Injured SPIDER-MAN perform Christopher Tierney returned to rehearsals for the musical on Monday, April 25th and BroadwayWorld.com was there with other press to great him upon his return. Lead producer Michael Cohl said last week that Tierney has been cleared to rejoin the show and hopes to be swinging over the audience again on opening night June 14.
BroadwayWorld.com was there to capture the original version's final curtain call and the last performance of the show's 'Geeks' along with the last viewing of director Julie Taymor's vision. After the show, the cast met the press and fans at the stage door!
Following its historic matinee performance on Sunday, April 17, SPIDER-MAN Turn Off The Dark will take a brief, three-week hiatus for technical rehearsals before unveiling the new version of the mega musical on Thursday, May 12. The official opening night of the new Spider-Man is set for Tuesday, June 14th at the Foxwoods Theatre (213 West 42nd Street).
Last night, March 1, the stars of Spider-Man appeared on The Late Show with david Letterman to premiere the show's Act 1 anthem, 'Rise Above.' BroadwayWorld brings you a few shots of Reeve Carney and T.V. Caprio arriving at the studio below.
Veteran humorist and playwright, Justin Moran, launched 'Spiderman Smackdown', a guerilla theatre project to write, rehearse, and perform a fully realized musical based on the character Spiderman in under 30 days with a budget of $0. Set to open one day before the $65 Million Broadway musical 'Spiderman: Turn Off the Dark' on March 14 (assuming it's not delayed again), Moran's musical will be the first Spiderman Musical to officially open in New York City. Last night. BroadwayWorld was invited inside the rehearsal room for a first look at this new Spidey Project in development and brings you photo coverage below!
Proceeds from tickets purchased for SPIDER-MAN: TURN OFF THE DARK's February 3 performance were donated to The Actor's Fund. Before the show, the cast, along with director Julie Taymor and the show's producers were feted as a Sardi's reception.
Cast member T.V. Carpio officially assumed the role of 'Arachne' in SPIDER-MAN Turn Off The Dark, replacing Natalie Mendoza back in early January. BroadwayWorld.com photog Walter McBride went through his extensive photo arrives and dug up some great photos of Carpio at the 2007 Toronto Film Festival where she was promoting another Julie Taymor project - Across the Universe, which she starred in as Prudence!
Christopher Tierney was back at SPIDER-MAN evening, as an audience member. He told the press before the show that he believed in the production, and the crew, wasn't mad at anyone and was hoping to rejoin the show as soon as he possibly could. Before entering the theatre, he spoke to press and showed off his back brace.
Cast member T.V. Carpio officially assumed the role of 'Arachne' in SPIDER-MAN Turn Off The Dark, replacing Natalie Mendoza who departed the production last week after suffering a concussion at an early preview. BroadwayWorld.com was there amongst invited press to capture the star (and the rest of the cast) at the stage door post-show.
WCBS TV's Dana Tyler has been granted the first interview with SPIDER-MAN's Christopher Tierney, which will air on WCBS news on January 3, 2011 at 11pm EST.
In promos, he tells CBS 2's Dana Tyler that 'I was falling and then I saw once I hit the darkness of the stage, I had to just turn it real quick so I wasn't going to fall on my head and I crashed on my back.'
As previously reported, SPIDER-MAN Turn Off The Dark has delayed its opening night (previously set for January 11, 2011) to Monday, February 7. Directed by Julie Taymor and featuring a book by Julie Taymor and Glen Berger, and new music and lyrics by U2's Bono and The Edge, SPIDER-MAN Turn Off The Dark is now in previews at Broadway's Foxwoods Theatre (213 West 42nd Street). All performances prior to the new opening night will go on as planned. The first production photos have been released and appear below!
Photos from after the first night preview of Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark at the Foxwoods Theater on November 28, 2010 in New York City
With eye-popping sets, fierce costumes, and an electric young cast, Julie Taymor and Bono bring Spider-Man, the $60+ Million rock musical, to Broadway. Contributing Editor Adam Green goes backstage at the Foxwoods Theatre to give Vogue readers an advance peek at the new production in the December issue (on newsstands nationwide November 23rd).
SPIDER-MAN Turn Off The Dark will begin preview performances on Broadway on Sunday, November 28, 2010, at 6:30 p.m. Opening Night is now set for Tuesday evening, January 11, 2011. Directed by Julie Taymor and featuring a book by Julie Taymor and Glen Berger, and new music and lyrics by U2's Bono and The Edge, SPIDER-MAN Turn Off The Dark will open at Broadway's Foxwoods Theatre (213 West 42nd Street). BroadwayWorld snapped images of the marquee going up and brings you photo coverage below.
The U2 fansite atu2.com has posted the first photos of the SPIDER-MAN: Turn Off The Dark costumes! See the costumes for the Green Goblin (played by Patrick Page) and a new villain below!
This morning, Spider-Man Reeve Carney introduced the first song from the upcoming Broadway show on Good Morning America, September 10. Carney performed the song, composed by Bono and The Edge at the Hudson Theatre in the Millennium Hotel, with the performance broadcast live during the 8am-9am hour. Below, BroadwayWorld brings you photo coverage of Carney's performance below!
This morning, Spider-Man Reeve Carney introduced the first song from the upcoming Broadway show on Good Morning America, September 10. Carney performed the song, composed by Bono and The Edge at the Hudson Theatre in the Millennium Hotel, with the performance broadcast live during the 8am-9am hour. Below, BroadwayWorld brings you a photo introduction to the SPIDER-MAN company!
As the show is in the news, BWW's cameras caught some quick snapshots outside the Hilton theatre of the 'SPIDER-MAN' marquee.
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