Spider-Man: Your friendly neighbourhood Broadway star?
Last Updated: Tuesday, April 17, 2007 | 12:43 PM ET
CBC Arts
Related
Popular Marvel superhero Spider-Man is reportedly set to tackle a new neighbourhood: New York's theatre district.
According to an online report from U.S. theatre magazine Playbill, a reading for an upcoming new Spider-Man musical will take place in New York City on July 12 and 13.
A visitor looks at a figure of Spider-Man at an exhibition prior to the World Premiere of Spider-Man 3 in Tokyo on Monday.
(Shizuo Kambayashi/Associated Press)
The forthcoming tale about the webslinging hero will be helmed by Tony Award-winning director Julie Taymor, with music provided by Bono and The Edge of rock band U2, according to Playbill.com.
A casting notice has been issued in advance of rehearsals for the reading, with the character breakdowns and list of roles on the document providing hints about the upcoming musical.
Producers are looking for actors to portray the self-conscious but wise-cracking Peter Parker/Spider-Man, his love interest Mary Jane Watson, nemesis Norman Osborne/Green Goblin, newspaper boss J. Jonah Jameson and mysterious character Arachne.
Executives from Marvel Entertainment will share producer credits for the eventual production.
Spider-Man has been one of Marvel's most popular comic book superheroes, spawning both TV adaptations and a massively successful film series, the third instalment of which had its world premiere in Tokyo on Monday.
Share Tools
FILM REVIEW: Men in Black 3 by Eli Glasner May. 25, 2012 11:40 AM Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones are back in the action sequel Men in Black 3, a third instalment of a series now 15 years old. Though new addition Josh Brolin manages some amazing mimicry as a younger version of Jones, the story doesn't measure up to the weird and wonderful charms of the original, says film reviewer Eli Glasner.
Top News Headlines
- Everest victim's husband says family not seeking government help
- The husband of a Toronto woman who died trying to climb Mt. Everest on Saturday says his family is not seeking government help to cover the cost of bringing his wife's body home. more »
- Employment Insurance review boards to be scrapped
- The federal government is scrapping two review boards used by people appealing decisions made about their employment insurance. more »
- Teens share bullying tales in confession booth
- Raw stories about bullying emerged when a video booth was set up inside a Quebec high school. more »
- Serial carjacker gets life term for fatal crash
- An Ontario judge was moved to tears while delivering a life prison sentence to a serial carjacker who killed a woman and injured five others after driving a stolen van into her car during a 2010 police chase. more »
Latest Arts & Entertainment News Headlines
- Prophetic Cosmopolis premieres at Cannes
- David Cronenberg says he didn't anticipate the Occupy Wall Street movement as he prepared to shoot Cosmopolis, his new film which made its world premiere Friday at the Cannes Film Festival in southern France. more »
- Jennifer Egan's newest story debuts on Twitter
- The latest short story from Pulitzer-winning writer Jennifer Egan is emerging 140 characters at a time via Twitter. more »
- Miller Brittain sketches restored by museum
- Canadian artist and social satirist Miller Brittain's larger than life chalk drawings may once again hang in Saint John. more »
- Keira Knightley engaged to rocker James Righton
- Keira Knightley, the British actress who starred in A Dangerous Method and the Pirates of the Caribbean series, is engaged to boyfriend James Righton, keyboard player for the Klaxons. more »
Q Blog
Toni Morrison on her two selves May. 25, 2012 5:57 PM Jian speaks with the celebrated African American author and academic about her two conflicting selves, and her new novel, Home.
CBC Books
Talking about war May. 25, 2012 4:57 PM The public conversation around war has always been complex and thorny. How does Canada's military approach differ from that of other countries? Are we a society of peacekeepers or warriors? These are some of the questions that Noah Richler explores in his new book What We Talk About When We Talk About War.
- Aylmer triple stabbing leads to first-degree murder charges
- Everest victim's husband says family not seeking government help
- Reclaiming the dead on Mt. Everest
- Employment Insurance review boards to be scrapped
- Teens share bullying tales in confession booth
- Canada ending 'Buffalo shuffle' for visas, closing consulate
- Brave cat makes epic leap of faith
- What a Greek euro exit could mean for Canada
- Double-lung recipient dances on Ellen show
