― darin, Friday, 20 April 2007 16:24 (sixteen years ago) link
― Oilyrags, Friday, 20 April 2007 18:12 (sixteen years ago) link
With Evan Rachel Wood as Mary Jane.
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 11 December 2008 19:51 (fifteen years ago) link
this is kind of a stupid idea
― Ca-hoot na na na oh oh (HI DERE), Thursday, 11 December 2008 19:55 (fifteen years ago) link
"kind of"
― Shakey Mo Collier, Thursday, 11 December 2008 19:56 (fifteen years ago) link
Opening Feb. 18, 2010
Official site:
http://spidermanonbroadway.marvel.com/images/splashbg.jpg
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 24 February 2009 19:41 (fifteen years ago) link
The idea here = Broadway has gotten to a point where it's mostly subsidized by things enjoyed by pre-teen girls, so let's try and bring more pre-teen boys into the fold while we're at it?
― nabisco, Tuesday, 24 February 2009 20:14 (fifteen years ago) link
More bits and pieces:
Mr. Bryan-Brown said that the music and lyrics were largely complete, but that Bono and the Edge would “of course write more songs as necessary.” He said that the subtitle of the musical, “Turn Off the Dark,” is the title of one of the songs, and added that there were no plans to use or riff on the well-known theme song from the television cartoon series about the Marvel comic-book superhero.According to a news release from the producers, the show, in which the title character will indeed be flying around the Hilton, draws on the comic book series for “inspiration,” yet also “spins a new take on the mythic tale of a young man propelled from a modest row house in Queens to the sky-scraping 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 plot description concludes: “Spider-Man’s battles will hurtle the audience through an origin story both recognizable and unexpected, yielding new characters as well as familiar faces until a final surprising confrontation casts a startling new light on this hero’s journey.”
According to a news release from the producers, the show, in which the title character will indeed be flying around the Hilton, draws on the comic book series for “inspiration,” yet also “spins a new take on the mythic tale of a young man propelled from a modest row house in Queens to the sky-scraping 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 plot description concludes: “Spider-Man’s battles will hurtle the audience through an origin story both recognizable and unexpected, yielding new characters as well as familiar faces until a final surprising confrontation casts a startling new light on this hero’s journey.”
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 24 February 2009 20:29 (fifteen years ago) link
Nabisco, you were being funny about pre-teen boys liking U2 and being a broadway marketing target, right?
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 24 February 2009 20:34 (fifteen years ago) link
he's talking about pre-teen boys liking Spiderman and Broadway marketers latching onto that as an untapped demographic
― Lots of praying with no breakfast! (HI DERE), Tuesday, 24 February 2009 20:36 (fifteen years ago) link
next ilx compilation ideas
― 鬼の手 (Edward III), Tuesday, 24 February 2009 20:49 (fifteen years ago) link
Gear requested to write "Turn Off the Dark" lyrics.
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 24 February 2009 20:51 (fifteen years ago) link
lol
― 鬼の手 (Edward III), Tuesday, 24 February 2009 20:55 (fifteen years ago) link
Another collaboration surely in the offing.
"Turn off...THE DARK!"
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 24 February 2009 20:56 (fifteen years ago) link
at last U2 finds their level.
― Dr Morbius, Wednesday, 25 February 2009 15:54 (fifteen years ago) link
Open call!:
SPIDER-MAN Turn Off The Dark, featuring direction by Julie Taymor (Across The Universe, Frida, The Lion King on Broadway) with music and lyrics by 22-time Grammy® Award-winners Bono and The Edge (from U2) will be holding open casting calls at major cities across the country starting next week. SPIDER-MAN is seeking principals and understudies for the roles of ‘Peter Parker,’ ‘Mary Jane,’ and ‘Female Lead Villian.’ The production is looking for performers with dynamic rock/pop voices including those with experience in bands and as solo performers. Regardless of experience, anyone who thinks they might be qualified is encouraged to audition. Open casting calls are being organized by Telsey + Company (Rent, Across The Universe, Sex & The City, Wicked) and will be held in the following cities: ORLANDO, FL (Thursday, April 9; 10 AM – 5PM) Orlando Marriott World Center, 8701 World Center Drive, Orlando, FL 32821 NEW YORK, NY (Monday, April 13; 10 AM – 5PM) The Knitting Factory, 74 Leonard Street, New York, NY 10013 LOS ANGELES, CA (Saturday, April 18; 10 AM – 5PM) Hollywood United Methodist Church, 6817 Franklin Avenue, Hollywood, CA 90028 SEATTLE, WA (Monday, April 20; 10 AM – 5PM) LOCATION TO BE ANNOUNCED CHICAGO, IL (Thursday, May 7; 10 AM – 5 PM) LOCATION TO BE ANNOUNCED AUSTIN, TX (Wednesday, May 27; 10 AM – 5 PM) LOCATION TO BE ANNOUNCED The production is looking for candidates to fill the following roles (both principals and understudies): PETER PARKER – Male. 16-20’s. Must have a great rock tenor voice. Can be nerdy with understated sex appeal and a good sense of humor. MARY JANE – Female. 16-20’s. Beautiful girl next door. Strong pop/rock singing voice required. LEAD FEMALE VILLAIN – Female. 25‐35 years old. All ethnicities encouraged. Must have an amazing rock voice. Think Sinead O’Connor with a Middle Eastern /Bulgarian/Greek twist. Foreign and/or world music types are great. Foreign accents are great. WHAT TO BRING: All interested people should bring a snapshot or photo of themselves and a brief pop/rock or rock song to sing. Please note that no accompanist or audio equipment will be provided.
Open casting calls are being organized by Telsey + Company (Rent, Across The Universe, Sex & The City, Wicked) and will be held in the following cities:
ORLANDO, FL (Thursday, April 9; 10 AM – 5PM) Orlando Marriott World Center, 8701 World Center Drive, Orlando, FL 32821
NEW YORK, NY (Monday, April 13; 10 AM – 5PM) The Knitting Factory, 74 Leonard Street, New York, NY 10013
LOS ANGELES, CA (Saturday, April 18; 10 AM – 5PM) Hollywood United Methodist Church, 6817 Franklin Avenue, Hollywood, CA 90028
SEATTLE, WA (Monday, April 20; 10 AM – 5PM) LOCATION TO BE ANNOUNCED
CHICAGO, IL (Thursday, May 7; 10 AM – 5 PM) LOCATION TO BE ANNOUNCED
AUSTIN, TX (Wednesday, May 27; 10 AM – 5 PM) LOCATION TO BE ANNOUNCED
The production is looking for candidates to fill the following roles (both principals and understudies):
PETER PARKER – Male. 16-20’s. Must have a great rock tenor voice. Can be nerdy with understated sex appeal and a good sense of humor.
MARY JANE – Female. 16-20’s. Beautiful girl next door. Strong pop/rock singing voice required.
LEAD FEMALE VILLAIN – Female. 25‐35 years old. All ethnicities encouraged. Must have an amazing rock voice. Think Sinead O’Connor with a Middle Eastern /Bulgarian/Greek twist. Foreign and/or world music types are great. Foreign accents are great.
WHAT TO BRING: All interested people should bring a snapshot or photo of themselves and a brief pop/rock or rock song to sing. Please note that no accompanist or audio equipment will be provided.
― Ned Raggett, Friday, 3 April 2009 20:22 (fourteen years ago) link
Oh that wacky lead female villain and her great twists.
― Ned Raggett, Friday, 3 April 2009 20:23 (fourteen years ago) link
A long hard road etc:
As this Spider-Man tale opens, the audience sees New York City "on fire and in ruins" as "a section of the Brooklyn Bridge ascends with Mary Jane bound and dangling helplessly from the bridge." Soon thereafter, a new villainess called Arachne flies into the picture spinning her own deadly trap, and as Spider-Man battles all kinds of criminals he's swinging right over the audience.It sounds like the 3-D opening for the next "Spider-Man" sequel, and even though this superhero story is filled with Hollywood-style special effects, it is instead a glimpse from a confidential script of a planned "Spider-Man" musical -- the priciest undertaking, and among the most troubled productions, in Broadway history....Given its immodest ambition to "reinvent Broadway," the musical's budget has soared to $52 million, counting theater renovations, according to one person familiar with its finances -- more than double the cost of 2006's "Lord of the Rings" musical, one of the most expensive musicals ever.Like any compelling superhero story, "Spider-Man's" real-life final act is a cliffhanger.Despite all the talent in its corner, it's still far from certain when -- or even if -- the elaborate musical will open after six years of development, as it has struggled to find a backer to close the budget shortfall. If the show doesn't premiere by the end of April, it not only will miss Tony Award eligibility but also face the expiration of the musical's license from Marvel Entertainment, whose comic-book division created the enduring superhero in 1962. Bono and Edge seem bewildered by the show's odyssey. "But who cares?" Bono said. "The visuals and the music are amazing, and that's what will matter."
It sounds like the 3-D opening for the next "Spider-Man" sequel, and even though this superhero story is filled with Hollywood-style special effects, it is instead a glimpse from a confidential script of a planned "Spider-Man" musical -- the priciest undertaking, and among the most troubled productions, in Broadway history.
...
Given its immodest ambition to "reinvent Broadway," the musical's budget has soared to $52 million, counting theater renovations, according to one person familiar with its finances -- more than double the cost of 2006's "Lord of the Rings" musical, one of the most expensive musicals ever.
Like any compelling superhero story, "Spider-Man's" real-life final act is a cliffhanger.
Despite all the talent in its corner, it's still far from certain when -- or even if -- the elaborate musical will open after six years of development, as it has struggled to find a backer to close the budget shortfall. If the show doesn't premiere by the end of April, it not only will miss Tony Award eligibility but also face the expiration of the musical's license from Marvel Entertainment, whose comic-book division created the enduring superhero in 1962. Bono and Edge seem bewildered by the show's odyssey. "But who cares?" Bono said. "The visuals and the music are amazing, and that's what will matter."
― Ned Raggett, Friday, 6 November 2009 05:18 (fourteen years ago) link
Okay WHAT the hell:
Throughout the script -- credited to Taymor and playwright Glen Berger, stamped "Confidential" on its cover and dated from this summer -- stage directions call for action sequences that at first glance seem almost impossible to stage, let alone transfer to another theater for possible touring productions.The opening bridge scene is followed closely by the arrival of a giant web woven by Arachne, a temptress who is the musical's central invention. "A giant loom is revealed -- seven actors swing on vertical silks to form a tapestry," the stage directions read. At another point, Spider-Man is so busy battling bank robbers and muggers that he multiplies into five different crime-fighting superheroes. One of the duplicate spiders swings over the audience, landing on the balcony.For all of the theatrical pyrotechnics, the musical's core story is comparatively old-fashioned, following the basic plot of the first "Spider-Man" movie while adding some new characters and back stories.The central romance between high school students Peter Parker and neighbor Mary Jane Watson remains intact. Parker is still bullied by his classmates and moonlights as a photographer for a New York newspaper; moreover, he's torn over his unexpected transformation into a web-slinger. As in the movie, the play's central villain, Green Goblin, is the genetically mutated form of scientist Norman Osborn. The biggest departure from the movie is the musical's femme fatale, Arachne.A figure cut from Greek mythology and sometimes accompanied by her own Furies, she stalks and tempts Spider-Man throughout the story as any god does a mortal. "We're linked by instinct, but you think a spider can wait? She exterminates deficient mates!" she tells Spider-Man at one point.The music marks a departure for U2 as well. Famous for their soaring, sometimes political rock anthems, such as "Sunday Bloody Sunday" and "Pride (in the Name of Love)," Bono and Edge have crafted "Spider-Man" songs that are driven more by choral harmonies than lashing guitars. Because U2 does not play in the show (the performers are accompanied instead by a band and an orchestra), the songs are written for different voices (including women) with non-U2 arrangements.Bono described his and Edge's compositions as varying from "giant, big pop songs to noisy rock 'n' roll to ethereal shivers"
The opening bridge scene is followed closely by the arrival of a giant web woven by Arachne, a temptress who is the musical's central invention. "A giant loom is revealed -- seven actors swing on vertical silks to form a tapestry," the stage directions read. At another point, Spider-Man is so busy battling bank robbers and muggers that he multiplies into five different crime-fighting superheroes. One of the duplicate spiders swings over the audience, landing on the balcony.
For all of the theatrical pyrotechnics, the musical's core story is comparatively old-fashioned, following the basic plot of the first "Spider-Man" movie while adding some new characters and back stories.
The central romance between high school students Peter Parker and neighbor Mary Jane Watson remains intact. Parker is still bullied by his classmates and moonlights as a photographer for a New York newspaper; moreover, he's torn over his unexpected transformation into a web-slinger. As in the movie, the play's central villain, Green Goblin, is the genetically mutated form of scientist Norman Osborn. The biggest departure from the movie is the musical's femme fatale, Arachne.
