Song of Spider-Man: The Inside Story of the Most Controversial Musical in Broadway History
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charm of, 9, 12, 108
death of, 26, 264
and Hello Entertainment, 10–11, 12, 102, 117, 295
memorials for, 26, 66, 340
pressures on, 25–26
and U2, 21, 22
Aguirre-Sacasa, Roberto, 326, 327, 347–48
and the author, 258, 284–87, 314, 323
and Cohl, 248, 255, 258, 261, 286–87
and credits, 330–31
and Phil, 292–93, 294–95, 297, 315, 322
and rewrites, 248, 258, 260, 292–93, 295, 297–300, 302–4, 314, 321–22, 343
suggestions for changes from, 328–29, 336
Alex da Kid, 281
Allen, Woody, 228
Amazing Fantasy #15, 5
American Idol, 98–99, 335
Andrews, Julie, 9, 66
Aptostichus bonoi (arachnid), 349
Arachne (myth), 13, 72–74, 129, 140, 144, 184, 259, 329
casting of, 98–99, 191–92, 194, 196, 206, 295
character of, 15, 27, 31, 40, 45–46, 79, 81, 160, 178, 190, 199, 280, 316, 328
in final scene, 56, 226–27, 229, 349
music for, 30, 38, 50, 72, 98, 122, 132, 160–61, 234, 299, 316, 328
Spider-Man battle with, 84, 157, 195, 248, 289
Arad, Avik, 25, 27, 144
Archimedes, 84
Aronson, Boris, 107
Ashley, Chris, 282–83
Assayas, Michka, 348
Aubin, Kevin, 154, 158, 163, 166
Auden, W. H., 351
Aung San Suu Kyi, 113–14
Avery, Gerald, 148
Bailey, Adrian, 170–71
Batten, Keith, 319
Beatles, 44, 45, 63, 116
Beck, Glenn, 241, 243
Beck, Matt, 161
Belafonte, Harry, 174
Berger, Glen:
and arbitration meeting, 271–76
audition for writer’s job, 17–19
called a double agent, 262–63
and chain of command, 291–94
and credits, 330–31
and critics, 171, 193–94, 249, 251–53
and dog’s death, 173, 176
family of, 173, 199, 248, 275, 290, 292–93, 335–36, 350
and finances, 43, 101–4, 122, 126–27, 151–52, 173, 226, 244, 347–48
and lawsuits, 134, 348
and opening night, 340–42
other work for, 254–55
and Plans A-C, 212–16, 219–22, 224
and Plan X, 229, 231–38, 239–43, 248, 255–56, 258–59, 260–61, 266–69, 272–73, 275–76
and publicity, 139–40
and Taymor, see Taymor, Julie
and writing collaboration, 258, 284–87, 292–93
writing the book, 31–34
Bing, Steve, 109
Bird, Andrew, 307
Bissinger, Rob, 85, 108, 238, 254, 258, 261, 341
as associate designer, 61
and new direction, 264, 277–78, 308, 313
question about Act Two, 125–26, 128, 226
and tech issues, 61, 120, 121, 153, 233–34, 255, 307
Blau, Herbert, 24
Bogaev, Paul, 257–58, 264, 312
Bono, 12, 21, 25, 76
and AIDS relief, 40
and Aptostichus bonoi, 349
“bongelese” of, 30, 52, 94, 122
contract of, 26
and financing, 109, 111, 113, 115
and forgiveness, 348–49
meetings with, 34–43, 218, 221, 234–36, 265, 271–76, 301–4
and Plans A-C/X, 212–13, 215, 218, 228, 234–38, 242–43, 272, 275, 276
and previews, 221–22, 274
and publicity, 90, 91, 92–93, 134–37, 139, 167, 168, 173–75, 333
and rehearsals, 174–76
and rewrites, 303–4, 314, 317, 319, 321–22, 323, 336
and schedules, 42, 47, 176
and Spider-Man music, 29–30, 35–42, 49–51, 52–55, 64–65, 88, 92–94, 99, 122, 159, 161–62, 222, 224, 281, 299, 301–2, 312, 335, 336–37, 340, 351
and U2, see U2
The Book of Mormon, 338
Boorman, John, 12
Bowie, David, 55
Brantley, Ben, 1, 118, 162, 247, 252–53, 343
Brickman, Marshall, 10
Brock, Chase, 308–10, 327, 329, 336
Brooks, Mel, 76
Brown, Jeb, 283
Brown, Scott, 251, 253, 343
Bulgarian Women’s Choir, 38, 99, 132
Button Man, 257–58
Campbell, David, 93, 129, 142, 159, 160, 258
