SPIDER MAN What the hell?

The producers of Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark needs to tell people what the hell is going on. They're selling tickets & for those of us who have tickets but hear it's not happening and are coming from across the country need to make plans and buy other tickets if it's not happening. This is truly annoying!

What are you talking about? It's starting previews in 6 weeks at the Hilton. I mean, the posters out front don't lie!

Along with Pee Genie's account of how he survived NINE.

Regardless... I officially hate the producers of SPIDER MAN. They're such @ssholes for doing this.

We know it isn't happening until the April or May, at the earliest. Where is the announcement?

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I wanted to also add that I believe that it would be one thing if they were still selling tickets after releasing a statement saying that the show was canceled or postponed. However the show being postponed was never in the form of an official announcement from the producers, rather a rumor printed in an article in the Post by He Who Must Not Be Named.

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My point is they're pissing people off by not saying what is happening either way so we can make plans.

I saw a listing that said "Opening Fall 2010"...so who knows. I think what the producers are doing is awful-holding all that money. They are still promoting ticket sales too. I saw an ad on E! the other night for ticket sales for the holidays.

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Diving into her vault of money like Scrooge McDuck.

If it's true the actors have been let go sounds like a class action lawsuit waiting to happen!

I am suprised that they haven't officially changed the date OR officially stated that all is on schedule.

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To Scott Briefer's point, your assertion would be correct if indeed it was the SPIDERMAN producers who were holding on to the money.

Unfortunately, the producers do not take possession of any of the ticket sales revenue until the performance is played. Telecharge and Ticketmaster remit the money to the theatre owner and the theatre owner gets the benefit of the interest on the advance sales -- not the show. There is the occasional show that is able to negotiate a piece of that interest but those are very few and far between.

The producers of SPIDERMAN therefore have absolutely nothing gain by not authorizing a refund of monies paid for performances that clearly will not happen -- except perhaps to create an even bigger public relations debacle.

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I love how people on here keep on with the "its not happening" thing

Im so glad so many producers of this musical seem to be on here

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I am very curious about averagebwaynut's comments regarding who owns the interest to advance ticket sales, so having invested in two shows - one Broadway and one Off-Broadway - i decided to read my prospectus'. Unfortunately, I don't have easy access to the Broadway contracts as they are not here with me, but I do have access to the Off-Broadway contracts and it clearly states that revenues, include advance ticket sale interest is owned by the "company". I will still check on this further, but it makes more sense that the show's company owns the revenue and not the theater owner.

It used to be the producers investing in questionable properties for the stage who were affectionately referred to as "angels". Now it's the friggin' TICKET BUYERS!

How far we have fallen!

But, what can you do? Right, BK?

P