A figure cut from Greek mythology and sometimes accompanied by her own Furies, she stalks and tempts Spider-Man throughout the story as any god does a mortal. "We're linked by instinct, but you think a spider can wait? She exterminates deficient mates!" she tells Spider-Man at one point.
The music marks a departure for U2 as well. Famous for their soaring, sometimes political rock anthems, such as "Sunday Bloody Sunday" and "Pride (in the Name of Love)," Bono and Edge have crafted "Spider-Man" songs that are driven more by choral harmonies than lashing guitars. Because U2 does not play in the show (the performers are accompanied instead by a band and an orchestra), the songs are written for different voices (including women) with non-U2 arrangements.
Bono described his and Edge's compositions as varying from "giant, big pop songs to noisy rock 'n' roll to ethereal shivers"
― Ned Raggett, Friday, 6 November 2009 05:22 (fourteen years ago) link
who's in for a "This Is Not Spider-Man: The Musical by U2" comp?
― But no hope for norwegian posters, sorry. (Curt1s Stephens), Friday, 6 November 2009 07:09 (fourteen years ago) link
Good luck there:
http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/05/18/taymor-says-spider-man-needs-to-be-a-huge-hit-to-cover-costs/
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 19 May 2010 00:58 (thirteen years ago) link
And we have a song!
http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/05/18/from-u2-a-song-for-spidey/
The rock band Carney on Tuesday unveiled a new song by U2, “Boy Falls from the Sky,” an emo-like mix of ballad and hard, aching energy that is intended as a major number in Act II of the coming Broadway mega-musical “Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark.” Bono and the Edge wrote “Boy” and a dozen more songs for the show, their first Broadway musical, which has suffered production delays because of financial problems but is expected to begin performances in New York this fall.Reeve Carney, the singer-frontman of the band that bears his name, is set to play Peter Parker and Spider-Man on Broadway, though he did not act in character while performing “Boy” at a luncheon honoring the musical’s director, Julie Taymor. It was the first time that Mr. Carney had performed a U2 song from “Spider-Man” before several hundred Broadway artists and producers; his singing voice sounded both younger and sharper-edged than Bono’s.In the musical, Peter Parker sings the number after his love interest, Mary Jane, has been abducted and his superpowers are gone. The song was by turns romantic and introspective, with lyrics like “you can change your mind/you can’t change your heart” and “I did not have to move so far/to find myself alone.”
The rock band Carney on Tuesday unveiled a new song by U2, “Boy Falls from the Sky,” an emo-like mix of ballad and hard, aching energy that is intended as a major number in Act II of the coming Broadway mega-musical “Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark.” Bono and the Edge wrote “Boy” and a dozen more songs for the show, their first Broadway musical, which has suffered production delays because of financial problems but is expected to begin performances in New York this fall.
Reeve Carney, the singer-frontman of the band that bears his name, is set to play Peter Parker and Spider-Man on Broadway, though he did not act in character while performing “Boy” at a luncheon honoring the musical’s director, Julie Taymor. It was the first time that Mr. Carney had performed a U2 song from “Spider-Man” before several hundred Broadway artists and producers; his singing voice sounded both younger and sharper-edged than Bono’s.
In the musical, Peter Parker sings the number after his love interest, Mary Jane, has been abducted and his superpowers are gone. The song was by turns romantic and introspective, with lyrics like “you can change your mind/you can’t change your heart” and “I did not have to move so far/to find myself alone.”
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 19 May 2010 01:01 (thirteen years ago) link
Reeve Carney of the rock band Carney.
― tylerw, Wednesday, 19 May 2010 02:03 (thirteen years ago) link
If they were smart, they would make this 3-D, like "Avatar."
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 19 May 2010 02:17 (thirteen years ago) link
Opening date set. Plus:
Tickets for "Spider-Man: Turn off the Dark" are set to go on sale to the general public in September, but no specific date was given.Organizers also announced new cast members for the blockbuster production. Tony nominee Jennifer Damiano will play the role of Mary Jane Watson, taking over from Evan Rachel Wood, and Patrick Page will play the Green Goblin, a role that was previously going to be played by Alan Cumming.Damiano received a Tony nomination last year for her supporting role in the musical "Next to Normal."Reeve Carney is still on board to play the lead role of Peter Parker.The cast is scheduled to begin full rehearsals on Aug. 16.Among the casualties of the show is its original publicity team, Boneau/Bryan-Brown, which resigned from the account in July. The show's PR is now being handled by O&M Co.
Organizers also announced new cast members for the blockbuster production. Tony nominee Jennifer Damiano will play the role of Mary Jane Watson, taking over from Evan Rachel Wood, and Patrick Page will play the Green Goblin, a role that was previously going to be played by Alan Cumming.
Damiano received a Tony nomination last year for her supporting role in the musical "Next to Normal."
Reeve Carney is still on board to play the lead role of Peter Parker.
The cast is scheduled to begin full rehearsals on Aug. 16.
Among the casualties of the show is its original publicity team, Boneau/Bryan-Brown, which resigned from the account in July. The show's PR is now being handled by O&M Co.
Entertainment.
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 10 August 2010 17:22 (thirteen years ago) link
"Turn Off The Dark" always makes me laugh ... why are they bothering with a subtitle? Shouldn't it just be "Spider-man: The Musical"?
― tylerw, Tuesday, 10 August 2010 17:29 (thirteen years ago) link
Oh dear:
http://twitpic.com/2n06pk
― Ned Raggett, Friday, 10 September 2010 13:16 (thirteen years ago) link
Enjoy!
http://herocomplex.latimes.com/2010/10/05/video-u2-performs-spider-man-song-for-the-first-time/
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 5 October 2010 18:56 (thirteen years ago) link
No way this is as good as the 70's Spider-Man rock opera performed by Crack the Sky:
http://www.amazon.com/Spider-man-Reflections-Superhero-Stan-Lee/dp/B00004TQXY
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/519TGRT5JZL._SL500_AA300_.jpg
― I'm a DUDE, Dad! (Viceroy), Tuesday, 5 October 2010 19:01 (thirteen years ago) link
BEHOLD
― R Baez, Tuesday, 16 November 2010 02:00 (thirteen years ago) link
You'd think Annie Liebowitz would be a little more skilled with the Photoshop
― buildings with goats on the roof (James Morrison), Tuesday, 16 November 2010 02:29 (thirteen years ago) link
fuckin what?!? the fuck is that?
― townes van halen (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Tuesday, 16 November 2010 02:30 (thirteen years ago) link
It...it is what it is.
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 16 November 2010 02:36 (thirteen years ago) link
I love the fact that, should I ever find myself in some hypothetical connect-the-dots game at at bad party, I'll be able to connect the author of Against Interpretation with stone-cold killer Cletus Kassady.
― R Baez, Tuesday, 16 November 2010 02:36 (thirteen years ago) link
COME TO THINK OF IT: does this mean we'll get SECRET WARS on stage???? Or will they cop out like SPIDEY 3?
― R Baez, Tuesday, 16 November 2010 02:38 (thirteen years ago) link
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.comicsalliance.com/media/2010/11/spiderman.jpg
ice to see you
― glengarry glenn danzig (latebloomer), Tuesday, 16 November 2010 07:54 (thirteen years ago) link
http://images.nymag.com/arts/theater/features/spiderman101129_3_250.jpg
The score is rich in angsty ballads and nervous riffs, with impressionistic lyrics like “There’s no time for sorrow when there’s no such thing as time.” Taymor says, “You don’t even know what that means exactly, but you know it’s right.” A song called “A Freak Like Me Needs Company,” for the eight-stilettoed Arachne and her Furies to sing near the end of the show, was apparently less right. “I thought, and still do, that it would be a hit,” says Bono. “A percussive eighties Paradise Garage dance piece with a fantastic hook. Julie was like, ‘No … ’ And I said, ‘Julie, isn’t this what you call a ten o’clock number?’ And she goes, ‘Who cares what time it is?’ ”
http://nymag.com/arts/theater/features/69680/index2.html
― Telephoneface (Adam Bruneau), Tuesday, 23 November 2010 18:21 (thirteen years ago) link
The thought of Bono & Edge writing a Paradise Garage-y "number" is just wOOow
― A happenstance discovery of asynchronous lesbians (Capitaine Jay Vee), Tuesday, 23 November 2010 18:41 (thirteen years ago) link
dunno, their last tribute to a discotheque wasn't so hot
― da croupier, Tuesday, 23 November 2010 19:30 (thirteen years ago) link
It could not, therefore, have come as a surprise to her parents that, when she was 15, she insisted on traveling to Sri Lanka—then Ceylon—and that at 16 she was off to Paris for a year on her own to study mime with Jacques Lecoq. “Other mothers would say to me, ‘Well, Betty, how can you let her go?’ ” her mother recalls. “But Julie’s not the kind of person you ‘let.’ ”
I can totally relate, for when i was 15 I insisted on going to Wal-Mart to buy a Super Nintendo game.
― Telephoneface (Adam Bruneau), Tuesday, 23 November 2010 22:39 (thirteen years ago) link
xpost - yeah I meant that I don't believe they could pull it off.
― A happenstance discovery of asynchronous lesbians (Capitaine Jay Vee), Tuesday, 23 November 2010 22:58 (thirteen years ago) link
Interesting post by Mark Evanier, a writer who knows his comics and his musicals:
http://www.newsfromme.com/archives/2010_11_24.html#019808
― Ward Fowler, Wednesday, 24 November 2010 20:40 (thirteen years ago) link
First preview yesterday... five pauses.
http://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2010/11/28/spider-man-turn-off-the-dark-spurs-broadway-blogging/
― kind of shrill and very self-righteous (Dr Morbius), Monday, 29 November 2010 12:53 (thirteen years ago) link
http://www.newsfromme.com/spider-manbroadway.jpg
Why are they trying to make Spider-man into Batman?
― It's Ong Like Donkey Kong (latebloomer), Monday, 29 November 2010 15:00 (thirteen years ago) link
Batman made more money?
― Mark G, Monday, 29 November 2010 15:13 (thirteen years ago) link
So...will this kill or just maim people?
― Simon H., Monday, 29 November 2010 15:42 (thirteen years ago) link
They should open a "Batman" musical across the street, and have the two leads fight suspended midair in the middle of NYC. (Twice a day on weekends.)
― Josh in Chicago, Monday, 29 November 2010 15:48 (thirteen years ago) link
They are.
― R Baez, Monday, 29 November 2010 16:33 (thirteen years ago) link
It's been donehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jd_AZuBjEIw
― Telephoneface (Adam Bruneau), Monday, 29 November 2010 16:55 (thirteen years ago) link
It's a shame nobody's posted the first song from this movie. It's a training montage to the tune of "Surfin' Safari" that goes
Oh my god, Batman & RobinOh my god, Batman & RobinPraise the lord, Batman & RobinShoot man shoot, Batman & RobinLet's go Bruce Wayne now, and Dick Grayson nowThey are a part of meeeeeee!
― Telephoneface (Adam Bruneau), Monday, 29 November 2010 16:58 (thirteen years ago) link
There's always this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EAlfr7wsqcM
― R Baez, Monday, 29 November 2010 17:01 (thirteen years ago) link
And, of course:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ebI8H5nq5L4
― R Baez, Monday, 29 November 2010 17:06 (thirteen years ago) link
Curses.
This one might work better.
― R Baez, Monday, 29 November 2010 17:09 (thirteen years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vxySK01v1os&feature=related
― Josh in Chicago, Monday, 29 November 2010 18:42 (thirteen years ago) link
A rousing start:
http://www.deadline.com/2010/12/spider-mans-broadway-bow-delayed-until-february-7/
― Ned Raggett, Friday, 17 December 2010 18:40 (thirteen years ago) link
Concussions! Breaks! Bono behind the troublesome Act II! He and the Edge haven't seen it staged yet! Scenes are being rewritten, added, or cut! And then, of course, it has to pass safety muster once again, since new scenes will have to be vetted by inspectors. So glad I set aside three or four free months in the off chance the show actually starts (the article I saw in the Times not so hopefully cites "sometime in February") and I'm able to jet to New York to watch a "Spider-Man" musical, with songs from U2. Before it closes.
― Josh in Chicago, Saturday, 18 December 2010 15:56 (thirteen years ago) link
http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/12/16/spider-man-opening-delayed-again/?hpw
Comments are deadly.
― Josh in Chicago, Saturday, 18 December 2010 16:01 (thirteen years ago) link
yea it's had a pretty dreadful opening, yet people are rushing to defend it, saying "it's only previews". Yea, previews generally means a few minor flubs, script/score tweaking, and possibly a hold or two in extreme circumstances. not like five stoppages.
i've had theatre brethren scream at people saying "don't root against people, we don't need more people losing money in this economy". ??????
The funniest thing is the weakest part of the show is supposed to be the score/book, otherwise known as 75% OF TEH SHOW.
