Spider-Man Broadway

Spider-Man has appeared on TV, in films, video games and now is appearing as a play on Broadway. The show, Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark, opened on November 29, 2010. The play is directed by Julie Taymor. The music and lyrics were created by Bono and The Edge.http://spidermanonbroadway.marvel.com/#id=album-5&about=undefined&num=content-150 The show had several technical difficulties during the opening night.http://thecelebritycafe.com/feature/spiderman-broadway-has-disastrous-opening-11-29-2010

Actor Reeve Carney plays Peter Parker. Previous acting credits include the films The Tempest and Snow Falling on Cedars. Carney has a background in music and has recorded with Peter, Paul and Mary as well as Michael Jackson.http://spidermanonbroadway.marvel.com/#id=album-5&about=undefined&num=content-24

Jennifer Damiano plays Mary Jane Watson. She had an Tony Award Nomination for her Broadway role in Next to Normal. Other actors include Natalie Mendoza, Patrick Page and Michael Mulheren.http://spidermanonbroadway.marvel.com/#id=album-5&about=undefined&num=content-24

The story is based on the 40 year old Marvel comic book series, Spider-Man. Viewers familiar with the comic books will see many of the the comic book locations, such as row houses in Queens, the Chrysler Building, the Daily Bugle newspaper building and Manhattan.http://www.broadway.com/shows/spider-man-turn-off-the-dark/story/ The story of Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark follows the teenager Peter Parker as he is bitten by a genetically altered spider and finds he has been given special powers because of it. Although Parker has been bullied in the past, he uses his power as he battles the villains.http://www.broadway.com/shows/spider-man-turn-off-the-dark/story/

"Not even Spider-Man could avert this disaster. Last night's opening pre view of Broadway's most expensive production ever, "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark," was an epic flop as the $65 million show's high-tech gadgetry went completely awry amid a dull score and baffling script, theatergoers griped." — Michael Riedel in the New York Posthttp://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/manhattan/bugs_beset_spider_man_on_stage_NfctVtDnuFc5Lv0XNc8f0J#ixzz16tZF4zA0

"Green Day, U2 and Spider-Man attempt Broadway and fail miserably." — Jeff Kane in RobotCeleb.comhttp://robotceleb.com/news/27359-12012010-broadway-rock-stars-green-day-u2-bono-spider-man-fail-miserably.html