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Spidey crawls to Broadway
It seems that Broadway reaches out to pop culture more and more these days for material (Shrek, the Mel Brooks shows et al) but I have to say I find this idea interesting: a Spider-Man musical.
In and of itself, I would have laughed the idea out of the room, but the show, due to open in 2010, is being directed by Julie Taymor, who took a good but overrated Disney movie, The Lion King, and turned it into a phenomenal experience that bettered its source material.
On top of all that, the show boasts a score by Bono and The Edge. Hmmm. Even more interesting.
And on top of all that, per this story in the Hollywood reporter, Taymor’s Across the Universe co-stars, Jim Sturgess and Evan Rachel Wood, have participated in table readings. Sturgess reportedly won’t be in the show, but Wood says she’s Mary Jane. The show is at least partly the origin story.
Wow. The last time I was in Manhattan, the Twin Towers were still there, but this show is a tempting incentive to go back.
How does this show strike you?
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By SRCputt
February 24, 2009 6:39 PM | Link to this
Clearly we saw at the Oscars this year that when they make Wolverine the Musical the lead won’t have to be recast…