― Bitch, it cold outside!!! BURR (San Te), Saturday, 18 December 2010 16:27 (thirteen years ago) link
My friends' six-year-old daughter reviewed it.
― would like a calmer set (Eazy), Saturday, 18 December 2010 16:44 (thirteen years ago) link
It was awesome because he acted like he hated Spider-Man, but the actor actually likes Spider-Man quite a bit because why would he ask to be in the musical if he really hates Spider-Man?
indeed, why would someone who hates spider man make a spider man musical?
indeed.
― aka the pope (BIG HOOS aka the steendriver), Saturday, 18 December 2010 16:59 (thirteen years ago) link
Batman is very rich, but he has had a very sad life, and his parents died, and he hates Christmas because his parents died on Christmas.
Is this true? Batman hates Christmas?
― Telephoneface (Adam Bruneau), Saturday, 18 December 2010 18:20 (thirteen years ago) link
I loved that review!
― Stop Non-Erotic Cabaret (Abbbottt), Saturday, 18 December 2010 18:21 (thirteen years ago) link
At one point the entire audience right wings were exposed because the two stage-left LCD video panels just sort of... floated off... toward the center... seemingly bored with their duties as directed.-
:D
― piscesx, Saturday, 18 December 2010 20:32 (thirteen years ago) link
Rumor fueled by Twitter: "Ambulances Called, Show Stopped After 'Big Accident' in Spider-Man Musical."
Supposedly Spider-Man took a two-story fall without a harness, into the pit. Hope he's OK, but my spider senses tell me ..
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 21 December 2010 04:49 (thirteen years ago) link
http://sayanythingblog.com/files/2010/11/money-toilet.jpg
― Abbbottt & Cossstellooo (Whiney G. Weingarten), Tuesday, 21 December 2010 04:54 (thirteen years ago) link
this shit is gonna make Capeman look like Cats
― Abbbottt & Cossstellooo (Whiney G. Weingarten), Tuesday, 21 December 2010 04:55 (thirteen years ago) link
I feel like they could have made a fine musical without making this super dangerous for all the actors
― iatee, Tuesday, 21 December 2010 05:08 (thirteen years ago) link
Performing performer injured during performance of 'Spider-Man' musical performance, reports the performing New York Performing Times performance.
― James Mitchell, Tuesday, 21 December 2010 05:09 (thirteen years ago) link
from the nyt comments:
When I saw "Spiderman", my chin wasn't all covered with good, meaty, Broadway juices which I then sopped up with a soft, warm, almost painfully delicious soft bun. I was not rolling my eyes in satisfied delight and belching up the Bono tunes as a gastronomical tribute to the chefs.
But were I a swine so inclined, I'd sure as hell smell truffles.
― da croupier, Tuesday, 21 December 2010 05:10 (thirteen years ago) link
that dude's Yelp reviews are all about mise en scene
― smangda (Whiney G. Weingarten), Tuesday, 21 December 2010 05:11 (thirteen years ago) link
Steven Tartick, an audience member, said the accident occurred during a scene when Spider-Man is rescuing his love interest, Mary Jane, as she dangles from a rope attached to a bridge.
Mr. Tartick said he saw the actor playing Spider-Man appear to trip and fall from the bridge, into an open pit at the end of the stage.
“You heard screams,” Mr. Tartick said. “You heard a woman screaming and sobbing.”
Mr. Tartick said there was a blackout, and then the house lights in the theater were restored. An announcement made in the theater first said there would be a delay in the performance. The announcement was then updated to say the show was over.
...A press representative for “Spider-Man” said in an email message: “An actor sustained an injury at tonight’s performance of ‘Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark.’ He fell several feet from a platform approximately seven minutes before the end of the performance, and the show was stopped. All signs were good as he was taken to the hospital for observation. We will have more news shortly.”
― da croupier, Tuesday, 21 December 2010 05:22 (thirteen years ago) link
Since he sounds relatively okay, I feel like I can make the joke about maybe the stage hands should make sure to "Turn Off the Dark" too, amirite?
― one pretty obvious guy in the obvious (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Tuesday, 21 December 2010 05:26 (thirteen years ago) link
I'm sure the Cirque du Soleil folks are just shaking their heads at this whole thing.
― I DIED, Tuesday, 21 December 2010 05:26 (thirteen years ago) link
hahaha
― aka the pope (BIG HOOS aka the steendriver), Tuesday, 21 December 2010 07:17 (thirteen years ago) link
Hey peeps there is a lunar eclipse going on right now.
― Moka, Tuesday, 21 December 2010 07:45 (thirteen years ago) link
― would like a calmer set (Eazy), Sunday, December 19, 2010 3:44 AM (2 days ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
That were good that
― Spikey, Tuesday, 21 December 2010 07:48 (thirteen years ago) link
Look, of course it is sad when someone is injured, but this is the price you have to pay if you want to create great theater. Everyone knows that great theater is about launching people across stages using slingshots. It is what Ibsen did, it is what Shakespeare did, it is what made Sondheim famous.
To all the haters posting here, how do you expect to be enlightened at the theater if you can't see shows that launch actors into the air using slingshots? Mark my words, in one hundred years High School's will require their students to read Hamlet and to construct slingshots with which to launch each other. That obviously justifies these injuries.
― hubertus bigend (m coleman), Tuesday, 21 December 2010 11:47 (thirteen years ago) link
reports of a little man seen laughing in the rafters, wearing a WoW giantstalker's helmet and muttering something about how he would have used The Vulture. verify?
― da croupier, Tuesday, 21 December 2010 12:34 (thirteen years ago) link
If the guy didn't land on Bono, I don't care.
― Telephoneface (Adam Bruneau), Tuesday, 21 December 2010 13:08 (thirteen years ago) link
That would have been poetic justice.
― THX THO... (Nicole), Tuesday, 21 December 2010 13:40 (thirteen years ago) link
not to be a killjoy but dude was in a neck brace and on a stretcher
― forksclovetofu, Tuesday, 21 December 2010 14:10 (thirteen years ago) link
i'm pretty sure you meant to be a killjoy there
― da croupier, Tuesday, 21 December 2010 14:23 (thirteen years ago) link
yah, i suppose i did.
― forksclovetofu, Tuesday, 21 December 2010 14:31 (thirteen years ago) link
Neck brace and stretcher does not mean he sustained injuries to his neck or spine. It's standard procedure, in case he did sustain injuries, which will be determined once he reaches the hospital. Small solace, sure, but don't assume the worst (though video of that tumble looked, er, bad).
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 21 December 2010 14:46 (thirteen years ago) link
It seems like so little thought was given to safety precautions for this production, which seems insane given the amount of wirework involved.
― THX THO... (Nicole), Tuesday, 21 December 2010 14:51 (thirteen years ago) link
So apparently this will need to run for at least four years just to recoup costs? What will the death toll be by then?
― Simon H., Tuesday, 21 December 2010 14:58 (thirteen years ago) link
As with any misfortune in the 2010s, I read the instant zings and think oh no not funny not funny, but then:
@Reddingwb: I hear now that during the next U2 tour they will do a tribute scrolling the names of people injured during The Spiderman broadway show.
― would like a calmer set (Eazy), Tuesday, 21 December 2010 15:55 (thirteen years ago) link
How to fix the Spider-Man musical: cast Jerry Lewis in the lead role. Change title to The Nutty Spider. You're welcome.
― Son of Sisyphus of Reaganing (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Tuesday, 21 December 2010 16:34 (thirteen years ago) link
To tell the truth, I've yet to hear anything about this and not immediately think of "Stop The Planet Of The Apes. I Want To Get Off!" Though I'd much rather see "Stop The Planet Of The Apes. I Want To Get Off!"
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 21 December 2010 19:05 (thirteen years ago) link
"Equity to Halt Performances; Investigation Underway"
Several broken ribs.
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 21 December 2010 19:48 (thirteen years ago) link
Very lucky man, I should add.
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 21 December 2010 19:49 (thirteen years ago) link
Curious if Julie Taymor's going to follow her "when did we start caring about money?" quotes with "when did we start caring about cast injuries?"
― da croupier, Tuesday, 21 December 2010 20:04 (thirteen years ago) link
Internal bleeding, too. And he fell 30 feet, not the initially reported 8-10.
― Son of Sisyphus of Reaganing (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Tuesday, 21 December 2010 20:18 (thirteen years ago) link
well given the pic/video, there's no way that was 8-10 feet
this is basically done, right
― Indolence Mission (DJP), Tuesday, 21 December 2010 20:18 (thirteen years ago) link
after the cash they've dropped, it feels like it would take an actual fatality for them to just give up
― da croupier, Tuesday, 21 December 2010 20:20 (thirteen years ago) link
when is the emperor's no clothes moment gonna happen? apart from the injuries this was just a stupid idea to begin with.
― goole, Tuesday, 21 December 2010 20:21 (thirteen years ago) link
I believe that moment happened around the time this project was announced.
― Indolence Mission (DJP), Tuesday, 21 December 2010 20:22 (thirteen years ago) link
Hard to believe they've been working on this shit for nearly a decade.
― WARS OF ARMAGEDDON (Karaoke Version) (Sparkle Motion), Tuesday, 21 December 2010 20:25 (thirteen years ago) link
Spider Man: Polish The Turd
― da croupier, Tuesday, 21 December 2010 20:26 (thirteen years ago) link
nearly a decade to come up with this:
http://leagueofcomicgeeks.com/media/library/images/spider-man-turn-off-the-dark-costumes-5.jpg
― Indolence Mission (DJP), Tuesday, 21 December 2010 20:27 (thirteen years ago) link
oh my God, I didn't realize he was supposed to be catching Mary Jane
this is horrible but I am super glad dude is okay because it makes me feel like less of an ass for laughing at the absurdity of this
― Indolence Mission (DJP), Tuesday, 21 December 2010 20:29 (thirteen years ago) link
holy shit I just watched the video, that makes this decidedly less funny
― Indolence Mission (DJP), Tuesday, 21 December 2010 20:31 (thirteen years ago) link
You know, the Cirque de Soleil comment above made me realize that if the rightsholders had just approached *them* to do a production based on all this and they just had it run in Vegas, there might have been some eyerolling but the damn thing would have made a mint and be chugging along without a worry.
Instead there's Bono blathering, Julie Taymor biting off more than she can chew and near-death.
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 21 December 2010 20:35 (thirteen years ago) link
The Gawker piece calling for them to close down for good and cut their losses basically says that even if all the technical elements we were pulled off perfectly, the terrible book and songs and basics would make it one of the most boring, bad Broadway productions in history.
This would have made a great Vegas Cirque de Soleil stunt thing, no doubt, U2 songs and all.
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 21 December 2010 20:36 (thirteen years ago) link
the terrible book and songs and basics would make it one of the most boring, bad Broadway productions in history.
If the 60 minutes piece on the play was anything to go by, the songs were really weak even by current U2 standards.
― THX THO... (Nicole), Tuesday, 21 December 2010 20:43 (thirteen years ago) link
he wasn't supposed to catch her - he was supposed to rush to the edge and appear to jump as the lights went back, with the cord keeping him from actually going over. And it didn't.
― da croupier, Tuesday, 21 December 2010 20:58 (thirteen years ago) link
lights went off, sorry
insane that they've got these massive, movement and sight-blocking harnesses everywhere and they don't actually WORK
― da croupier, Tuesday, 21 December 2010 21:00 (thirteen years ago) link
Maybe they're trolling everybody and this is actually Phantom of the Opera 2.0
― Moka, Tuesday, 21 December 2010 21:06 (thirteen years ago) link
http://broadwayworld.com/article/Morning_Update_Video_of_SPIDERMAN_Injury_Actor_Identified_20101221
We're told via a stagehand that this was NOT a flying sequence and that Spider-Man was NOT supposed to drop at all. He was supposed to run to top of the ramp as if to jump with the lights then set to go to black. The cable that snapped is what stops him from going over the edge, and that is what failed. He then fell approximately 30 feet.
Can't believe the rep actually said "several" feet
― da croupier, Tuesday, 21 December 2010 21:09 (thirteen years ago) link
this is giving me emotional whiplash
like I keep going back and forth between "this is horrible" and "AHAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHA"
― Indolence Mission (DJP), Tuesday, 21 December 2010 21:10 (thirteen years ago) link
A hyper-realist post-modern reenacting of the phantom of the opera would be genius come to think of it.
They're inviting everyone into the play, even those who haven't seen it. The play is half Broadway, half street performance with the media not knowing of their participation. In a few weeks hired audience members will suffer from an accident and eventually they'll reveal the green goblin has been living inside the theater all this time and he has been tampering with the production.
