Stage Directions: In a bit of Spider-Man Turn Off the Dark news that flew under the radar for us here: Julie Taymor has reached a settlement with Glen Berger and 8 Legged Productions LLC regarding work she contributed to the book of the Spider-Man musical. Taymor was the original director of the famously troubled expensive musical. She was fired from the show before it opened on Broadway, and was involved in a suit against 8 Legged Productions regarding her royalties for directing the show. That was resolved in February of 2012. This new settlement is between Taymor, 8 Legged Productions and Glen Berger, and regards the extent of her work creating the script for the show. Terms of the settlement were not disclosed, though all parties state that they are “happy,” “glad” and “pleased” about the agreement.
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It must be so frustrating for a show with an already very rocky past to have to go through two rounds of litigations as well. I'm sure this gives them quite a bad rep and makes audiences less likely to think highly of them, which is unfortunate since their struggles are mostly behind them now and instead of being dragged into court and falling down, they should be taking off and continuing to grow. At least now the case is closed and everything has been settled, and Spider-Man can focus more on itself and becoming an honest show that appeals to audiences all over.
This is partially why I'm shocked that this show is still open. I heard it somewhere that if this production will NEVER be able to earn back the money that they spent on this production. I agree with Emma when she says that this would likely give the show a bad reputation. I think it has. The show may have ended up being interesting, but I feel as though the production was soiled by all of the negative talk that happened before the show even opened. It is unfortunate that this show is continually facing adversity. I do wish them the best of luck, though.
So I wonder who got the better deal? But if it helps get people focused on what they need to be doing then that is the best thing. 8 Leg can now focus on trying to make money at a show that has been a drain for money so far. I wish the best for Spider-Man because I would love to see and see all the crazy things that they have packed into this show. So Spidey is off to the races and lets see what the future holds for it!
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