SPIDER-MAN's own Reeve Carney recently chatted with Time Out New York about how how he keeps himself in top Spidey shape. Carney revealed, 'For me, the show is my workout. [Spider-Man] is a really great cardiovascular workout. The biggest change I've noticed is that my reflexes have improved dramatically. But I never wanted to get any bigger. I'm onstage with a band, and I like to wear sleeveless shirts. The only rock star I can think of who really makes that work, with muscles, is Bruce Springsteen, and I'm not really like him. I love his music, but I wouldn't put myself in that category. It helps to be a little more slight-of-build.'
Welcome to the kick-off of BroadwayWorld's newest feature, and first-ever talk show, BACKSTAGE WITH RICHARD RIDGE. Follow Richard as he visits Broadway's best and brightest in their Broadway dressing rooms to talk about their lives, careers and all of the things you don't know, but want to know.
The season begins with a unique joint chat with the lovebirds of SPIDER-MAN, Reeve Carney, who plays Peter Parker (aka Spider-Man) and Jennifer Diamiano who plays his object of his affection, Mary Jane Watson. Crammed into Carney's cozy dressing room (selected small, intentionally), Richard gets the scoop from the pair on the SPIDER-MAN journey from inside the room, how the company dealt personally with the media circus, working with artistic icons Bono, Edge and Julie Taymor, and that kiss.
Carney, the band that plays onstage for SPIDER-MAN Turn Off the Dark and whose lead singer, Reeve Carney, is the show's star, will open for U2 this summer. As per the band's website, 'Carney will be joining U2 for the last date of their epic 360° Tour alongside Arcade Fire at Magnetic Hill in Moncton, New Brunswick on July 30th 2011'. Tickets, updates, and more information are forthcoming.
The music video for 'Rise Above 1,' the first single from the album Music From SPIDER-MAN Turn Off The Dark, is now available to view on Vevo. Directed by Aaron Platt and Joseph Toma and shot in New York City, the video includes a look into the making of the Broadway musical SPIDER-MAN Turn Off The Dark, including Reeve Carney training for his roles as 'Peter Parker/Spider-Man.'
Members of the cast and creative team of Broadway's SPIDER-MAN Turn Off The Dark joined Bono and The Edge on CBS's 'The Late Show With David Letterman' yesterday, July 18. Patrick Page ('Norman Osborn/Green Goblin') and the show's ensemble debuted the show's newest song, 'A Freak Like Me' as part of the promotional appearance. Official photos of the appearance have been released and appear below!
Members of the cast and creative team of Broadway's SPIDER-MAN Turn Off The Dark joined Bono and The Edge on CBS's 'The Late Show With David Letterman' yesterday, July 18. Patrick Page ('Norman Osborn/Green Goblin') and the show's ensemble debuted the show's newest song, 'A Freak Like Me' as part of the promotional appearance.
Members of the cast and creative team of Broadway's SPIDER-MAN Turn Off The Dark will appear on CBS's 'The Late Show With David Letterman' this Monday, July 18. The appearance will feature show composers Bono and The Edge as the evening's guests, as well as a performance by Patrick Page ('Norman Osborn/Green Goblin') and the show's ensemble, debuting the show's newest song, 'A Freak Like Me.'
Members of the cast and creative team of Broadway's SPIDER-MAN Turn Off The Dark will appear on CBS's 'The Late Show With David Letterman' this Monday, July 18. The appearance will feature show composers Bono and The Edge as the evening's guests, as well as a performance by Patrick Page ('Norman Osborn/Green Goblin') and the show's ensemble, debuting the show's newest song, 'A Freak Like Me.'
New Georges (Susan Bernfield, Artistic Director; Sarah Cameron Sunde, Associate Director; Jaynie Saunders Tiller, Managing Director), the OBIE Award-winning downtown theater company founded in 1992, will present 'THE GERM PROJECT,' featuring the work of playwrights Kara Lee Corthron (directed by Kara-Lynn Vaeni), Lynn Rosen (directed by Shoshana Gold), Kathryn Walat (directed by Portia Krieger), and Anna Ziegler (directed by Beatrice Terry). The four 'germs' of full-length plays of scope and adventure commissioned by New Georges for this project will be presented together, fully produced, in a cohesive and satisfying ninety-minute intermission-less evening. There will be a connective thread to the pieces that will take place with visuals and storytelling. 'THE GERM PROJECT' will be performed at 3LD Art & Technology Center, 80 Greenwich Street (just south of Rector). Previews will begin on June 11, and the official Opening Night will be Monday, June 20 at 8:00 p.m. Performances will run through July 9.
