After its preview showing recieved mainly negative reviews from critics and fans alike, I'm sure that many of you now have less interest in this musical that you did before, despite it being praised for some amazing stunts. Considering that it's one of the most expensive Broadway shows ever (costing $65 million), Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark will have to play to sold-out houses for as many as four years. A pretty difficult task. Anyway, here are a few more behind the scenes photos for you.
Drawing from more than 40 years of Marvel comic books for inspiration, Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark spins a new take on the mythic tale of Peter Parker, a teenager whose unremarkable life in Queens is turned upside-down - literally - when he's bitten by a genetically-altered spider and wakes up the next morning clinging to the ceiling.
Bullied by his classmates and tortured by an unrelenting crush on next-door neighbor Mary Jane Watson, this science geek discovers he has suddenly been endowed with astonishing powers. He soon learns, however, that with great power comes great responsibility. Maligned by the media, buffeted by financial woes, and stretched thin by the expectations of the world at large, Peter now must struggle to navigate the perilous and peculiar demands of being a web-slinging super hero.
With the characters in Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark ranging from old familiar favorites to supervillains imagined anew for the stage, Spider-Man's battles will hurtle the audience through a story both recognisable and unexpected, culminating in an eye-popping, ultimate test for this iconic figure.
I still cant help but feel that they've completely missed the point with this musical (especially if the stories about it's ridiculous and confusing plot are accurate) but will you still check it out when tickets go on sale early next year? Be sure to share your thoughts in the usual place!