SPIDER-MAN Spokesman Says NO Truth to Co-Director Report!
Michael Riedel reported this morning in the New York Post that SPIDER-MAN producers had reached out to Philip Wm.
Michael Riedel reported this morning in the New York Post that SPIDER-MAN producers had reached out to Philip Wm.
Some have compared the situation of SPIDER-MAN: TURN OFF THE DARK to that of a circus, so perhaps it's fitting today that Michael Riedel reports in the New York Post that the production has reached out to Phil McKinley, who has a background directing the Ringling Bros.
According to a report by Deadline.
Reeve Carney performs songs by one iconic rock group every night with SPIDER-MAN, Turn Off the Dark's score being written by U2's Bono and The Edge, but he recently sang another famed group's song when he performed Queen's 'Bohemian Rhapsody' for Rolling Stone.
So what does the SPIDER-MAN cast think of the harsh reviews the show received earlier this week? Click below to hear what Green Goblin Patrick Page had to say on MSNBC's Morning Joe earlier today.
In the New York Times, Ben Brantley writes that 'You are of course entitled to disagree with our decision.
In USA Today, Elysa Gardner bucks the trend thus far and writes that 'And while the state-of-the-art visuals can be stunning - not just the aerial sequences, but Kyle Cooper's blazing projection design - some of the most affecting touches are low-tech.
In the Hollywood Reporter David Rooney writes that 'But mostly, Spider-Man is chaotic, dull and a little silly.
Here's what Charles McNulty had to say for the LA Times: But the time has come to assess the work, not the hullabaloo surrounding it.
Here's what Chris Jones had to say for the Chicago Tribune:'After the $65 million spent, the endless delays, the injuries, the cast changes, the incessant spinning of stories on the Web, Julie Taymor's 'Spider-Man Turn Off the Dark' now has to be willing to stand in the light.
Here's what Jeremy Gerard had to say for Bloomberg:'Preview number 65 was no improvement over number 30.
Here's what the Washington Post had to say:If you're going to spend $65 million and not end up with the best musical of all time, I suppose there's a perverse distinction in being one of the worst.
BroadwayWorld.
BroadwayWorld.
Well, the major Broadway critics haven't gone in (yet) but now the UK Telegraph is the latest paper to break the gentleman's agreement of holding reviews until after the official opening, an agreement which generally assumes a typical amount of previews.
On Twitter Watch, Nikki Hayden wrote 'iam_nikkihayden At Spiderman on B'way and Spiderman is stuck at 30 feet.
The New York Times reports that the Syfy network will be treating the participants of its Upfront Presentation ('what ratings statistics it touts or who drinks the most cocktails at the bar') to a performance of SPIDER-MAN at the Foxwoods Theatre on March 22.
Adam Feldman, head of the New York Drama Critics' Circle, an organization comprised of many, but not all New York critics has just blogged about the result of their meeting tonight.
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.
In a recent AP video, Patrick Page talks about playing the Green Goblin in Broadway's SPIDER-MAN: Turn Off the Dark as well as the controversy that has been surrounding the show.