Spider-Man Musical Budget "Out of Control"

So gay! Love the dancing spidey graphic.

I'm a HUGE theatre buff...I went through 3 years of drama classes in high school...and it's not just wussy crap...it's HARD work. It's not just the acting part. It's the building of the sets, moving couches that weight 250 pounds from a storage loft that has nothing but a ladder to get up there. It's going up to the catwalk where the rail that's supposed to keep you from falling over is about to give itself while one of the ellipsoidal light's screw comes loose and slips you catch it almost falling w/ it (which is about a 200 foot drop). It's figuring out the best light plot and making sure you don't electrocute someone or roast them with light intensity. It's the sound guy making sure everything is ok. Theatre work, although fun, is a tad dangerous...and it's going to be my minor in college, my major is going to be film.

I've said all that to say this. I love Julie Taymor's work, she's really done a lot of great projects, most notably Across the Universe.

But she's completely out of control on this. And while i respect her work and artistry. I'd say i'm inclined to agree that Spider-man on Broadway is NOT the way to go.
Not only does it have disaster written all over it, her blatant disregard for how much it's costing just makes it much more worse.

She needs to smarten up and budget herself. NO show should cost $1million a WEEK. Good Lord, that's just WAY too much.

So, as much as i love her work, I think Julie Taymor has finally gone over the deep end.

WOW, sounds like a real stinker. Hey maybe it'll put an end to Julie Taymor's over-valued artsy Set designs. With all the money she's soaking up you'd think they'd give someone else a chance, for Cryinoutloud! She probably knows it's a terrible idea, so she's milking it for all it's worth.