Last night, May 12, SPIDER-MAN Turn Off The Dark unveiled 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 (213 West 42nd Street). Tickets are now on sale through October 2, 2011, with group tickets on sale through January 8, 2012. BroadwayWorld was on hand and brings you coverage of the evening below, plus special bonus footage of Tierney back in the air!
Last night, May 12, SPIDER-MAN Turn Off The Dark unveiled 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 (213 West 42nd Street). Tickets are now on sale through October 2, 2011, with group tickets on sale through January 8, 2012. BroadwayWorld was on hand and brings you photo coverege of the evening below!
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.
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 (213 West 42nd Street). Tickets are now on sale through October 2, 2011, with group tickets on sale through January 8, 2012.
Injured SPIDER-MAN perform Christopher Tierney returned to rehearsals for the musical on Monday, April 25th. Tierney has been cleared to rejoin the show and intends to be swinging over the audience again on opening night June 14. He is now one step closer, as he successfully performed his first major aerial stunt since being back, according to a report in from the AP. Tierney gracefully completed his in-air fight with the Green Goblin stuntman in a run last night without upset or unjury. Tierney, cast and team are 'excited' and 'emotional' over his recovery and return.
Injured SPIDER-MAN perform Christopher Tierney returned to rehearsals for the musical on Monday, April 25th and BroadwayWorld.com was there with other press to great him upon his return. Lead producer Michael Cohl said last week that Tierney has been cleared to rejoin the show and hopes to be swinging over the audience again on opening night June 14.
Among serious doubts about the premiere next week and today's news that director Julie Taymor is out the door, Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark's stars Reeve Carney and Jennifer Damiano speak out in Page Six Magazine, free inside the New York Post tomorrow. The two defend Taymor, and comment on the bad reviews and the on-stage accidents.
Among serious doubts about the premiere next week and today's news that director Julie Taymor is out the door, Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark's stars Reeve Carney and Jennifer Damiano speak out in Page Six Magazine, free inside the New York Post tomorrow. The two defend Taymor, and comment on the bad reviews and the on-stage accidents.
The New York Times is reporting that the New York State Department of Labor has issued two safety violations against SPIDER-MAN over accidents that occured in 2010 including Christopher Tierney's incident and those actors who were injured while rehearsing.
With the media and the public eyes still firmly looking toward SPIDER-MAN Turn Off the Dark, director and co-writer Julie Taymor spoke to the LA Times, addressing the widespread negativity leveled toward the book and safety of the show.
For the first time since Christopher Tierney was inured, Julie Taymor, Director of SPIDER-MAN : TURN OFF THE DARK gave an interview to NY1's Frank DiLella. In an attempt to clear her name from any fault, Taymor said, 'It's physical theater. Someone said it was action theater. And it's a terrible thing to happen but I don't think you can point to someone who actually didn't do the thing and say that they're at fault. We all know what we're doing in here and all of the safety issues have been covered -- and that one there was a mistake on -- and hopefully it could never happen again.' Taymor claims that Tierney will do 'something on stage on opening night.' The opening date for the musical has been delayed once again to March 15.
Piers Morgan, whose show 'Piers Morgan Tonight' debuts tonight in the time slot previously occupied by the legendary Larry King, has discussed what he ideally plans to do with the show with the New York Post. This included Katie Holmes, star of the miniseries 'The Kennedys', a Twitter-themed show starring Twitter's founder Jack Dorsey and gossip columnist Perez Hilton, and the reality TV star Kardashian sisters. Producers of the new show are also, however, in talks to have the creators of SPIDER-MAN Turn Off the Dark on for an episode, including director Julie Taymor and songwriters Bono and the Edge.
Last Night, Christopher Tierney, the actor badly injured during the $65 million Broadway musical 'Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark,' returned to the theater for the first time since his accident to watch the show.
Christopher Tierney was back at SPIDER-MAN evening, as an audience member. He told the press before the show that he believed in the production, and the crew, wasn't mad at anyone and was hoping to rejoin the show as soon as he possibly could. Before entering the theatre, he spoke to press and showed off his back brace.
Word has hit Twitter that tonight's performance of SPIDER-MAN was stopped at least twice. These malfuctions would be the latest in a long line of problems for the new musical, which began previews on Nov 28, 2010.
Christopher Tierney, the injured SPIDER-MAN cast member, has been released from rehab. NY1 talked to the actor as he left the walked out of the Rusk Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine.
According to the NY Times, now that SPIDER-MAN's Christopher Tierney is on the mends, the 31 year old has made it clear that he can't wait to get back to the Foxwoods Theatre.
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