MUSICAL, LESBIAN SITCOM COMING TO NBC
Robert Greenblatt is expected to take over as chairman of NBC Universal TV Entertainment this week, bringing with him two edgy series that presumably had been rejected when he served as head of entertainment for Showtime. New York magazine reported on its Vulture blog that the two shows, one a musical, the other a lesbian [...]
SPIDEY CRASHES TO STAGE ON BROADWAY — TAKEN TO HOSPITAL
December 21, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment
Spider-Man’s journey from comic book to movies to Broadway took another ill-fated turn Monday night when, seven minutes before the end of the performance of Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark, a stunt double for the title character fell about 10 feet and was seriously injured and equipment hanging above the audience also crashed down, although [...]
IS HOPE FADING FOR SPIDEY ON BROADWAY?
November 30, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment
Although the $65-million Broadway musical Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark will have to run for years before it is able to generate a profit, the general manager of the Foxwoods Theater, where it is playing, is already talking to producers of other upcoming productions about keeping his theater in mind, the New York Times reported [...]
SPIDEY ON BROADWAY: GOOD NEWS TURNS TO DISASTER
The Broadway production of Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark, which is due to open officially on January 11, appeared to get off to an auspicious start with a featured segment on Sunday’s 60 Minutes and the debut of commercials for the show in the New York area. But the late-night newscasts in the city were [...]