Spidey Swings Into Broadway… And Into Our Hearts
Credit: Marvel
According to Playbill, Bono of U2 will be contributing music to an upcoming Spider-man musical. What story from Spidey’s life - origin, death of Gwen Stacy, etc - will be the focus of the musical is not yet known. Oddly, the Spider-man musical is not the only super hero musical in production.
David Bowie is also rumored to be developing a rock opera based on Alan Moore’s classic Watchmen series.
With musicals reemerging in the collective consciousness, on film and on stage, it makes sense that this corner of popular culture would be ransacked. Hopefully the musicals will strike a chord with new and old fans alike.
Matt Knicl: My name is Matt Knicl. I'm a U of I alumn and one of those unemployed English majors Garrison Keillor likes to make fun of. I've been reading comics since high school and one day I would like to write them. My goal is to expose readers to what is out there in the world of comics and using my English powers, show what is worth reading or not. I can be reached at buzz.comics@gmail.com.
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Matt Knicl (Matt Knicl) says:
(Posted December 20th, 2007 at 7:39 pm)
I think this is a good idea though. There is no way to seriously translate comics, an inherently campy subject, into a realistic movie adaptation. A musical is off of the wall enough that it won’t be similar enough to the comics and claim to be “the book”, but at the same time the stories will still be portrayed in some way.
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Matt Knicl
My name is Matt Knicl. I'm a U of I alumn and one of those unemployed English majors Garrison Keillor likes to make fun of. I've been reading comics since high school and one day I would like to write them. My goal is to expose readers to what is out there in the world of comics and using my English powers, show what is worth reading or not. I can be reached at buzz.comics@gmail.com.
Adam (Adam) says:
(Posted December 20th, 2007 at 3:44 pm)
i wonder what the hell rorsarch sounds like when he’s singing? also, yay for live action dr. manhattan blue penis if this thing is experimental theater. just. kidding.