George Tsypin News

BroadwayWorld's Richard Ridge was thrilled to sit down and speak with nearly all of this year's Tony Award nominees at the official Tony Brunch on May 2, 2012, and we will be bringing you special coverage on all of them throughout the awards season. Today we bring you George Tsypin, nominee for Best Scenic Design for Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark. (more...)

In honor of Fleet Week, Broadway’s own super hero Spider-Man, welcomed real American heroes from the U.S. Armed Services to New York City, sailing into New York Harbor aboard the USS Wasp in the “Parade of Ships” earlier today. Spider-Man was given a tour of the ship by the Admiral, took photos with sailors, and gave a salute to everyone onboard for their service. (more...)

Producers Michael Cohl and Jeremiah J. Harris announced today that Katrina Lenk will be joining the cast of Broadway’s SPIDER-MAN Turn Off The Dark, in the role of “Arachne”. Christina Sajous, who currently plays the role of “Arachne”, will play her final performance on Sunday, May 27thwith Lenk assuming the role on Tuesday, May 29th. Reeve Carney, Patrick Page, and Rebecca Faulkenberry will continue on in their roles as “Peter Parker/Spider-Man”, “Norman Osborn/Green Goblin”, and “Mary Jane Watson” respectively. (more...)

Today, we're excited to present our special annual Tony Nominees Photo Booth Portraits shot by Walter McBride. How many future Tony winners can you spot below? (more...)

Developed in the psychedelic performance venue of Kenny ScharfÂ’s Cosmic Cavern, Matt WilsonÂ’s The Ventriloquist Circle dives into the madcap world of legendary adult-film star, Hugh Cox. (more...)

Developed in the psychedelic performance venue of Kenny ScharfÂ’s Cosmic Cavern, Matt WilsonÂ’s The Ventriloquist Circle dives into the madcap world of legendary adult-film star, Hugh Cox. (more...)

Developed in the psychedelic performance venue of Kenny ScharfÂ’s Cosmic Cavern, Matt WilsonÂ’s The Ventriloquist Circle dives into the madcap world of legendary adult-film star, Hugh Cox. (more...)

Young, bold and enterprising Atlantis Productions wraps up its 2011 season with the Asian premiere of Disney’s stage adaptation of The Little Mermaid from November 18 to December 11 at the Meralco Theatre –- This comes right on the heels of Atlantis Productions’ own productions of Broadway’s smash musicals Next to Normal, Disney’s Aida and In The Heights. (more...)

Broadway?s biggest show SPIDER-MAN Turn Off The Dark officially opens Tuesday, June 14th at the Foxwoods Theatre (213 West 42nd Street). The show features creative consultation by Philip William McKinley (The Boy From Oz), original direction by Tony® Award-winner Julie Taymor (The Lion King, Across The Universe, Frida), music and lyrics by 22- time Grammy® Award-winners Bono and The Edge, and book co-written by Taymor, Glen Berger (Underneath The Lintel) and Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa (Fantastic Four and Spider-Man comics, "Big Love"). (more...)

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While the Broadway world is still abuzz from Sunday's Tony Awards, all eyes turned last night to another star-studded red carpet event: the much-delayed opening of SPIDER-MAN: TURN OFF THE DARK. BroadwayWorld.com was there to capture all of the excitement of the night, including the arrivals for the cast and creative team for the show's opening night party. (more...)

Well, it's finally here. SPIDER-MAN Turn Off The Dark has officially opened on Broadway, on Tuesday, June 14 th at the Foxwoods Theatre. The show now features creative consultation by Philip William McKinley, original direction by Tony Award-winner Julie Taymor, music and lyrics by Bono and The Edge, and book co-written by Taymor, Glen Berger and Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa . This time, unlike back in February, the critics were actually invited. Let's see what they thought... (more...)

Catch a sneak peek of "SpiderMonster, the Musical," Sesame Street's new spoof of the Broadway show as part of the program's 42nd season. New episodes begin September 2011. Also the butt of a few punches at the Tony Awards last night, SPIDER-MAN Turn Off The Dark officially celebrates it's opening night on tomorrow, June 14 th at the Foxwoods Theatre. (more...)

