Spider-Man The Musical Is Dead Dead Dead!

As we previously mentioned, the upcoming Spider-Man Broadway musical has run out of $$$$$$, and….

The entire cast - including Evan Rachel Whore - has just been released from their contracts and the crew has been put on "hiatus" until further notice because the $45 million dollar musical broke the bank!

Spider-Man, with Julie Taymor on board as director and music penned by Bono and The Edge, was destined to be a mess from the beginning.

Taymor devised an "installation show" for the musical, but sources say the director was in over her head with the amount of special effects she hoped to include in the show.

The show was said to have a running cost of $900,000 a week, which would have required the show to sell out at New York's Hilton Theater every night for five years straight just for the producers to break even!

Ridiculous!!!

Spider-Man is still set to open for previews on February 10th, 2010.

Yeah right!

Posted: Aug 12, 2009 at 2:30 pm / Email this »

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31 comments to “Spider-Man The Musical Is Dead Dead Dead!”

cherricola says – reply to this

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We all knew this would happen.
Perez Smells His Skidmarks says – reply to this

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Oh no, the gay community will revolt now that they can't check out Spidey's bulge.
Miley Cyrus...The Princess of All Media says – reply to this

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It was a TERRIBLE idea from the start.
joeharter1 says – reply to this

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That five years of sellouts isn't entirely accurate. There's also sales of albums, merch, licensing out the music to other mediums, etc.
pointandlaugh says – reply to this

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Quit calling women WHORES.
Lucylue says – reply to this

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Why do you hate women so much? Women to you are all sluts or whores. You are a disgusting human being. Karma is a b*tch. I hope you find that out soon.
Jedi_Brit says – reply to this

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Sad, but their expectations were outrages!
NeatoAwesome says – reply to this

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I'm sure it would suck anyways.
bgbreakdown says – reply to this

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There is a God.
Sandy5219 says – reply to this

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Stop calling women whores! It's degrading. I find it absolutely appalling that a gay person has this little consideration for the respect of women and their rights.
Lady_Saccharine_Sweetness says – reply to this

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Re: Sandy5219 – Perez is just jealous because he wishes he were one of us. lol.
Soda-Pop-Lover says – reply to this

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good good good!
Siouxsie Michele Lynn says – reply to this

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lol!!!!!!!!!!! this is a joke right?? really, i hope so. Spiderman doesn't do broadway….no offense but see they won't even insult Batman fans and do a Batman show. Only because we all know Batman is too masculine and too much for Broadway
josi101 says – reply to this

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i can't wait for the actual "MOVIE"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! the "spider-man musical" seemed like a bad idea from the start!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Siouxsie Michele Lynn says – reply to this

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Re: Lucylue – Because darling, he wants to be one. He wants to fit with the norm and not be a man-bitch. Perez, darling, I like that you still have all your rights but you keep critizing girls/women in the industry that seem to have a crush on your "at the moment man". Evan Rachel Wood is a sleaze ball but you don't need to remind us alll the time.
josi101 says – reply to this

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Re: pointandlaugh – Re: Lucylue – Re: Sandy5219 – Re: Lady_Saccharine_Sweetness –

i agree!!!!!!!!!!! stop calling women WHORES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
BeautifulBrunnette69 says – reply to this

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Re: Siouxsie Michele Lynn – I knew I'd find you Anniegirl!! I told you I would, and I did.. don't deny it, that last comment just proved it!! Ha!! In your face!!
Spindoc says – reply to this

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Musicals need to have catchy music. while bono and "the Edge" are good at writing deep songs, they are not the best for writing catchy tunes that will have the audience singing along. That was a a bad bad choice of going for a big name over others better for the job.
Siouxsie Michele Lynn says – reply to this

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Re: BeautifulBrunnette69 –

um…..no… hahaa my names not Annie :/ seriously
Siouxsie Michele Lynn says – reply to this

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Re: BeautifulBrunnette69 –

I'm seriously lost ]: I've been founded……i didn't know i was lost :O
JigSaw says – reply to this

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Re: Siouxsie Michele Lynn – i dont know about that, i think bb69 called it right…
Siouxsie Michele Lynn says – reply to this

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Re: JigSaw –

nope…….need proof jiggy?
Siouxsie Michele Lynn says – reply to this

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Re: JigSaw –
seriously what proof do ya'll need?
Obi says – reply to this

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HaHaHa is all i can say!!
Wilisfitinyamouth says – reply to this

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I have a good feeling the same thing will happen to your lame ass concert. It will FAIL!
celebritywannabe says – reply to this

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that doesn't sound good at all. stupid
titismack says – reply to this

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hahaha!
what a joke.
bisquitcase says – reply to this

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i always loved the 'sperm shooting hand' of spiderman!! yum! girls never understood my fascination for the comic!!
blasastter says – reply to this

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Good! I love Spider-Man but this sounded like pure crap. Bono & The Edge writing a musical? Hey, can you pick someone who's actually had a decent song in the last twenty years?
moffifox says – reply to this

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JUST THE SHITEST IDEA OF ALL TIME. THE FACT THAT KING DOUCHE BONO IS INVOLVED MAKES IT EVEN BETTER.

HIS NEXT IDEA IS A MUSICAL VERSION OF THE ANNE FRANK STORY
hellobasil21 says – reply to this

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Stop calling women whores! …Sluts or skanks would be more appropriate… anyway, this musical would have been closed in eight performances anyway. There needs to be more original musicals!

Oh, and Moffifox, I hate to break it to you, but there already is. It's called "Yours, Anne" …so, yeah.