Carney, Art, 90
Carney, Reeve, 206, 330
and chemistry, 171–72, 311
and choreography, 130, 133
and Julie, 89, 266–67, 274
as Parker/Spider-Man, 1, 89–90, 100, 117, 130, 329, 347
and publicity, 91, 134, 278, 335, 336
and schedules, 266–67, 274
singing, 91, 123–24, 133, 134–35, 152, 200, 278, 335, 338
and tech issues, 1, 152–53, 181, 184, 195–96
in The Tempest, 89, 100
Carousel, 39
Carpio, T. V., 258, 278, 346
as Arachne, 194, 206, 295, 316
and casting, 54, 89, 97
and Julie, 266–67, 274, 306, 316
and new directions, 306, 312, 316
and tech issues, 149
Chandler, David, 54
Chastain, Denise, 187
Cherice (assistant choreographer), 148
Cirque du Soleil, 68, 83, 159, 168, 253
Clark, Dwayne, 168–69
Clayton, Adam, 51
A Clockwork Orange, 171
Cobain, Kurt, 49
Cohl, Jacob, 129, 155, 301
Cohl, Michael, 114–16, 135, 172, 176–77, 193
and arbitration meeting, 271–76
and critics, 224–25
and finances, 111, 117–18, 119, 121
and Julie, 114, 137, 150–51, 257, 260, 337, 338–40
and litigation, 304, 337, 338, 348
and opening night, 197–98, 337, 338–40, 342
and Phil, 261, 295, 313, 317–18, 319, 323
and Plans A-C/X, 218–22, 232–34, 240, 245, 248, 253, 255, 258–59, 264, 265, 269, 274, 275, 276, 291, 300
and previews, 182, 183–84, 188, 195–96, 329–30
and rehearsals, 129, 156–57, 168, 174–75, 206
and rewrites, 248, 260, 261, 262, 286–87, 317, 319, 322–24, 326
and schedules, 197–98, 243–44, 247, 264, 278, 313, 317–18
collaboration, 6, 11, 36, 85–86, 176, 218, 254–55
cross-collateralization, 115–16, 303
musical alchemy, 161–62
and rewrites, 293, 312
in U2, 50–51, 254, 350
Collins, Phil, 258
comic books:
illusion expressed in, 24, 349–50
sex and violence in, 58–59
communication, 11, 45, 348
confidence, excessive, 307–8, 309, 350
Cooper, Alice, 98
Costello, Elvis, 302
Cox, Gordon, 37
Crosby, Bing, 167
Cumming, Alan, 89, 98, 101, 107, 110, 119–20
Curry, Michael, 69, 81–82, 169, 178
Dafoe, William, 31
Damiano, Jenn, 130, 330, 346
and chemistry, 171–72, 311
as Mary Jane, 123, 143, 311
and new direction, 311
and publicity, 278, 336, 338
and tech details, 143, 181, 201
Daniels, Chris, 70
Deans, Jonathan, 162, 168, 254, 258
Devine, Matt, 97, 149, 172
Disney Company, 107, 111, 139, 248, 255, 277, 323
Ditko, Steve, 5, 6
Dolgoff, Gene, 80
DreamWorks, 107
Dunst, Kirsten, 48
The Edge, 12, 21, 26, 76
meetings with, see Bono
> and Plans A-C/X, 218, 234–38, 240, 260–61, 263–65, 267, 272, 276
and publicity, 90, 91, 92, 113, 134–35, 139, 173–74
and rehearsals, 174–76
and rewrites, 303–4, 314, 317, 319, 321, 336
and Spider-Man music, 29–30, 35–42, 49–51, 52–55, 64–65, 88, 94, 99, 122–23, 159–62, 281, 301–2, 312, 335, 336–37, 340, 351
and U2, see U2
Edwards, Blake, 9, 66
Eileen the Unsung, 318, 329, 334
Elice, Rick, 10
Elliott, Erin, 310
Ende, Joop van den, 10
Ezralow, Danny, 101, 102, 111, 254, 264, 319, 340, 351–52
and aerial action, 71–72, 124
and choreography, 66, 100, 124–25, 130, 131, 132–33, 148, 306, 309, 325
in exile, 300–301, 306, 308–9, 310
and injuries/glitches, 196, 203
and morale, 131, 195, 225–26, 300–301
and rehearsals, 143–44, 167, 171
and spirituality, 127, 177–78, 203, 239, 241
Finke, Nikki, 44
Flying by Foy, 67–68
The Flying Dutchman, 71
Fool’s Fire, 50
Ford Center for the Performing Arts, 76
forgiveness, 348–49
42nd Street, 192
Foxwoods Theatre, 127, 131, 137, 209, 340
