Taymor Talks More SPIDER-MAN and Reveals ACROSS THE UNIVERSE May be Coming to a Stage Near You...

Despite the secrecy surrounding the upcoming SPIDER-MAN Turn Off the Dark, Spidey mastermind Julie Taymor has much to say - and her collaborators much to say about her - in a new New York Magazine feature out today. 

She reveals: "I can handle a lot...The harrowing experiences I had very young allow me to step outside and look at The Situation from somewhere else. You either have a good life with people you love or nothing's worth anything...People say I'm driven...but I don't see myself as driven because I have nowhere to go. I'm there."

In response to the recent criticism of the production with regards to the safety measures in place for the dangerous stunts, she claims: "I take safety very seriously...But everyone has accidents in theater...It's part of the world you're in."

Also curious is her revelation that she hopes to bring her famed musical film, Across the Universe, to the stage once SPIDER-MAN is off and running.

For more details on this and all things SPIDER-MAN in New York Magazine, click here.

SPIDER-MAN Turn Off The Dark will begin preview performances on Broadway on Sunday, November 28, 2010, at 6:30 p.m. Opening Night is now set for Tuesday evening, January 11, 2011. Directed by Julie Taymor and featuring a book by Julie Taymor and Glen Berger, and new music and lyrics by U2's Bono and The Edge, SPIDER-MAN Turn Off The Dark will open at Broadway's Foxwoods Theatre (213 West 42nd Street). The first images of the show have surfaced in a series of photos taken by Annie Leibovitz for Vogue.

Featuring direction by Tony® Award-winner Julie Taymor (The Tempest, Across The Universe, The Lion King), music and lyrics by 22-time Grammy® Award-winners Bono and The Edge, a book co-written by Taymor and Glen Berger (Underneath The Lintel) and one of the most iconic title characters of all time, SPIDER-MAN Turn Off The Dark is the most ambitious production ever undertaken on Broadway and finds astonishingly fresh ways to tell a story inspired by over 40 years of Marvel comic books. The show 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. SPIDER-MAN Turn Off The Dark will thrill the audience through a unique entertainment experience in ways never- before-dreamed-possible in live theater.

Tickets 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 Monday through Saturday, 10:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.

For more information, visit www.SpiderManOnBroadway.com.

 

 

 

Photo Credit: Monica Simoes