SPIDER-MAN Gets New PR Representative in Rick Miramontez
by Nicolas Coburn
- Jul 15, 2010
SPIDER-MAN has made headlines again. The New York Times reports that press agent Adrian Bryan-Brown of Boneau/Bryan-Brown has cut ties with Broadway's upcoming SPIDER-MAN: TURN OFF THE DARK. Bryan-Brown's Thursday statement noted that he 'made the personal decision to resign this week,' and looked forward to seeing the production on Broadway. He has been working on the show for the past three years. The lead producer of the show, Michael Cohl, has accepted the resignation and appointed Rick Miramontez, president of firm O&M, to head future press for SPIDER-MAN.
New SPIDEY Details from 'Spider Man' Reeve Carney!
by Jessica Lewis
- Jun 17, 2010
In an interview with Examiner out yesterday, Reeve Carney reveals that SPIDER-MAN is indeed gearing up for rehearsals at last, beginning on August 10, 2010. Currently on tour with the UK band, Athlete, Carney's band, Carney, will play a final show in Chicago for 'Taste of Chicago' on July 4th and together head to New York to begin rehearsals for the show. The three additional members of the Carney band will play in SPIDER-MAN's orchestra pit.
Marvel Comics Extends SPIDER-MAN Rights in Anticipation for Nov. or Dec. Opening on Broadway
by Jessica Lewis
- Jun 16, 2010
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Variety reports today that SPIDER-MAN, Turn Off the Dark is yet one step closer to opening at the Hilton Theatre on Broadway, as Marvel Comics has granted the production a 5th (and an alleged final) extension on the rights, in anticipation of a November or December opening. Previews would begin in October.
Damiano to Play Mary Jane in Spider-Man?
by Robert Diamond
- Jun 8, 2010
The New York Times is repoting that Jennifer Damiano who just announced her July 18th departure from NEXT TO NORMAL has already found her next role - love interest Mary Jane Watson, in the upcoming SPIDER-MAN: Turn Off the Dark which is said to be on track for a late 2010 opening.
STAGE TUBE: Reeve Carney Talks SPIDER-MAN, Taymor
by Charlie Piane
- May 18, 2010
The upcoming SPIDER-MAN: Turn Off the Dark musical was scheduled to begin previews on February 25, 2010. Financial troubles and a makeover of the producing team has delayed the opening to an undetermined date next season. Auditions for the role of Mary Jane Watson (formerly held by Evan Rachel Wood) and for the ensemble were held in April. The production's home will remain at the Hilton Theatre.
Taymor Seeks to Make SPIDER-MAN the Next LION KING
by Jessica Lewis
- May 18, 2010
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Today, Julie Taymor was honored by New Dramatists for a Lifetime of Acheivement at the Marriot Marquis Hotel in Times Square. A topic the director couldn't avoid, according to the New York Times: the status of the upcoming SPIDER-MAN: Turn Off the Dark musical, which has experienced significant delays and cast changes due to a large finaincial fall out last fall.
RIALTO CHATTER: Alan Cumming Departs SPIDER-MAN
by Rialto Chatter
- Apr 19, 2010
According to a report from Entertainment Weekly, Alan Cumming has cut ties with SPIDER-MAN: Turn Off The Dark. Cumming was to play the musical's villain, the Green Goblin. Cumming elected to depart the production this weekend, according to the report, due to new scheduling conflicts with The Good Wife, for which his role was recently expanded.
RIALTO CHATTER: Rigging Goes Up in SPIDER-MAN Theater
by Rialto Chatter
- Apr 15, 2010
According to Broadway scoopster BroadwayGirlNYC on her Twitter feed (http://twitter.com/BroadwayGirlNYC) the rigging for SPIDER-MAN: Turn Off the Dark is currently being put up in the Hilton Theater. See the image of the Hilton Theater below, courtesy of BroadwayGirlNYC!
