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Five Best (and Five Worst) Things About Retooled Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark
After a record-breaking six months of previews during which this $70 million tuner suffered repeated delays, major technical snafus, dangerous falls that injured several castmembers and early reviews so bad Spidey went into hiding as producers plotted a revamp, the curtain for Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark finally went up on Tuesday.
So how is everyone's friendly neighborhood webslinger after the recent makeover? After attending last weekend's performance for the press, we've come up with the five best—and worst—things about Spider-Man 2.0
Warning: Spoilers ahead!
U2's Bono: Rock Star and...Hot Hollywood Hitchhiker!
Next time you see a hitchhiker on the side of the road, you may want to stop. It could be Bono!
While in Vancouver for a concert earlier this week, the U2 rocker and his assistant got stranded in a downpour during a leisurely walk and were forced to bum a ride from a stranger.
The lucky passerby? NHL star Gilbert Brule, who was driving by with his girlfriend, Kelsey Nichols.
According to a source, Bono thankfully hopped into the hockey player's truck before giving both Brule and Nichols autographed passes to his Wednesday night Vancouver show.
During the concert, Bono announced to fans, "I like ice hockey because people who play ice hockey are the kind of people who pick up hitchhikers."
But that's not all the celeb sightings we have for you. Read on for who Jake Gyllenhaal was spotted on a movie date with...
American Idol Afterparty: Which Big Stars Showed and Which Didn't?
Scotty McCreery already got the country's approval when he took the American Idol title yesterday.
And last night, he got props from another past Idol winner, who said he wasn't at all surprised by Scotty's succes. Plus, more from the Idol afterparty!
Spider-Man Musical Returns: What Could Go Wrong?!
The good news is, there are more flying scenes.
The bad news is, the production that added more flying scenes is Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark.
Did the crew learn nothing since last time?! Anway, you wouldn't believe what was spotted outside the Foxwoods Theatre in NYC tonight...
Test Your Knowledge: Match the Celebrity Godparents to Their Godchildren!
With Lady Gaga officially being given the title of "Godmother" to Elton John's son this week, it got us thinking, Jeez, there are tons of other interesting and kinda weird celeb godparents out there! Actually, there's whole slew of other random celeb godparent and child pairings.
Any guesses who they are? Turns out there are some that make Elton and Gaga's god-relationship seem positively boring by comparison. Check it out:
Magnificent! U2 360° Tour Is the Biggest Ever
Call it the Unforgettable road show.
U2's 360° tour easily blew past the record revenue raked in by the Rolling Stones' Bigger Bang jaunt from a few years ago to offically become the highest-grossing trek of all time.
If only Bono and The Edge could do half as well with Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark!
Watch Out, Spider-Man: Here Come the Critics!
Maybe they should retitle it Spider-Man: Ignore the Bad Reviews.
As if things couldn't get any worse for Peter Parker & Co., a group of major newspapers and online outlets have gone ahead and run reviews of Julie Taymor's Broadway fiasco otherwise known as Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark ahead of its oft-delayed, official opening. Despite early raves from the likes of Glenn Beck and Oprah Winfrey, the critics are using words like "webslinging folly," "silly," "atrocious," "just unbelievably bad" and "high-flying flop" to describe this juggernaut.
Tell us what you really think. So here's a roundup:
Another Spider-Man Setback: Banged-Up Broadway Show Star Quits!
And the hits keep coming for Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark.
On the heels of last week's accident that seriously injured stunt performer Christopher Tierney, yet another problem has hit the beleaguered Broadway mega-musical: star Natalie Mendoza, who plays the spider villainess Arachne, is leaving the $65 million (and counting) production.
Probably a wise health move, we'd say.
Spider-Man Musical Shut Down After Latest Mishap—When Will It Get Back Off the Ground?
Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark is dark today after last night's mishap that saw an aerialist suffer serious injuries in a fall. But the show will go on.
The folks in charge of the trouble-plagued $65 million (and counting) production have announced that previews will resume tomorrow night at Broadway's Foxwoods Theater after adopting some new safety measures.
And if they don't start getting it right, it could be lights out.
Is Bono's Spider-Man Musical Doomed?
Oh, what a tangled web Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark has woven.
Already the butt of jokes thanks to its impressive amount of production problems during its preview run at the Foxwoods Theater, opening night for the eight-years-in-the-making Broadway musical has been pushed back another four weeks.
So what is it this time?




