SPIDER-MAN Begins Rehearsal?
SPIDER-MAN Begins Rehearsal?
#1SPIDER-MAN Begins Rehearsal?
Posted: 7/20/10 at 2:03pm
So says the show's star, Reeve Carney.
"Yes, you read that headline right – Reeve Carney, the star of the much-delayed musical Spider Man: Turn Off the Dark, has reported on his Twitter page that rehearsals for the show started July 19.
'It’s finally happening!!' tweeted Carney, who said the first day of rehearsals 'was pretty awesome. I honestly can’t believe I’m getting paid to do things my mom would have killed me for when I was a kid! Ha!'
Carney, who fronts the rock band Carney and will appear in the upcoming film 'The Tempest' for Spider-Man director Julie Taymor, is the only officially confirmed cast member of the musical, although Jennifer Damiano (who recently finished her Tony-nominated run in Next to Normal) and Patrick Page have been reported to play Mary Jane and the Green Goblin, respectively..."
http://www.playbill.com/playblog/2010/07/spider-man-begins-rehearsals-according-to-reeve-carney/
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#3SPIDER-MAN Begins Rehearsal?
Posted: 7/20/10 at 2:30pm
Look what I rode to work today!
And no one grew into anything new, we just became the worst of what we were."
#4SPIDER-MAN Begins Rehearsal?
Posted: 7/20/10 at 2:37pmWhat he doesn't realize is that he's actually just in rehearsals for The Lion King. The producers couldn't legally terminate his contract so the just decided to cast him as Simba.
"I never had theatre producers run after me. Some people want to make more Broadway shows out of movies. But Elliot and I aren't going to do Batman: The Musical." - Julie Taymor 1999
#5SPIDER-MAN Begins Rehearsal?
Posted: 7/20/10 at 2:41pm"Now Reeve, on cue you slowly walk to center stage to that ladder there next to the ghost-light. Climb to the top and change that bulb up there. We want to see plenty of ass crack, OK?"
Those Blocked: SueStorm. N2N Nate. Good riddence to stupid! Rad-Z, shill begone!
#6SPIDER-MAN Begins Rehearsal?
Posted: 7/20/10 at 2:42pm
I've only seen the gruesome results.
I've never actually witnessed a train wreck in the making.
http://www.broadwayworld.com/board/readmessage.cfm?thread=972787#3631451
http://www.broadwayworld.com/board/readmessage.cfm?thread=963561#3533883
http://www.broadwayworld.com/board/readmessage.cfm?thread=955158#3440952
http://www.broadwayworld.com/board/readmessage.cfm?thread=954269#3427915
http://www.broadwayworld.com/board/readmessage.cfm?thread=955012#3441622
http://www.broadwayworld.com/board/readmessage.cfm?thread=954344#3428699
#7SPIDER-MAN Begins Rehearsal?
Posted: 7/20/10 at 2:44pmFor whatever it's worth, a friend of mine who has been cast also posted on her facebook about being excited to start 'Spidey' rehearsals today. She had a costume fitting a couple weeks ago.
"If this is going to be a Christian nation that doesn't help the poor, either we have to pretend that Jesus was just as selfish as we are, or we've got to acknowledge that He commanded us to love the poor and serve the needy without condition and then admit that we just don't want to do it." -Stephen Colbert
#8SPIDER-MAN Begins Rehearsal?
Posted: 7/20/10 at 3:53pmWhat show starts rehearsals before announcing a full cast?
"...everyone finally shut up, and the audience could enjoy the beginning of the Anatevka Pogram in peace."
#9SPIDER-MAN Begins Rehearsal?
Posted: 7/20/10 at 4:00pmOne that is trying to give the appearance that all is moving as planned to entice investors to give up their money.
Those Blocked: SueStorm. N2N Nate. Good riddence to stupid! Rad-Z, shill begone!
#10SPIDER-MAN Begins Rehearsal?
Posted: 7/20/10 at 4:01pm
I understand the backlash and the disbelief. But if they finally have all of the money in place, why wouldn't they begin rehearsals? It's not like anyone on this board has any actual idea what's going on behind the scenes. All we have is gossip. But then when we finally get confirmation that there has been casting and that sets have, in fact, been loaded in, there's still denial.