RIALTO CHATTER: Spider-Man Schedule Announcement Coming Soon?
by Rialto Chatter
- Apr 11, 2010
Roger Friedman of Showbiz411.com is reporting that producer David Garfinkle has told him that Spider-Man will be ready to make its Broadway debut this fall and that an announcement will be made soon regarding the shows schedule, as well a casting announcement as to who will replace Evan Rachel Wood.
SPIDEY Update: Auditions Begin in April!
by Jessica Lewis
- Mar 31, 2010
It seems the producers are making good on promises of a resurrected SPIDER-MAN: Turn Off The Dark. According to the Actors Equity website, the production will begin holding ensemble auditions on April 13, 2010 (female dancers) and April 14, 2010 (male dancers) and April 16 (singers). According to the notices, the auditions will take place at 520 Ripley Grier.
SPIDEY Update: Search is on for New 'Mary Jane'
by Jessica Lewis
- Mar 22, 2010
As BroadwayWorld previously reported, Evan Rachel Wood has bowed out of the financially troubled and much delayed SPIDER-MAN: Turn Off The Dark, due to an alleged 'scheduling conflict,' leaving open the role of Spider Man's love interest, Mary Jane Watson. Casting agency Telsey + Company posted notice on March 19 advertising Equity Principle auditions for the role on April 3, 2010.
Evan Rachel Wood Bows Out of SPIDER-MAN
by Jessica Lewis
- Mar 10, 2010
Variety has confirmed that Evan Rachel Wood, who had been set to star as Mary Jane Watson in the much delayed Broadway production of SPIDER-MAN: Turn Off The Dark, has bowed out of the production altogether. A statement out from the producers claims that her departure is due to a 'scheduling conflict' but that a search is 'underway to find a new Mary Jane to join the rest of the cast in the production.'
SPIDER-MAN to Have Begun Previews Today, 2/25; Now Poised for Fall '10 Opening
by BWW News Desk
- Feb 25, 2010
A musical adaptation of 'Spider-Man' was scheduled to begin previews today, February 25. However, plagued by financial troubles, the team behind the production decided to delay its opening. According to a recent report in which U2's The Edge, who along with the band's frontman Bono wrote the music and lyrics for the show, the production is now poised for a Fall 2010 opening. A creative meeting was held on February 18 and new lead producer Michael Cohl is rapidly getting funds in place to proceed.
RIALTO CHATTER: The Edge Says SPIDER-MAN a Go
by Rialto Chatter
- Feb 19, 2010
According to U2's The Edge, SPIDER-MAN is poised for a fall 2010 opening, as has been speculated. 411.com reports that a productive creative meeting with all of the principles took place yesterday, February 18, and that new lead producer Michael Cohl is rapidly getting funds in place.
STAGE TUBE: Michael Riedel Talks SPIDER-MAN on Theater Talk, Season Preview
by Jessica Lewis
- Jan 21, 2010
Today, a preview clip from the upcoming season of Theater Talk has been released in which panelists Michael Riedel, Susan Haskins, Jesse Green, Michael Musto and Patrick Pacheco discuss the viability of the upcoming Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark, now expected to open on Broadway in the fall of 2010 after financial troubles delayed a winter opening. Theater Talk, a weekly expose of world theater that airs on PBS Friday nights (PBS/Thirteen) and 5 times weekly on CUNY TV. Theater Talk makes its 2010 premiere tomorrow at 1 AM on Thirteen.
RIALTO CHATTER: Cumming Confirms: More Delays for SPIDER-MAN
by Rialto Chatter
- Jan 11, 2010
Broadway vet Alan Cumming, who is set to star as the Green Goblin in Broadway's upcoming SPIDER-MAN: Turn off the Dark, told the New York Times on Saturday that the show will indeeed experience further delays. Though the show's official website claims that previews are set to begin on February 25, Cumming tells the Times at a TimesTalk event this weekend (as part of the paper's annual Arts & Leisure Weekend), 'No one's going to be there that day. We're just waiting.'
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