Broadway

Spider-Man: The Musical : By the numbers
"Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark" cast members bow during a summer performance: The critically savaged, $75-million production had an impressive $2 million box-office gross last week.

Spider-Man's surprise Broadway success: By the numbers

Once destined to be the biggest flop the Great White Way has ever seen, the pricey musical shocks New York with a record-setting box office haul

 
Spider-Man: The Musical : Opinion Brief
"Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark" finally premiered on Broadway with some major revisions, but critics still consider it a mess.

Broadway's revamped Spider-Man: Still a 'bloated' mess?

An overhauled version of the troubled musical finally opened Tuesday in New York, with a new director, new songs, and a new plot

 
Spider-Man: The Musical : Best Video
In the SNL skit, Bono, played by Andy Samberg, says his "reputation was irreparably damaged" by the "Spider-Man" musical.

SNL's fake law firm for 'Spider-Man' injuries

"Saturday Night Live" takes aim at the embattled musical once again, with an ad that invites injured audience members to sue the show

 
Spider-Man: The Musical : Burning Question
After repeated delays, bad buzz, and cast injuries, "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark" is now battling a barrage of negative reviews.

'Spider-Man' musical: Worst Broadway show ever?

The "grievously broken" Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark is well beyond repair, says a scathing review in The New York Times. Does anyone apart from Glenn Beck like the show?

 
Spider-Man: The Musical : Opinion Brief
Glenn Beck urged his listeners to go see "Spider-Man: Turn off the Dark," even if they have to "give a kidney" to get tickets.

Glenn Beck endorses... Broadway's 'Spider-Man'

The right-wing icon came out as a staunch defender of the Great White Way's most beleaguered musical

 
Spider-Man: The Musical : Twitter Take
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The latest tweets on 'Spider-Man: The musical'

Unfiltered, real-time commentary from around the world

 
Spider-Man: The Musical : Instant Guide
The musical will be roughly based on the plot from the first Spider-Man movie, but will also feature a number of new villians.

Could the musical Spider-Man be the 'biggest disaster in Broadway history'?

Spiraling costs and technical disasters have generated the wrong kind of buzz. Will anything go right for this $65 million show?

 
Spider-Man: The Musical : Opinion Brief
The first performance of Julie Taymor's "Spider-Man: Turn off the Dark" was more dress rehearsal than Broadway debut.

Will 'Spider-Man' be Broadway's biggest flop?

The much-anticipated, long-delayed musical finally began previews on Sunday — and its first night was a sticky mess

 

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