Frida, 265, 277
Friedman, Roger, 336
Gallo, Fred, 84–85
Garfinkle, David, 11–12, 29, 90, 95, 114, 129, 348
and finances, 37, 48, 78, 83, 103, 106–12, 119, 158
and Hello, 12, 27, 112, 117, 295
and Hilton Theatre, 76–77
and Marvel, 55, 58, 87–88, 110–11
and music, 39, 64, 88
and schedules, 42, 47, 220
and technology, 68
and U2, 21, 38, 113
Geffen, David, 109
Gelblum, Seth, 20, 63, 112, 239, 264, 265, 271
George, Jennifer, 217–18
Gohl, Teese, 56–57, 95, 123, 258
as music supervisor, 52, 142, 167, 340
Goldenthal, Elliot, 12, 50, 52
Goldsworthy, Andy, 320
Good Morning America, 134–35, 218
The Green Bird, 31, 71
Green Goblin (fict.):
casting of, 54, 97–98
character of, 15, 31–32, 155–56, 299, 315, 327, 336
and grand piano, 18–19, 157, 179
Spider-Man’s dogfight with, 66–68, 131–32, 156–57, 170, 185–86, 229, 240, 330
Grendel, 50, 61
Grigsby, Kimberly, 93, 99, 161–62, 184, 191, 312
Harris, Jere, 116–18, 129, 135, 197–98, 330, 348
and arbitration meeting, 271–76
and finances, 117–18, 119
and Phil, 262, 291–92, 295
and Plans A-C/X, 224, 227–28, 231–32, 242, 262–63
and previews, 188, 221
and PRG, 116–17
Harris, Neil Patrick, 338
Healy, Patrick, 166, 173–74, 208, 258, 275, 321, 336
Hello Entertainment, 51–52, 66, 106–7
and David, 12, 27, 112, 117, 295
as Goodbye Entertainment, 117
launch of, 10
and Tony, 10–11, 12, 102, 117, 295
Hilton Theatre, 76–77, 101, 105–7, 117, 127; see also Foxwoods Theatre
Hippodrome, 105
Holder, Don, 72, 142, 143, 274, 313
Hopkins, Anthony, 98
hubris, 307–8, 309, 350
Hylenski, Peter, 258
I Ching, 227, 229
ideograph, 24, 350
Iger, Bob, 255
Ishioka, Eiko, 70, 91, 142, 346
Jack (crew member), 227–29
Jackson, Michael, 146
Jacksons, 115
Jameson, J. Jonah (fict.), 31, 165, 178
Jefferson Airplane, 98
Jersey Boys, 10
John, Elton, 99, 257
Jordan, Neil, 12–13, 14–15, 21, 29, 122, 257, 347
Joshua Tree National Park, 349
Jules (friend), 17, 23, 334, 338–39
Julia, Raul, 216
Jung, Carl, 280
Kansas City Star, 334
Keating, Isabel, 150, 283
Ketay, Joyce, 244, 268–69, 287, 290–91
Khayat, Nadir, 175
King Kong, 345
Kushner, Tony, 17
Lancman, Rory, 205
Landscape with the Fall of Icarus (Bruegel), 351
Lauer, Matt, 325–26
Lee, Alice, 295, 319
Lee, Stan, 5, 6, 154, 155, 208, 294, 314
Lennon, John, 63, 174
Les Misérables, 29, 182, 188
Letterman, David, 278
Leveaux, David, 166
Liberace, 179
Lillywhite, Steve, 281, 302
The Lion King, 13, 50, 69, 97, 99, 118, 142, 348
cost of, 48, 107
illusions delivered in, 14, 23–24, 62, 139, 246, 277
opening of, 145
The Little Mermaid, 75, 170, 273–74
Live Nation Entertainment, 108, 127
Lloyd Webber, Andrew, 258
Loomis, Dodd, 206
The Magic Flute, 61, 197
Maguire, Tobey, 70
Maisel, David, 27, 58, 92, 110
Manson, Marilyn, 54, 89
Marks, Ken, 283, 306
Marks, Peter, 252
Marshall, Kathleen, 309
Martin, Mary, 68, 170
Marvel Comics, 5, 314; see also Spider-Man (comic books)
Marvel Entertainment:
and Disney, 111
meetings with, 55–59, 87, 255
public image as concern of, 27, 41, 58–59, 79, 88
and Spider-Man movies, 11, 47, 48
and Spider-Man musical, 12, 13, 25, 41, 92, 106, 107, 108, 110–12, 121, 248, 272, 274, 296, 313, 323
Marx Brothers, A Night at the Opera, 181
Mayer, Michael, 41
McCallum, Martin, 62, 111
and finances, 78, 84, 110, 114
as line producer, 29, 112
and Marvel, 58, 112
and schedules, 42, 76
