WSJ.com: "If a show opens on Broadway and it's not a Spidery spectacle, will anyone care?
That's what some producers are wondering amid the breathless attention to the trials and tribulations of 'Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark.'
The $70 million production has dominated the limelight for months. And last week's replacement of director Julie Taymor with a new artistic team, along with the show's sixth opening-night delay, only intensified public appetite for news about the troubled show.
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Although I did not watch the "The Daily Show" with the South Park creators, I find it very fascinating that even they were annoyed by the shadow "Spider-man" was casting over their upcoming musical comedy. For a couple of guys who make a living off making fun of American culture, it's surprising they did not rise to the occasion on the show, which they typically have done in past interviews. The fact that the media frenzy has even frustrated them is a strong sign that "Spider-man" is causing major negative ways among the working community.
I understand the woman's point that any publicity is goo , but publicity but at this point the show is selling newspapers they way Lindsey Lohan sells tabloids. If people are more concerned about watching the train wrck than watching the show then you are setting yourself up for a fruitless, short-lived life span.
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