Spider-Man musical plagued with issues

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1. Tom Racine

   Gosh, this is such a surprise. Having lived in NYC with an actress wife and many Broadway actor/director/producer friends, I think I can safely say that this is destined to be the biggest financial disaster flop in Broadway history. Don’t WANT it to be, but this was an ill-advised idea from day one…especially with a $65 million dollar budget. Good lord.

2. Stephen Beals

   The whole idea seems poisonous. Super hero movies are making a lot of money, so let’s put them on Broadway. Uh, no thanks.

   But maybe Hugh Jackman could pull off an interesting one-man Wolverine show. It could be Springtime For Hitler funny.

3. Tom Racine

   I’m not against the general idea…if you told me 20 years ago you were doing “Les Miserables” I would’ve laughed you out of the room. Now I’m one of nine straight men in America who knows the entire score. 🙂 Batman might lend itself to an opera-style over the top thing…but overall, it’s just the wrong market. Makes as much sense as a “Peanuts” adaptation of “Requiem for a Dream,” or “The Texas Chainsaw Preschool Romperoom.”

   That and the fact that they thought dropping $65 million for a musical was prudent investing.

4. Stephen Beals

   Good point. The immediate problem with a Texas Chainsaw Broadway musical of any kind, of course, is hearing the singing over the sound of the loud saw.