Spiderman’s epic story will now be retold…or rather, sung in Broadway.
Our man Spidey’s been zippin’ all over ever since he hit the jackpot in the big screen. This is one unexpected adaptation, though as “Spider-Man, Turn Off the Dark” opens on Broadway.
Written and directed by Tony® Award-winner Julie Taymor (known for “The Lion King,” “Across The Universe”), expect some major-class talent handling our webhead’s life story. Fans of U2 will however, be happy to know that Bono and The Edge will be handling the music and lyrics. So yeah, that’ll be clearly quite a different experience altogether!
Though the casting is still not revealed, the show opens on Thursday, February 18, 2010 at Broadway’s Hilton Theatre, with preview performances beginning on Saturday, January 16, 2010 – details will be posted on Marvel.com.
Group tickets now on sale. Single tickets will go on sale June, 2009. For more information about group tickets, visit the “Spider-Man” website at www.SpidermanOnBroadway.com or by calling 1-800-Broadway.
Well being a fan of U2 and Spiderman, I’m really curious on how this’ll ‘play’ out. Maybe they’d have choruses for “My Spidersense is tingling!” or “Thwip Thwip Thwip”. This certainly proves that the webhead’s gone a loong way.
