Bono & The Edge Likely to be Absent During SPIDER-MAN's Changes

On Friday night, SPIDER-MAN Turn Off The Dark announced that they rescheduled their opening night for Tuesday, June 14, 2011. This was just one of many changes announced in a flurry of news, including the apparent removal of Julie Taymor from her directorial duties (which will be worked on instead by Philip William McKinley), a reworked book with help from Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, and changes to the score.

However, two people who will not be jumping in full time on the show's overhaul are the show's songwriters - U2 rockers Bono and The Edge - who will not be present fora good portion of the reworking period. As Showbiz 411 reports:

"Bono and The Edge have a new problem. They're leaving again in nine (9) days to tour with U2. They play Santiago, Chile on March 25th, commencing a South American tour that doesn't bring them back until April 13th. They could be in New York for the three weeks that SPIDER-MAN is down, but on May 11th - the day SPIDER-MAN is set to return, all fixed and ready to go-U2 starts a new round of shows in Mexico City.

Of course, there are four and five day breaks, so the songwriters could jet into New York. But their next break doesn't come until June 7th - just one week before the newest announced SPIDER-MAN opening night on June 14th. It's going to be tricky to supervise the show while performing for hundreds of thousands of fans. Hopefully by early June they'll have found what they were looking for. So to speak."

Read the Showbiz 411 article here. SPIDER-MAN Turn Off The Dark is now in previews at Broadway's Foxwoods Theatre (213 West 42nd Street).