― Moka, Tuesday, 21 December 2010 21:12 (thirteen years ago) link
one thing that wasn't pointed out is that the only reason we have video of this is because some dickhead was taping a Broadway musical on his iPhone
― mmmm... yung hummus (Whiney G. Weingarten), Tuesday, 21 December 2010 21:15 (thirteen years ago) link
Was he gonna post it to Midtown Vegan?
possibly because whogivesashit.jpg
― Indolence Mission (DJP), Tuesday, 21 December 2010 21:16 (thirteen years ago) link
― mmmm... yung hummus (Whiney G. Weingarten)
but, the point here is: was it really an accident? How do we know that's not Taymor's iphone.
― Moka, Tuesday, 21 December 2010 21:17 (thirteen years ago) link
O_O
― mmmm... yung hummus (Whiney G. Weingarten), Tuesday, 21 December 2010 21:18 (thirteen years ago) link
i mean, that actor was so happy to be working with U2, but wasn't happy to finally meet... THE EDGE
― mmmm... yung hummus (Whiney G. Weingarten), Tuesday, 21 December 2010 21:19 (thirteen years ago) link
― Moka, Tuesday, 21 December 2010 21:20 (thirteen years ago) link
If your theatrical production is better known for cast injuries and technical delays than good songs or good performances, expect gawkers
― da croupier, Tuesday, 21 December 2010 21:20 (thirteen years ago) link
Poor spiderman. 30 feet is ow
On a side-note - excellent review by the 6 year old. I loved the part about repetitive song lyrics: "I said it six times so you would be prepared to be annoyed."
Anyways, wow, that kid is tooo smart. I blame the parents
― 486.52 (CaptainLorax), Tuesday, 21 December 2010 21:21 (thirteen years ago) link
ummm 26 feet.
― 486.52 (CaptainLorax), Tuesday, 21 December 2010 21:23 (thirteen years ago) link
hey, its closer to 30 than "several"
― da croupier, Tuesday, 21 December 2010 21:23 (thirteen years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cBFvu4FiYds
― Moka, Tuesday, 21 December 2010 21:24 (thirteen years ago) link
http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l7me8uVqDa1qbche3o1_500.jpg
― mmmm... yung hummus (Whiney G. Weingarten), Tuesday, 21 December 2010 21:26 (thirteen years ago) link
― call all destroyer, Tuesday, 21 December 2010 21:28 (thirteen years ago) link
Exactly. Is this an 80-year-old veteran Broadway press guy who doesn't know you can't say these things in 2010?
― would like a calmer set (Eazy), Tuesday, 21 December 2010 21:33 (thirteen years ago) link
ned otm re cirque
― forksclovetofu, Tuesday, 21 December 2010 21:37 (thirteen years ago) link
have we considered that the rep said "several" because he didn't know how many feet exactly?
― 486.52 (CaptainLorax), Tuesday, 21 December 2010 22:51 (thirteen years ago) link
If a rep knows so little about the situation that he bought that THAT was "several", then imho he shouldn't be repping anything to the general public.
― one pretty obvious guy in the obvious (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Tuesday, 21 December 2010 22:53 (thirteen years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bdRS_LDu7AY
― hubertus bigend (m coleman), Tuesday, 21 December 2010 23:09 (thirteen years ago) link
they need to shut this shit down. There's a score of people on BroadwayWorld.com who are pointing out that 'lots of shows experience many injuries', but what they fail to realize is that most of those are minor injuries due to physical accidents, whereas the four major injuries regarding Spiderman have mostly been due to equipment failure or failure to maintain safety regulations. The Department of Labor is making its SECOND visit after all.
fuck this show!
― Bitch, it cold outside!!! BURR (San Te), Tuesday, 21 December 2010 23:14 (thirteen years ago) link
I do feel for the actors though. they all deserve Purple Hearts.
would actors equity shut it down? or the city?
― hubertus bigend (m coleman), Tuesday, 21 December 2010 23:16 (thirteen years ago) link
well, they'll probably work in tandem to make that happen. I mean after this little delay, assuming that they do prove in good faith to both parties that they have addressed all safety concerns, they're going to be on such a short leash with the Department of Labor from tehn on...the show is so infamous now it's going to be impossible for anything to go unnoticed.
I wouldn't be surprised if a demand is made to scale back certain stunts, which would mean *gasp* another delay (which would be funny considering that they only just pushed opening back another month like a week ago).
― Bitch, it cold outside!!! BURR (San Te), Tuesday, 21 December 2010 23:32 (thirteen years ago) link
only spiderman can shut this show down
― thermite art (latebloomer), Tuesday, 21 December 2010 23:34 (thirteen years ago) link
@Robalope SPIDER-MAN: TURNED OFF BY OSHA
― illiterate and hateful, as expected (reddening), Wednesday, 22 December 2010 00:53 (thirteen years ago) link
maybe if they jettison the Bono/Edge score and get Randy Newman to do a brand new one, and then have all the fight sequences performed offstage while clangy sound effects play, this show will have a shot.
― Bitch, it cold outside!!! BURR (San Te), Wednesday, 22 December 2010 01:30 (thirteen years ago) link
from september: taymor's quote is chilling in light of recent events.
Bono agrees that "what's special is the very ordinariness of Peter Parker. It sounds odd to say, but Spider-Man is as important to the 21st century as the story of Ulysses was to the ancient Greeks. These are morality plays, where luminous characters duke it out in ways very revealing of the nature of who we are."
In Spider-Man, that battle is enhanced with spectacle. "We've got a great dance company, and there will be acrobatic circus feats and unbelievable action sequences," Taymor says. "We'll have (performers) flying over people in the audience, landing in the aisles and the balconies."
― hubertus bigend (m coleman), Wednesday, 22 December 2010 12:24 (thirteen years ago) link
http://movieclips.com/DbPN-three-amigos-gringos-falling-from-the-sky/
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 22 December 2010 12:54 (thirteen years ago) link
did the audience present the night of the most recent accident get their money back, i wonder?
probably not, because even though they didn't make it to the end, I'm sure Julie Taymor will argue that the first three preview shows didn't even have an ending.....
― Bitch, it cold outside!!! BURR (San Te), Wednesday, 22 December 2010 13:02 (thirteen years ago) link
A friend of mine was in that audience (and tweeted about it like a fiend for 24 hours) and no, I don't believe they got their money back.
― forksclovetofu, Wednesday, 22 December 2010 13:10 (thirteen years ago) link
No one's been getting their money back, because these shows have all be retroactively declared previews. Which is just one more facet of the royal scam.
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 22 December 2010 14:14 (thirteen years ago) link
Taymor tries to reassure cast everything is cool, cast not so sure, tonight's performance is off
― Son of Sisyphus of Reaganing (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Wednesday, 22 December 2010 23:04 (thirteen years ago) link
yea I know it's previews -- I'm not so sure all the paying audience does though, which is part of the problem.
― Bitch, it cold outside!!! BURR (San Te), Wednesday, 22 December 2010 23:06 (thirteen years ago) link
i think there's too much money involved/to be made for this to jump the tracks now
― forksclovetofu, Wednesday, 22 December 2010 23:07 (thirteen years ago) link
with the nut being one million a week, I'm not so sure there is a lot of money to be made. The show has extremely negative word of mouth, and while in general "there is no such thing as bad publicity", there are limits to that.
They'd have to be at near capacity almost nightly, and not many shows that aren't Lion King and/or Wicked are capable of that.
I'm sure they're not going to quit right now at this moment, but the idea of opening day happening seems less likely to me. If the cast is really as unhappy as they sounded in the report, I don't doubt we'll start to see attrition and people fleeing to other projects.
― Bitch, it cold outside!!! BURR (San Te), Wednesday, 22 December 2010 23:13 (thirteen years ago) link
and if they do get to Opening Night, they will almost surely be lambasted by Ben Brantley, who isn't quite powerful enough to kill a show with his pen like his predecessors, but well can weaken it significantly nonetheless.
― Bitch, it cold outside!!! BURR (San Te), Wednesday, 22 December 2010 23:14 (thirteen years ago) link
they've made a million a week in previews!
― forksclovetofu, Wednesday, 22 December 2010 23:19 (thirteen years ago) link
and there's already been attrition and people running to other projects; doesn't seem to have deterred the thing from stumbling on
― forksclovetofu, Wednesday, 22 December 2010 23:20 (thirteen years ago) link
xpost I know, but that isn't necessarily a predictor of long-term success. Experts are already predicting that Spidy would have to run for years to even begin to make a profit, and that's a tough fate no matter what type of show you are.
Critically panned crap has succeeded before (hello Mamma Mia), but it didn't begin its run with a sea of controversy like this either. Nor did Wicked. I don't think this show could run for years, there's too many x-factors, such as the safety concerns, and the fact that people are pointing out that beyond the spectacle, it's a pretty terrible show that even many Spidy fanboys are trashing.
― Bitch, it cold outside!!! BURR (San Te), Wednesday, 22 December 2010 23:27 (thirteen years ago) link
ie, the general public isn't even liking what they're seeing.
― Bitch, it cold outside!!! BURR (San Te), Wednesday, 22 December 2010 23:28 (thirteen years ago) link
The spokesman, Rick Miramontez, categorically denied a media report that “Spider-Man” had been shut down indefinitely. “Absolutely false,” Mr. Miramontez said shortly after 5 p.m. on Wednesday. “The performance is on for tomorrow night.”
Rick "Several Feet" Miramontez
― would like a calmer set (Eazy), Wednesday, 22 December 2010 23:30 (thirteen years ago) link
regarding the attrition, some attrition doesn't hurt because they have understudies, but if a significant number of principals walk at the same time, it could have a devastating effect and might require more cancellations. also worth noting is that they are now in previews, whereas much of the aforementioned attrition happened before that stage.
― Bitch, it cold outside!!! BURR (San Te), Wednesday, 22 December 2010 23:31 (thirteen years ago) link
Surely, though, with most of the money now spent, they'd keep it running as long as they could not to make a profit, but to diminish the losses
― buildings with goats on the roof (James Morrison), Thursday, 23 December 2010 00:11 (thirteen years ago) link
But, you know, fuck this show anyway
― buildings with goats on the roof (James Morrison), Thursday, 23 December 2010 00:12 (thirteen years ago) link
You know if they keep up this controversy then they can just keep doing disastrous sell out shows to NYC audiences who want to go and see if anything crazy will happen tonight that they can blog about.
― Telephoneface (Adam Bruneau), Thursday, 23 December 2010 01:08 (thirteen years ago) link
two years from now it will be revealed that this was the masterplan all along
― Bitch, it cold outside!!! BURR (San Te), Thursday, 23 December 2010 02:25 (thirteen years ago) link
The lead with the concussion is reportedly leaving the show
― would like a calmer set (Eazy), Tuesday, 28 December 2010 16:47 (thirteen years ago) link
On Sunday, Ms. Mendoza wrote on her Facebook page that she was grateful to be down to two nausea tablets and four painkillers per day to cope with her concussion.
Looks like Taymor cancelled a public interview. Because she's so busy, LOL. At least they're offering refunds to that.
― Josh in Chicago, Thursday, 30 December 2010 20:00 (thirteen years ago) link
March 15th now.http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/14/nyregion/14spiderman.html?hp
― From the novel "Spinster Dinner" (forksclovetofu), Friday, 14 January 2011 17:28 (thirteen years ago) link
Over a year late!
― From the novel "Spinster Dinner" (forksclovetofu), Friday, 14 January 2011 17:29 (thirteen years ago) link
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704803604576077940743813136.html
One key element the show is still hammering out: the ending. Producers intend to replace the $65 million show's temporary finale—a scrim unfurling to reveal an image of Spider-Man—with a more elaborate scene, Mr. Cohl said. "The actual ending that we have planned is still not in the show," he said. "Nobody's seen it—including us, by the way."
― da croupier, Friday, 14 January 2011 18:09 (thirteen years ago) link
How can you say shit like that while charging full price for tickets
cuz it's America 2011?
― kind of shrill and very self-righteous (Dr Morbius), Friday, 14 January 2011 18:29 (thirteen years ago) link
see New Yorker cover, btw
― kind of shrill and very self-righteous (Dr Morbius), Friday, 14 January 2011 18:31 (thirteen years ago) link
This may the first Broadway production to make record money during its previews and then flop when it goes live. Assuming they ever land that pesky, elusive ending, that is. Might I suggest lighting the cast on fire? It worked for Metallica.
― Josh in Chicago, Friday, 14 January 2011 18:41 (thirteen years ago) link
not really thinking this will ever open
― kind of shrill and very self-righteous (Dr Morbius), Friday, 14 January 2011 19:13 (thirteen years ago) link
Waiting for Doc Ock
― Ned Raggett, Friday, 14 January 2011 19:14 (thirteen years ago) link
Taymor should try her hand at a musical adaptation of "The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie" next.
― Josh in Chicago, Friday, 14 January 2011 19:27 (thirteen years ago) link
wld be great if it turned out steve ditko was carrying out a phantom-of-the-opera-like vendetta against this
― Ward Fowler, Friday, 14 January 2011 19:33 (thirteen years ago) link
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ESC4bygtp2M/SHxxLB7wVII/AAAAAAAAEE8/cn7ug6kRKdc/s400/Ditko+Mr+A+Laughs+witz4p8pn2.jpg
― From the novel "Spinster Dinner" (forksclovetofu), Friday, 14 January 2011 19:35 (thirteen years ago) link
they should announce new untested scenes every so many weeks, the way other shows have "8 weeks only!" stuntcasting
― da croupier, Friday, 14 January 2011 20:08 (thirteen years ago) link
or combine the two. "Bono to be flung across stage until April 13th!"
U2 must be scrambling to make a new album to release a month after this opens/closes.
― like launch the globs and strands (Eazy), Friday, 14 January 2011 22:39 (thirteen years ago) link
lol @forks
― ex-heroin addict tricycle (Shakey Mo Collier), Friday, 14 January 2011 22:46 (thirteen years ago) link
http://www.guardian.co.uk/stage/2011/jan/26/spider-man-musical
― piscesx, Thursday, 27 January 2011 02:08 (thirteen years ago) link
against the producers' wishes, all the NY papers have run reviews today...so, it officially stinks.
http://theater.nytimes.com/2011/02/08/theater/reviews/spiderman-review.html?hp
― kind of shrill and very self-righteous (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 8 February 2011 13:13 (thirteen years ago) link
http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2011/02/08/arts/jp-theater/jp-theater-popup.jpg
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 8 February 2011 13:21 (thirteen years ago) link
There is also the Geek Chorus (Gideon Glick, Jonathan Schwartz, Mat Devine, Alice Lee), a quartet of adolescent comic-book devotees, who would appear to be either creating or commenting on the plot, but in any case serve only to obscure it even further. They discuss the heady philosophical implications of Spider-Man’s identity while making jokes in which the notion of free will is confused with the plot of the movie “Free Willy.”
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 8 February 2011 13:23 (thirteen years ago) link
Good for the papers, fuck the producers trying to tell them to wait.
It's not their fault the opening has been delayed so many times...besides, you're charging full price for tickets, fans deserve to have a professional opinion to guide them.
So glad Brantley did this one, he has a knack for insulting duck shows.
― door to door legume salesman (San Te), Tuesday, 8 February 2011 13:47 (thirteen years ago) link
Also gates/capacity has been on the decline for Spidy too.
While the NYT doesn't carry the weight it once did with the theatre community, this review will do damage, and to that I say...good.
Give these actors Purple Hearts, a hefty severance package, and free them from career suicide...save that for the production team!
― door to door legume salesman (San Te), Tuesday, 8 February 2011 14:18 (thirteen years ago) link
My guess would be that the critics community didn't care for the way this idiot enterprise was becoming the face of Broadway, and after the endless postponements they united to hasten its demise. LIKE SUPERHEROES!
― kind of shrill and very self-righteous (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 8 February 2011 14:58 (thirteen years ago) link
Be great if they updated their marquee with the one rave review they've received so far...from Glenn Beck.
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 8 February 2011 15:12 (thirteen years ago) link
Loved that Ben Brantley review, particularly this Luther Ingram moment:
Because only when things go wrong in this production does it feel remotely right
― Borad Brains (James Redd and the Blecchs), Tuesday, 8 February 2011 15:14 (thirteen years ago) link
"The songs by Bono and the Edge ... blur into a sustained electronic twang of varying volume, increasing and decreasing in intensity, like a persistent headache."
― fact checking cuz, Tuesday, 8 February 2011 15:46 (thirteen years ago) link
So how is that different from... oh, never mind.
― T.V.O.D Party (James Redd and the Blecchs), Tuesday, 8 February 2011 15:47 (thirteen years ago) link
Sounds like the best stuff they've done in years
― Tom D (Lenin's his feir and Liebknecht's his mate) (Tom D.), Tuesday, 8 February 2011 15:49 (thirteen years ago) link
A roundup:
http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/02/08/spider-man-turns-off-the-critics/?ref=arts
― kind of shrill and very self-righteous (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 8 February 2011 16:19 (thirteen years ago) link
Backhanded disclaimer:
The choreography took some thumps, and the flying sequences did not particularly wow the critics (all of whom, it’s perhaps worth noting, are adults).
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 8 February 2011 16:24 (thirteen years ago) link
Yeah, what about the child reviewers? and the idiots? why don't we let the idiots review this?
― الله basedأكبر (forksclovetofu), Tuesday, 8 February 2011 16:26 (thirteen years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RNkYQvV5w6g&feature=player_embedded#
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 8 February 2011 16:29 (thirteen years ago) link
http://img163.imageshack.us/img163/8910/image0gq.jpgWho do I shot to get out of this production?
― T.V.O.D. Party (James Redd and the Blecchs), Tuesday, 8 February 2011 16:29 (thirteen years ago) link
Same guy:
http://www.youtube.com/user/petermmarino#p/a/u/0/dPH7vZ3Rev8
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 8 February 2011 16:33 (thirteen years ago) link
^hilarious review quotes in less than a minute.
http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/01/20/whats-not-to-love-jackie-mason-waits-for-spider-man-to-break-his-dubious-record/
― T.V.O.D. Party (James Redd and the Blecchs), Tuesday, 8 February 2011 16:38 (thirteen years ago) link
This damn show was simply using up all of Broadway's oxygen.
Now, maybe people will start talking about The Book of Mormon, which may be great or may suck, but at least won't be an overproduced fiasco.
― Dodo Lurker (Slim and Slam), Wednesday, 9 February 2011 05:44 (thirteen years ago) link
The Book of Mormon: The Musical
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 9 February 2011 05:59 (thirteen years ago) link
Oh Moroni!
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 9 February 2011 06:00 (thirteen years ago) link
"... their most howling derision was reserved for a shoe-related number in the second act called Deeply Furious, or, as Variety puts it, "the spiders-in-high-heels number which is fast developing into musical-theatre legend". Elisabeth Vincentelli from the New York Post dismissed it as "a preposterous number", while Rooney admitted that "this is where the show really jumps the shark [...] Arachne and her Furies go shoe-shopping before entering the human world. Seriously."
really need You Tube footage of this in my life. http://www.guardian.co.uk/culture/2011/feb/09/spider-man-musical-reviews-roundup
― piscesx, Thursday, 10 February 2011 11:40 (thirteen years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dPH7vZ3Rev8
― piscesx, Thursday, 10 February 2011 11:44 (thirteen years ago) link
Yeah, this production's in no trouble at all...
http://www.deadline.com/2011/02/breaking-roberto-aguirre-sacasa-hired-to-rework-spider-man-turn-off-the-dark/
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 17 February 2011 01:18 (thirteen years ago) link
What's funny is that the folks that saw it both before and after the book was allegedly worked on the first major time said that not only did it still suck, but that it remained more or less the same. This far down the line I can only imagine so much of the show is locked into place that whatever changes can still be made to the story are limited at best.
― Josh in Chicago, Thursday, 17 February 2011 03:06 (thirteen years ago) link
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/16/theater/16vanessa-redgrave.html?scp=1&sq=redgrave&st=cse
The director, David Esbjornson, described Vanessa Redgrave’s focus on puzzling out her character as “laserlike and total,” and this seemed wholly so. For example she wasn’t too familiar with the other Broadway fare around her; she referred to “Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark,” the $65 million musical extravaganza a few blocks away, at one point, wonderfully, as “Let the Light Come in From the Dark, Superman.”
― Let the Light Come in From the Dark, Superman (forksclovetofu), Thursday, 17 February 2011 05:18 (thirteen years ago) link
Okay SHE should be doing the rewrites.
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 17 February 2011 05:19 (thirteen years ago) link
Brilliant. Cannot be improved upon.
― Poll Man River: The Jerome Kern Poll (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 17 February 2011 14:58 (thirteen years ago) link
Funniest thing are the threads on BroadwayWorld.com. For message boards it's not bad but there's a few doofuses in the Spiderman thread admonishing everyone for hoping the show fails because "of the economy impact" of the show.
Err last I looked the Spidy investors won't be denting Wall Street or getting a bailout
― sarah, palin and tall (San Te), Thursday, 17 February 2011 15:06 (thirteen years ago) link
I might go see Miss Daisy if Redgrave wore the Knicks shirt onstage.
Michael Feingold on why he didn't bumrush Spider-Man:
It all has little to do with theater, and even less to do with criticism. Postponements, accidents, and epic cost overruns generate publicity. If seeing the show that provoked such publicity tempts you, you don't really care whether one reviewer called the score forgettable and another thought the story was incoherent. A critic trying to interfere with that public's interest is ludicrous—he might as well stand outside an amusement park bitching that the Ferris wheel doesn't look like a Rodin.
http://www.villagevoice.com/2011-02-16/theater/spider-man-turn-off-the-kvetch/
― kind of shrill and very self-righteous (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 17 February 2011 15:15 (thirteen years ago) link
Lol, idiot producer posted this blog (and even logged onto BroadwayWorld to show everyone). What an idiot...
http://www.crazytownblog.com/crazytown/2011/02/look-out-here-comes-a-spider-critic.html
― sarah, palin and tall (San Te), Thursday, 17 February 2011 15:18 (thirteen years ago) link
Never knew Jackey Harvey moonlighted as a producer.
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 17 February 2011 15:21 (thirteen years ago) link
excellent use of bolding
― Let the Light Come in From the Dark, Superman (forksclovetofu), Thursday, 17 February 2011 17:30 (thirteen years ago) link
The producers of the Broadway musical “Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark” have brought on a veteran musical supervisor and conductor, Paul Bogaev, as a consultant to help improve the performance, vocal and orchestration arrangements, and sound quality of the songs and numbers, a production spokesman, Rick Miramontez, confirmed on Monday.
― kind of shrill and very self-righteous (Dr Morbius), Monday, 21 February 2011 23:49 (thirteen years ago) link
I guess it's about time to readjust that budget figure, huh
― Simon H., Monday, 21 February 2011 23:56 (thirteen years ago) link
http://thespideyproject.blogspot.com
― bang-proof-bling-mans (forksclovetofu), Tuesday, 22 February 2011 19:00 (thirteen years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UiV-9HblOvM
― bang-proof-bling-mans (forksclovetofu), Tuesday, 22 February 2011 19:01 (thirteen years ago) link
There's some quote coming to mind right now involving "deckchairs" and "Titanic", but damned if I can remember the rest of it.
― rendezvous then i'm through with HOOS (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Tuesday, 22 February 2011 19:41 (thirteen years ago) link
lol I remember a similar joke like that from Del Shores's "Sordid Lives", where this dude's wife claims she lost weight, and dude replies by saying she's fat and her weight loss was like "the Titanic losing a few deckchairs"
― angel of debt!!! monarch to the kingdom of the Fed... (San Te), Tuesday, 22 February 2011 20:21 (thirteen years ago) link
too bad it never occurred to them to bring in a writer familiar with comics and a musical supervisor familiar with broadway until after months of previews, I guess?
― da croupier, Tuesday, 22 February 2011 20:23 (thirteen years ago) link
Every time I hear or read a headline about this I picture Bono and a bunch of rich investors just tossing buckets full of money into a giant bottomless hole.
― rendezvous then i'm through with HOOS (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Tuesday, 22 February 2011 20:25 (thirteen years ago) link
OK, there's talk of a JUNE opening now. I still say never.
― kind of shrill and very self-righteous (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 3 March 2011 04:21 (thirteen years ago) link
http://broadwayworld.com/article/Bloomberg_Says_SPIDERMAN_Has_No_Chance_to_Recoup_20010101
― kind of shrill and very self-righteous (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 3 March 2011 04:23 (thirteen years ago) link
turning the currently schedule March 15 opening performance into a celebration of the work done so far
everybody gets a trophy day!
― Simon H. Shit (Simon H.), Thursday, 3 March 2011 04:31 (thirteen years ago) link
http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/03/04/spider-man-cited-for-federal-safety-violations/?hp
― kind of shrill and very self-righteous (Dr Morbius), Saturday, 5 March 2011 02:55 (thirteen years ago) link
Writing clearly on the wall now:
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/08/theater/spider-man-director-faces-tough-choices-including-her-exit.html
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 8 March 2011 03:20 (thirteen years ago) link
“Anyone who creates knows — when it’s not quite there. Where it hasn’t quite become the phoenix or the burnt char. And I am right there.”
Indeed.
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 8 March 2011 03:21 (thirteen years ago) link
god please close this, i'd even settle for a revival of Bring Back Birdie in its place
― orville reddenflocka (San Te), Tuesday, 8 March 2011 03:23 (thirteen years ago) link
Miss Taymor, lest you shirk, you should know:
"With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility."
