Berger Videos

SPIDER-MAN co-book writer Glen Berger has written a 'tell-all' book about the behind-the-scenes battle that took place during the development of the Broadway musical SPIDER-MAN TURN OFF THE DARK. Titled 'The Song of Spider-Man: The Inside Story of the Most Controversial Musical in Broadway History', the book will hit shelves on November 5th from Simon & Schuster Publishing. Click below to hear Berger talk about the book!

Directed by five-time Tony Award winner Susan Stroman (Contact, The Producers, The Scottsboro Boys), with music and lyrics by Grammy and Tony Award nominee Andrew Lippa (The Wild Party, The Addams Family), and a book by Grammy and BAFTA Award nominee John August (Frankenweenie, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory), Big Fish opened on Broadway on Sunday, October 6, 2013 at the Neil Simon Theatre (250 West 52nd Street). Scroll down to learn more about the cast!

In the video below, watch Reeve Carney take his final bow as the original lead Peter Parker aka Spider-Man on Broadway before announcing his successor, Justin Matthew Sargent (Rock of Ages). Reeve played his final performance yesterday, September 15, 2013, and leaves to begin shooting for the new Showtime series Penny Dreadful. Sargent began performances today, September 16, 2013. Click below!

On the next episode of NBC's CROSSING LINES titled 'The Animals' - Hickman is taken hostage during a hunt for a criminal mastermind. Get a sneak peek below!

On the next CROSSING LINES on NBC the 'Special Ops' episodes concludes. Eva discovers another kidnapping in Florence; a secret jeopardizes Sebastian's career. Get a sneak peek below!

On the next episode of the new NBC drama series CROSSING LINES titled 'Special Ops,' a wealthy teenager is taken hostage, and Anne Marie notices a connection to a similar case in Florence as the ICC team works to rescue the boy.

On the next episode of NBC's new drama series CROSSING LINES titled 'Long-Haul Predators' - Sebastian and the ICC team investigate an unusual situation in Poland. Get a sneak peek below!

This past weekend, Spider-Man helped celebrate fathers by offering a special Father's Day promotion- for those who swung by SPIDER-MAN and purchased one full price Orchestra or Flying Circle ticket, dad got his ticket for free. Following the performance the cast invited three families backstage for a meet and greet with Reeve Carney. Check out highlights from the festivities below!

Today in 2011, Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark opened at the Foxwoods Theatre, where it is still running. Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark is a rock musical with music and lyrics by U2's Bono and The Edge and a book by Julie Taymor, Glen Berger, and Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa. The musical is based on the Spider-Man comics created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko, published by Marvel Comics, as well as the 2002 film about the character and the Greek myth of Arachne. lt tells the story of the origin of the character, his romance with Mary Jane and his battles with the evil Green Goblin.

Earlier this week, the cast of Spider-Man Turn Off the Dark, including Reeve Carney, Robert Cuccioli, Rebecca Faulkenberry, and Christina DeCicco celebrated the show's 1,000 performance on Broadway with special surprise guests. For the exciting event, creators Bono and the Edge visited to Foxwoods Theatre for the milestone performance, and BroadwayWorld brings you highlights from the festivities below!

The Actors Training Center Repertory Company,1122 Central Ave., presented the riveting 1960s rock musical HAIR in a limited engagement, April 12-14. The production was directed by Jeff Award winner Janet Louer, Artistic Director of The ATC Repertory Company. Click below to go behind the scenes with the cast!

ABC went backstage with KINKY BOOTS' composer and '80s pop icon Cyndi Lauper, who might be the first woman to win a Tony Award for best original score. The musical just received 13 Tony nominations. Watch the interview below!

On today's 'The Wendy Williams Show', KINKY BOOTS creator Harvey Fierstein and star Billy Porter tell Wendy about their new Broadway musical, that just received 13 Tony nominations. Check out the clip below!

Last night, April 12, Jay Leno's guests included Adam Levine and Cyndi Lauper, with musical guest The Airborne Toxic Event. Lauper discussed her Broadway musical KINKY BOOTS, and you can check out the interview below!

On the next episode of ABC's THE NEIGHBORS, Amber refuses to let Marty teach her, a decision she soon regrets when she ends up with unconventional Driver's Ed teacher Ms. Porsche (guest star Sandra Bernhard). Get a sneak peek below!

Kinky Boots, the hotly anticipated new musical that brings together four-time Tony Award-winner Harvey Fierstein (Book) and Grammy Award-winning rock icon Cyndi Lauper (Music & Lyrics), will begin previews Sunday, March 3 at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre (302 West 45th Street). Kinky Boots, directed and choreographed by Tony Award-winner Jerry Mitchell, opens Thursday, April 4, 2013. The cast and creative team met the press yesterday at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre, and BroadwayWorld's Richard Ridge was there for the festivities. Check out what they had to say about the new musical below!

On the next episode of the ABC comedy THE NEIGHBORS entitled "Larry Bird Presents an Oscar®-Winning Film by Larry Bird" - Max makes it into the final round of the school spelling bee. Get a sneak peek below!

First Folio Theatre (Mayslake Peabody Estate, 31st St. & Rt. 83) presents the witty comedy JEEVES TAKES A BOW, running now through March 3. Directed by Jeff Award nominee Alison C. Vesely (First Folio's A Moon for the Misbegotten), the cast of First Folio's 2009 production Jeeves in Bloom reprise their roles in JEEVES TAKES A BOW, starring Jim McCance as 'Jeeves' and Christian Gray (The Madness of Edgar Allan Poe and Romeo & Juliet at First Folio Theatre, The Glass Menagerie at Oak Park Festival Theatre) as 'Bertie.' Click below to watch opening night interviews with the cast and creative team!

Cyndi Lauper just visited the Today Show where she chatted with Hoda Kotb and Meredith Vieira about her new reality show, "Cyndi Lauper: Still so Unusual," as well as her Broadway-bound musical KINKY BOOTS. Check out what she had to say below!

SPIDER-MAN Turn Off The Dark is now in its 2nd smash year on Broadway, and has been seen by more than 1 million audience members from around the world. It features music and lyrics by 22-time Grammy Award-winners Bono and The Edge, direction by Philip William McKinley (The Boy From Oz), and a book co-written by Julie Taymor, Glen Berger(Underneath The Lintel) and Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa (Fantastic Four and Spider-Man comics, 'Big Love'). Peter Parker died in the 700th and final issue of 'The Amazing Spider-Man,' and in the video below, the cast tributes the character along with a slew of other stars. Check it out below!