With more than its fair share of excitement, “Spider-Man – Turn off the dark” is a musical with plenty of its own Broadway drama. Written by U2 stars Bono and The Edge, "Spider-Man" is the most expensive musical in Broadway history. Preview performances of "Spider-Man – Turn Off The Dark" have come across heavy technological difficulties, leading many to guess the show can be a flop.
The information on ‘Spider-Man – Turn Off The Dark’
A Broadway musical depending on the “Spider-Man” movies and comic books, “Spider-Man – Turn Off The Dark” is a “rock and roll circus drama.”. Julie Taymor, as the Broadway legend, is directing the show while Bono and The Edge are composing the music. The show includes gigantic LED screens as set pieces, more than two dozen flying scenes, and a new villain. Taymor created dozens of new masks for the show as well, building on her success from “The Lion King.”
Reason for ‘Spider-Man’ delays
"Spider-Man" was intended to be ready in Jan 2010. That was when performances were set for. The death of a producer and major cost overruns, also as safety concerns, led to major delays in the opening of “Spider-Man.”. November 28 was when the first performance took place. The official opening of "Spider-Man – Turn off the Dar" will not be taking place until next year. January 11, 2011 is the official date right now. In the weeks leading up to the first preview performances, several actors and actresses were injured during the flying scenes. The preview performance had to be stopped four times. Technical issues made this happen.
The cost of producing ‘Spider-Man’
There is a constant fight for the "Spider-Man" play. You will find many things to fight too. Musicals on Broadway have a very difficult time in Jan. Most tourists have already gone home. There has already been a huge price paid on "Spider-Man." The bill is at about $65 million. The show costs a weekly performance cost too. This is about $1 million. The producers may have to get no fax payday loans in order to keep the production alive. This is only if they don't start selling seats like crazy. On Broadway, no show has been as expensive as "Spider-Man." It is now making history. However, the original “Spider-Man” movie cost $35 million more than the $65 million price tag.
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LA Times
latimesblogs.latimes.com/culturemonster/2010/11/broadways-spider-man-musical-begins-previews-on-a-shaky-note.html
Billboard
billboard.com/news/u2-s-spider-man-musical-gets-off-to-rocky-1004130953.story#/news/u2-s-spider-man-musical-gets-off-to-rocky-1004130953.story
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