― Comics can't all be syringes and scalpels poised before eyes. y'know? (R Baez), Tuesday, 8 March 2011 04:08 (thirteen years ago) link
I like Titus and some of the Beatles movie. I hope she rebounds.
― a nan, a bal, an anal ― (abanana), Tuesday, 8 March 2011 04:36 (thirteen years ago) link
Postponed, oh the shock
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 9 March 2011 01:50 (thirteen years ago) link
Little do we know, this is the world's most expensive media prank. Literally every single one of us has been secretly filmed throughout this whole thing. It's going to be a movie.
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 9 March 2011 01:52 (thirteen years ago) link
Webroulette
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 9 March 2011 01:59 (thirteen years ago) link
It's like that Stone Fury prank except we're all that guy who thinks he's playing Stone Fury
― orville reddenflocka (San Te), Wednesday, 9 March 2011 02:21 (thirteen years ago) link
Seriously tho if I were a director, seeing "Spiderman" on anybody's resume would be a plus. If they can handle that disaster and not run fleeing, what can't they handle?
Course it could also trigger subconscious emotional damage to where years later they'll wind up weeping uncontrollably on stage for no reason.
― orville reddenflocka (San Te), Wednesday, 9 March 2011 02:24 (thirteen years ago) link
Hulk: Turn Off Dark
― Tarfumes The Escape Goat, Wednesday, 9 March 2011 03:31 (thirteen years ago) link
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41m-zerzJUL._SS500_.jpgHowie B: Turn the Dark Off
― Honor de Falla (Paul in Santa Cruz), Wednesday, 9 March 2011 03:48 (thirteen years ago) link
spidey project still going strong, second show about to sell outhttp://thespideyproject.blogspot.com/2011/03/normal-0-0-1-366-2091-17-4-2567-11.html
― I just want to give a shout-out to Buzzy Beetles (forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 9 March 2011 14:51 (thirteen years ago) link
So long farewell etc.:
A lead producer of “Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark” has told at least two investors and one other person involved with the Broadway musical that its director, Julie Taymor, will step aside once negotiations about complex contractual matters like her creative legal rights and her considerable financial stake in any profits are concluded, according to the investors and a person in a senior position within the show’s management.All three people, who spoke anonymously because the producer, Michael Cohl, has asked that information remain private, said that he had told Ms. Taymor that she had to step aside so the producers could bring in a new team to overhaul the $65 million production. Yet Ms. Taymor’s departure from the musical would be an enormously complicated matter given that she is its creator, director, mask designer and one of its two script-writers.On a personal level both sides want to find a way for Ms. Taymor — who has worked on the show for nine years — to leave while also saving face.
All three people, who spoke anonymously because the producer, Michael Cohl, has asked that information remain private, said that he had told Ms. Taymor that she had to step aside so the producers could bring in a new team to overhaul the $65 million production. Yet Ms. Taymor’s departure from the musical would be an enormously complicated matter given that she is its creator, director, mask designer and one of its two script-writers.
On a personal level both sides want to find a way for Ms. Taymor — who has worked on the show for nine years — to leave while also saving face.
http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2011/03/10/theater/10taymor/10taymor-articleLarge.jpg
"Yes, that is a door, and you are leaving through it."
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 9 March 2011 18:37 (thirteen years ago) link
the most fitting exit would be for her to fling herself off the platform that that body double fell off of
― ancient, but very sexy (DJP), Wednesday, 9 March 2011 18:41 (thirteen years ago) link
Man, what a fail upwards, lose is a win for Taymor. She's going to get a truck of cash for walking away from the production she screwed up. I bet Bono is watching with envy, wishing his songs were even worse so that he could open his own golden parachute and tandem jump.
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 9 March 2011 21:31 (thirteen years ago) link
Not according to Richard Johnson
http://www.thedaily.com/page/2011/03/09/030911-gossip-spider-man/
Bono and U2 guitarist, The Edge, precipitated Taymor's exit when they finished their tour of South Africa, came back to New York and saw the show. Bono suggested some improvements, but Taymor wasn't receptive..."Bono will do some more work on the show. He really feels it can be a masterpice, as opposed to a survivability test for young actors. Bono and Edge will make it more of a Broadway musical...Taymor didn't want to make changes. Her attitude was 'take it or leave it'...when she lost the trust of Bono, that was it for her."
― da croupier, Wednesday, 9 March 2011 23:56 (thirteen years ago) link
when she lost the trust of Bono, that was it for her.
oh my GOD
I'm not even going to bother c/p-ing that multiple times because you can never reach infinity
― ancient, but very sexy (DJP), Wednesday, 9 March 2011 23:58 (thirteen years ago) link
The irony of Bono assuming to know how to make "more of a Broadway musical" more than a highly successful Broadway director does is not acknowledged.
― da croupier, Wednesday, 9 March 2011 23:59 (thirteen years ago) link
Also, judging from the "survivability test" crack, it sounds like he'd just take down a bunch the ropes and have people stand on stage singing his awful songs that nobody's liked.
― da croupier, Thursday, 10 March 2011 00:04 (thirteen years ago) link
I think the only thing better than the trainwreck of death that the show has become would be to remove all of the life-threatening bits from it and just turn it into ppl singing some really stupid shit
― ancient, but very sexy (DJP), Thursday, 10 March 2011 00:06 (thirteen years ago) link
Bono's shooting more for:http://www.littlestuffedbull.com/images/comics/adff288-capbway.jpg
― WARS OF ARMAGEDDON (Karaoke Version) (Sparkle Motion), Thursday, 10 March 2011 00:06 (thirteen years ago) link
oh wow I totally remember that ad
― da croupier, Thursday, 10 March 2011 00:07 (thirteen years ago) link
Marvel's got a great track record w/ Broadway Musicals so far.
― WARS OF ARMAGEDDON (Karaoke Version) (Sparkle Motion), Thursday, 10 March 2011 00:09 (thirteen years ago) link
'Captain America' boasts a hero-sized $4 million budget. IT'S going to be a big one, if everything works out as befits a musical named ''Captain America.'' Big, in this case, means a budget of $4 million - a lot of money, even for a superhero fighting for the American dream, the flag and the woman he loves. The superhero will not, in fact, be particularly super when the curtain goes up. The book by Mel Mandel and Norman Sachs (who are also responsible for music and lyrics) has Captain A. going through a mid-life crisis. Fortunately, the action speeds up - his girlfriend, a candidate for President, is captured by terrorists and held hostage at the Lincoln Memorial. That's enough of the plot - when you invest millions, as are Shari Upbin, James Galton and Marvel Comics and some as yet untapped sources, you're entitled to a few secrets.
never premiered, apparently
― da croupier, Thursday, 10 March 2011 00:13 (thirteen years ago) link
Clearly the solution is that Bono plays Spider-Man.
― Josh in Chicago, Thursday, 10 March 2011 00:39 (thirteen years ago) link
He's probably been angling for that the whole time.
― WARS OF ARMAGEDDON (Karaoke Version) (Sparkle Motion), Thursday, 10 March 2011 00:53 (thirteen years ago) link
Meanwhile in the 'shut up, you' department:
BONO FINALLY returned to the scene of his crime last week - shockingly, his first visit to the victim in two months.The next afternoon, the two of me - tech lover and music critic - also went to inspect this long-suffering creature...
The next afternoon, the two of me - tech lover and music critic - also went to inspect this long-suffering creature...
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 10 March 2011 00:58 (thirteen years ago) link
I don't think anyone could believe in Bono as Spiderman. Fans of music and superheroes identify him too strongly with the man who defeated MacPhisto in the "Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me" video.
― Buff Orpington (Abbbottt), Thursday, 10 March 2011 01:31 (thirteen years ago) link
Oh my gosh: For the film Batman Forever, Joel Schumacher attempted to create a role for Bono as MacPhisto, but both later agreed it was not suitable.
― Buff Orpington (Abbbottt), Thursday, 10 March 2011 01:34 (thirteen years ago) link
I read that as 'not subtle' and was wondering how either of them would think that was a bad thing.
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 10 March 2011 02:14 (thirteen years ago) link
Formal NYT report up:
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/10/theater/julie-taymor-spider-man.html
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 10 March 2011 02:18 (thirteen years ago) link
And in honor of that, tonight:
A preview performance of "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark" came to a halt Wednesday night during one of the Broadway musical's aerial stunts, a fight between Spider-Man and Green Goblin.After soaring over the audience, Green Goblin's flight came to a stop when his steering mechanism failed. While the Goblin dangled over the stage and Spider-Man stood on a balcony ledge waiting to fly, the actors mugged for the laughing crowd.A stage manager finally told the audience that the stunt would have to be canceled for safety reasons and Spidey and GG were returned to earth."I think they handled it well," said Avi Schwartz, 23, of Brooklyn, who was seeing the show with his wife Ariella, 19. "It didn't bother me whatsoever — the show is great.""It's kind of easy for things to go wrong when people are flying over the audience," Ariella Schwartz said.
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 10 March 2011 04:31 (thirteen years ago) link
Admit it Ned, you're enjoying this!
― Honor de Falla (Paul in Santa Cruz), Thursday, 10 March 2011 06:34 (thirteen years ago) link
Of course I am!
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 10 March 2011 06:41 (thirteen years ago) link
Bono and the Edge, for their part, are expected to play a greater role; one of their songs is expected to be a new Act II opener that reflects Peter Parker’s struggle between being a young man and being Spider-man.
I'm sure these 2 new songs will save the show!
― curmudgeon, Thursday, 10 March 2011 20:40 (thirteen years ago) link
"I Still Haven't Found What I'm Spinning For"
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 10 March 2011 20:41 (thirteen years ago) link
"The Fly"?
― Blitzkrieg Bop Gun (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 10 March 2011 20:43 (thirteen years ago) link
"Stuck in a Moment," to be performed whenever an actor gets hung up during a wire stunt.
― Honor de Falla (Paul in Santa Cruz), Thursday, 10 March 2011 22:35 (thirteen years ago) link
"Unforgettable Wire"
― skip, Thursday, 10 March 2011 22:53 (thirteen years ago) link
Peter Parker’s struggle between being a young man and being Spider-man.
"I Will Wallow"
― WmC, Friday, 11 March 2011 01:15 (thirteen years ago) link
i'd love it if they add menial songs for just about every possible Parker daily activity, like "Putting On My Jeans", "Aced the Chem Test", "OMG That Girl's Boobs", etc....
― Corbin Bernsen Overdrive (San Te), Friday, 11 March 2011 01:18 (thirteen years ago) link
That sounds like a musical of the Spiderman syndicated comic strip.
― Buff Orpington (Abbbottt), Friday, 11 March 2011 01:19 (thirteen years ago) link
"It's a puzzleThis daily grindMy head's a mess!No sleep to find!
*pause*
But though I am dreamingOf Mary Jane (or Sue? or Deb?)All I want to know is...
How?How do I?
SHOT WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEB!"
― Ned Raggett, Friday, 11 March 2011 01:46 (thirteen years ago) link
^newest director
― Corbin Bernsen Overdrive (San Te), Friday, 11 March 2011 03:00 (thirteen years ago) link
sPIderman: Squaring The Circle
― Blitzkrieg Bop Gun (James Redd and the Blecchs), Friday, 11 March 2011 15:30 (thirteen years ago) link
http://www.vanityfair.com/online/oscars/2011/03/spidey-bites.html
― I just want to give a shout-out to Buzzy Beetles (forksclovetofu), Sunday, 13 March 2011 21:49 (thirteen years ago) link
"I don’t know if I should put this on the record, but I’m surprised and a little hurt that they haven’t asked me to do a cameo yet."
More Jack Kirby.
― Blitzkrieg Bop Gun (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 13 March 2011 21:59 (thirteen years ago) link
Hahah the weaselly language here:
The revamping of SPIDER-MAN Turn Off The Dark represents an unprecedented and historic moment on Broadway. The new version takes the best aspects of the original, adds great new songs by Bono and The Edge, tells the story from a different angle, and will offer an even more thrilling audience experience.Lead producers Michael Cohl and Jeremiah J. Harris said, in a joint statement, "We salute the artists and performers who have made this show an exciting reality, and we look forward to getting to the finish line with the wonderful new version of SPIDER-MAN Turn Off The Dark that is now in the works, with Phil McKinley at the helm."
Lead producers Michael Cohl and Jeremiah J. Harris said, in a joint statement, "We salute the artists and performers who have made this show an exciting reality, and we look forward to getting to the finish line with the wonderful new version of SPIDER-MAN Turn Off The Dark that is now in the works, with Phil McKinley at the helm."
― Ned Raggett, Monday, 18 April 2011 19:55 (twelve years ago) link
What if "rampant performer injuries" are considered some of the "best aspects of the original"?
