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Fired Director Sues Spider-Man Show Bosses

Matt Cantor — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 16:21:41 CST

More drama behind the curtains for Broadway’s Spider-Man : Former director Julie Taymor is suing the show’s producers over what she says is a lack of compensation for her creative work. “The producers' actions have left her no choice but to resort to legal recourse to protect her rights,” her attorney...

Glenn Beck: Michelle Obama Behind Biracial Spider-Man

Kevin Spak — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 09:56:03 CDT

Glenn Beck seems to think the new half-black, half-Hispanic Ultimate Spider-Man is part of some kind of conspiracy to change America. On his radio show yesterday, Beck groused about the change. “The new Spider-Man is really quite great, he looks just like President Obama,” he deadpanned, in a moment spotted...

New Ultimate Spider-Man Succeeds Peter Parker

Wed, 03 Aug 2011 09:06:01 CDT

Peter Parker is dead and gone, but Spider-Man is still slinging webs and fighting crime. And it's not just a new teenager climbing Manhattan buildings, it's an entirely new crime-fighter, from the color of his suit to the complexion of his skin. Meet Miles Morales, a half-black, half-Hispanic American teenager...

How Spider-Man Spent $75M

Matt Cantor — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 14:17:45 CDT

Amid injuries, delays, and firings, Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark has managed to eat through $75 million, New York state financial statements reveal. To put that in perspective: The play The Book of Mormon cost $9 million, reports the New York Times . Here’s where some of the money—and time—...

Marvel Kills Spider-Man (Sort Of)

Kevin Spak — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 14:10:05 CDT

Spider-Man is going to die tomorrow, or at least a Spider-Man will. For those who haven’t been following comics lately, here’s the skinny: The Spider-Man that’s been around since 1962 is fine. The Peter Parker who’s biting the dust is “Ultimate Spider-Man,” an alternate version of the character introduced 11...

Spider-Man Producer Laura Ziskin Dead at 61

Mon, 13 Jun 2011 09:45:22 CDT

Laura Ziskin, a veteran producer whose films include the Spider-Man movies and Pretty Woman , has died at age 61. Ziskin, who had breast cancer, died yesterday at her home in Santa Monica, reports the Entertainment Industry Foundation. Over her 35-year career, Ziskin was producer or executive producer of films such...

Broadway's Spider-Man Flies Again

Thu, 12 May 2011 08:57:02 CDT

Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark , Broadway's most expensive and audacious show, flies back into action tonight—with what the creative team and producers say is a cleaner story and has tighter music. The $70 million musical emerges from a three-week hiatus with most of the cast intact, but minus Julie...

Director Julie Taymor Booted From Spider-Man Musical

Evann Gastaldo — Thu, 10 Mar 2011 08:35:06 CST

After days of rumors , the producers of Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark made the official announcement last night: Director Julie Taymor is out. The problem-plagued musical has also been delayed yet again, this time until “early summer 2011,” according to the show’s blog . Taymor has been replaced with Philip William...

Gasping Spider-Man Gets Revamp

Rob Quinn — Tue, 22 Feb 2011 05:20:00 CST

The producers of the cursed Spider-Man Broadway musical are rejigging the show's musical numbers, and its official opening may get a sixth tweak, reports the New York Times . Veteran musical supervisor and conductor Paul Bogaev has been hired to revamp many of the $65 million show's musical numbers, according to...