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Will Julie Taymor Attend SPIDER-MAN's Opening?

By: Jun. 14, 2011
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After more than 185 previews, onstage and offstage drama, and the critics descending long before the opening, the official opening of SPIDER-MAN  TURN OFF THE DARK is at last here tonight. 

According to Showbiz411.com who has been fairly accurate with Julie Taymor related news, they report that "I'm told that the show's masterful creator, Julie Taymor, is likely to attend the premiere. She should, and she should take a big bow at curtain call. Tonight closes almost nine years worth of hard work."

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 complete cast includes Reeve Carney as Peter Parker/Spider-Man, Tony® Award nominee Jennifer Damiano as Mary Jane Watson, T.V. Carpio as Arachne, Patrick Page as Norman Osborn/Green Goblin, Michael MulherenKen MarksIsabel KeatingJeb BrownMatthew James ThomasLaura Beth WellsMatt CaplanDWayne ClarkLuther CreekKevin AubinGerald Avery,Collin BajaMarcus BellamyEmmanuel BrownJessica Leigh BrownDaniel CurryErin Elliott,Craig HenningsenDana Marie Ingraham, Ayo Jackson, Joshua KobakMegan LewisAri LoebNatalie LomonteKevin LoomisKristin MartinJodi McFaddenBethany MooreKristen Faith Oei, Jennifer Christine Perry, Kyle PostBrandon RubendallSean SamuelsDollar TanJoey Taranto, and Christopher W. Tierney.

Inspired by over 40 years of Marvel comic books, SPIDER-MAN Turn Off The Dark follows the story of teenager Peter Parker, whose unremarkable life is turned upside-down when he's bitten by a genetically altered spider and wakes up the next morning clinging to his bedroom ceiling. This bullied science-geek suddenly endowed with incredible powers soon learns, however, that with great power comes great responsibility as villains put both his physical strength and strength of character to the test. 


 




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