#1
Posted: 1/13/11 at 8:02pm
SPIDER-MAN Delays Opening Night AGAIN - March 15
#3
Posted: 1/13/11 at 8:05pm
Oh.
My.
Goodness.
My.
Goodness.
If we're not having fun, then why are we doing it?
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#4
Posted: 1/13/11 at 8:06pm
What an unpredictable development!
#5
Posted: 1/13/11 at 8:08pm
This is getting ridiculous now.....
#7
Posted: 1/13/11 at 8:10pm
I really hope Brantley and Reidel breach protocol on this. It's gotten really reprehensible. They can't hide out for this long without comment. It's not fair to audiences.
"Are you sorry for civilization? I am sorry for it too." ~Coast of Utopia: Shipwreck
#8
Posted: 1/13/11 at 8:11pm
Almost 4 months of audiences seeing an unfinished product? Even if they did an out-of-town, it wouldn't have run for 4 months. This is ludicrous.
"Art, in itself, is an attempt to bring order out of chaos."-Stephen Sondheim
#10
Posted: 1/13/11 at 8:13pm
Yeah, but how many people are asking for a refund? Not many.
I mean, I hope the show eventually opens. At this rate it could just "preview" for a year.
I mean, I hope the show eventually opens. At this rate it could just "preview" for a year.
#11
Posted: 1/13/11 at 8:16pm
Dang, I had the 8th in the office pool.
"If this is going to be a Christian nation that doesn't help the poor, either we have to pretend that Jesus was just as selfish as we are, or we've got to acknowledge that He commanded us to love the poor and serve the needy without condition and then admit that we just don't want to do it." -Stephen Colbert
#12
Posted: 1/13/11 at 8:18pm
This show better be pretty damn spectacular when/if it ever opens. I am loosing faith in this show.
"There’s nothing quite like the power and the passion of Broadway music. "
#13
Posted: 1/13/11 at 8:20pm
The endless drama surrounding this production is way more entertaining than the show itself.
"You just can't win. Ever. Look at the bright side, at least you are not stuck in First Wives Club: The Musical. That would really suck. "
--Sueleen Gay
#14
Posted: 1/13/11 at 8:23pm
I'm arriving in NYC on the 15th of March. That date also has special significance in ancient history: "Beware the Ides of March."
The Ides of March (Latin: Idus Martii) is the name of 15 March in the Roman calendar, probably referring to the day of the full moon. The term ides was used for the 15th day of the months of March, May, July, and October, and the 13th day of the other months.[1] The Ides of March was a festive day dedicated to the god Mars and a military parade was usually held. In modern times, the term Ides of March is best known as the date that Julius Caesar was killed in 44 B.C. Julius Caesar was stabbed (23 times) to death in the Roman Senate led by Marcus Junius Brutus, Gaius Cassius Longinus and 60 other co-conspirators.
On his way to the Theatre of Pompey (where he would be assassinated), Caesar saw a seer who had foretold that harm would come to him not later than the Ides of March. Caesar joked, "Well, the Ides of March have come", to which the seer replied "Ay, they have come, but they are not gone."[2] This meeting is famously dramatized in William Shakespeare's play Julius Caesar, when Caesar is warned to "beware the Ides of March".[3][4] (Wikipedia)
from RC in Austin, Texas
The Ides of March (Latin: Idus Martii) is the name of 15 March in the Roman calendar, probably referring to the day of the full moon. The term ides was used for the 15th day of the months of March, May, July, and October, and the 13th day of the other months.[1] The Ides of March was a festive day dedicated to the god Mars and a military parade was usually held. In modern times, the term Ides of March is best known as the date that Julius Caesar was killed in 44 B.C. Julius Caesar was stabbed (23 times) to death in the Roman Senate led by Marcus Junius Brutus, Gaius Cassius Longinus and 60 other co-conspirators.
On his way to the Theatre of Pompey (where he would be assassinated), Caesar saw a seer who had foretold that harm would come to him not later than the Ides of March. Caesar joked, "Well, the Ides of March have come", to which the seer replied "Ay, they have come, but they are not gone."[2] This meeting is famously dramatized in William Shakespeare's play Julius Caesar, when Caesar is warned to "beware the Ides of March".[3][4] (Wikipedia)
from RC in Austin, Texas
"Noel [Coward] and I were in Paris once. Adjoining rooms, of course. One night, I felt mischievous, so I knocked on Noel's door, and he asked, 'Who is it?' I lowered my voice and said 'Hotel detective. Have you got a gentleman in your room?' He answered, 'Just a minute, I'll ask him.'" (Beatrice Lillie)
#15
Posted: 1/13/11 at 8:25pm
Thanks for all that info, Ramone. You made me forget that I taught JULIUS CAESAR every year for the 36 years of my career.
