Spider-man, Turn Off the Dark
By: Franciney Horodyski
By: Franciney Horodyski
I
honestly was not sure what to expect from this Broadway show; I mean, comic
book, Spiderman, with music from U2
brought to a live stage. What’s next, Twilight,
the musical? I read some mixed reviews.
I had to see for myself.
The first thing you
notice when you walk into the theater is that they obviously go with the more
comic book feel than the movie, with the scenery, so if you are expecting to
see the movie live, you are going to be disappointed. The backdrop is very simple, with cartoon
drawings. Then, out comes Peter Parker
(Reeve Carney), and his explanation of Arachne, played by Katrina Lenk (Arachne
was a young weaver, who was highly skilled at weaving tapestries. Her boasts
soon reached Mt. Olympus, where Athena challenged her to a sewing competition.
Arachne won, but Athena was unhappy. Athena told Arachne to punish herself.
Before Arachne commited suicide, Athena turned her into a spider, to show the
gods' powers. Arachne helps Peter Parker when the Green Goblin and the Sinister
Six are destroying New York), along with high school students ragging on
Peter. The set design is cartoon-like,
but fits the bill for the comics. There
is some dancing and singing and Peter and Mary Jane Watson (Jennifer Damiano)
are faced with the same dilemma that they do not like their life.
We see Dr. Norman Osborn (Patrick Page; Husband
of Paige Davis) and his lovely wife engaging in song as they introduce the
students from the high school on their field trip of the lab. Peter is then bitten by the spider. Next we see Peter literally jumping off the
walls as he is hooked up to an apparatus that allows him to fly and jump freely
in his room. He then fights a blow up
doll to get money for his new car, and this is where we see that Uncle Ben
dies.
When Osborn finds out about Spiderman, he wants to indulge in the
benefits of being super-human, hence the arrival of The Green Goblin. Green
Goblin brings about destruction to New York City with the help of the Sinister
Six, and Spiderman faces his quandary of being Spidey or being human and loving
Mary Jane. Obviously Peter chooses
Spiderman and he wins. Everyone is happy, happy.
The
singing was superb as the cast followed the music of U2. The costumes were great, and the flying was
spectacular. Patrick Page did a
fantastic job as the Green Goblin, adding humor and sarcasm to his
character. Reeve Carney and Jennifer
Damiano were wonderfully in tune with each other, and their singing was right
on key.
If
you love Broadway shows, comic books, and have children who are into Spiderman,
I would definitely recommend seeing the show.
The children were dazzled by the high flying acts and the “spider webs”
that fell upon their heads. It is worth
taking the trip to NYC.
213 West 42nd Street
New York, NY 10036
New York, NY 10036
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