MANHATTAN — Spider-Man may finally be singing and web slinging on Broadway this fall, according to a online report.
"Spider-Man, Turn Off the Dark" has suffered several setbacks since it was announced, but it's expected to hit the stage sometime in autumn, HollywoodNews.com reported Tuesday.
“Everything is ready," original producer David Garfinkle told HollywoodNews. "We’re getting ready to make some announcements.”
Preview performances were scheduled to begin this winter at the Hilton Theater, but producers later pushed them back until later in the year.
Evan Rachel Wood, who was cast to play Spidey's love interest Mary Jane, bowed out of the show on March 10, just 15 months after signing on. There have been auditions for the role since, but no replacement has been named.
The show's original producers failed to raise the money needed to run the show, an estimated $50 million, according to the New York Times. The giant-sized budget would make "Spider-Man" the most expensive show to produce on the Great White Way.
Michael Cohl has taken over as the new lead producer and Julie Taymor will direct it. U2s Bono and The Edge wrote the lyrics and music for the show.
Reeve Carney has signed on to play Peter Parker and Alan Cumming will play the Green Goblin.
