If you take into consideration all the damage that’s been done to the stage, the actors, and the budget for the Broadway musical Spider-Man Turn Off the Dark, should you be surprised by this news? According to MTV, stage director Julie Taymor is leaving the play’s production. Color us shocked — not!
Julie Taymor and U2′s Broadway musical Spider-Man Turn Off the Dark has become a nightmare. Not only were the preview shows plagued by accidents, but several of the show’s actors have been injured, and now one of the leads have decided to “exit stage left.” According to The New York Times, Natalie Mendoza who played Arachne in the production is leaving.
This past Sunday the long awaited musical Spider-Man Turn off the Dark debuted with its first preview performance. Unfortunately, everything that could go wrong did go wrong and the crowd took note. Regardless of the bad early reviews that posted the next day, advance tickets sales for the show shot through the roof! On Monday, Turn off the Dark sold $1 million worth of tickets.
Sunday night critics and lucky viewers got the opportunity to catch a glimpse of Broadway’s newest attraction: Spider-Man: Turn off the Dark. It’s the U2 and Julie Taymor collaboration that has had the industry buzzing over the past year. The majority of the publicity the musical has gotten stems from its constant delays, the bloated budget, and even a death! CBS’ “60 Minutes” recently ran a segment on the show and you can watch it in its entirety below…
