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Mirren Prospers in Taymor’s Tempest
Published 10/8/2008 by Kirsten Anderson at At The Movies - Film News and Reviews
... Filming is set to begin in Hawaii in November, which is interesting because the NY Post has an article today about how Taymor’s stage production of Spider-Man is turning into a financial mind-blower: right now the budget is at $40 million, which would make it the most expensive theatrical production in history…and there’s no indication that that number is going to come down any time soon. I’m betting it’s more likely to go up (btw, early buzz is that the score by Bon Jovi is surprisingly good, but the book is a disaster). This show will ...

Out Of Control!
Published 10/8/2008 by Perez Hilton at Celebrity gossip juicy celebrity rumors Hollywood gossip blog from Perez Hilton
... The budget on the big Broadway musical adaptation of Spider-Man - with music by Bon Jovie and directed by Julie Taymor -has ballooned to $40 million!!!!! ...

Makers of $40 Million ‘Spider-Man: The Musical’ Also Undeterred by Economic Apocalypse
Published 10/8/2008 at Vulture
... Great news, potential Spider-Man: the Musical fans! The budget for the Julie Taymor–directed, Bono-scored show has ballooned to $40 million, making it "the most expensive production in theater history," according to Post theater columnist (and ...

Spider-Man Musical Budget Swings Up to $40 Million!
Published 10/8/2008 by John Del Signore at Gothamist
... . The projected budget has soared to $40 million so far, with sources telling the Posts's Michael Riedel, "She doesn't care what it costs. Does not care at all. Her attitude is: It's for the art, and you don't question artists." To be sure, with music by U2's Bono and the Edge and direction from the Tony-winning Taymor, Spider-Man could easily be the most fabulous piece of, um, art on Broadway since Capeman. But Riedel predicts that with a weekly running cost of $1 million, the show would "have to run about 8,000 ...

Early buzz: Lips, comics, 'Battlestar,' AbFab, more
Published 10/9/2008 by Whitney Matheson at USATODAY.com - Pop Candy
... of Astro Boy . - The budget for this Spider-Man Broadway production is getting out of control . - How well do you know your SNL political sketches? ...

Spider-Man Faces His Greatest Foe: Broadway
Published 10/13/2008 at Movie Blog
... past the $40 million mark, making it the most expensive production in theater history. The New York Post reports that some of the people involved are starting to blanch at the price tag. With straight faces, a few are running around town saying things like: “Well, it’s $40 million now, but we think we can get it down to $35 million.” If they do bring it in for $35 million, says the Post, Spider-Man , with a weekly running cost of $1 million, will have to run about 8,000 years in a Broadway theater just to break even.“It’s off the charts,” one source says. “Off the charts.” ...

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Published 10/13/2008 by orfilms@gmail.com (slashfilm.com) at /Film
... People. Kristy Flores, Paul Iacono, Paul McGill, Naturi Naughton, Kay Panabaker, Kherington Payne, Collins Pennie, Walter Perez and Anna Maria have been cast in the remake of the 1980 musical Fame. Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles star Thomas Dekker is also in talks to join the production. [THR] Dragonheart is now available for free on Hulu.com. Spider-Man the musical will have a weekly running cost of $1 million according to figures from the New York Post. MarketSaw has a couple new photos ...

tMF CONTROVERSIAL: Gosh! Spider-Man, the Musical will cost $40 million?
Published 10/13/2008 at The Movie Fanatic Feeds
Spider-Man," her new show - extravaganza, really - whose budget has ballooned to $40 million, making it the most expensive production in theater history. Some of the people involved (there are dozens and dozens, with more being added daily) are starting to blanch at the price tag. With straight faces, a few are running around town saying things like: "Well, it's $40 million now, but we think we can get it down to $35 million. - - - [image] - - - That's the blurb of New York Post's Michael Riedel . Apparently, Julie Taymor's follow up to her Beatles-inspired musical Across the ...

The Footlights: No Business for Show Business?
Published 10/16/2008 by Jason Clark at Entertainment Weekly's PopWatch
... than some announced revivals of plays and musicals this spring -- Guys and Dolls with Oliver Platt (!), Blithe Spirit with Christine Ebersole and Rupert Everett -- there has been almost no fanfare about new productions, save for Dolly Parton's 9 to 5 , which still needs a teeny cup of ambition by the looks of the reviews from L.A. Could this be because the economy has spooked investors? Revivals of Brigadoon, Godspell and for colored girls… were scrapped this fall, though one upcoming superhero might not be so afraid of the profit margin. Earlier this month, we've ...