"Spider-Man" gets the Standing "O" and possible reason for opening delay

Not just the interview but "Ms. Winfrey also wrote that after seeing just a couple of numbers in rehearsal, she told her schedulers to “clear the decks for opening night: ‘I have to be there!’" Maybe they keep changing Opening Night to accommodate Oprah's busy schedule.

http://www.oprah.com/entertainment/Oprah-Interviews-Julie-Taymor-on-Spider-Man-and-Her-Creative-Vision/1

And the NYT story

Updated On: 1/18/11 at 07:07 PM

I'm sorry but Oprah has no taste. She's as pedestrian as they come. She builds careers for the likes of Dr. Phil and Rachel Ray-two fellow morons. She has the world's best chefs at her disposal and says her favorite food is french fries. She has a 3 chefs and a trainer and can't keep weight off.

Oprah is Wonder Bread.

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I can't stand Oprah to be honest with you. i agree with what has been said about her so far. And, I highly doubt that they would move the opening around just so that Oprah could get to go to the opening night. I doubt that that wouldn't be worth the flack for them. The flack that they are currently getting.

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I'm not a fan of Oprah because she simply puts her stamp on something and then the stampede begins! If you preach it, they will come. I also think her show is utterly pap, even though I applaud her generosity in giving her studio audience really amazing gifts. That's where it ends though.

Sometimes I wonder if she's just championing underdogs with her status. Then again, since she interviewed Julie, she has to plug Spiderman, what else would she have said? "Sorry gang, the show sucks, don't bother"? I've listened to her plugs in the past and was never impressed by anything she pitched.

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I was absolutely NOT gong to see this show. I even signed a petition to close it down, but if Oprah endorses it, I will see it!

Julie's feminism has gotten pretty annoying. I mean, Rafiki in The Lion King, Prospero in The Tempest. Why can't she just stay true to the source material?