Now that the show is making bank, the gloves are off in the fight between Julie Taymor and the producers of Spider-Man: The Song That Never Ends Turn Off The Dark. Remember how last year the fired director sued for more money? Well, today producers fired back and meow! According to them Taymor's suit is simply "an attempt to put Taymor in the same position she would have been had she fulfilled her obligations under her agreement and actually written a book for the Spider-Man Musical that could be opened on Broadway." more ›

Though we've yet to meet a person who enjoyed it, Spider-Man: Bring Out Your Dead Turn Off The Dark turns out to be a moneymaking (if not yet profitable) hit for its producers and Disney corporate overlords. So clearly it's time for them to start digging into their Marvel pockets for another property to make into a Broadway smash. To that end, our first thought was that a Fantastic Four musical could be a campy kick...but then we saw this amazingly edited X-Men: The Animated Musical video, and well, see for yourself: more ›

Julie Taymor, the envelope-pushing director who co-created the much-maligned Broadway spectacle Spider-Man: Please Make It Stop Turn Off the Dark, is suing the show's producers. After critics savaged the production before opening night, and several cast members sustained injuries, Taymor was pushed aside by the producers, who made significant changes before officially opening in April to mixed reviews and packed houses. Taymor's lawyer claims his client spent more than seven years creating the musical but was paid just $150,000—and that was five years ago. Now she's come to collect. more ›

Community's Donald Glover didn't get the part of Peter Parker in the new Spider-Man movie, but that's okay. His public campaign for the part last summer apparently led the way for Marvel to introduce the world to the first African-American to don Spidey's mask. Come Wednesday's release of Ultimate Fallout #4 the world will get to meet the alliterative Miles Morales, the world's first half-black, half-Hispanic wallcrawler. more ›

So far the upcoming superhero flicks are putting out some disappointing trailers. Earlier this week we saw the first teaser for Dark Knight Rises, and now The Amazing Spider-Man (both movies aren't due out until next summer). The best part is when they turn the Hearst Tower, home to Cosmo, into a science lab. more ›

As Archbishop Dolan once eloquently said: "Last time I consulted an atlas, it is clear we are living in New York, in the United States of America—not in China, or North Korea." This means that people are free to lick their shoes on the subway or dress up in costumes of popular TV and movie characters, roaming Times Square for lucrative photo opportunities with hapless tourists. But are these freedom-loving entrepreneurs breaking the law and diluting the brands of these fine american companies? more ›

Did you watch the seemingly unending ballad from Spider-Man: Don't Tell Mom The Babysitter's Dead Turn Off The Dark on last night's Tony Awards and think to yourself "Wait, that show is still happening?" No, of course you didn't. You were watching Dallas dominate the Heat like everybody else. But if you did happen to wonder, the answer is yes. That show is still happening. In fact it officially (no joke) "opens" tomorrow night. We've seen it—twice, actually—and we'll have a review up tomorrow as soon as the Green Goblin croaks. But in the meantime, the clever folks at Sesame Street have gone and created a pitch-perfect spoof, as they are wont to do. more ›

The Williamsburg Bridge hasn't exactly gotten a lot of screen time compared to New York City's other, more photogenic bridges. Tonight, however, your friendly, neighborhood Spider-Man will return to the bridge for another night of filming (when they were there last week the lights could be seen from far away... according to this photo, at least a mile). It's unclear what they'll be shooting on the bridge, but hopefully it's more than just Peter Parker brooding, as he recently did at a shoot in Woodside, Queens: more ›

Hot on the heels of winning the award that is closest to the Nobel Peace Prize, U2's Bono and The Edge are scheduled to perform on American Idol's Wednesday finale with the cast of everyone's favorite Broadway musical, Spider- Man: Please Make The Pain Stop Turn Off the Dark. more ›

Will The Amazing Spider-Man (currently filming around New York City) be more successful than the disastrous musical on Broadway? Because, you know, there's no James Franco in this one... so it's not looking so good. Will Andrew Garfield be able to fill Tobey Maguire's Spidey costume? That's what some superfans are asking. And will we ever get a real peek at what this movie's villain, The Lizard, looks like? Not if they keep him under wraps. more ›

There's been no lack of mocking headlines and critical jest at Spider-Man: Die Hard With A Vengeance Turn Off The Dark, by far the most expensive tone-deaf musical ever. But no headline has truly made it until it is ripped out, reassembled, and immortalized into a Law & Order plotline. And it seems that Julie Taymor's great folly will be getting its moment in the sun very soon, when Law & Order: Criminal Intent takes on the musical in an upcoming episode. more ›

With a price tag of $70 million and counting, by far the most expensive musical ever, Spider-Man: Dead And Loving It Turn Off The Dark is on hiatus for an overhaul until May 12. But you wouldn't know it from the press the show has been pushing out the past few days. First came the announcement that injured actor/stuntman Christopher Tierney would be returning when the show reopens and now two of the shows producers have turned to the AP to flagellate themselves in public. more ›

