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STAGE TUBE: On This Day for 6/14/15- SPIDER-MAN: TURN OFF THE DARK

Today in 2011, Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark opened at the Foxwoods Theatre, where it ran for 1066 performances. 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.

Lady Gaga Performs 'Bang Bang' Live In CHEEK TO CHEEK Preview

Bennett teams up with chart-topping pop superstar Lady Gaga for a new duets album containing multiple American Songbook standards, including the recent #1 iTunes Jazz chart-topping single of the Cole Porter musical theatre classic 'Anything Goes', and a live performance preview of Gaga performing the classic Sonny Bono-penned 'Bang Bang' is now available to view.

TV Exclusive: BACKSTAGE WITH RICHARD RIDGE- Original SPIDER-MAN Reeve Carney!

Welcome to BWW's exclusive talk show, BACKSTAGE WITH Richard Ridge. Follow Richard as he visits the theater's best and brightest in their dressing rooms, on their stages and favorite hang outs to talk about their lives, careers and all of the things you don't know, but want to know. In the special interview below, Richard welcomes back his very first guest, Broadway veteran and now television star Reeve Carney, tochat about all things Penny Dreadful, Spider-Man, and so much more . Ch eck out the full interview below!

STAGE TUBE: On This Day 6/14- SPIDER-MAN: TURN OFF THE DARK

Today in 2011, Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark opened at the Foxwoods Theatre, where it ran for 1066 performances. 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.

VIDEO: U2 Performs 'Ordinary Love' at the Oscars

At the 2014 Academy Awards U2 performed their song 'Ordinary Love' from the movie MANDELA: LONG WALK TO FREEDOM. The song earned them a Best Original Song nomination. The band's Bono and The Edge co-wrote the music for Broadway's SPIDER-MAN: TURN OFF THE DARK. They did not receive any Tony nominations for that show.

STAGE TUBE: Jeremiah Harris Reads from Glen Berger's Book SONG OF SPIDER-MAN

To celebrate the third anniversary of the first performance of SPIDER-MAN Turn Off The Dark, the production is rolling out a series of videos of dramatic readings of selections from Glen Berger's new tome, Song of Spider-Man: The Inside Story of the Most Controversial Musical in Broadway History. In this third installment, SPIDER-MAN Turn Off The Dark producer Jeremiah J. Harris reads a passage. Check it out below!


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