It's the most highly anticipated opening in recent Broadway memory, SPIDER-MAN Turn Off The Dark officially celebrates their opening night on Tuesday, June 14 th at the Foxwoods Theatre. The show features creative consultation by Philip William McKinley (The Boy From Oz), original direction by Tony® Award-winner Julie Taymor (The Lion King, Across The Universe, Frida), music and lyrics by 22- time Grammy® Award-winners Bono and The Edge, and book co-written by Taymor, Glen Berger (Underneath The Lintel) and Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa (Fantastic Four and Spider-Man comics, “Big Love”). The first full video preview footage has been released and we've got a first look at the production that has EVERYONE talking! (more...)

In one of the most highly anticipated openings in recent Broadway memory, SPIDER-MAN Turn Off The Dark officially celebrates their opening night on Tuesday, June 14 th at the Foxwoods Theatre. The show features creative consultation by Philip William McKinley (The Boy From Oz), original direction by Tony® Award-winner Julie Taymor (The Lion King, Across The Universe, Frida), music and lyrics by 22- time Grammy® Award-winners Bono and The Edge, and book co-written by Taymor, Glen Berger (Underneath The Lintel) and Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa (Fantastic Four and Spider-Man comics, “Big Love”). The newest production photos have been released and BroadwayWorld brings you a first look below! (more...)

Young, bold and enterprising Atlantis Productions wraps up its 2011 season with the Asian premiere of Disney’s stage adaptation of The Little Mermaid from November 18 to December 11 at the Meralco Theatre –- This comes right on the heels of Atlantis Productions’ own productions of Broadway’s smash musicals Next to Normal, Disney’s Aida and In The Heights. (more...)

Lahr writes "Taymor has a dynamic, painterly sense of space; she can marshal all the sensual elements of movement, light, and perspective into amazing stage pictures. (Two minutes after the show had ended, I couldn't recall a line of dialogue, a song lyric, or a melody, but I do remember any number of the show's images.) Before our eyes, for instance, the New York sky line is tipped ninety degrees, so that what begins at street level ends up a bird's-eye view, with buglike yellow cabs skittering below; in another scene, the spider chorines dance before us, with their eight syncopated limbs. In these moments-and there are plenty of them-the audience finds itself exactly where Taymor wants it to be: in a waking dream. The technicians of wonder are the real stars of "Spider-Man": George Tsypin and his ravishing angular cityscape, with its monumental Cubist and Constructivist touches; Kyle Cooper and his ingenious projection design; Eiko Ishioka and her witty, beautifully made costumes (I loved Swarm, a one-man killer-bee hive, and the Green Goblin's scaly carapace). The stagecraft is about as good as it gets: all "Spider-Man" needs now is a new book and new songs. Call me, Mister Mercury, this show will never be frozen." (more...)

In the New York Times, Ben Brantley writes that "You are of course entitled to disagree with our decision. But from what I saw on Saturday night, "Spider-Man" is so grievously broken in every respect that it is beyond repair. Fans of Ms. Taymor's work on the long-running musical "The Lion King," adapted from the animated Walt Disney feature, will have to squint charitably to see evidence of her talent. True, signature Taymor touches like airborne puppets, elaborate masks and perspective-skewing sets (George Tsypin is the scenic designer) are all on hand. But they never connect into a comprehensible story with any momentum. Often you feel as if you were watching the installation of Christmas windows at a fancy department store. At other times the impression is of being on a soundstage where a music video is being filmed in the early 1980s. (Daniel Ezralow's choreography is pure vintage MTV.) (more...)

Julie Taymor's production of Mozart's The Magic Flute returns to the Met as this season's special holiday presentation beginning December 21 at 11 a.m. The 100-minute English-language version of the opera is specially priced to appeal to families and will have five matinees and three evening performances, running throughout the holiday season. (more...)

Julie Taymor's production of Mozart's The Magic Flute returns to the Met as this season's special holiday presentation beginning December 21 at 11 a.m. The 100-minute English-language version of the opera is specially priced to appeal to families and will have five matinees and three evening performances, running throughout the holiday season. (more...)