If you've been dying to see what Julie Taymor's version of Spider-Man: Requiem For A Dream Turn Off The Dark is actually like, this is your last chance. The show goes dark for a rewrite after Sunday's performance and won't be back until May 12 (the latest "opening" date is June 14). And there are tickets still available—who knows, maybe somebody will get stuck again! more ›

This morning Fire Commissioner Salvatore J. Cassano showed off the new fire safety comic book alongside Captain America, Spider-Man, and some of the Bravest, who all took time from their busy life-saving schedules to be on hand. This isn't some second-rate comic, either, the FDNY teamed up with Marvel to make it happen! Fingers crossed they'll team up with Bono for a musical version. more ›

Apparently nobody told the folks at the Foxwoods Theater that Whiplash is one of Iron Man's villains, not Spider-Man's. Either way, whiplash is what appears to have taken down actress T.V. Carpio, who last week reportedly hurt her neck in an onstage battle during Spider-Man: Love Never Dies Turn Off The Dark. To recuperate, Carpio will be out of the show for the next two weeks—coming back to the boards just in time for a few more life-threatening performances before the show takes its scheduled hiatus. more ›

So that delay the producers of problem-plagued Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark have been rumored to be contemplating? The musical, currently set for a March 15 opening, could actually be delayed until June, according to the NY Times. And the March 15 performance would be a "celebration of sorts for the work done so far." A celebration of "bear-baiting"? Sign us up! more ›

After injuries, lawsuits and abysmal reviews, Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark continues to see packed houses while still in previews. But apparently, director Julie Taymor is "exhausted" with the production, and producers are looking to bring on a co-director. They've reportedly reached out to Phil McKinley, director of "The Boy From Oz," but a deal has yet to be made. more ›

Marvel Entertainment and the NBA are planning to release a line of apparel, and Spider-Man has been paired with the Knicks, which is like saying Woody Allen and Jay-Z have something in common because they're both from New York. Vicky Picca of NBA marketing cheesily explained, "The NBA is filled with highlights as amazing as the feats of Marvel's storied characters." So the Knicks are the lovelorn boy geniuses of the NBA then? And who gets Deadpool? more ›

Earlier this week, the actor who fell 30 feet during a performance of Spider-Man: There Will Be Blood Turn Off The Dark last month was released from rehab. And, last night, Christopher Tierney headed back to the $65 million musical—but as a spectator. Tierney told the AP, "It's what I've been waiting for for the past two weeks — to see my friends and finally watch the show." And, as you can see on this video, he was amazed to see the set he fell from: more ›

Tune in to Channel 2 News tonight at 11 p.m., when CBS 2 broadcasts the first interview with the aerialist who is lucky to be alive after falling nearly 30 feet during a performance of Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark last month. Performer Christopher Tierney, 32, suffered a hairline skull fracture, four broken ribs, a bruised lung, internal bleeding and cracked three vertebrae from the accident, which occurred when the harness and wire that should have lifted him in the air instead went slack. Here's CBS 2's sensational teaser trailer for the big interview: more ›

The stunt actor who was the latest casualty of the Spider-Man musical this week is walking again! Aeralist Christopher Tierney fell 30 feet and broke his ribs while playing Spider-Man on Broadway earlier this week (the show shut down for a day as a result), but now his father says he walked for the first time yesterday. He's spending Christmas in the hospital recovering from back surgery, with his parents and brother, who says he "is expected to make a full recovery and will surely return to the stage." As for the rest of the Spider-Man cast, they're scheduled to be back on stage tonight—but ticket buyer beware. more ›

The $65 million dollar Broadway musical Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark has pushed back its opening night from January 11th to some date in February TBD. Of course, the production has already "opened" in the sense that audiences are being charged full price to watch a show that, we're told, ends with an actor raising his arms up in the air and yelling, "SPIDER-MAN!" But these performances are referred to in the business as "previews"; the opening date is when critics can publish their reviews (as soon as the curtain falls). And the producers do not want critics to see their spider baby yet. It's fragile! Arts Beat reports: more ›

Who loves Theater more: nerds or tourists? According to Broadway League's 13th annual demographics report, it is decidedly more frequented by tourists! They make up 63 percent of the 11.89 million people who visited Broadway this past year. And one-out-of-four of those tourists were from abroad, so they probably couldn't even understand the rich subtext of Mamma Mia! more ›

Last night was the first performance of the oft-delayed and massively expensive Spider-Man musical on Broadway, and we can all agree it was a smashing success, because no audience members, actors, or technicians were killed during the 3.5 hour performance. Sure, some wires fell on the crowd, and the show was stopped five times as performers dangled helplessly on wires, but what do you expect for your $55-$145 ticket, perfection? Yet the Post's Michael Riedel wasn't exactly amazed: more ›