Spider-Man Stopped Tonite?

#1

Spider-Man Stopped Tonite?

Posted: 1/7/11 at 9:30pm

Saw a posting on Facebook that SPIDER-MAN just stopped the show because "two set pieces crashed together."

Any details?

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#2

Spider-Man Stopped Tonite?

Posted: 1/7/11 at 9:32pm

Shocker Shocker.

I don't think they've had a night without a stop yet...

#3

Spider-Man Stopped Tonite?

Posted: 1/7/11 at 9:33pm

I saw the show Tuesday night and they didn't stop at all.

#4

Spider-Man Stopped Tonite?

Posted: 1/7/11 at 9:34pm

http://twitter.com/broadwayspotted

Here's where they referenced.

I attended a performance last week where they did not stop the show. There have been plenty of "non-stop" shows.

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"The Spectacle has, indeed, an emotional attraction of its own, but, of all the parts, it is the least artistic, and connected least with the art of poetry. For the power of Tragedy, we may be sure, is felt even apart from representation and actors. Besides, the production of spectacular effects depends more on the art of the stage machinist than on that of the poet."
--Aristotle

#5

Spider-Man Stopped Tonite?

Posted: 1/7/11 at 9:40pm

Yeah there have been several. To be honest when I saw it, it really seemed like they had their **** together finally.

#6

Spider-Man Stopped Tonite?

Posted: 1/7/11 at 9:40pm

I think most of the recent performances have had no stops

#7

Spider-Man Stopped Tonite?

Posted: 1/7/11 at 9:48pm

The show was stopped for a minute or so on Wednesday night in Act I, right before the first flying sequence. The only other mishap was when one of the weavers was left hanging in the beginning of the show while Arachne sang "Behold and Wonder".

#8

Spider-Man Stopped Tonite?

Posted: 1/7/11 at 10:16pm

It's a shame that people think the show is still still having major problems nightly, when it's been running pretty smoothly for weeks now, especially when there's been all the improvements and safeties put in. Let's focus on where the problem is. A dreadful Act Two.

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#9

Spider-Man Stopped Tonite?

Posted: 1/7/11 at 10:18pm

Let's be fair. Act one sucks, too.

#10

Spider-Man Stopped Tonite?

Posted: 1/7/11 at 10:21pm

I was just going to say the same thing, Jordan.

#11

Spider-Man Stopped Tonite?

Posted: 1/7/11 at 10:48pm

Has the performance resumed yet?

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#12

Spider-Man Stopped Tonite?

Posted: 1/7/11 at 10:50pm

And to 'be fair' it hasn't been running smoothly for weeks. Its running MORE smoothly, but stops do still happen. I saw it Xmas night and it was fine, but I remember not too long after wards there was at least one night (although I think it was two) that reported two stops.

But the bigger issue is DEFINITELY the show, not the stunts. (With which I was not overly impressed.)

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#13

Spider-Man Stopped Tonite?

Posted: 1/7/11 at 10:50pm

Isn't this the performance Christopher Tierney was supposed to be in the audience?

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#14

Spider-Man Stopped Tonite?

Posted: 1/7/11 at 10:51pm

Isn't this the performance Christopher Tierney was supposed to be in the audience?

According to the bumper for CBS News tonight, yes.

#15

Spider-Man Stopped Tonite?

Posted: 1/7/11 at 10:54pm

Act One from what I gathered is "decent" (far from good) and it's act two where the show sinks

I think they have had a few good shows where no pauses occurred. However, the stoppage seems to be happen on a every other night basis, something they REALLY need to work out before they open.

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#16

Spider-Man Stopped Tonite?

Posted: 1/7/11 at 10:55pm

Boxing Day Night stopped twice.

#17

Spider-Man Stopped Tonite?

Posted: 1/7/11 at 11:06pm

I was there on Wed evening and the 1 minute pause was only annoying due to the mass exodus to the restrooms. Perhaps they are hesitant to work on technical issues because there will be edits made to the book, score, and staging (I'm keeping my fingers crossed for a complete rewrite).

#18

Spider-Man Stopped Tonite?

Posted: 1/8/11 at 9:06am

I also saw it without any stops, LOVED IT.
I thought Act one was wonderful. Act 2 did drag a bit but I saw it the first week and with the Arachne US.

Any news on which scene the problem was last night?

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#19

Spider-Man Stopped Tonite?

Posted: 1/8/11 at 12:33pm

I was at the show. About a 10 min. Stop to fix the set in act one. Minor stop in act two. Sold out audience loved the show as did I. Thought it was spectacular with the exception of the shoe number which was a waste of time. Neil Patrick Harris was in the audience a few rows in front of us.

#20

Spider-Man Stopped Tonite?

Posted: 1/8/11 at 12:44pm

This is from Neil Patrick Harris's public Twitter.

"ActuallyNPH Neil Patrick Harris
Saw Spiderman musical last night. Won't review, as still in previews. Will say this: the two leads (@ReeveCarney & Jennifer Damiano) rock."

#21

Spider-Man Stopped Tonite?

Posted: 1/8/11 at 1:28pm

Here are the specific BroadwaySpotted tweets, which are actually just RTs: http://twitter.com/BroadwaySpotted/status/23555378558009345
http://twitter.com/BroadwaySpotted/status/23573813526536192

(People STILL can't figure out how to directly link to these things?!)

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#22

Spider-Man Stopped Tonite?

Posted: 1/8/11 at 1:30pm

Someone on ATC provided a detailed description of what happened.
Spiderman stops

#23

Spider-Man Stopped Tonite?

Posted: 1/8/11 at 2:49pm

It would seem that a lot more positive reviews from audience members are coming out now, could this be the biggest comeback in musical theatre history...guess time will tell

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