Julie Taymor Steps Down

Quitter. She was in so far over her head she might as well have just gone down with the ship.

But I suppose not. Egos are massive in this business.

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Quitter? Do you honestly think this is her choice?

She may have been offered the chance to work with someone or continue consulting and decided to just leave altogether, but there's no way she'd voluntarily give up this show without a fight.

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The article did say that she was "extremely disappointed and deeply distressed about the current turn of events." Sounds like the decision wasn't up to her.

"Spider-Man" is the Charlie Sheen of the Broadway scene ... too much of train wreck for the media to ignore.

She's set for life from Lion King alone, and I have no doubt that she has a devoted circle of friends and family.

She may never direct on Broadway again, but then again, she may. Huge flops didn't stop Twyla Tharpe, Bob Merrill, Jule Styne, Martin Charnin, etc., etc., etc.

No need to pity her. Well, no more need than there is to pity Oedipus, who also caused his own downfall through carelessness and pride.

Now Charlie Sheen can take over.

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I would hope that some sane soul would decide that it just wasn't worth it and close the thing for good. Yes, it's a huge financial loss, but, hopefully, some people have learned a lesson through all of this muck and mire, And could we just return to the meat and potatoes of Broadway and forget this mess on the radar screen?

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What can win the Tony now this lock won't open in time????

Spiderman was a LOCK? Bwhahahahaha. I doubt it would have even been nominated as best new musical in its current state, let alone win.

So every other show has just as much the chance it did before this was delayed....again.

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I think it was clear I was being ironic!

Even though she did dig her own grave here, I do feel a bit sorry for her. I would not wish this type of failure on anyone. After spending years of time on a project and just seeing it fall apart cannot be easy. However, she did not do anything to fix this show these past few months when the problems were very evident.

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Which article has her saying she is deeply distressed by the turn of events?

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I feel for her too. She got a huge ego boost and tremendous reputation from her success with The Lion King, and while that's a dream come true in many ways, it can be very difficult to balance your ego with that kind of seemingly "overnight" success in this business. I think when you gain a reputation for being a visionary who takes huge risks, it cane become hard to know when to trust your own vision or listen to others' advice with the type of pressure she had on her in this show. She's only human. She made some mistakes; she's paying the price.

Though hating Julie Taymor has become as fashionable as hating Wicked was a few years ago, I sincerely believe she's an unbelievably talented woman, and hope her career recovers from this. I think she's a stunning visual artist and has an amazing sense of stage composition...from movement, to mask work, to settings and effects. She may not be the greatest person to be the prime story-teller or director, but I think she has something unique and wonderful to offer the theater, and hope she continues to do so in the future.