Source: 104.1 Jack FM
Published: 5/17/10
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Despite continued production and financing troubles, U2‘s Spider-Manmusical continues to show signs of life. The New York Post is reporting that the show is now scheduled to enter previews in October and is slated for a November opening on Broadway.
Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark, with music from Bono and the Edge, also has a new villian. Patrick Page will play the Green Goblin, replacing Alan Cumming, who left the show last month. Page played the Grinch in the Broadway production of How the Grinch Stole Christmas.
Reeve Carney is still set to play the web-slinger, but the role of his love interest Mary Jane remains unfilled. Rachel Wood was originally cast in the role, but stepped aside as delays mounted. The show’s producer auditioned actresses last week, the Post said.
Alan Cumming drops out of Bono and The Edge's Spiderman musical
This morning another spectacular defection from Bono and The Edge's troubled Broadway musical 'Spiderman - Turn Off The Dark' occurred.
Scottish actor Alan Cumming has traded in his role as the Green Goblin for a recurring role on the hit TV show 'The Good Wife.'
The 45-year-old Tony-winning actor dropped out of the musical because of conflicts with his new gig on CBS' legal drama. Cumming was recently promoted to a series regular.
Cumming follow's Evan Rachel Wood's departure from the troubled Broadway production, which has struggled with financing for months.
'The Spider-Man team could not resolve conflicts with my dates on The Good Wife,' Cumming wrote on his website.
He expressed his disappointment 'that I will not have the chance to collaborate with Bono and The Edge, and to work with Julie Taymor (the award winning director of 'The Lion King' on Broadway) on the stage.'
The show features music from U2's Bono and The Edge under Taymor's direction. The show is slated to open later this year.
Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark,the musical written by the U2 frontman and bandmate The Edge that's scheduled to hit Broadway in March, is allegedly having financial difficulties.
Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark features words and music written by Bono and The Edge and will be directed by Julie Tamor (who also directed the stage version of The Lion King). The show is expected to be one of the most elaborate musicals ever produced, but has been held up due to investment problems.
"The halt is attributed to cashflow obstacles that producers… are working to resolve," Variety reports.
Estimated costs for the production are between $30 and $45 million U.S. (about $33 and $49 million Canadian).
Those backing the musical maintain it is still set to open, Variety reports.
So far, no one has been cast in the production's title role. Evan Rachel Wood — Marilyn Manson's former girlfriend, who has a musical of his own in the works — has been chosen to play love interest Mary Jane Watson, and Scottish actor Alan Cumming will play The Green Goblin.
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