[Blithe Spirit on Broadway Seeking Mediums]