Sunday, February 20, 2011
Spider-Man Spokesperson Says Producers Not Planning To Bring in a Co-Director
Playbill.com: "Earlier this week it was reported that playwright Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa had been approached about tweaking the book of the new musical Spider-Man Turn Off the Dark, which is currently in previews at the Foxwoods Theatre. The New York Post is now reporting that producers of the $65 million production are also looking to hire a co-director.
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This incident does seem rather fishy. If the production team is trying to hide the fact that they are bringing in a co-director, it does prove how desperate they are at the moment. After spending millions and getting some of the worst reviews for a Broadway production, I can't imagine how much stress the producers (and the entire cast/crew/creative team) are feeling at the moment. However, unless they truly decide to close the show for a few weeks, I doubt any significant change can occur with the ongoing performances. The actors must be exhausted, and I don't think much changes in scenery/costume/lights can happen overnight... They really ought to cancel at least a week's worth of performances if they are truly wanting to fix the show.
It has to be an absolute embarrassment that rumors have started that Julie needs a co-director because perhaps this shop is out of her league. True or not, that is a major blow to her personally, not the show. It seems all these articles like to blame the director for all the mistakes, but perhaps she sees a flop and is trying desperately to save it because of all the hype and pressure to succeed. She is clearly not the sole problem, if the problem at all. She has a team of people she works with, all that play an intricate part in the production should share some of the blame, at least because no one outside the process really understand the politics or problems that are occurring in the process.
Nicole makes a good point. We all seem to be blaming Julie Taymor for a great deal of the problems facing Spiderman. Yes, the show seems to be Taymor's artistic child, however it seems that the press has a skewed vision of Taymor. The article that viewed Taymor as having a complex for having a "God"-mic. Everyone seems jumping to blame Taymor for anything that goes wrong with Spiderman. There is a huge production team and many people who are responsible for the state of Spiderman. It is unfair to blame everything on the director.
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