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Monday, July 28, 2014

Producer for Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark Eyeing Nationwide Arena Tour

Filed under: Performing Arts — Dr. Christopher Blackwell @ 00:45

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In a recent interview with the Wall Street Journal, Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark producer Michael Cohl stated that he plans to tour the $75 million Broadway musical to arenas across the U.S.  Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark, which ended its Broadway run Jan. 4, was previously announced for a Las Vegas sit-down engagement following its three-year New York run. Cohl states that Las Vegas is no longer the goal, and that the show will instead embark on an arena tour in late 2015 or winter 2016 in order to reach larger audiences. “I think Spider-Man is a pop culture rock show that was meant to be in arenas,” Cohl said.

Playbill‘s Adam Hetrick contributed to this BLOGBOARD post.

 

Rocky Down for the Count as Musical Sets Closing Date on Broadway

Filed under: Performing Arts — Dr. Christopher Blackwell @ 00:37

rockyWC2 Rocky: The Musical is down for the count. The stage production of the famed 1976 Sylvester Stallone film will play its final performance at the Cadillac Winter Garden Theater on August 17th. The show was nominated for several Tony Awards, including a Best Actor nom for Andy Karl (Rocky) along with nominations for Best Choreography and Set Design. It didn’t win any of them. The show’s music and lyrics are written by major Broadway talents Lynn Aherns and Stephen Flaherty (the dynamic duo behind Ragtime). But unfortunately, the increasing competitive marketplace of the Great White Way was too tough on the show, which has a high weekly overhead cost. Rocky: The Musical was hovering around the $650K/week range, insufficient for sustainability. To read my review of Rocky: The Musical, click here: Theater Review: Bridges of Madison County The Musical, ROCKY: The Musical, Machinal, and All The Way

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