spiderman the musical
A reading of the new musical Spider-Man will take place in New York City July 12 and 13, Playbill.com has learned. [1]
Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark is a fresh look at the story of one of the most recognizable superheroes of all time. [2]
For Sony, this is the ideal time to announce that it has found a new actor to star in its lucrative “Spider-Man” movie franchise. [3]
After months of financial woes and casting changes, rehearsals for Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark, the Broadway musical featuring songs by U2’s Bono and the Edge, will finally begin on August 18th, a spokesperson for the musical told the New York Times. [4]
Spider-Man was actually a decent movie. [5]
U2’s Bono and the Edge introduced the first song from their Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark Broadway musical, “Boy Falls From the Sky,” on Good Morning America today. [6]
SAN DIEGO— Lawyers on a Friday afternoon panel at Comic-Con were supposed to be talking about the legal challenges of social media and the battles over copyright, notably a case that involves the Walt Disney Company’s Marvel Entertainment and the heirs to the comic book artist Jack Kirby (Spider-Man among many others). [...] On Friday, Marvel Comics, the publishing home of heroes like Spider-Man and the X-Men, said it was introducing a free application for the iPad that will give readers access to a digital library of more than 500 comics from its 70-year history. [3]
I’m not all that informed about current theater, but it seems like so many musicals are just based off of movies. [5]
Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark is a rock musical with music and lyrics by Bono and The Edge and a book by Julie Taymor and Glen Berger. [7]
Marvel has announced that Ultimate Spider-Man is coming to Disney XD in the fall of 2011. [8]
The long delays hindering the anticipated Broadway musical “Spider-Man, Turn Off the Dark ” has claimed another casualty: The actress Evan Rachel Wood, who was set to play Mary Jane Watson in the show, has dropped out because of a scheduling conflict, according to a statement from the “Spider-Man” producers. [3]
It could be great or at least great fun and anything promoting comics has to be a good thing, all press is good press and unfortunatly not all theater works but some of the greats come from wierd places so lets just hope for the best. [5]
As Rolling Stone previously reported, both of the musical’s marquee names, actress Evan Rachel Wood and Broadway vet Alan Cumming (Mary Jane Watson and the Green Goblin) left the show when “cash flow problems” pushed Turn Off the Dark off schedule; its preview run was originally scheduled to start in February 2010. [4]
After being delayed multiple times, the musical began previews on November 28, 2010 at the Foxwoods Theatre on Broadway, with the official opening night scheduled for January 11, 2011. [7]
Sources:
[1] Spider-Man Musical to Take Gotham in Upcoming Reading …
[2] Spiderman Tickets | Spiderman Broadway Musical Tickets at …
[3] SPIDER-MAN - ArtsBeat Blog - NYTimes.com
[4] U2’s Spider-Man Musical Gets Back on Track | Rolling Stone Music
[5] Spider-Man the Musical!
[6] Bono and the Edge Reveal New ‘Spider-Man‘ Song | Rolling …
[7] Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
[8] Spider-Man in other media - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia