Posted 11/8/2009 by IGA
Producers of the new Broadway-bound Spider-Man, Turn Off the Dark
gave a progress report about the developing show on Nov. 5. New
producing partners are on board and Reeve Carney has been announced to
play the title role.
No opening date was announced beyond "2010." The previous first preview date was announced to be Feb. 25, 2010, at the Hilton.
"Key creatives" met Nov. 5 and confirmed the following:
Michael Cohl has joined the production as lead producer on the
show. Jeremiah J. Harris is now second producer on the show. The full
producing team for the project is Michael Cohl, Jeremiah J. Harris,
Hello Entertainment/David Garfinkle, Marvel Entertainment/David Maisel,
and Sony Pictures Entertainment.
Full financing for Spider-Man is expected to be in place shortly. Once this happens the show will resume full production. The show will open in 2010 at the Hilton Theatre in New York. No date was given.
Michael Cohl stated, "Having started early on with Spider-Man
and now taking on the lead producing role is extremely exciting and a
welcome challenge. Knowing the details and intricacies of this wildly
ambitious project, I want to 'turn off the dark' on all the wild
speculation about the show — it's moving forward!"
Spider-Man director Julie Taymor stated, "With a team that
includes Bono, Edge and Glen Berger, there was never a question in my
mind that Spider-Man would happen — it was just a matter of when. I am delighted that Michael Cohl is making this a reality."
After "an exhaustive search that included a casting call tour spanning
six cities and thousands of candidates," the producers and creative
team chose Reeve Carney to play the role of Peter Parker, The Amazing
Spider-Man. Carney joins previously announced cast members Evan Rachel
Wood as Mary Jane Watson, Peter Parker’s girlfriend and Alan Cumming as
Norman Osborn (aka Green Goblin).
Reeve is the lead singer of Carney, the "hot up and coming rock band"
whose newest single "Love Me Chase Me" was just released. The band's
first full length album, entitled "Mr. Green," will be released in
early 2010 on Interscope Records. Reeve's acting credits include Julie
Taymor's upcoming film version of "The Tempest" and the film version of
the acclaimed novel "Snow Falling on Cedars."
Julie Taymor continued, "Having recently finished shooting 'The
Tempest' with Reeve as the young prince, I am thrilled to cast him in
an entirely different role as Peter Parker in Spider-Man.
When I first saw Reeve, he was performing with his terrific band
Carney. The music of Bono and Edge requires an extraordinary talent —
not only is Reeve a great rock and roll singer but his acting is
equally fresh and authentic."
Bono and The Edge, who have written the music and lyrics for the
production stated, "Our ambition was to find a Peter Parker who could
really act and sing, but who still brings a kind of performance that
could be new to Broadway audiences. We wanted something a little more
authentically rock and roll. Reeve is everything we could have hoped
for: an amazing voice and a truly charismatic presence."
Tickets for Spider-Man
are now on sale exclusively for American Express Cardmembers at
Ticketmaster.com, by calling (800) 745-3000, or at all Ticketmaster
outlets.
Visit www.SpiderManOnBroadway.com.
» www.playbill.com
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