U2 and Spider-Man director Julie Taymor appeared on 60 Minutes to promote the musical, which had its first preview last night. The preview sounds like it didn’t go well at all. The New York Post says the show had to be stopped four times in the first act alone because of technical problems, and that pieces of the set were missing. People even walked out during the second act. And the problems may run even deeper: the Post says audience members grumbled about the confusing script and “dull” score. Because of these difficulties, the much-delayed opening has been pushed back to January 11. That’ll be the real test of this $60 million production. (Taymor is, after all, a genius.) As for the dull score, you can judge for yourself with this 60 Minutes interview. You’ll hear clips and samples of Spider-Man‘s music mixed in with quotes from Bono, The Edge, and Taymor:
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and we’re surprised why?
i’m not surprised the first comment douches either…
huh?
Weird. It’s an interesting story, about the musical and all. But I was always under the impression that no one under 35 really cared about U2, and that no one over 35 cared about Spiderman. I’m sure there’s bound to be some overlap but… a strange idea nonetheless.
Spider-Man has been around for almost 50 years. There are PLENTY of people over 35 who care about Spider-Man. Probably more people over 35 than under actually.
I’m pretty sure you’re right about no one under 35 caring about U2, however.
I can’t believe anyone though a Spiderman musical would be a good idea….but everybody makes mistakes. Just look at Paul Simon’s musical “The Capeman”.
I, for one, am surprised it’s not doing better. I can’t remember how many times Spidey was battling Doc Connors or Kingpin and I found myself thinking that these characters really need to break into song.
I hear ya. Personally I was hoping this musical would take off so I wouldn’t have to sing the character’s dialogue and narration to myself whilst reading my comic books, but alas the superhero musical might not be the wave of the future after all. : /