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New York - Troubled broadway musical Spider-Man, the most expensive show ever created for the Great White Way, appears headed for another delay as producers weigh a decision to push its opening into February, according to media reports on Thursday.
The New York Times, citing two unnamed sources involved with the Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark, said moving it from a planned January 11 debut will allow creators to stage a new final number, rewrite some dialogue and add or delete scenes.
A spokesperson for the show declined to comment.
Based on the teenage comic book superhero, Spider-Man was directed by Julie Taymor with music from U2's Bono and The Edge, and it cost more than $65m to bring it from concept to the stage.
But with a lot of high-tech effects and actors and actresses soaring over the audience in wire riggings, the show has been fraught with peril from the beginning.
Already, its opening has been delayed a few times, initially due to financial problems and more recently performers suffering injuries followed by technical difficulties during current previews.
The New York Times, citing two unnamed sources involved with the Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark, said moving it from a planned January 11 debut will allow creators to stage a new final number, rewrite some dialogue and add or delete scenes.
A spokesperson for the show declined to comment.
Based on the teenage comic book superhero, Spider-Man was directed by Julie Taymor with music from U2's Bono and The Edge, and it cost more than $65m to bring it from concept to the stage.
But with a lot of high-tech effects and actors and actresses soaring over the audience in wire riggings, the show has been fraught with peril from the beginning.
Already, its opening has been delayed a few times, initially due to financial problems and more recently performers suffering injuries followed by technical difficulties during current previews.
