Among the many complaints lobbed at "Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark," the budget-busting Broadway musical plagued by problems, fans of the wall-crawler's comic book adventures have found little to like about the show's loose interpretation of the Marvel superhero's origin story. That could change, however, now that the show has seen fit to have someone with real comics experience rework the show's story.
According to Deadline, accomplished scribe Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa has joined the "Turn Off The Dark" creative team and will rewrite the musical's story to bring it more in line with the webslinger's familiar history.
A writer with comics, stage, and television credits to his name, Aguirre-Sacasa recently penned a successful update of Charles Strouse and Lee Adams' musical "It's a Bird…It's a Plane…It's Superman!" He was also the author of a long run on Marvel's "Sensational Spider-Man" comic book series.
The "Turn Off The Dark" script was originally written by Julie Taymor and Glen Berger, and has been widely criticized for its departures from even the most well-known elements of Spider-Man's origins.
The musical had its premiere delayed for the fifth time, prompting critics to publish their reviews of the production on the show's originally scheduled February 7 premiere date. The near-universal condemnation of the show prompted the show's spokesman to call reviewers' actions "unprecedented and uncool."
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