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By: Sep. 10, 2010
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This morning, Spider-Man Reeve Carney introduced the first song from the upcoming Broadway show on Good Morning America, September 10 and then members of the cast including Carney, Jennifer Damiano, Patrick Page met the press along with Julie Taymor, co-book writer GLen berger, set designer George Tsypin, costume designer Eiko Ishioka, choreographer Daniel Ezralow and Broadway Beat was there to talk to them all about this eagerly anticipated show!

CLICK HERE for photo coverage of the company and CLICK HERE for photo coverage of the performance. 

SPIDER-MAN stars Reeve CarneyJennifer Damiano, Patrick PageNatalie MendozaMichael MulherenKen MarksIsabel KeatingJeb BrownT.V. CarpioMat DevineGideon GlickJonathan SchwartzMatthew James ThomasLaura Beth WellsMatt CaplanDWayne ClarkLuther Creek,Gerald AveryCollin BajaMarcus BellamyEmmanuel BrownErin ElliottDana Marie Ingraham,Ayo Janeen JacksonHeather LangAri LoebNatalie LomonteKevin LoomisKristin MartinJodi McFaddenKristen OeiAmerica OlivoJennifer PerryKyle PostBrandon RubendallSean SamuelsDollar Tan, and Christopher Tierney.

Drawing from more than 40 years of Marvel comic books for inspiration, SPIDER-MAN Turn Off The Dark spins a new take on the mythic tale of Peter Parker, a teenager whose unremarkable life in Queens is turned upside-down-literally-when he's bitten by a genetically-altered spider and wakes up the next morning clinging to the ceiling. Bullied by his classmates and tortured by an unrelenting crush on next-door-neighbor Mary Jane Watson, this science geek discovers he has suddenly been endowed with astonishing powers. He soon learns, however, that "with great power comes great responsibility." Maligned by the media, buffeted by financial woes, and stretched thin by the expectations of the world-at-large, Peter now must struggle to navigate the perilous and peculiar demands of being a web-slinging superhero. With the characters in SPIDER-MAN Turn Off The Dark ranging from old familiar favorites to supervillains never-before imagined, Spider-Man's battles will hurtle the audience through a story both recognizable and unexpected, culminating in an eye-popping, ultimate test for this iconic figure.

SPIDER-MAN Turn Off The Dark features music and lyrics by 22-time Grammy® Award-winners Bono and The Edge of U2 with direction by Tony® Award-winner Julie Taymor (The Tempest, Across The Universe, The Lion King) and a book by Julie Taymor and GLen berger (Underneath The Lintel).

The creative team includes Daniel Ezralow (Choreography), George Tsypin (Scenic Design), Academy Award®-winner Eiko Ishioka (Costume Design), Tony® Award-winner Donald Holder(Lighting Design), Jonathan Deans (Sound Design), Kyle Cooper (Projection Design), Julie Taymor(Mask Design), Campbell Young Associates (Hair Design), Judy Chin (Makeup Design), Scott Rogers (Aerial Design), Jaque Paquin (Aerial Rigging Design), David Campbell (Orchestrations & Arrangements), Teese Gohl (Musical Supervision), and Kimberly Grigsby (Music Director). Casting is by Telsey + Co.

SPIDER-MAN Turn Off The Dark is produced by Michael CohlJeremiah J. Harris, Land Line Productions, HELLO Entertainment/David GarfinkleSony Pictures Entertainment, Billy and Fernando Rovzar Diez Barroso, Jeffrey B. HecktmanOmneity Entertainment/Richard G. Weinberg,Nederlander Organization/James L. NederlanderTerry Allen Kramer, S2BN Entertainment, JAM Theatricals, the Mayerson/Gould/Hauser/Tysoe Group, and Patricia Lambrecht, by association withMarvel Entertainment.

American Express Cardmembers may now purchase tickets during an exclusive pre-sale offer via Ticketmaster.com / (800) 745-3000. Any ticket buyers who previously purchased tickets to SPIDER-MAN Turn Off The Dark and were fully refunded have been contacted by Ticketmaster and given priority access to purchase again. Tickets will be available to the general public in September, also via Ticketmaster.com / (800) 745-3000. Tickets are priced from $67.50 - $135 for weekday performances and $67.50 - $140 for weekend performances.

For more information, visit http://spidermanonbroadway.marvel.com/.

 




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