and tech issues, 68, 74, 77
McGuinness, Paul, 11, 26
McKinley, Phil, 262, 334–35, 339, 347
and the circus, 263–64, 294–95, 301
as co-director/director, 261, 282–83, 330, 331
and Cohl, 261, 295, 313, 317–18, 319, 323
and Goblin’s Goddesses, 315
and morale, 301, 306, 316–17
and new direction, 263, 286, 291–300, 311, 311–18, 327, 329, 336
and publicity, 325–26, 333
and rewrites, 314, 321–24
Mendoza, Natalie:
as Arachne, 98–99, 194, 198
and injuries, 190–92, 196, 203, 205–6
and tech issues, 181, 185
Menzel, Idina, 170
A Midsummer Night’s Dream, 347
Millan, Jim, 278, 282, 287
Mirren, Helen, 89
Miss Saigon, 29
Molina, Alfred, 31
MOMIX, 71
Mulheren, Michael, 206, 305
Mullen, Larry, 51
Murdoch, Rupert, 174–75
Nederlander Organization, 11
Nemesis (myth), 280
New Dramatists, 20
The New Yorker, 209
New York magazine, 251, 343
New York Post, 47–48, 82–83, 103, 162–63, 171, 337, 343
New York Times, 1, 247, 277, 333, 337, 343
Niebuhr, Reinhold, 239–40
Obama, Barack, 124
Ochs, Phil, 151
Olivo, America, 191–92, 194, 196
Once, 346
The Onion, 224–25
Orff, Carl, Carmina Burana, 143, 144
Osborn, Norman (fict.):
casting of, 97–98
character
of, 14–15, 31–32, 307
music for, 64–65
Ovid, Metamorphoses, 13, 73, 319
Page, Patrick:
and auditions, 97–98
as Green Goblin, 1, 97, 155–56, 190, 327, 346
and morale, 206
and revisions, 240, 306, 312, 327–28
singing, 98, 185
and tech issues, 156, 196, 207, 247
and Tony Awards, 346
Paquin, Jaque, 68, 147–48, 158–59, 195, 208
Parker, Michael, 11–12
Parker, Peter (fict.), 70, 79
casting of, 54, 89–90, 95, 100, 117
character of, 5, 31, 48, 49, 53, 124, 132–33, 145, 165, 233, 296, 322
in final scene, 15, 56, 349
music for, 296
Pascal, Adam, 206
Pascal, Amy, 44, 92
Pelosi, Nancy, 40
Penderecki, Krzysztof, 315
Pepper’s ghost effect, 80
Perlmutter, Ike, 110–11, 255
Peter Pan, 68, 170, 289
Peterson, Mary, 70, 91
Polymoog synthesizer, 161
Portishead, 159
PRG (Production Resource Group), 116–17, 135
Purvis, Kat, 142, 192, 201, 236, 242, 312, 334
Quesada, Joe, 87–88, 248, 255
Raimi, Sam, 11
Reed, Lou, 340
Rent, 41
The Return of the Pink Panther, 9
Richards, Keith, 176
Riedel, Michael, 48, 82, 90, 103–4, 108, 109, 159, 162–63, 165–67, 171, 187, 189, 192–93, 205, 206, 219, 245, 261, 290, 327, 345
Ringling Bros. Barnum and Bailey Circus, 263–64, 294
Ripley, Alice, 206
Rogers, Scott, 67–68, 195, 254
as aerial designer, 66
and aerial events, 66, 68, 131–32, 137, 147, 156, 170
and Chris Tierney, 155, 206
and injuries, 158, 206
and tech issues, 137–38
Rolling Stones, 116
Roth, Joe, 277
Rubendall, Brandon, 147, 148, 154, 163
Rumsfeld, Donald, 127
Saint-Exupéry, Antoine de, 77
Sater, Steven, 41
Saturday Night Live, 253, 279
Schoo, Dallas, 52
Schwartz, Jonathan, 172
Sear Sound, 122
Seeger, Pete, 174
Sellers, Peter, 9
“Serenity Prayer” (Niebuhr), 239–40, 241, 259
Shakespeare, William, 83, 226, 263
Sheen, Charlie, 314–15
Sheik, Duncan, 41
Showbiz411.com, 336
Shrek the Musical, 75, 107
Siegel, Bugsy, 232
60 Minutes, 92, 174, 188
Socrates, 233
Sondheim, Stephen, 305
Sony Pictures:
and Across the Universe, 63
and Spider-Man movies, 47, 48
and Spider-Man musical, 92, 108
Sorkin, Aaron, 282
Spacey, Ken, 284
Spider-Man (comic books):
Big Idea of, 5
iconography of, 46–47, 63–64, 88, 165
musical based on, 31, 198–99, 207, 208
Spider-Man movies, 11, 31, 47, 48, 67, 70