Spider Man: The Musical ?

thecorndogwalker · 04-18-2007, 09:36 AM

I heard that a Spider Man musical was going to happen a while ago. But never thought it would happen... Guess Not!

http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=109329

Bornieo: Fully Loaded · 04-18-2007, 10:07 AM

Eek! If anyone's been put thru the torture of "Spiderman Rocks" at Universal, then I weep for the future of this project.

This is beyond retarded...

Tref · 04-18-2007, 11:23 AM

I can't wait to miss it!

flippyshark · 04-18-2007, 11:32 AM

Music by Bono and The Edge!?!?!?! Wow. 'In the naaaame of cash, once more in the name of cash." Well, Sir Elton has done well on the great white way, maybe they will too. (But really, this sounds absurd.)

Still, there was a Superman musical on Broadway in 1966. Anyone remember "It's A Bird, It's A Plane, It's Superman?" The songs were from Lee Adams and Charles Strouse, the same team who later brought us Annie. There was a televised version of this show in the Seventies, with Leslie Anne Warren as Lois Lane. I tried to watch it, but it was a cheap looking production, shot on primitive video on threadbare sets. I didn't make it through.

mousepod · 04-18-2007, 11:38 AM

Good point, flippyshark. And don't forget that there was a Spider-Man "rock opera" album back in the day as well.

ozron · 04-18-2007, 12:02 PM

Stranger things have happened...

This actually looks like a strong production team. Although I'm no U2 fan - I'll reserve judgement. Generally a show in the reading stage is like a television pilot: it may or may not ever be seen. This is a pretty high-profile project, though, and sometimes just the names involved can push a show through.

And yes, the Superman musical was abyssmal!

ron

Stan4dSteph · 04-18-2007, 12:13 PM

Anyone else ever listened to the Passengers album? Some interesting stuff there, and possibly an indication of what might come from Bono and The Edge.

The whole thing sounds weird to me, but who knows...

innerSpaceman · 04-18-2007, 12:32 PM

I just hope they include the TV theme song.

It's been featured in both movies so far, likely because it's sooooo ingrained with the character in the minds of so many. A musical that neglected this fact would be ... well, a step more retarded than the project already is.

Cadaverous Pallor · 04-18-2007, 06:51 PM

Will it be like this? (Click "watch it")

mousepod · 04-18-2007, 06:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cadaverous Pallor

Will it be like this? (Click "watch it")

Holy crap. That's cool! I want one!!!

Visible mojo for you, CP!

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Bornieo: Fully Loaded Lego Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Disneyland, USA Posts: 3,704	Eek! If anyone's been put thru the torture of "Spiderman Rocks" at Universal, then I weep for the future of this project. This is beyond retarded...
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Tref Not Tref Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 2,188	I can't wait to miss it! __________________ Tref3.0 Listen in aural 3-D to Pop's muzak! (New songs added semi-bi-daily) j & j Did you know that Emas eht yltcaxe is exactly the same spelled backwards?!
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flippyshark Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 2,852	Music by Bono and The Edge!?!?!?! Wow. 'In the naaaame of cash, once more in the name of cash." Well, Sir Elton has done well on the great white way, maybe they will too. (But really, this sounds absurd.) Still, there was a Superman musical on Broadway in 1966. Anyone remember "It's A Bird, It's A Plane, It's Superman?" The songs were from Lee Adams and Charles Strouse, the same team who later brought us Annie. There was a televised version of this show in the Seventies, with Leslie Anne Warren as Lois Lane. I tried to watch it, but it was a cheap looking production, shot on primitive video on threadbare sets. I didn't make it through.
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mousepod You broke your Ramadar! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 4,635	Good point, flippyshark. And don't forget that there was a Spider-Man "rock opera" album back in the day as well. __________________ "Give the public everything you can give them, keep the place as clean as you can keep it, keep it friendly" - Walt Disney
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ozron The once and former... Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 421	Stranger things have happened... This actually looks like a strong production team. Although I'm no U2 fan - I'll reserve judgement. Generally a show in the reading stage is like a television pilot: it may or may not ever be seen. This is a pretty high-profile project, though, and sometimes just the names involved can push a show through. And yes, the Superman musical was abyssmal! ron
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Stan4dSteph Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: East Bay Area, CA Posts: 3,156	Anyone else ever listened to the Passengers album? Some interesting stuff there, and possibly an indication of what might come from Bono and The Edge. The whole thing sounds weird to me, but who knows...
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innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	I just hope they include the TV theme song. It's been featured in both movies so far, likely because it's sooooo ingrained with the character in the minds of so many. A musical that neglected this fact would be ... well, a step more retarded than the project already is.
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Cadaverous Pallor ohhhh baby Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Parental Bliss Posts: 12,364	Will it be like this? (Click "watch it") __________________ The second star to the right shines in the night for you
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