Tim Rice Talks Sympathy & Advice for SPIDER-MAN

The list of those weighing in on SPIDER-MAN: Turn Off the Dark, continues to increase, including those who have and have not seen it.

Talking to the Irish Independent, Tim Rice said:"I think there's a huge, huge difference between music theatre and rock music, which is maybe the problem with Spider-Man. They're very different genres of music and I honestly don't think you can do both. I'm also very wary of technical problems like they've been having. Things can very easily go wrong when you're relying on a lot of special effects and gimmicks."

The latest news from Broadway is that Spider-Man is no longer being directed by Julie Taymor, that Bono and The Edge are writing new songs for it, and the official opening date has been postponed until early summer. There is also the possibility of it shutting for two-to-three weeks while new songs are worked in and a new director takes over.

Tim added: "I've heard about the hard time they've all been having over there. I worked with Julie Taymor on The Lion King show with Elton John. It's pretty rough when you're being attacked by the critics like that and things are going wrong on you. Yes, I would have a lot of sympathy for the two guys (Bono and The Edge). And for Julie now."