No Flying at Spider-Man Tonight!

[KirbyCat]

Posted: 7/1/11 at 12:30am

According to this person's tweets:

montauksunset Karin Gehm Barrett
Due to some tech issues some flying sequences have been removed tonight at Spidey. So far I noticed some in act one. I hope that's it
3 hours ago

montauksunset Karin Gehm Barrett
When they announced this at top of show they said they are offering comp tix within the next 14 days
3 hours ago

montauksunset Karin Gehm Barrett
@
@panic13B the only flying over the audience was green goblin fight scene but alone, no spidey to fight with. No spideys flew over audience

montauksunset Karin Gehm Barrett
@
@BroadwaySpotted yes I was at the show. Only flying over audience was Green Goblin in the fight scene but no Spidey to fight with not normal

montauksunset Karin Gehm Barrett
@
@BabyDoll83x he didn't even come down from ceiling to close show. Carried jen out and then walked out
27 minutes ago
http://twitter.com/#!/montauksunset

This isn't good!

[FindingNamo]

Posted: 7/1/11 at 12:36am

What is the sound of one character fighting?

[CapnHook]

Posted: 7/1/11 at 12:40am

Answer: Julie Taymor laughing.

[LizzieCurry]

Posted: 7/1/11 at 12:40am

When will people learn how to directly link to tweets?

[seamlessicon]

Posted: 7/1/11 at 1:24am

Only comp tickets were offered?

[dramamama611]

Posted: 7/1/11 at 1:29am

Oh, my. Was not expecting to hear this.

I'm sure that if anyone raised a stink a refund would be handed out. They certainly aren't going to offer it...there wouldn't be a single person that wouldn't take it.

[LegallyBroadway2]

Posted: 7/1/11 at 1:39am

Awkward. But it seems like they would have only removed it if it were extremely necessary. And only one system was down, spidey's flying rig. I wonder what was wrong with it. . .

but, people can't be too upset. Its like at wicked if the witch didn't defy gravity or something like that. They still got to see the show!

Posted: 7/1/11 at 1:43am

Right or you know, if Company cut Being Alive and just ended with the scene before it. They still see the show! Quit whining.

[dramamama611]

Posted: 7/1/11 at 1:50am

No, they only got to see PART of the show. Patrons have every right to be upset.

[LegallyBroadway2]

Posted: 7/1/11 at 2:02am

they shouldn't be *too* upset for missing, what, five minutes of the show. Although it is the selling point of the show, they can always use comps or refunds to revisit it. But what is onstage is often more thrilling. I would be really sad, but I wouldn't huff about it. Its live theatre. And they get something in return for part of the show missing.

I wonder if they ran through the lighting cues that pass through the flying space.

[Jay Lerner-Z]

Posted: 7/1/11 at 2:19am

How do you link to tweets, LizzieCurry?

[devonian.t]

Posted: 7/1/11 at 2:37am

If you have a story which is entirely about a boy's new-found ability to fly, it's pretty essential that he flies!

It's not really comparable to the chandelier not falling or the lift not working in Wicked. In those cases it is one moment, one exciting incident in the plot. If spiderman doesn't fly, it's more like someone coming onstage to announce, "Elpheba won't be singing at this performance"!

And maybe audience members don't want to have to come back, incurring extra expense.

Posted: 7/1/11 at 2:43am

Oh dear, I thought Legally Broadway was being sarcastic and I played along. I'm not a huge Wicked fan, but I'd be mad if the most famous song, even to many non musical people, was cut.

As for the flying--it's been not only the only really well (mostly) reviewed aspect of the show, but it's main selling ticket for a very long time. I'd be mad.

[dramamama611]

Posted: 7/1/11 at 7:36am

LOL...Ericc I had taken YOUR response as snark! Therefore, it fit perfectly.

I paid for a beach house for a week....but when I got there they forced me out after 4 days -- but I was still there! Ridiculous that they shouldn't be "too upset".

MOST people cannot just "come back" and see it again. For many, going to NYC or even seeing a show on B'way is a once in a lifetime event. What about explaining that to the many KIDS in the audience? This is the pinnacle OF this show. THIS is what the big deal is. For MANY, this is the one thing that keeps the show from sucking.

[LizzieCurry]

Posted: 7/1/11 at 9:31am

To link directly to a tweet, right-click or control-click on the time stamp and select the option to copy the URL or open the link in a new window.

Also: http://twitter.com/#!/brubendall/status/86597017979195393

Updated On: 7/1/11 at 09:31 AM

[uncageg]

Posted: 7/1/11 at 10:10am

"Answer: Julie Taymor laughing."

Too funny.

[scott68]

Posted: 7/1/11 at 11:22am

I had a friend there, and apparently they announced before the show that anyone who wanted to leave would be granted a refund, and anyone who stayed and was dissatisfied would be given free tickets to an upcoming show. Don't think many people got up and left, though.

[JMPlayer6]

Posted: 7/1/11 at 11:59am

LegallyBroadway2, dismissing the lack of aerials in the show as no-big-deal is 100% wrong. Really now!

[SNAFU]

Posted: 7/1/11 at 12:03pm

It would be like going to see the Zazillion Bubble show and not having any bubbles!

[LegallyBroadway2]

Posted: 7/1/11 at 12:55pm

waaaa waaaaaaaa waaaaa waaa! waaa! cryyyy me a river.

[SNAFU]

Posted: 7/1/11 at 1:11pm

Considering the aerial flights are touted as the High Lights of a rather mediocre show, I am sure there were many in the audience that were not pleased! I know if I had planned a summer trip into the city with my family for a couple days with Spiderman being the apex of our trip, I would be more then just a little pissed off!

[crewdude]

Posted: 7/1/11 at 1:34pm

"..., they can always use comps or refunds to revisit it."

You make a huge assumption that everyone in the audience is a local. Spidey is a huge tourist crowd. People that scheduled time to see it. Spent money on specific dates for airlines, hotels, ground transport, etc etc etc Most people can't uproot their entire schedules and plan another trip to NYC in the next 14 days. Of course people stay and see a show that is less than what they paid for not everyone can just "revisit" a show that they planned and budgeted time and money to see.

[LegallyBroadway2]

Posted: 7/1/11 at 1:45pm

thats depressing.

they should have said f*ck the computer! go on with the stunts! Updated On: 7/1/11 at 01:45 PM

[LegallyBroadway2]

Posted: 7/1/11 at 1:50pm

I attended a showing of Shrek to see sutton. It was my second time, the first time sutton was out. I went just for the night to see her! and she was out. On top of that, one of the mics for the dragon's vocals was out. we missed half the song!! AND!!! at act two like three of the actors left the show. There was awkward doubling and missing spots. THEY DIDN'T OFFER REFUNDSSSSSSSSS OMGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG HOWWWWWW DAAAAAARRRRREEEEE THEYYYYYYYYY OMGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG

[SNAFU]

Posted: 7/1/11 at 1:56pm

Boy you really are an a$s!