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That Spidey musical swings onto Broadway in 2010
Spider-Man, Turn Off the Dark, a new musical based on the Marvel Comics superhero, begins previews at Broadway's Hilton Theatre in New York on Jan. 16, 2010, Playbill reported.
Directed by The Lion King's Julie Taymor, the musical will officially open Feb. 18, 2010. Casting will be revealed shortly. (Evan Rachel Wood previously announced that she'll star in the musical, but no official casting has been announced.)
Spider-Man, Turn Off the Dark features music and lyrics by Bono and the Edge and a book by Taymor and Glen Berger.
Here's the official description of the show: "[It] spins a new take on the mythic tale of a young man propelled from a modest rowhouse in Queens to the skyscraping spire of the Chrysler Building, the bustling offices of the Daily Bugle, through the dizzying canyons of Manhattan, to new vistas never before seen. The musical follows the story of teenager Peter Parker, whose unremarkable life is turned upside-down—literally—when he's bitten by a genetically altered spider and wakes up the next morning clinging to his bedroom ceiling. This bullied science-geek—suddenly endowed with astonishing powers—soon learns, however, that with great power comes great responsibility as villains test not only his physical strength but also his strength of character."
By bignutball at 12:45 PM ON 02/24/09
One word: "trainwreck."
By feckineejit at 1:15 PM ON 02/24/09
I love moozickle thee-ate-er, hur hur.
By Rafe at 1:35 PM ON 02/24/09
Wasn't there a 1960s Superman musical?
Taymor is very good, but this seems like it will be cheesy. But, hey, it could be another "Lion King."
Of course, given the current economic apocalypse, who knows if the show will even launch.
By Mandy at 7:10 PM ON 02/24/09
Yes, there was a Spuerman musical in the seventies that was pretty awful. They even aired it as a TV special at like four AM once on ABC. It was really bad. Hopefully this will be a lot better. Anything can be a musical if handled correctly. The Vampire Lestat was a great novel and even a fine musical in San Francisco. When they brought it to New York it was dumbed down and failed miserably. Spiderman would require a lot of effort. I'm curious to know what sort of music they're using for it.
By Mandy at 7:47 PM ON 02/24/09
Typo = Superman
By MJ at 7:47 PM ON 02/24/09
"Yes, there was a Spuerman musical in the seventies"
Spuerman! Vomiting Justice for America! A Tromaville production coming summer 2009!
By Mandy at 7:48 PM ON 02/24/09
I love you too, MJ. :-P
By TheatreGeek at 11:27 AM ON 01/28/10
It's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's Superman ran for 129 performances in 1966 -- It's not that it was horrible, just nothing really special about it. The whole idea was rather camp with the songs by the same guys who wrote Bye Bye Birdie, and featured a very young Linda Lavin as a rival to Lois Lane for Clark Kent's attentions.
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