What happened to that Spider-Man musical?
What happened to that Spider-Man musical?
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What happened to that Spider-Man musical?#1
Posted: 3/8/10 at 12:30pmWasn't there supposed to be a Spider-Man Turn Off The Dark musical at the Hilton with Alan Cumming? Where is this at?
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What happened to that Spider-Man musical?#2
Posted: 3/8/10 at 12:38pmTo answer those questions, read your username. It was supposed to start previews last month, but it had money issues and is delayed at least until the summer. It cost over $45 million to produce, and it had operating costs over $900,000 per week, meaning it would have to sell out for five years to just break even.
What happened to that Spider-Man musical?#2
Posted: 3/8/10 at 12:58pmIt started previews on February 25th, haven't you seen the billboards?
What happened to that Spider-Man musical?#3
Posted: 3/8/10 at 1:07pmI hear the guy playing the janitor changing a lightbulb is Tony material!
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What happened to that Spider-Man musical?#4
Posted: 3/8/10 at 9:10pm
It is the most fantatsic show ever to play Broadway.
Mind blowing.
What happened to that Spider-Man musical?#5
Posted: 3/8/10 at 10:17pmNo one has heard any of the music either... not even a demo. It's possible that it was never even written yet.
What happened to that Spider-Man musical?#6
Posted: 3/8/10 at 10:19pm
"To answer those questions, read your username."
You have no right to say it's a train wreck. You haven't seen it, no one has. Don't judge anything before you see it.
What happened to that Spider-Man musical?#7
Posted: 3/8/10 at 10:43pm
Drunk Chita Rivera, I know I can't judge the content, I meant that financially, it is a train wreck. It is extremely expensive and is having monetary issues.
Trainwrck, to elaborate on what I guess you missed, back in August, they had to stop working on the theater because of big issues with cash and that was when all this news broke of how expensive the show is and how unlikely it is for the show to recoup, which probably didn't help with finding new investors. A week later, they continued work as rumors of the show being delayed grew. A few weeks before previews were supposed to start, they announced that they would try to open in the summer.
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What happened to that Spider-Man musical?#8
Posted: 3/8/10 at 11:24pmAnd I think Will Chase as the "SPIDERWEB" is GENIUS!!!! He was truly the best. He broguht tears to my eyes when he sang the 11 o'clock number "I'm Sticky!!!!"
What happened to that Spider-Man musical?#9
Posted: 3/8/10 at 11:43pm
There is a small amount of music on the Spider-Man website & I love it. It's really nothing to base the show off of but whatever.
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What happened to that Spider-Man musical?#10
Posted: 3/9/10 at 10:43am
Isn't Disney involved in this show now that Disney bought Marvel?
I think I read in Variety a while back that this was the case, but I'm not sure. Anyway, despite the difficulties, I would not necessarily bet against Taymoor. People were scoffing at the idea of putting The Lion King on stage once upon a time. If this does come to Broadway, I will definitely go see it.
What happened to that Spider-Man musical?#11
Posted: 3/9/10 at 11:59amI am fairly certain that we'll see Spider-man. I suspect it will be revised to be financially more feasible, but I think it will happen.
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What happened to that Spider-Man musical?#12
Posted: 3/9/10 at 7:45pmDo you have any specific information that makes you say it will happen? I hope you are right. I'm just wondering if you have any specific information. thanks
What happened to that Spider-Man musical?#13
Posted: 3/9/10 at 9:06pmIn order for it to be financially stable, they should just use ragtimes "scaled down" set. heh heh.
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