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Spider-Man, Rollicking says Playbill.

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edited April 2007 in Graphic Violence
That's right, Spidey's coming to Broadway.
http://www.superherohype.com/news/topnews.php?id=5499
SPIDER-MAN
Theatre
MUSICAL
AEA 29-HOUR REHEARSED READING

Director: Julie Taymor
Music and Lyrics: Bono and The Edge of U2
Musical Supervisor: Teese Gohl
Book: Julie Taymor and Glen Berger
Producer: Hello Entertainment/David Garfinkle, Martin McCallum, Marvel Entertainment
Casting Director: Telsey + Company
Rehearsals: Begin 7/2/07 in NYC
Reading: 7/12/07 and 7/13/07

PLEASE RUSH ALL PHOTOS AND RESUMES ASAP AND SUBMIT ELECTRONICALLY TO: TELSEY + COMPANY
311 WEST 43RD STREET, 10TH FLOOR
NEW YORK, NY 10036
ATTN: SPIDER-MAN

SEEKING:

[PETER PARKER] Male, late teens to early 20's, Caucasian. A bullied, high school senior in Queens passionate about all things Science, and infatuated with Mary Jane Watson to the point of near-paralysis. Earnest, ethical, and frequently relying on his wry, self-effacing sense of humor to get out of scrapes, he was bitten by a genetically altered spider in Norman Osborn's Lab soon before graduating and becomes after trials and tragedy a crime-fighting superhero. He struggles daily to balance the responsibilities his dual identity demands, as well as with the constant temptation to exploit the powers he has inherited. The burden of being a superhero, his guilt for his role in his uncle?s death, as well as his debilitating crush on Mary Jane all weigh heavily upon him. Great pop/rock voice.

[MARY JANE] Female, late teens to early 20s, Caucasian. Sweet, intelligent, affectionate, compassionate, with a well-developed, wry sense of humor. Her power, her luminosity, arises from the unadorned simplicity and groundedness of her presence. She is desperate to get out of Queens, to get away from her abusive father, and make a name for herself as an actress. Great pop/rock voice.

[ARACHNE] Female, 20-35 years old, any ethnicity. 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. Possesses an ethereal, unique, gorgeous singing voice. Strong Celtic, Balkan style, e.g., Sinead O'Connor. Outside the box ideas are welcomed. Could be someone from the music industry.

[NORMAN OSBORN] Male, 50s, Southern. A brilliant scientist deeply devoted to his wife Emily and to the potential of science to improve the world. Always thinking, always tinkering, always talking, he is a dynamo, a folksy whirlwind of energy cut from the same cloth as Ted Turner. An experiment gone wrong mutates him into an unholy terror called the Green Goblin contemptuous of humanity and very much insane. STRONG comic chops and strong character voice.

[J. JONAH JAMESON] Male, 50s. Brash, stubborn, and a throwback from another era, the mustachioed, cigar-chomping, tyrannical publisher of the Daily Bugle is always after the headline that will sell more papers. He is unrelenting in his hatred for Spider-Man, whom he sees as a vigilante and a bane to NYC. Need STRONG comic chops.

[GEEK CHORUS] Three teenage boys and one girl who meet to ritualistically retell the greatest Spider-Man stories. They have encyclopedic knowledge of the last forty years of Spider-Man comic books. They are inveterate role-playing, over-enthusiastic, idealistic, air-guitar-wielding, argumentative, earnest, hyper-serious geeks. Strong comic chops and strong singing voices. Any ethnicity.

I might just cry.

Of happiness.

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  • BlackjackBlackjack Registered User regular
    edited April 2007
    WHAT.

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  • Calamity JaneCalamity Jane That Wrong Love Registered User regular
    edited April 2007
    NOTHING HAS HAPPENED HERE.

    Ha ha ha! This is fantastic! I hope they go more for camp and fun because there's no way you could do a Spider-Man musical and have any semblance of a serious tone.

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  • AzraelAzrael Registered User regular
    edited April 2007
    They need to get Bruce Campbell to act as an usher. And belittle everyone.

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  • Calamity JaneCalamity Jane That Wrong Love Registered User regular
    edited April 2007
    Oh shit did it say Bono and the Edge had a hand in this? Okay, what the fuck was I thinking...no. Lose.

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  • DarkPrimusDarkPrimus Registered User regular
    edited April 2007
    Evil Dead The Musical is better.

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  • BlankspaceBlankspace __BANNED USERS regular
    edited April 2007
    [GEEK CHORUS] Three teenage boys and one girl who meet to ritualistically retell the greatest Spider-Man stories. They have encyclopedic knowledge of the last forty years of Spider-Man comic books. They are inveterate role-playing, over-enthusiastic, idealistic, air-guitar-wielding, argumentative, earnest, hyper-serious geeks. Strong comic chops and strong singing voices. Any ethnicity.

    A bunch of geeks air-guitaring their way through a musical? I'm sold.

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  • BucketmanBucketman Call me SkraggRegistered User regular
    edited April 2007
    They already had one of these in London awhile ago. Its in this huge book I have about Marvel, it has full color pictures and everything.

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  • BalefuegoBalefuego Registered User regular
    edited April 2007
    Anjin-San wrote: »
    Oh shit did it say Bono and the Edge had a hand in this? Okay, what the fuck was I thinking...no. Lose.

    Anjin why do you hate my favorite tv show and my favorite band.

    I think I hate you.

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  • DarkPrimusDarkPrimus Registered User regular
    edited April 2007
    U2 stopped being good back in the 90s.

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  • JacobkoshJacobkosh Gamble a stamp. I can show you how to be a real man!Moderator mod
    edited April 2007
    As did Spider-Man comics!

    COINCIDENCE OR CONSPIRACY?

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  • DJ EebsDJ Eebs Moderator, Administrator admin
    edited April 2007
    this may be the best thing since Carrie: The Musical

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  • Calamity JaneCalamity Jane That Wrong Love Registered User regular
    edited April 2007
    Balefuego wrote: »
    Anjin-San wrote: »
    Oh shit did it say Bono and the Edge had a hand in this? Okay, what the fuck was I thinking...no. Lose.

    Anjin why do you hate my favorite tv show and my favorite band.

    I think I hate you.

    Wait, that's not fair. What's your favorite television show?

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  • Toji SuzuharaToji Suzuhara Southern CaliforniaRegistered User regular
    edited April 2007
    That description of Arachne is priceless. I keep trying to connect it back to the comics but it's just not happening.

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  • FuruFuru Registered User regular
    edited April 2007
    Geek Chorus.

    It cracks me the hell up just thinking about it.

    Geek Chorus.

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  • tehfalconertehfalconer moonrocks in my noseRegistered User regular
    edited April 2007
    Azrael wrote: »
    They need to get Bruce Campbell to act as an usher. And belittle everyone.
    I would buy tickets to any show if it would include Bruce Campbell heckling me.

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