I get that most people on this board and in general either think this is going to tank or even are hoping it does. I maintain that I'm very excited for this.
#11SPIDER-MAN Begins Rehearsal?
Posted: 7/20/10 at 4:04pmI will believe it when tickets go on sale and I don't buy one.
Those Blocked: SueStorm. N2N Nate. Good riddence to stupid! Rad-Z, shill begone!
#12SPIDER-MAN Begins Rehearsal?
Posted: 7/20/10 at 4:08pmYou know SNAFU, I bought a ticket to the show that was supposed to open February 25th, and I was refunded.
blaxx
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/28/05
#13SPIDER-MAN Begins Rehearsal?
Posted: 7/20/10 at 4:10pm
I get that most people on this board and in general either think this is going to tank or even are hoping it does. I maintain that I'm very excited for this.
You have to consider their communications don't exactly do the show a favor.
They started by bluffing about how much money was going into it and then things began falling apart. No one even knows what the show will be like, but it wasn't exactly smart to announce the big names and budget without knowing what they were getting into.
Listen, I don't take my clothes off for anyone, even if it is "artistic". - JANICE
#14SPIDER-MAN Begins Rehearsal?
Posted: 7/20/10 at 4:14pmI totally understand that and don't blame anyone for feeling the way they do. But I think, regardless of the fact that SPIDERMAN is most likely going to be an overblown theme park attraction, people should reserve any judgement of quality until they see it.
#15SPIDER-MAN Begins Rehearsal?
Posted: 7/20/10 at 4:15pmSo who's playing Aunt May? Strichy? I would love to hear her belt out the Bono song 'May's Lament'.
#16SPIDER-MAN Begins Rehearsal?
Posted: 7/20/10 at 4:58pmWith a lot of prompting from an off stage Green Goblin.
Those Blocked: SueStorm. N2N Nate. Good riddence to stupid! Rad-Z, shill begone!
#17SPIDER-MAN Begins Rehearsal?
Posted: 7/20/10 at 5:04pmIf this makes it to the stage I hope it brings something we have not seen before. At this point it has to be incredible to overcome the bad press. I hope it does succeed.
RockyRoad
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#18SPIDER-MAN Begins Rehearsal?
Posted: 7/20/10 at 5:05pmHe's the only cast member? Will he play his own instrumnents too?
sundayclothes2
Featured Actor Joined: 4/10/09
#19SPIDER-MAN Begins Rehearsal?
Posted: 7/20/10 at 5:15pm
What show starts rehearsals before announcing a full cast?
It actually isn't all that uncommon.
#20SPIDER-MAN Begins Rehearsal?
Posted: 7/20/10 at 5:26pm
Is the first read through simply Julie telling the cast what's going to happen?
"Ok, so there's going to be a big bridge set and Mary Jane you're going to be dangling from it. The bridge will actually be formed out of dancers writhing in unison trying to shake Mary Jane off. Since this a "play with music" and not a "musical", the soundtrack will be playing as Spiderman flies in. Reeve you will be lipsynching."
"The sexual energy between the mother and son really concerns me!"-random woman behind me at Next to Normal
"I want to meet him after and bang him!"-random woman who exposed her breasts at Rock of Ages, referring to James Carpinello
#21SPIDER-MAN Begins Rehearsal?
Posted: 7/20/10 at 5:30pmIf only Julie were that coherent with her directions.
Those Blocked: SueStorm. N2N Nate. Good riddence to stupid! Rad-Z, shill begone!
#22SPIDER-MAN Begins Rehearsal?
Posted: 7/20/10 at 6:16pmI heard the Spider- Pig musical is already picking an out of town venue.
#23SPIDER-MAN Begins Rehearsal?
Posted: 7/20/10 at 6:46pm
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sweetTb'way
Stand-by Joined: 7/27/09
#24SPIDER-MAN Begins Rehearsal?
Posted: 7/20/10 at 7:40pm
For what it's worth, a lot of shows begin rehearsals before the full cast is announced in a press release. I have several friends who have been cast in the show who all began rehearsals yesterday (Monday). None of us really know what this show will turn into - good or bad - but yes, rehearsals have started and costume fittings have been happening.
Most here will probably want the names of my friends as verification or proof but I'm not willing to do that. This community is a small one and as a part of it, I just write what I know of.
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