Director Julie Taymor Says Work Is Being Done On Spider-Man Turn Off the Dark - Playbill.com

  Julie Taymor, director of Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark admits she has a lot of work to do to get the show ready for its Jan 11, 2011 Broadway opening at the Foxwoods Theatre. She expresses her feelings, which seem like disgust, over the negative press the show has been getting. Many will argue that the first preview was a disaster with five stops in the show and technical glitches resulting in a concussion for actress Natalie Mendoza. Taymor, who also directed Disney's The Lion King on Broadway is often criticized for having amazing artistic vision, but failing to follow through. However in this case, if she doesn't clean up the show in time for opening, producers could end up $60 million in the hole.

Director Julie Taymor Says Work Is Being Done On Spider-Man Turn Off the Dark - Playbill.com

It's Official: Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark sets Broadway Opening

I, like many other theatre fans thought the long awaited musical Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark under the direction of Julie Taymor would never materialize. My inner skeptic is still wary as this musical that boasts a price tag of $50 million could run out of money and fold at any minute. When the numbers were crunched, it was discovered that this show will have to run for 5 straight, sold-out years with no discounts whatsoever to recoup its initial investment. That is quite a tall order. But nevertheless, Tony winning director Taymor along with U2's Bono and The Edge, who penned the score, seem up to the challenge. Reeve Carney, Jennifer Damiano, and Patrick Page lead the cast as Peter Parker/Spider Man, Mary Jane Watson, and Norman Osborn/The Green Goblin, respectively. Previews begin at the Foxwoods Theatre, formerly known as the Hilton Theatre, on November 14, 2010 with an official opening date of December 21, 2010.

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