Spider-Man Opening Postponed Again

Reeve Carney on The Late Show with David Letterman (03/01/11) The producers of “Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark” are planning a significant overhaul of the $65 million Broadway musical that would involve shutting down performances for two to three weeks, as well as delaying its scheduled opening on March 15 for about three months, according…

Spider-Man: Turn Up The Discounts

Though it hasn’t officially “opened” yet, Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark recently took a critical drubbing from most of the major theater critics including the New York Times’ own Ben Brantley: …The sheer ineptitude of this show, inspired by the Spider-Man comic books, loses its shock value early. After 15 or 20 minutes, the central…

Spider-Man Debuts on 60 Minutes and Broadway Tonight!

After numerous delays, several cast changes, multiple injuries and near bankruptcy, the Julie Taymor directed, Bono and Edge composed musical Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark finally starts previews tonight (Nov 28) on the Great White Way. There will be no official reviews tomorrow, but I’m sure the Broadway boards (and Twitter) will begin chattering starting…

Today’s Presale Info: Wed, August 11

Aside from the usual concert announcements, today’s presale listings contains two other interesting tidbits of information, 1) the presence of a new theatre on Broadway, namely The Foxwoods Theatre (aka the former Hilton Theatre). Foxwoods Resort Casino has opened on Broadway. The eastern Connecticut casino, run by the Mashantucket Pequot Indians, announced a deal Monday…

My Spidey Sense Is Tingling… with Jazz Hands!

Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark OK, so this post is really more or less an excuse to use the phrase “Jazz Hands” in a title, but it’s also an update on the troubled production of the Bono & The Edge scored musical Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark. The other big new musical of the season,…