{"id":1332,"date":"2010-08-12T12:21:28","date_gmt":"2010-08-12T17:21:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.scifisaturdaynight.com\/?p=1332"},"modified":"2010-08-14T06:09:47","modified_gmt":"2010-08-14T11:09:47","slug":"spidey-resurrection-or-broadway-turns-dark-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/scifisaturdaynight.com\/?p=1332","title":{"rendered":"Spidey Resurrection or Broadway Turns Dark&#8230;..Again"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1366\" href=\"http:\/\/www.scifisaturdaynight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/293.spiderman.bono_.edge_.lc.022409.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-1366\" src=\"http:\/\/www.scifisaturdaynight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/293.spiderman.bono_.edge_.lc.022409-185x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"185\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/scifisaturdaynight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/293.spiderman.bono_.edge_.lc.022409-185x300.jpg 185w, http:\/\/scifisaturdaynight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/293.spiderman.bono_.edge_.lc.022409.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 185px) 100vw, 185px\" \/><\/a>Everything old is new again. Everything done is redone. Everything thrown into the dustbin comes back as a collectible.<a href=\"http:\/\/spidermanonbroadway.marvel.com\/\"> Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark <\/a>after many false starts, miss-steps and hiccups is set to open on Broadway in previews on November 12, 2010 at The Foxwoods Theatre (formerly the Hilton Theatre). Directed by Julie Taymor (The Lion King musical, Across The Universe), book \u00a0by Taymor and Glen Berger, music by Bono and The Edge and featuring visual effects from Cirque du Soleil, how can this possibly go wrong?<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s easy. This production has been plagued by rumor, actor tantrums and every conceivable technical glitch known to live stage. Starring, at this moment, \u00a0Reeve Carney (Spidey), Jennifer Damiano (MJP) and Patrick Page (GG)\u2026 and the rest of the cast has not even been announced. What should be noted is that Alan Cumming and Evan Rachel Wood have withdrawn from the cast due to <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>\u201cscheduling conflicts\u201d.<\/strong><\/span> Let\u2019s not hold our collective breath on this one. Much as I adore Taymor\u2019s work, this is just not something that&#8217;s\u00a0 going to interest me at all.<\/p>\n<p>This is Dome sayin\u2019: Spidey deserves better\u2026or maybe not. Has anyone thought of adding some sparkly vampires?<\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-official sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Share this:<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-url=\"http:\/\/scifisaturdaynight.com\/?p=1332\" data-text=\"Spidey Resurrection or Broadway Turns Dark.....Again\"  >Tweet<\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-facebook\"><div class=\"fb-share-button\" data-href=\"http:\/\/scifisaturdaynight.com\/?p=1332\" data-layout=\"button_count\"><\/div><\/li><li class=\"share-pinterest\"><div class=\"pinterest_button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fscifisaturdaynight.com%2F%3Fp%3D1332&#038;media=http%3A%2F%2F0.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Fc49ccc512d4f99a9a863cc00915cb240%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dmm%26r%3Dpg&#038;description=Spidey%20Resurrection%20or%20Broadway%20Turns%20Dark.....Again\" data-pin-do=\"buttonPin\" data-pin-config=\"beside\"><img src=\"\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/images\/pidgets\/pinit_fg_en_rect_gray_20.png\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Everything old is new again. Everything done is redone. Everything thrown into the dustbin comes back as a collectible. Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark after many false starts, miss-steps and hiccups is set to open on Broadway in previews on November 12, 2010 at The Foxwoods Theatre (formerly the Hilton Theatre). 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