Spider-Man: The Musical!

[Raph's Girl]

http://www.playbill.com/news/article/107378.html

A reading of the new musical Spider-Man will take place in New York City July 12 and 13, Playbill.com has learned.

A casting notice reveals the "29-hour rehearsed reading" will begin rehearsals July 2 for the two-day event.

As previously reported, Julie Taymor will direct the forthcoming musical version of the Marvel Comics hero with music provided by Bono and The Edge of the band U2. According to the notice, Glen Berger — playwright of Underneath The Lintel and The Wooden Breeks — will join Taymor on the book. (Neil Jordan — of "The Crying Game" fame — had previously been attached.) Taymor consistent collaborator Matthias "Teese" Gohl ("Across The Universe," "Frida," "Titus") will serve as musical supervisor.

The comic giant Marvel Entertainment will share producing credits with Hello Entertainment/David Garfinkle and Martin McCallum.

Taymor made history in 1998 as the first female director to earn the Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical for the Broadway musical The Lion King — albeit mere moments after Garry Hynes became the first woman to win a Tony Award for Direction (for The Beauty Queen of Leenane). She also earned the Tony for Best Costume Design that night as well. The multi-genre director has lined her resume with Broadway credits (Juan Darien and The Green Bird), film work ("Titus" and "Frida") as well as opera productions ("Oedipus Rex" and the Metropolitan Opera run of "The Magic Flute").

Among the roles being sought to fill are the young-man-turned-hero Peter Parker/Spider-Man ("male, late teens to early 20's...[with a] great pop/rock voice") and love-interest Mary Jane ("female, late teens to early 20's...[with a] great pop/rock voice") as well as villain Norman Osborn/Green Goblin and Daily Bugle publisher J. Jonah Jameson (both call for "male, 50s.")

The character breakdowns provide some insight to plot points as the character Arachne ("female, 20-35 years old, any ethnicity") is described as "a beautiful, boastful young woman turned into a spider for her hubris and lack of respect for the gods. She subsequently appears to Peter Parker and the audience as in turn a powerful spider-woman who comes from another time to inspire Peter; an otherworldly lover; a bride; a terrifying (and sexy) dark goddess of vengeance; a dance partner in a charged and violent spiders dance of death; and, finally, a lonely, fragile young woman." Casting is seeking a "strong Celtic, Balkan style, e.g., Sinead O'Connor," noting, "outside the box ideas are welcomed. Could be someone from the music industry."

Also, a "Geek Chorus" consisting of "three teenage boys and one girl" are described to "meet to ritualistically retell the greatest Spider-Man stories."

Raph's Girl note: Everybody sing! *sings* With great power comes great responsiblity.....responsibility.....

[Mecha Cow]

Not to be a dick, but do you like browse news sites all day long?

And not that I will ever get to see this, but it should be hilarious.

[愛]

Musicals are pretty badass. That's all I need to say about that.

[Raph's Girl]

Originally Posted by Mecha Cow

Not to be a dick, but do you like browse news sites all day long?

*lol* No...not all day. I do browse news sites but people also give me addys for news as well. I got this article from a friend.

[Spike Spiegel]

so when they have it, will it be put on DVD??

[LogicDonny]

Raph's girl is our local forum newscaster. she finds good and bad news and post em up for us to read.

You rock!

[Leonardo's_Girl]

It's probably a fake, just like most of the hero-based musical ideas are.

[ZariusTwo]

How can something that has an official source be "fake?"

[Roseangelo]

I heard this story on the radio yesterday; it's real.

[Raph's Girl]

Originally Posted by Leonardo's_Girl

It's probably a fake, just like most of the hero-based musical ideas are.

U apperantly haven't seen the horror that is the Superman musical. Ugh....

[LogicDonny]

just like superman 64!

[Jo Dawn]

I remember hearing about the beginning production for this a long time ago, heh. Cool to see they're actually doing it.

[KROW]

Originally Posted by Raph's Girl

The character breakdowns provide some insight to plot points as the character Arachne ("female, 20-35 years old, any ethnicity") is described as "a beautiful, boastful young woman turned into a spider for her hubris and lack of respect for the gods. She subsequently appears to Peter Parker and the audience as in turn a powerful spider-woman who comes from another time to inspire Peter; an otherworldly lover; a bride; a terrifying (and sexy) dark goddess of vengeance; a dance partner in a charged and violent spiders dance of death; and, finally, a lonely, fragile young woman." Casting is seeking a "strong Celtic, Balkan style, e.g., Sinead O'Connor," noting, "outside the box ideas are welcomed. Could be someone from the music industry."

What the f***? This aspect is worse than the Spider-Clone saga -- which would be a nice approach. Let me tell you, if you want a superb chorus line, you dress up some fancy lads in a Spidey suit and have them leap around singing praises to the Jackal. There's a musical for ya'.

[Voltron]

And then He opened the Seventh Seal, and behold, upon the earth there was a Spider-Man musical that had nothing to do with Spider-Man. And the rivers boiled, and the seas turned to blood.

Erkle 10:13-15

I can't believe someone got paid for this! Insanity.

[Tinuvielsdreams]

If anything this could do well just off the title alone. Just the title of this thread made me stop, I had to read on...Spiderman the musical...Oh my