Photo Coverage: SPIDER-MAN Welcomes 500,000th Audience Member

By: Sep. 15, 2011
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SPIDER-MAN Turn Off The Dark, has played to over five-hundred-thousand audience members, as of yesterday's matinee performance. The 500,000th ticketholder, Australian youngster Jordan Muir, was surprised during the curtain call when Patrick Page (Green Goblin) invited the boy and his parents, Michelle and Rob Muir, onstage for a special recognition. Jordan was handed a gigantic bouquet of balloons, in Spidey's signature colors, as the crowd cheered. As they exited the theater, through the stage doors, photographers were waiting to snap pictures of the family. JorDan Held up a stage prop he had been given backstage: a copy of The Daily Bugle.

BroadwayWorld was on hand for the celebration and brings you complete photo coverage below!

The Muir family is spending the entire year traveling around the United States, and Michelle enthused, "This was definitely the highlight of our trip!" Jordan added, "The show was amazing!"

SPIDER-MAN Turn Off The Dark features creative consultation by Philip William McKinley (The Boy From Oz), original direction by Tony® Award-winner Julie Taymor (The Lion King, Across The Universe, Frida), music and lyrics by 22-time Grammy® Award-winners Bono and The Edge, and book co-written by Taymor, Glen Berger (Underneath The Lintel) and Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa (Fantastic Four and Spider-Man comics, "Big Love").

Inspired by over 40 years of Marvel comic books, SPIDER-MAN Turn Off The Dark follows the story of teenager Peter Parker, whose unremarkable life is turned upside-down when he's bitten by a genetically altered spider and wakes up the next morning clinging to his bedroom ceiling. This bullied science-geek suddenly endowed with incredible powers soon learns, however, that with great power comes great responsibility as villains put both his physical strength and strength of character to the test.

Tickets for SPIDER-MAN Turn Off The Dark are priced from $67.50 - $147.50, and can be purchased at Ticketmaster.com or by calling (877) 250-2929 . Tickets are also available at the Foxwoods Theatre box office, which is open Monday through Saturday, 10:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. and Sunday, 12:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

SPIDER-MAN Turn Off The Dark now plays the following performance schedule: Tuesday through Thursday at 7:30 p.m., Wednesday at 1:30 p.m., Friday and Saturday at 8:00 p.m., Saturday at 2:00 p.m., and Sunday at 3:00 p.m.

Photo Credit: Walter McBride / Retna Ltd.

Photo Coverage: SPIDER-MAN Welcomes 500,000th Audience Member

Photo Coverage: SPIDER-MAN Welcomes 500,000th Audience Member
SPIDER-MAN Turn Off The Dark

Photo Coverage: SPIDER-MAN Welcomes 500,000th Audience Member
SPIDER-MAN Turn Off The Dark

Photo Coverage: SPIDER-MAN Welcomes 500,000th Audience Member
The ensemble

Photo Coverage: SPIDER-MAN Welcomes 500,000th Audience Member
The ensemble

Photo Coverage: SPIDER-MAN Welcomes 500,000th Audience Member
The ensemble

Photo Coverage: SPIDER-MAN Welcomes 500,000th Audience Member
The ensemble

Photo Coverage: SPIDER-MAN Welcomes 500,000th Audience Member
The ensemble

Photo Coverage: SPIDER-MAN Welcomes 500,000th Audience Member
The ensemble

Photo Coverage: SPIDER-MAN Welcomes 500,000th Audience Member
Michael Mulheren

Photo Coverage: SPIDER-MAN Welcomes 500,000th Audience Member
Michael Mulheren

Photo Coverage: SPIDER-MAN Welcomes 500,000th Audience Member
Patrick Page

Photo Coverage: SPIDER-MAN Welcomes 500,000th Audience Member
T.V. Carpio

Photo Coverage: SPIDER-MAN Welcomes 500,000th Audience Member
Jennifer Damiano

Photo Coverage: SPIDER-MAN Welcomes 500,000th Audience Member
Jennifer Damiano

Photo Coverage: SPIDER-MAN Welcomes 500,000th Audience Member
Matt Caplan & Jennifer Damiano

Photo Coverage: SPIDER-MAN Welcomes 500,000th Audience Member
Matt Caplan & Jennifer Damiano

Photo Coverage: SPIDER-MAN Welcomes 500,000th Audience Member
Matt Caplan & Jennifer Damiano

Photo Coverage: SPIDER-MAN Welcomes 500,000th Audience Member
Matt Caplan & Jennifer Damiano

Photo Coverage: SPIDER-MAN Welcomes 500,000th Audience Member
Matt Caplan

Photo Coverage: SPIDER-MAN Welcomes 500,000th Audience Member
T.V. Carpio, Matt Caplan, Jennifer Daniano, Patrick Page

Photo Coverage: SPIDER-MAN Welcomes 500,000th Audience Member
T.V. Carpio, Matt Caplan, Jennifer Daniano, Patrick Page

Photo Coverage: SPIDER-MAN Welcomes 500,000th Audience Member
T.V. Carpio, Matt Caplan, Jennifer Daniano & Company

Photo Coverage: SPIDER-MAN Welcomes 500,000th Audience Member
Patrick Page

Photo Coverage: SPIDER-MAN Welcomes 500,000th Audience Member
Matt Caplan & Jennifer Damiano

Photo Coverage: SPIDER-MAN Welcomes 500,000th Audience Member
T.V. Carpio, Matt Caplan, Jennifer Daniano, Michael Mulheren & Patrick Page

Photo Coverage: SPIDER-MAN Welcomes 500,000th Audience Member
Michael Mulheren & Patrick Page

Photo Coverage: SPIDER-MAN Welcomes 500,000th Audience Member
T.V. Carpio, Matt Caplan, Jennifer Daniano

Photo Coverage: SPIDER-MAN Welcomes 500,000th Audience Member
The cast of SPIDER-MAN Turn Off The Dark welcomeAudience member Jordan Muir with his parents Michelle and Rob with Patrick Page

Photo Coverage: SPIDER-MAN Welcomes 500,000th Audience Member
Jordan Muir with his parents Michelle and Rob

Photo Coverage: SPIDER-MAN Welcomes 500,000th Audience Member
Audience member Jordan Muir with his parents Michelle and Rob with Patrick Page

Photo Coverage: SPIDER-MAN Welcomes 500,000th Audience Member
Audience member Jordan Muir with his parents Michelle and Rob

Photo Coverage: SPIDER-MAN Welcomes 500,000th Audience Member
500,000th audience member Jordan Muir with his parents Michelle and Rob

Photo Coverage: SPIDER-MAN Welcomes 500,000th Audience Member



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