Photo Coverage: U2 Touches Down in Mexico as SPIDER-MAN Begins Previews

By: May. 12, 2011
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Tonight, May 12, SPIDER-MAN Turn Off The Dark will unveil the new version of the mega musical. The official opening night of the new SPIDER-MAN Turn Off The Dark is set for Tuesday, June 14th at the Foxwoods Theatre . Tickets are now on sale through October 2, 2011, with group tickets on sale through January 8, 2012.

Amongst other changes in the show, Christopher Tierney returns to the production for his first performance since his injury on December 20, 2010.

Two people who are not at the Foxwoods this week are the shows composers, Bono and Edge. The pair touched down at the Azteca Stadium in Mexico yesterday, where they are performing on tour through May 15, 2011.  Thereafter, U2 heads back to the States, playing a Denver engagement on May 21.  After touring the west, U2's next break comes after their Oakland concert on June 7, making them available to come to the new Spidey opening on June 14.  For the complete U2 tour schedule, click here.

Below, BroadwayWorld brings you photos of the fanfare surrounding their Mexican arrival.

The revamping of SPIDER-MAN Turn Off The Dark represents an unprecedented and historic moment on Broadway. A press release for the new version proclaims that the new show "takes the best aspects of the original, adds great new music by Bono and The Edge, tells the story from a different angle, and will offer an even more thrilling audience experience."

It was recently announced that Philip William McKinley, Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, and Chase Brock have joined the creative team to help implement new staging, assist with book rewrites, and create additional choreography, respectively.

Tickets for SPIDER-MAN Turn Off The Dark are priced from $67.50 - $135 for weekday performances and $67.50 - $140 for weekend performances 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 will now play 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.

(Credit Image: © EFE/ZUMAPRESS.com / © Juan Boltes/El Universal/ZUMAPRESS.com)

Photo Coverage: U2 Touches Down in Mexico as SPIDER-MAN Begins Previews

Photo Coverage: U2 Touches Down in Mexico as SPIDER-MAN Begins Previews
U2 Fans Enter the Stadium

Photo Coverage: U2 Touches Down in Mexico as SPIDER-MAN Begins Previews
Bono

Photo Coverage: U2 Touches Down in Mexico as SPIDER-MAN Begins Previews
Bono Greets his Mexican Fans

Photo Coverage: U2 Touches Down in Mexico as SPIDER-MAN Begins Previews
Bono Greets a Young Mexican Fan

Photo Coverage: U2 Touches Down in Mexico as SPIDER-MAN Begins Previews
Bono Celebrates with Mexican Fans

Photo Coverage: U2 Touches Down in Mexico as SPIDER-MAN Begins Previews
Bono Celebrates with Mexican Fans

Photo Coverage: U2 Touches Down in Mexico as SPIDER-MAN Begins Previews
Bono Signs Autographs for Mexican Fans

Photo Coverage: U2 Touches Down in Mexico as SPIDER-MAN Begins Previews



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