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 (1 year ago) Permalink
pretty sure that's the end of act 2
― walking liquidity crisis (forksclovetofu), Thursday, 5 January 2012 05:58 (1 year ago) Permalink
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, January 4, 2012 3:05 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
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 (1 year ago) Permalink
spiderman fucking means something to these people. yet you mock them for it.
― latebloomer, Thursday, 5 January 2012 08:11 (1 year ago) Permalink
just GTFO with your godless twinkie talk and say something meaningful
― latebloomer, Thursday, 5 January 2012 08:12 (1 year ago) Permalink
latebloomer, are you ... Spider-Man?
― Josh in Chicago, Thursday, 5 January 2012 13:42 (1 year ago) Permalink
Or Glenn Beck?
― Josh in Chicago, Thursday, 5 January 2012 13:43 (1 year ago) Permalink
*tears up*
― latebloomer, Friday, 6 January 2012 01:14 (1 year ago) Permalink
mmmmm, twinkies
― curmudgeon, Friday, 6 January 2012 15:53 (1 year ago) Permalink
"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 (1 year ago) Permalink
And dangerous falls and stunts.
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 18 January 2012 16:45 (1 year ago) Permalink
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 (1 year ago) Permalink
TWO Tony nominations!
― World Congress of Itch (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 1 May 2012 13:49 (1 year ago) Permalink
:/
― Respectfully, Tyrese Gibson (Nicole), Tuesday, 1 May 2012 14:06 (1 year ago) Permalink
is that a lot? not being sarky. i'm assuming it's surprising they got any?
― piscesx, Tuesday, 1 May 2012 14:36 (1 year ago) Permalink
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 (1 year ago) Permalink
"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 (1 year ago) Permalink
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 (1 year ago) Permalink
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 (1 year ago) Permalink
ha, it's up against "Once," "Ghost" and "Newsies" for Scenic
― da croupier, Tuesday, 1 May 2012 14:51 (1 year ago) Permalink
Would like to see a version of "Once" with a superhero busker.
― caro's johnson (Eazy), Tuesday, 1 May 2012 14:52 (1 year ago) Permalink
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 (1 year ago) Permalink
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 (1 year ago) Permalink
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 (1 year ago) Permalink
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 (1 year ago) Permalink
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 (1 year ago) Permalink
i predict a "Swingers" musical within the decade
― "in this super-sexy postracial age" (forksclovetofu), Tuesday, 1 May 2012 17:34 (1 year ago) Permalink
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 (1 year ago) Permalink
is there an American Psycho musical yet
― I'M THAT POSTA, AAAAAAAAAH (DJP), Tuesday, 1 May 2012 20:39 (1 year ago) Permalink
That would be so fun! There definitely should be.
― Respectfully, Tyrese Gibson (Nicole), Tuesday, 1 May 2012 20:40 (1 year ago) Permalink
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/culturenews/9221030/American-Psycho-the-musical.html
― Number None, Tuesday, 1 May 2012 20:44 (1 year ago) Permalink
"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 (1 year ago) Permalink
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 (1 year ago) Permalink
Yes, that gives me a sad. They should have got Phil Collins.
― Respectfully, Tyrese Gibson (Nicole), Tuesday, 1 May 2012 20:53 (1 year ago) Permalink
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 (1 year ago) Permalink
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 (8 months ago) Permalink
40 blocks further uptown on Thanksgiving Eve, title becomes Spider-Man, You Don't Have to Put On the Red Light
― saltwater incursion (Dr Morbius), Saturday, 24 November 2012 06:23 (5 months ago) Permalink