"Long live God!" (GODSPELL)
#16
Posted: 1/13/11 at 8:27pm
I think it's brilliant...
Anybody who purchased a ticket to Spider-man and didn't know they were seeing a preview was brain dead. And, for those who bought their tickets planning on seeing a "frozen" performance, they are being offered a refund or exchange.
Just imagine, a producer and production that has found the resources to truly allow a team of artists to create their process.
I haven't seen the show, but I've read all the reviews and it seems that visually the show is stunning. There has been some disappointment towards the aerial, but mostly it's raves.
The safety issue has been addressed. Get over the "close this show before someone dies" bull****. It's not going to happen.
It's the music and mostly the book that's being trashed. Bono and The Edge are back, they've added to their team an important collaborator. I'm expecting to read about cuts and new songs any day now.
The book... I think the issue has more to do with the structure of the script and how the tech dictates where, when and for how long a scene is needed between set changes and effects. With these limitations it may be very hard to make the radical changes that people seem to believe are necessary. And, I don't think they're getting rid of Arachne, so let's see how they simplify the story and make the second act more engaging.
The one think that confuses me, why we haven't heard rumors of a lyricist being brought in to help out.
I'm routing for Spider-man. I think it's going to be brilliant when it finally opens.
Anybody who purchased a ticket to Spider-man and didn't know they were seeing a preview was brain dead. And, for those who bought their tickets planning on seeing a "frozen" performance, they are being offered a refund or exchange.
Just imagine, a producer and production that has found the resources to truly allow a team of artists to create their process.
I haven't seen the show, but I've read all the reviews and it seems that visually the show is stunning. There has been some disappointment towards the aerial, but mostly it's raves.
The safety issue has been addressed. Get over the "close this show before someone dies" bull****. It's not going to happen.
It's the music and mostly the book that's being trashed. Bono and The Edge are back, they've added to their team an important collaborator. I'm expecting to read about cuts and new songs any day now.
The book... I think the issue has more to do with the structure of the script and how the tech dictates where, when and for how long a scene is needed between set changes and effects. With these limitations it may be very hard to make the radical changes that people seem to believe are necessary. And, I don't think they're getting rid of Arachne, so let's see how they simplify the story and make the second act more engaging.
The one think that confuses me, why we haven't heard rumors of a lyricist being brought in to help out.
I'm routing for Spider-man. I think it's going to be brilliant when it finally opens.
Updated On: 1/13/11 at 08:27 PM
#17
Posted: 1/13/11 at 8:27pm
My prediction is the next postpone date is April 1st:P
#18
Posted: 1/13/11 at 8:27pm
It is one of the worst scores in Broadway history and Bono and the Edge have the audacity to say that "it's almost there????? I am old but not stupid. The score is witless, tuneless, aimless and derivative. To say it lacks any coherance is being kind. there is no attempt at furthering the plot or revealing much about the characters. It's just some middle-aged middle of the road rock songs that a garage band might have written. People are pathetic if they embrace this score- aging hipsters and wannabe's might argue but those who have been around a wile know from dreck. This makes American Idiot look like Sondheim. This is the Problem people NOT the stupid plot- it's a MUSICAL without good music!!!
#19
Posted: 1/13/11 at 8:27pm
The producers promise it's the LAST EXTENTION!1!!one!11!!
Who wants to bet the show opens the last day of Tony eligibility?
Who wants to bet the show opens the last day of Tony eligibility?
#20
Posted: 1/13/11 at 8:28pm
I think the problem is the plot...
"There’s nothing quite like the power and the passion of Broadway music. "
#21
Posted: 1/13/11 at 8:31pm
A musical Spiderman? What a great idea
Any advance word on it Wow Wow Wow
Any advance word on it Wow Wow Wow
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#22
Posted: 1/13/11 at 8:32pm
I heard they've called in Glenn Beck as a show doctor to work on the book for them. He's going to make the conservative message that's apparently in the show more clear.
#23
Posted: 1/13/11 at 8:34pm
I am going to get so much crap over this from my students. I defended this show twice already over the extensions. I can't do it again. I hope the early reviews kill it so the actors can save face.
#24
Posted: 1/13/11 at 8:35pm
All right this is getting too ridiculous! If this show can't be done right, then maybe they should give up.
#25
Posted: 1/13/11 at 8:35pm
Is this the longest preview period ever?
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