CMU School of Drama


Monday, June 20, 2011

'The Book of Mormon' Succeeds. 'Spider-Man' Struggles. Discuss.

NYTimes.com: "Imagine that two powerhouse teams come to Broadway, each determined to put on a musical. Both have known success, but some of the artists are also newcomers to live theater. One team — which includes Trey Parker and Matt Stone of “South Park” — creates “The Book of Mormon,” a naughty-but-nice comedy that opened to acclaim in March and won nine Tony Awards last week. The other team — which includes Bono and the Edge of U2 — creates “Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark,” which limped through months of devastating reviews, creative upheaval and aerial acrobatics that went scarily wrong on a few occasions, and finally reached opening night last Tuesday.

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