Song of Spider-Man: The Inside Story of the Most Controversial Musical in Broadway History
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| Rating | : | 4.20 (559 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1451684568 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 384 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-06-08 |
| Language | : | English |
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But when charismatic producer Tony Adams died suddenly, the show began to lose its footing. Renowned director Julie Taymor picked Berger to cowrite the book for a $25 million Spider-Man musical. Soon the budget was ballooning, financing was evaporating, and producers were jumping ship or getting demoted. But it turns out there are challenges one can’t imagine when collaborating with two rock legends and a superstar director to stage the biggest, most expensive production in theater history. Song of Spider-Man is playwright Glen Berger’s story of a theatrical dream—or nightmare—come true. Through it all, Berger observed the chaos with his
an accurate and candid account.” (New York Post)“A captivating new tell-all….a fascinating conflict between art and commerce, ideology and reality, and friends-turned-enemies….If you only know Turn Off the Dark for the countless jokes it spawned, illuminate yourself to the true story of what happened. The result should be required reading for not only theater majors, but business majors in colleges nationwide….SONG OF SPIDER-MAN is an eye-opener, even for those who followed the press closely.” (Bookgasm)“An addictive tell-all&helli
B. Wilfong said "blind stupid chance."Â ("blind stupid chance."Â (3.5 stars) "Song of Spiderman"Â is an interesting memoir because it does not fall into the trap of many of that genre, with writing that goes, "I did this, and then this happened" etc. The transitions in the text are fluid, if not always chronological, and it is written in a very engaging colloquial style with some moments of real depth, and to top it all off it works.The joy of this book is the gossipy behind the scenes aspect o. .5 stars). "Song of Spiderman"Â is an interesting memoir because it does not fall into the trap of many of that genre, with writing that goes, "I did this, and then this happened" etc. The transitions in the text are fluid, if not always chronological, and it is written in a very engaging colloquial style with some moments of real depth, and to top it all off it works.The joy of this book is the gossipy behind the scenes aspect o. Hal Jordan said Five star book about a one star musical. Glen Berger is the co-author of the "book" -- the words other than the song lyrics -- for the Broadway musical, Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark. He stuck with the play through more than six years of drafts, rewrites, the firing of superstar director Julie Taymor, the complete revamping of the show, and -- finally -- the relative success of the new version.I saw the original version of Spider-Man and it was, by far, the wors. Should be a comparison/ contrast movie paired with "Evenings with the Orchestra." Remember the movie "Julie & Julia?" This book would make a good movie if paired with the book, "Evenings with the Orchestra" by Hector Berlioz. The comparison/ contrast of the present with history would work well, and in Glen Berger's favor too. This book is a "good save" for its author. I would have played up the scene where the guy dies right after signing the contract a little more. The author can bury his lead! - This
In television, Glen has won two Emmys (out of twelve nominations), and has written more than 150 episodes for children’s television series including Arthur (PBS), Peep (Discovery/The Learning Channel), Big and Small (BBC), and Fetch (PBS), for which he was the head writer for all five years of its run. Glen spent six years cowriting the script of Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark.. He is a New Dramatists alumnus. Glen Berger cut his