A new production of the musical with score by U2's Bono and the Edge planned for Las Vegas
Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark —- the (estimated) $75 million musical that made news long before it opened with backstage drama, delays, cast injuries and critical pans — will close in January, it was announced Monday night. But a new production of the show, which features a score by U2's Bono and the Edge and was co-created and originally directed by Julie Taymor, is planned for Las Vegas.
Spider-Man opened on June 14, 2011, after a record 182 preview performances. By then, Taymor had been driven out of the production, and creative consultant Philip William McKinley and Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa were brought in to revise her vision and the book she co-wrote with Glen Berger.
The show nonetheless enjoyed very healthy ticket sales for a good chunk of its run, frequently reaping more than $1 million a week. But production costs were high, and grosses had been down recently.
Berger published a memoir of the show's growing pains, Song of Spider-Man: The Inside Journey of the Most Controversial Musical in Broadway History, earlier this month. And there had been news of another cast injury in August, when Daniel Curry's right foot got caught in a lift; it was fractured, along with both his legs.
In an official statement, spokesman Rick Miramontez confirmed that Spider-Man would end its "historic Broadway run," but noted, "We are excited to report that the next destination for Spider-Man will be the entertainment capital of the world: Las Vegas. Further details will be announced in the weeks to come."
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