― Funky Mustard (People It's Bad) (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Monday, 18 April 2011 19:58 (twelve years ago) link
hahahaha
― fat fat fat fat Usher (DJP), Monday, 18 April 2011 19:59 (twelve years ago) link
oh they'll be keeping those
― My bad Van Buren! (forksclovetofu), Monday, 18 April 2011 21:27 (twelve years ago) link
Be funny (inevitable?) if the show emerges from this much better and stronger, but ticket sales drop off.
― Josh in Chicago, Monday, 18 April 2011 22:29 (twelve years ago) link
New random details or something.
― Ned Raggett, Friday, 6 May 2011 14:34 (twelve years ago) link
Funniest detail -- the "Failure is Impossible" award.
― Ned Raggett, Friday, 6 May 2011 14:35 (twelve years ago) link
Reports!
http://gawker.com/5801702/made+over-spider+man-musical-manages-to-not-kill-anyone-on-its-first-night-back
― Ned Raggett, Friday, 13 May 2011 19:45 (twelve years ago) link
"opens" next Tuesday! maybe!
― the gay bloggers are onto the faggot tweets (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 8 June 2011 17:10 (twelve years ago) link
"Re-Imagined!"
― When Zeester Met Koffie (forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 8 June 2011 19:59 (twelve years ago) link
"Now only slightly worse than seeing Paula Poundstone naked!"
― my downeaster ilxor (Neanderthal), Thursday, 9 June 2011 02:25 (twelve years ago) link
The thing that made this all worth it:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aR1DdMeVqTw
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 14 June 2011 18:25 (twelve years ago) link
Oh that Edge, teasing Bono at the Tony Awards about now being humble. In the 2nd NY Times articel below there's the "humble" reference (it's mentioned somewhere after the part about Bono bringing takeout food from a pricey Italian restaurant to the NYC recording studio)
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/14/theater/bono-and-the-edge-explain-spider-man-back-story.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1
Bono and the Edge expressed regret at not being on site during previews in December, saying they were locked into a U2 tour of New Zealand and Australia. Most Broadway composers, both veterans and especially newcomers, are in their theaters virtually every night during previews, watching and taking notes. The Edge said they watched videos of performances from Australia yet were not in the theater again until early January, by which time the musical had become a late-night TV punch line.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/12/arts/music/bono-and-the-edge-at-work-on-spider-man-turn-off-the-dark.html?ref=theater
The project led Bono and the Edge to try new structures. “I’d never written a waltz in my life,” the Edge said. Now he has: a mad scientist’s patter song, “D.I.Y. World,” with lines like “Designer genes are a better fit.” It’s a show-tune-y number far removed from anything in the U2 catalog.
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 14 June 2011 19:09 (twelve years ago) link
article
“I’d never written a waltz in my life,” the Edge said. Now he has: a mad scientist’s patter song, “D.I.Y. World,” with lines like “Designer genes are a better fit.”
Yeah, stop there.
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 14 June 2011 19:19 (twelve years ago) link
OK, gotta say, Taymor may be a piece of work, but she got hosed. Bono/Edge collaborate with her, are fully aware of her vision, like the script, support her crazy vision, write the shitty songs (which pushes them out of their comfort zone), then wait out the entire preview process until it's too late. Then they swoop back in - like superheroes!- and kick her off the project when she won't change the shitty musical they worked on together for years.
The other reading is that Bono recognized they were in over their heads, and understood she had to go to remotely save his investment of time and money. Though from that article it seem as if Bono was smart enough not to put any of his own money into this. Edge, not so lucky.
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 14 June 2011 19:25 (twelve years ago) link
Asked whether he and Bono plotted against Ms. Taymor, the Edge replied: “Julie was clearly exhausted, overwrought, and we all thought that if we don’t tread carefully, she’s going to walk. We were tip-toeing around her, and I think that probably meant that people were careful in what they said or told her. I certainly didn’t feel I could be 100 percent frank with Julie, and that was because I felt she was carrying so much of the weight.”
so she took the fall eh? pun intended
― backlash stan straw man fan (m coleman), Tuesday, 14 June 2011 21:30 (twelve years ago) link
I guess this would be what people refer to as "throwing someone under the bus"
― backlash stan straw man fan (m coleman), Tuesday, 14 June 2011 21:35 (twelve years ago) link
idk if it's that easy to shift blame onto Bono and The Edge in this case though....
― Motel Kamzoil, P.I. (Neanderthal), Tuesday, 14 June 2011 21:35 (twelve years ago) link
I'm pretty sure it was known well in advance they'd be on tour during Previews
it's just the show was supposed to have been opened by then, and not be in previews anymore
― Motel Kamzoil, P.I. (Neanderthal), Tuesday, 14 June 2011 21:36 (twelve years ago) link
Wasn't the U2 tour postponed for a year when Bono had a back operation? So maybe that wasn't on the original slate. Anyway, it sounds like their participation was passive at best until the shit hit the fan, then they decided to place the blame squarely on Taymor to save face/money.
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 14 June 2011 22:03 (twelve years ago) link
idk, from what I read in the theatre community, she was extremely resistant to make changes suggested to her from the outside, ones that were eventually made after her ouster (ie, the removal of the Geek Chorus, the stupid song about shoes, etc)
― Motel Kamzoil, P.I. (Neanderthal), Tuesday, 14 June 2011 22:16 (twelve years ago) link
According to that article, she was extremely resistant to make changes ... after all those months and months of development and previews. But no one asked her to make major changes until the very, very, very end, after it had shut down. There were plenty of opportunities to change the production in the months (and years!) preceding that, but the U2 guys (who OK'd her vision) were apparently AWOL.
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 14 June 2011 22:22 (twelve years ago) link
I mean, if you read that article, even Bono seems bored of the whole thing by now, and was likely obligated to see this through to fruition. Anyone remember U2's aborted stage version of "A Clockwork Orange?"
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 14 June 2011 22:24 (twelve years ago) link
Heartwarming.
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 15 June 2011 05:47 (twelve years ago) link
Mr. Clinton applauded after every song and laughed heartily during a scene in which the villain Green Goblin becomes irked by an elaborate voice mail system.
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 15 June 2011 05:50 (twelve years ago) link
sesame street spidermonster is beyond classic. bono muppet!
― And the piano, it sounds like a carnivore (contenderizer), Wednesday, 15 June 2011 05:53 (twelve years ago) link
The mega-expensive musical “Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark” is no longer the ungodly, indecipherable mess it was in February. It’s just a bore
NY Times
― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 15 June 2011 13:24 (twelve years ago) link
I saw Bono and the Edge on NBC news last night saying the show was 90% ready. Still 10 % away?
― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 15 June 2011 13:26 (twelve years ago) link
"You'll applaud after every song if you're seated next to Bono!" - Bill Clinton
― da croupier, Wednesday, 15 June 2011 13:47 (twelve years ago) link
LOL michael musto
― backlash stan straw man fan (m coleman), Wednesday, 15 June 2011 14:32 (twelve years ago) link
The tonal shifts are uncomfortable, but what's worse is the fact that most of the times someone opens their mouth to sing, you want to reach for the Raid can. Bono has moaned that Julie Taymor was too close to the material to accept criticism, which is what I've said all along, but his and the Edge's score is not exactly inspired, so should he be the one to complain? Maybe they should have called Elton John for lessons on how to write pop-rock music for the theater—or perhaps just trotted out their old hits and set the show on "New Year's Day."
― backlash stan straw man fan (m coleman), Wednesday, 15 June 2011 14:33 (twelve years ago) link
you end up humming the scenery
Is that even legal.
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 15 June 2011 14:36 (twelve years ago) link
But I feel they should retool this show one more time and use music by Adam and the Ants.
I WOULD SEE THIS.
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 15 June 2011 14:37 (twelve years ago) link
"Broadway extrava-gorgonzola"
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 15 June 2011 14:42 (twelve years ago) link
http://twitter.com/jacksonlewislee/status/80743577969377280
― da croupier, Wednesday, 15 June 2011 14:43 (twelve years ago) link
He hasn't posted since. Crushing.
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 15 June 2011 14:44 (twelve years ago) link
http://fastcache.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/7/2011/06/xlarge_0615_spidermannew_01.jpg
More Maleficient than Green Goblin, I'd think.
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 15 June 2011 18:16 (twelve years ago) link
holy shit i just realized that guy in the far right is supposed to be J.Jonah Jameson and not some Dick Tracy mobster
― da croupier, Wednesday, 15 June 2011 18:20 (twelve years ago) link
if those are Spidey's natural thighs I am envious of MJ (they're a couple now apparently)
― already president FYI (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 15 June 2011 18:21 (twelve years ago) link
Best Song Title From SPIDER-MAN: TURN OFF THE DARK
― da croupier, Wednesday, 15 June 2011 18:27 (twelve years ago) link
xpost A couple of what, ha ha.
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 15 June 2011 18:28 (twelve years ago) link
So has this closed yet?
Also, if you didn't hate Bono enough:
http://gawker.com/5817275/glenn-becks-final-broadcast-he-left-because-of-spider+man-and-bono
― Ned Raggett, Friday, 1 July 2011 01:38 (twelve years ago) link
Oh boy, a video!
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/culturemonster/2011/07/spider-man-star-reeve-carney-in-new-video-with-bono-the-edge.html
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 28 July 2011 20:05 (twelve years ago) link
Reeve Carney sounds like a Spiderman villain name.
― online pinata store (Nicole), Thursday, 28 July 2011 20:58 (twelve years ago) link
Skeeve Carney would be too perfect.
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 28 July 2011 21:10 (twelve years ago) link
btw over the theater doors is this quote;
"What an amazing night on Broadway!"-President Bill Clinton
― Dr Morbois de Bologne (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 25 October 2011 18:39 (twelve years ago) link
Is this thing still going?
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 25 October 2011 18:40 (twelve years ago) link
I was going to post more or less the same thing. I totally forgot about it.
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 25 October 2011 18:42 (twelve years ago) link
On the plus side, that means no one else has been hurt.
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 25 October 2011 18:43 (twelve years ago) link
Yet.
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 25 October 2011 18:43 (twelve years ago) link
That's because they've switched to an all-Nerf cast.
― Tarfumes The Escape Goat, Tuesday, 25 October 2011 18:53 (twelve years ago) link
Took in $1.5 M last week, 3rd to The Lion King and Wicked.
http://broadwayworld.com/grosses.cfm
― Dr Morbois de Bologne (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 25 October 2011 19:03 (twelve years ago) link
sad that a stupid show like Wicked continues to rake in the green
― Neanderthal, Tuesday, 25 October 2011 22:40 (twelve years ago) link
si sad. Met the drummer once, lives in my neighborhood, seemed like a pretty nice guy
― An Outcast From Time's Feast (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 27 October 2011 02:42 (twelve years ago) link
i thought this bump was going to be about south park. i didn't know there was a spiderman musical until 10 minutes ago.
― billstevejim, Thursday, 27 October 2011 03:39 (twelve years ago) link
But of course.
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 8 November 2011 23:50 (twelve years ago) link
just set a single-week Broadway record for gro$$es and asses in seats.
http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-01-04/-spider-man-sets-broadway-record-with-2-9-million-box-office.html
― Dr Morbois de Bologne (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 4 January 2012 13:01 (twelve years ago) link
Its success feels similar to that of "Avatar," just this sort of gormless achievement. It's like citing the longevity of Twinkies or whatever. At a certain point you just have to throw up your hands and sigh.
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 4 January 2012 15:05 (twelve years ago) link
pretty sure that's the end of act 2
― walking liquidity crisis (forksclovetofu), Thursday, 5 January 2012 05:58 (twelve years ago) link
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man i hate to be prick but this is the kind of glib nonsense that us real people hate you city folk for.
― latebloomer, Thursday, 5 January 2012 08:08 (twelve years ago) link
spiderman fucking means something to these people. yet you mock them for it.
― latebloomer, Thursday, 5 January 2012 08:11 (twelve years ago) link
just GTFO with your godless twinkie talk and say something meaningful
― latebloomer, Thursday, 5 January 2012 08:12 (twelve years ago) link
latebloomer, are you ... Spider-Man?
― Josh in Chicago, Thursday, 5 January 2012 13:42 (twelve years ago) link
Or Glenn Beck?
― Josh in Chicago, Thursday, 5 January 2012 13:43 (twelve years ago) link
*tears up*
― latebloomer, Friday, 6 January 2012 01:14 (twelve years ago) link
mmmmm, twinkies
― curmudgeon, Friday, 6 January 2012 15:53 (twelve years ago) link
"Taymor refused to develop a musical that followed the original, family-friendly Spider-Man story, which was depicted in the Marvel comic books and the hugely successful motion picture trilogy based on them. Instead, Taymor, who admits that she was not a fan of the Spider-Man story prior to her involvement with the musical, insisted on developing a dark, disjointed and hallucinogenic musical involving suicide, sex and death."
http://www.nme.com/news/u2/61500
― piscesx, Wednesday, 18 January 2012 16:41 (twelve years ago) link
And dangerous falls and stunts.
