Where for Art Thou Spiderman?

Written by GL

I've never really been a fan of plays. But, to be fair, I've never really had to chance to catch one myself. Although, I can't really say that the chances of me turning into a musical theater fan, even after watching one, are good. The fact of the matter is, alot of movies turn into Broadway shows, and alot of Broadway shows turn in big screen productions. But imagine if I told you that forces are at work to turn Spiderman into a musical.

That's right. I didn't stutter. Spiderman the musical.

Needless to say, the movie is out and everyone is real near insanity for it. But, can you or can't you wait for the Broadway musical of Spiderman? Apparently, word on the gossip channels is that the Marvel Entertainment company just hinted that U2 group members, Bono and The Edge, will be in charge of the soundtrack for the play. And funnily enough, Spiderman will be the first Marvel superhero to be featured on Broadway - even though they're still in the development stages. There is no news on when the show will actually premiere.

On top of that, the claimed director for the play is supposed to be a talented, Tony-Award-winning lady named Julie Taylor, who is, in fact, the same lady who adapted the Disney movie, The Lion King, into a Broadway show. But don't be too shocked. This isn't the first superhero Broadway musical to have been acted. Believe it or not, way back in 1966, another superhero play premiered on stages around the American entertainment events circle, and it was reported to have been a total flop. It was called, 'It's A Bird...It's A Plane...It's Superman!'.

One cannot help but wonder, with so many comic book stories and super-heroes being translated into big screen blockbuster movies, if the Spiderman Broadway musical is a success, will more comic book-based musicals also follow? Will audiences be enraptured with Wolverine's beautiful rendition of "claw you up here, claw you up anywhere, claw you to Hell!" Will the public fall for Batman and Robin switching between utility belt action and tap-dancing?

Let's hope this isn't the start of something out-of-hand.