http://www.playbill.com/news/article/130632-Evan_Rachel_Wood_and_Alan_Cumming_Cast_in_Spider-Man_Turn_Off_the_Dark "its like peeing in the shower. it just happens naturally." ~Cheyenne Jackson on singing in the shower

"Initial casting has been announced for the new musical Spider-Man Turn Off the Dark. Evan Rachel Wood will play Mary Jane Watson, Peter Parker's girlfriend, and Tony winner Alan Cumming stars as Norman Osborn (aka Green Goblin), Spider-Man's most notorious nemesis. Directed by The Lion King's Julie Taymor, Spider-Man will begin previews at Broadway's Hilton Theatre Jan. 16, 2010, with an official opening scheduled for Feb. 25, 2010. Casting will be announced shortly." "its like peeing in the shower. it just happens naturally." ~Cheyenne Jackson on singing in the shower

Surprising. Formerly SirNotAppearing - Joined 3/08 It's not even shooting fish in a barrel. It's opening up a tin of tuna, stabbing the contents repeatedly with a machete, and shouting "HAHAHAHA I'M A BADASS!". -Weez My name is Dr. Tobias Fünke. I was chief resident of psychiatry at Mass. General for two years, and I did my fellowship in psycholinguistics at MIT. And this is "I'm a Bad, Bad Man" from "Annie Get Your Gun".

This is the nerd in me but, I CAN'T WAIT!! Good or bad, it doesn't matter.

I am not a fan of Evan Rachel Wood's "acting", and truly wonder if she can vocally handle the 8 shows a week schedule. "FlyingMonkey1223 is a sad, chubby guy who appears to be desperate for attention any way he can get it. Every once in a while I feel bad that he thinks he has to resort to racism, homophobia, and sociopathy to get people to notice him, but then I remember that he's just a bad, bad person." - scott68

Again, gotta say. I'm skeptical of the show...but Alan Cumming is PERFECT casting for this role.

Alan Cumming as the villian? This has definitely got my attention! Although, I'm most interested in finding out who will play Peter Parker and Harry.

BWW says that previews are pushed back to 2/25

Previews were indeed pushed back and they still haven't announced an opening night. I actually think I'm going to wait to buy tickets when previews have actually started since I have the feeling they might push previews back again as well. I must say that I'm at least intrigued. "Some people can thrive and bloom living life in a living room, that's perfect for some people of one hundred and five. But I at least gotta try, when I think of all the sights that I gotta see, all the places I gotta play, all the things that I gotta be at"

I'm intrigued, but neither are great singers, so that doesn't bode well for the score.

Considering there are three villains and they're retelling the whole origin story (which is very much Peter's personal journey), I wouldn't be surprised if both of these characters only get a song or two each.

And I thought Spider-Man 3 was over-stuffed...

Wood has been attached to this project from the get-go so I imagine that Bono has written Mary Jane's numbers around Wood's limitations as well as her talents. I'd be more concerned about how she handles herself on stage but she's doing (or did) ROMEO & JULIET and I imagine she has previous stage experience. "Some people can thrive and bloom living life in a living room, that's perfect for some people of one hundred and five. But I at least gotta try, when I think of all the sights that I gotta see, all the places I gotta play, all the things that I gotta be at"

How long is this show going to be? Will it be like the Norman Conquests?

My heart skipped a beat 'cause I thought for a second Cumming was going to play Spider-Man. -Benjamin --www.myspace.com/benadgatemusic --http://www.youtube.com/benadgatemusic

I got an inward chuckle from seeing "Wood" and "Cumming" in the same subject line, but aside from that ... Alan Cumming as a villain? I'll go. Sing to be happy hum to be free the eternal harmony music and me

I'm intrigued, but neither are great singers, so that doesn't bode well for the score. Tell that to Jerry Herman, Charles Strouse, Jule Styne, Jerry Bock, Stephen Sondheim, Marc Shaiman... '''''<----Please help stop apostrophe abuse.

^Those are composers, not singers? -Benjamin --www.myspace.com/benadgatemusic --http://www.youtube.com/benadgatemusic

I assume the reference is "just because attached performers aren't much cop at singing doesn't mean the composers are going to turn in crappy tunes". "He had a weatherbeaten face and wore a T-shirt advertising canned Norwegian fish-balls."

I think there are a lot more then three villians in this show. There are some new ones added which is basically Julie peeing on the Spiderman material.

Swiss Miss

The Furies

City, building, even landmark permits? What are they doing, turning it into an ice rink? Perhaps the rumors of them turning the theatre into a theatre in the round setting are true after all. SHOW SCHEDULE: 9/12/09-2:00 Bye Bye Birdie 9/12/09-8:00 Hair 10/31/09-2:00 Ragtime 10/31/09-8:00-The Phantom of the Opera 11/03/09-Next to Normal 11/24/09-Hair 12/16/09-Wicked 01/17/09-3:00 A Little Night Music 01/17/09-6:30 Mary Poppins

What the hey? I didn't even see that jagfkb. I'm really curious to see what they've got going at the HIlton.

This will be the MUST SEE show of 2010, whether it's good or not.