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Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark

Spider-Man the Musical’s firm grip sets Broadway record

5 January 2012 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark, written by U2's Bono and The Edge, has taken the highest single-week takings of any show in Broadway history. The musical, which was plagued with problems from its … [Read more...] about Spider-Man the Musical’s firm grip sets Broadway record

Why is Julie Taymor being attacked so viciously and relentlessly?

6 April 2011 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

Harry Lennix, an actor who has frequently worked with Taymor for almost 20 years, tries to answer the question in The Huffington Post: In my opinion, the producers of Spider-Man have found a … [Read more...] about Why is Julie Taymor being attacked so viciously and relentlessly?

On Saturday Night Live, a law firm with a ‘Spider-Man’ speciality

13 February 2011 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

Just when things couldn’t get any tougher for “Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark” on a weekend when that musical was slapped with two safety violations by the New York State Department of Labor, … [Read more...] about On Saturday Night Live, a law firm with a ‘Spider-Man’ speciality

Bono and The Edge to help Spider-Man musical

6 January 2011 by Gramilano 1 Comment

U2's Bono and The Edge are coming to the aid of their problem-plagued Broadway musical Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark. The musicians, who wrote the score, will be visiting this month to "to do what … [Read more...] about Bono and The Edge to help Spider-Man musical

Goodbye 10…..

31 December 2010 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

The Stage's Mark Shelton looks on a year that has devided, as all years, critical opinion. Birdsong, Love Never Dies, panto and the already legendary Spider-Man: Turn off the Dark. In A Chorus Line, … [Read more...] about Goodbye 10…..

Spider-man skis in with a no-injury performance in post-blizzard Broadway

27 December 2010 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

The main risk for the actors of 'Spider-man: Turn Off the Dark' is now no longer inside the theatre building but on the sidewalk outside. After the recent blizzards Broadway actors are taking to their … [Read more...] about Spider-man skis in with a no-injury performance in post-blizzard Broadway

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GRAHAM SPICER

Writer, director and photographer in Milan, blogging (under the name ‘Gramilano’) about dance, opera, music and photography for people who are a bit like me and like some of the things I like. I was a regular columnist for Opera Now magazine and wrote for the BBC until transferring to Italy. My scribblings have appeared in various publications from Woman’s Weekly to Gay Times. I write the ‘Danza in Italia’ column for Dancing Times magazine.

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