Broadway?s biggest show SPIDER-MAN Turn Off The Dark officially opens Tuesday, June 14th at the Foxwoods Theatre (213 West 42nd Street). The show features creative consultation by Philip William McKinley (The Boy From Oz), original direction by Tony Award-winner Julie Taymor (The Lion King, Across The Universe, Frida), music and lyrics by 22- time Grammy Award-winners Bono and The Edge, and book co-written by Taymor, Glen Berger (Underneath The Lintel) and Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa (Fantastic Four and Spider-Man comics, 'Big Love').
The funny thing about 70 million dollar musicals is that the paper used to write them costs no more than the paper used to write church basement showcases budgeted on the limit of someone's maxed-out credit card. And twenty thousand years from now, when intergalactic societies consider our generation's artistic ambitions based on which words and music written on that paper we chose to support with extravagantly-financed productions viewed by over ten thousand purchasers of high-priced tickets every week, let's hope we don't have to sheepishly shield our faces in our afterlife abodes as they flabbergastedly wonder, 'What the hell were they thinking?'
SPIDER-MAN: TURN OFF THE DARK has been making headlines since even before it began previews in November 2010. It comes as no surprise, then, that Law & Order: Criminal Intent - known for molding the stories that make news into their plot - created an episode inspired by the mammoth musical that aired last night, June 19. Click below to watch Cynthia Nixon channel Julie Taymor and the cast spoof SPIDEY.
SPIDER-MAN: TURN OFF THE DARK has been making headlines since even before it began previews in November 2010. It comes as no surprise, then, that Law and Order: Criminal Intent - known for molding the stories that make news into their plot - set to work on an episode inspired by the mammoth musical.
On Tuesday, June 14, SPIDER-MAN: TURN OFF THE DARK at last celebrated its opening night on Broadway at the Foxwoods theater after years of delays. BroadwayWorld.com was there to capture all of the excitement of the night, including one of the starriest red carpets in Broadway history. Below, we bring you part 1 of our complete arrivals coverage!
Well, it's finally here. SPIDER-MAN Turn Off The Dark has officially opened on Broadway, on Tuesday, June 14 th at the Foxwoods Theatre. The show now features creative consultation by Philip William McKinley, original direction by Tony Award-winner Julie Taymor, music and lyrics by Bono and The Edge, and book co-written by Taymor, Glen Berger and Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa .
This time, unlike back in February, the critics were actually invited. Let's see what they thought...
On the subject of breaking the 10:00 p.m. embargo on reviews, -Rick Miramontez, Spokesperson, SPIDER-MAN Turn Off The Dark released a statement noting that 'For The Hollywood Reporter to break the embargo and run its review before opening night curtain goes up is the epitome of bad taste. Everyone in this production has waited a very long time to get to this point, and it is incredibly disrespectful that certain members of the media won't wait a few more hours to post their reviews. We trust that no other outlets will stoop so low.'
After more than 185 previews, onstage and offstage drama, and the critics descending long before the opening, the official opening of SPIDER-MAN TURN OFF THE DARK is - at last - here tonight.
The New York Times has just cleared up the speculation has whether original Spider-Man creator Julie Taymor would attend the opening, having been replaced by Philip William McKinley back in March.
According to Showbiz411.com who has been fairly accurate with Julie Taymor related news, they report that 'I'm told that the show's masterful creator, Julie Taymor, is likely to attend the premiere. She should, and she should take a big bow at curtain call. Tonight closes almost nine years worth of hard work.'
After more than 185 previews, onstage and offstage drama, and the critics descending long before the opening, the official opening of SPIDER-MAN TURN OFF THE DARK is at last here! We'll be bringing you our usual full coverage of the opening tonight starting with our live review roundup this evening, with pictures, videos and more to come!
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