Spider-Man Turn Off the Dark 2011 - Articles Page 24.2

As previously reported, SPIDER-MAN Turn Off The Dark has delayed its opening night (previously set for January 11, 2011) to Monday, February 7. Directed by Julie Taymor and featuring a book by Julie Taymor and Glen Berger, and new music and lyrics by U2's Bono and The Edge, SPIDER-MAN Turn Off The Dark is now in previews at Broadway's Foxwoods Theatre (213 West 42nd Street). All performances prior to the new opening night will go on as planned. The first production photos have been released and appear below!

Lead producer Michael Cohl announced today that SPIDER-MAN Turn Off The Dark has (again) delayed its opening night (previously set for January 11, 2011) to Monday, February 7. Directed by Julie Taymor and featuring a book by Julie Taymor and Glen Berger, and new music and lyrics by U2's Bono and The Edge, SPIDER-MAN Turn Off The Dark is now in previews at Broadway's Foxwoods Theatre (213 West 42nd Street).

As BroadwayWorld reported yesterday, SPIDER-MAN: Turn Off The Dark has once again delayed it's opening to 'sometime in February,' the New York Times reported, pushed back from January 11, 2011. SPIDEY creator Julie Taymor spoke with Showbiz411.com yesterday and revealed that she is 'happy' about the delay so that she has time to incorporate changes and fine tune some loose edges. Losing star Natalie Mendoza to a concussion for 17 days hurt the show's progress, as did the implementation of a new closing number. The 'work in progress' that is currently playing the Foxwoods Theatre continues to perform at the box office in the meantime.

As BroadwayWorld speculated yesterday, SPIDER-MAN: Turn Off The Dark has once again delayed its opening, The New York Times reports. No exact date was given, however production sources have revealed that the opening date will now be 'sometime in February,' pushed back from January 11, 2011.

As BroadwayWorld had speculated earlier this week, SPIDER-MAN's Natalie Mendoza has recovered from her concussion and returned to the show last night, December 15.

BroadwayWorld has been hearing that SPIDER MAN's Natalie Mendoza, who has been out of the show since December 2 due to a concussion she received during the first preview, could be out of the show for as long as another week. A spokesperson for the production stated that Mendoza 'would be going back into the production very soon,' in response. Reportedly, Mendoza underwent medical testing this week.

Broadway's newest musical Spider-Man Turn Off the Dark is currently in previews at the Foxwoods Theatre. DanceOn sat down with Daniel Ezralow, the choreographer and aerial choreographer of the big-budget musical, to discuss the process of mounting this large-scale production. Ezralow gives DanceOn the inside scoop on the technology behind the rigging system, his inspiration for the choreography and what it was like to audition dancers for the show. Additionally, he gives insight behind the overall collaboration of making Spider-Man on Broadway a reality.

BroadwayWorld has been hearing that SPIDER MAN's Natalie Mendoza, who has been out of the show since December 2 due to a concussion she received during the first preview, could be out of the show for as long as another week. A spokesperson for the production stated that Mendoza 'would be going back into the production very soon,' in response. Reportedly, Mendoza underwent medical testing this week.

BroadwayWorld has been hearing that SPIDER MAN's Natalie Mendoza, who has been out of the show since December 2 due to a concussion she received during the first preview, could be out of the show for as long as another week. A spokesperson for the production stated that Mendoza 'would be going back into the production very soon,' in response. Reportedly, Mendoza underwent medical testing this week.

BWW is thrilled to continue the exclusive, behind-the-scenes SPIDER-MAN Turn Off The Dark webisode series, hosted by Broadway vet (and wife of SPIDEY's Green Goblin), Paige Davis. Do you know how many tons of steel were used to reconstruct the Foxwoods theater for the SPIDEY stunts? What does Patrick Page do prior to transforming himself into the Green Goblin? What are some of Julie Taymor's hidden talents? Find out each week until SPIDEY opens on Broadway, when Paige and BroadwayWorld go inside the Foxwoods Theatre to explore the carefully shrouded secrets of the production in SPIDER-MAN: Behind The Web.

BroadwayWorld has confirmed that SPIDER MAN's Natalie Mendoza, who has been out of the show due to an injury she received during the first preview, has missed yet another perfomance tonight, December 8. We have been notified that the Spidey team is hopeful that she will return 'very soon'.

As viewers and now non-viewers alike know, Conan O'Brien has enjoyed parodying Julie Taymor's production of SPIDER-MAN regularly on his late night show. In fact, as BroadwayWorld has previously reported, the team behind the Broadway musical SPIDER-MAN hasn't been amused by the constant late-night jokes about the show and recently sent bouquet of flowers from the production which said, 'We hope you enjoy the flowers. It was cheaper than a cease-and-desist.'

While promoting her new film, THE TEMPEST, director Julie Taymor was of course asked about the current status of SPIDER-MAN. Taymor tells E! that 'I think it is exactly what we expected. In fact, better than what we expected. It's beyond my expectations. But the press? You never expect that.' Taymor says she never promised perfection right out of the gate. 'We have work to do,' she said. 'We have work on the book and work on getting it to run smoothly every night. It's like a circus. There are things that can go wrong and you just have to stop.'

Yet another comedy program has jumped on the bandwagon, making fun of Broadway's newest musical, SPIDER-MAN: Turn Off the Dark. In this 'Weekend Update' skit from Saturday Night Live's latest episode, Andy Samberg plays the latest in a long line of actors who have found it physically difficult to the play Spider-Man.

According to a recent article from the NY Post, the team behind the Broadway musical SPIDER-MAN: Turn Off the Dark, isn't amused by the constant late-night jokes about the show.

Last night, BroadwayWorld.com reported that Natalie Mendoza, who plays the lead role of Arachne in SPIDER-MAN: Turn Off the Dark had received a concussion and the role will be played through Tuesday (at minimum) by understudy America Olivo. We've confirmed that Mendoza was indeed injured during the show's first preview when she was hit in the head by a rope (or by a piece of equipment). The actress knew on Tuesday that she had a concussion, but still performed in the show against doctors orders on Tuesday night. It's been speculated that this might have to do with the limited time that an understudy would have had to rehearse, but nothing has been confirmed as to the specifics of why she went on Tuesday and is now sidelined.

Last night, BroadwayWorld.com reported that Natalie Mendoza, who plays the lead role of Arachne in SPIDER-MAN: Turn Off the Dark had received a concussion and the role will be played through Tuesday (at minimum) by understudy America Olivo. We've just confirmed that Mendoza was indeed injured during the show's first preview when she was hit in the head by a rope and the extent of the injury was not realized until later in the week. We're told that an official statement with more information will be revealed shortly. We checked with Actors Equity who has confirmed that they are looking into the matter and also has no comment at the current time.

BroadwayWorld.com has learned that Natalie Mendoza, who plays the lead role of Arachne in SPIDER-MAN: Turn Off the Dark has received a concussion and the role will be played through Tuesday by understudy America Olivo.

SPIDER-MAN: Turn Off the Dark is now in previews at the Foxwoods Theatre on Broadway. Opening night is scheduled for January 11, 2011. Click below for a recent interview with Bono and The Edge conducted by MTV on how the two men match up to Spidey and his foe, the Green Goblin.

SPIDER-MAN: Turn Off the Dark is now in previews at the Foxwoods Theatre on Broadway. Opening night is scheduled for January 11, 2011. The online merchandise store is now open! Click here to view the available loot.