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 18 January 2012 16:45 (twelve years ago) link
i'm as amazed that they wanted a musical based on 'the hugely succesful motion picture trilogy' of Spiderman as i am by the fact that the director wasn't a Spiderman fan. to say nothing of her only being fired after the previews, if the entire story she was telling wasn't what they wanted!
― piscesx, Wednesday, 18 January 2012 16:46 (twelve years ago) link
TWO Tony nominations!
― World Congress of Itch (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 1 May 2012 13:49 (eleven years ago) link
:/
― Respectfully, Tyrese Gibson (Nicole), Tuesday, 1 May 2012 14:06 (eleven years ago) link
is that a lot? not being sarky. i'm assuming it's surprising they got any?
― piscesx, Tuesday, 1 May 2012 14:36 (eleven years ago) link
yeah two technical noms - that's like Alice In Wonderland getting Best Visual Effects at the Oscars
― da croupier, Tuesday, 1 May 2012 14:39 (eleven years ago) link
"Best Scenic Design Of A Musical" and "Best Costume Design Of A Musical" - hey, two of the parts Julie Taymor is suing over
― da croupier, Tuesday, 1 May 2012 14:43 (eleven years ago) link
are the TONYs about as respected as the Oscars or way less or more respected? you know how say the Oscars are considered to get it wrong a lot of the time etc?
― piscesx, Tuesday, 1 May 2012 14:45 (eleven years ago) link
the TONYs cover a far, far smaller realm of potential nominees than any of the other big awards. Instead of an entire medium, it covers a multi-block radius, so getting it "wrong" in the nomination pool is tough.
― da croupier, Tuesday, 1 May 2012 14:50 (eleven years ago) link
ha, it's up against "Once," "Ghost" and "Newsies" for Scenic
― da croupier, Tuesday, 1 May 2012 14:51 (eleven years ago) link
Would like to see a version of "Once" with a superhero busker.
― caro's johnson (Eazy), Tuesday, 1 May 2012 14:52 (eleven years ago) link
considering Once has rave reviews and the other three noms for "costume" (Follies, Porgy & Bess, that Matthew Broderick Gershwin thing) all have more than a shred of appreciation, it seems unlikely anyone from Spidey will be approaching the stage - or more likely having their name said in a scroll of "other awards given".
― da croupier, Tuesday, 1 May 2012 14:53 (eleven years ago) link
this was actually a massive snub; not getting a nom for best musical especially when Leap of Faith got one is a major fuck you to the whole produciton
― "in this super-sexy postracial age" (forksclovetofu), Tuesday, 1 May 2012 15:32 (eleven years ago) link
it seems unlikely anyone from Spidey will be approaching the stage - or more likely having their name said in a scroll of "other awards given"
But Andrew Garfield is nominated for best supporting actor in a drama, so the movie Spidey winning an award is a possibility.
― Respectfully, Tyrese Gibson (Nicole), Tuesday, 1 May 2012 15:37 (eleven years ago) link
considering how well the musical is doing, it's pretty possible they'll find a way to shoehorn a spot for spidey in the festivities since the tonys are still a big national ad for Broadway. Or maybe they'll just show a lot of ads.
― da croupier, Tuesday, 1 May 2012 17:14 (eleven years ago) link
considering the recent spurt of musicals based on ridiculous early '90s movies, i'm shocked they haven't announced an adaptation of Swing Kids yet.
― da croupier, Tuesday, 1 May 2012 17:24 (eleven years ago) link
i predict a "Swingers" musical within the decade
― "in this super-sexy postracial age" (forksclovetofu), Tuesday, 1 May 2012 17:34 (eleven years ago) link
Add on Velvet Goldmine and there could be a whole Christian Bale based musical genre.
― Respectfully, Tyrese Gibson (Nicole), Tuesday, 1 May 2012 18:42 (eleven years ago) link
is there an American Psycho musical yet
― I'M THAT POSTA, AAAAAAAAAH (DJP), Tuesday, 1 May 2012 20:39 (eleven years ago) link
That would be so fun! There definitely should be.
― Respectfully, Tyrese Gibson (Nicole), Tuesday, 1 May 2012 20:40 (eleven years ago) link
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/culturenews/9221030/American-Psycho-the-musical.html
― Number None, Tuesday, 1 May 2012 20:44 (eleven years ago) link
"Do you like Phil Collins?His songs are the shit.Ensemble playing's great.Sussidio, a favorite hit!"
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 1 May 2012 20:44 (eleven years ago) link
Duncan described the musical as "The American Psycho score is, so far, completely electronic. Prophet 5, Moog, various drum machines. Imagine Depeche Mode as the pit band!" on his Twitter feed.
it's good to know the composer for the American Psycho musical has no fucking clue about the source material
― I'M THAT POSTA, AAAAAAAAAH (DJP), Tuesday, 1 May 2012 20:45 (eleven years ago) link
Yes, that gives me a sad. They should have got Phil Collins.
― Respectfully, Tyrese Gibson (Nicole), Tuesday, 1 May 2012 20:53 (eleven years ago) link
tbh I think Duncan Sheik is incapable of giving anything but a sad
― I'M THAT POSTA, AAAAAAAAAH (DJP), Tuesday, 1 May 2012 21:03 (eleven years ago) link
C#I have run G# I have crawled G#I have scaled these city walls F#These city walls C#Only to be with you
― Emperor Cos Dashit (Adam Bruneau), Tuesday, 28 August 2012 03:09 (eleven years ago) link
40 blocks further uptown on Thanksgiving Eve, title becomes Spider-Man, You Don't Have to Put On the Red Light
http://towleroad.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341c730253ef017c33de81b4970b-pi
― saltwater incursion (Dr Morbius), Saturday, 24 November 2012 06:23 (eleven years ago) link
The $75 million Broadway musical “Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark,” the most expensive theatrical production in history, will close in early January after months of declining ticket sales, one of the lead producers said on Monday night. A somewhat revamped version of the show is being planned for Las Vegas in 2015, according to the producer, Jeremiah J. Harris.
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 19 November 2013 16:01 (ten years ago) link
Link: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/19/nyregion/spider-man-to-shut-on-broadway.html
Incredible:
The new Australian musical “King Kong” has been considering a move to the Foxwoods after “Spider-Man” closes, but no official plans are in place. The Foxwoods is expected to undergo some renovations before its next tenant moves in.
!?!??!
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 19 November 2013 16:03 (ten years ago) link
A great bit:
Like many producers on struggling shows, Mr. Cohl made attempts through the summer and fall to recruit star names in hopes of reviving ticket sales — in the case of “Spider-Man,” talking to the rock musicians Alice Cooper and Gene Simmons about playing the villainous Green Goblin. “We got fairly far along with Gene, but there just wasn’t time to get him into the show quickly enough to make a difference,” said Mr. Cohl, who knew both musicians from his years as a rock concert promoter.
“We got fairly far along with Gene, but there just wasn’t time to get him into the show quickly enough to make a difference,” said Mr. Cohl, who knew both musicians from his years as a rock concert promoter.
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 20 November 2013 20:25 (ten years ago) link
longest-running $60 million flop ever
― eclectic husbandry (Dr Morbius), Friday, 22 November 2013 03:30 (ten years ago) link
(that is 60 in the red)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9zzHnRYxtc
― the objections to Drake from non-REAL HIPHOP people (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 22 November 2013 03:38 (ten years ago) link
getaway stayaway
― "Turkey In The Straw" coming from someplace in the clouds (Sparkle Motion), Friday, 22 November 2013 06:51 (ten years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jt52nJWik4A
― Οὖτις, Thursday, 11 February 2016 21:32 (eight years ago) link
We saw one of the Julie Taymor previews. The crowd was giddy, the show was crazy and carnival-like. A+
― dinnerboat, Thursday, 11 February 2016 22:10 (eight years ago) link
can we get an Ant-Man musical now
― Jordan Pickford LOLverdrive (Neanderthal), Monday, 4 November 2019 22:53 (four years ago) link
keep Reed on, make it a crossover with Down With Love
― now let's play big lunch take little lunch (sic), Monday, 4 November 2019 23:04 (four years ago) link
Up with Ant-man?
― Josh in Chicago, Monday, 4 November 2019 23:30 (four years ago) link
Up With Giant-Man
― now let's play big lunch take little lunch (sic), Tuesday, 5 November 2019 00:20 (four years ago) link
i miss when this was all that was going on in the world
― Feta Van Cheese (Neanderthal), Monday, 17 May 2021 15:49 (two years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UCBjJwjgTgW
― Josh in Chicago, Monday, 17 May 2021 15:54 (two years ago) link
Crap. This gets you there:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PkLi5F0G0Hw
― Josh in Chicago, Monday, 17 May 2021 15:55 (two years ago) link
https://aux.avclub.com/how-youtube-is-keeping-the-memory-of-spider-man-turn-o-1846832894
― Josh in Chicago, Monday, 17 May 2021 15:56 (two years ago) link
I still can't believe that this happened
― 80's hair metal , and good praise music ! (DJP), Monday, 17 May 2021 15:57 (two years ago) link
guess we'll never get follow-up musical Hulk Hop Hooray
― Feta Van Cheese (Neanderthal), Monday, 17 May 2021 15:59 (two years ago) link
I mean, I do and I don't want to get lost in that Archive, but shit like this is like Batman & Robin: The Movie, The Musical:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IK46JScH2XI
― Josh in Chicago, Monday, 17 May 2021 16:01 (two years ago) link
god bless those archivists
― Feta Van Cheese (Neanderthal), Monday, 17 May 2021 16:02 (two years ago) link
i'm sure once his harness failed, he became Brown Goblin
Goblin doing stand-up, then transitioning into a dance-pop tune. never knew I wanted this in my life. well because I didn't. but watch I do
― Feta Van Cheese (Neanderthal), Monday, 17 May 2021 16:05 (two years ago) link
On November 19, 2013, producers announced that the show would close on January 4, 2014, citing falling ticket sales[26] and no longer being able to get injury insurance for the production as reasons for closure.[27]
lmao
― Feta Van Cheese (Neanderthal), Monday, 17 May 2021 16:07 (two years ago) link
It's mentioned once upthread but the Lord of the Rings musical just missed out a bit on this kind of archival coverage -- a couple of years earlier in social media existence and more importantly never did play Broadway, only Toronto and the West End. We had a blast on our podcast talking about it and I think our show notes actually pull together the most documentation about it all around:
https://www.megaphonic.fm/bythebywater/16
But yeah, nothing will top this and I'm with Neanderthal's post for the revive. Admittedly I was having a total blast on this thread.
― Ned Raggett, Monday, 17 May 2021 16:16 (two years ago) link
This is some straight up “Zoo Animals On Wheels” horror.
― SQUIRREL MEAT!! (Capitaine Jay Vee), Monday, 17 May 2021 16:56 (two years ago) link
i regret not seeing that LotR musical in toronto but i figured it would play for more than a few months, ha
there's a 10-min video on that spider man youtube channel just called "all recorded accidents", not sure if i have the nerve to watch it
― nobody like my rap (One Eye Open), Monday, 17 May 2021 16:58 (two years ago) link
The archive might as well just be called "all recorded accidents."
― Josh in Chicago, Monday, 17 May 2021 17:55 (two years ago) link
They chose that song when they went on Letterman (watch the ending if nothing else)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5RgR0-EWuNY
Which inspired this Comedy Bang Bang sketchhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZOcPFoT6T8
― wasdnuos (abanana), Monday, 17 May 2021 23:33 (two years ago) link
cant believe they couldnt sneak Grinder Girl onstage in that Letterman clip
― nobody like my rap (One Eye Open), Tuesday, 18 May 2021 00:29 (two years ago) link
lol i used to work next door to this but watching that "bouncing off the walls" video is the first time i've ever heard any of the music.sounds like what i thought it would sound like
― Draymond is "Mr Dumpy" (forksclovetofu), Tuesday, 18 May 2021 03:22 (two years ago) link
What
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-02-03/george-santos-produced-broadway-s-spider-man-musical-at-least-he-claims-he-did
Add Broadway producer to the long list of George Santos’s fabrications.While running for Congress in 2021, Santos told some potential donors he was a producer on the musical Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark, according to people familiar with the discussions. That show, which ran from 2011 to 2014, was an ill-fated production that lost tens of millions of dollars and suffered from technical mishaps and actor injuries.
While running for Congress in 2021, Santos told some potential donors he was a producer on the musical Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark, according to people familiar with the discussions. That show, which ran from 2011 to 2014, was an ill-fated production that lost tens of millions of dollars and suffered from technical mishaps and actor injuries.
― Ned Raggett, Saturday, 4 February 2023 00:08 (one year ago) link
Here’s a guy who thought he knew how to fix the one problem with the scam in The Producers: you gotta raise money on the production *after* it fails
― omar little, Saturday, 4 February 2023 00:25 (one year ago) link