You may or may not remember the Spider-Man musical from years ago, Turn off the Dark. I saw it once in previews and then once when it had actually debuted. I am not much of a Broadway connoisseur, so I can’t speak competently to how the show compares to other musicals, but I enjoyed it for the most part, while still very much aware of its substantial flaws. Still, it’s hard to go wrong with Spidey and the Green Goblin actually flying over your head as they fight to the death.
The original writer of the beleaguered show, Glen Berger, wrote a wild memoir about his time working with director Julie Taymor and composers Bono and the Edge. If you’re at all interested in the show, it’s well worth a read!
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