U2’s “Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark" (with Kate McIntosh)

Episode 27 July 02, 2019 01:22:46
U2’s “Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark" (with Kate McIntosh)
Detours and Outliers
U2’s “Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark" (with Kate McIntosh)

Jul 02 2019 | 01:22:46

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Show Notes

BONO GOES CRAZY, BROADWAY-STYLE! What do you get when you cross the subcultures of theatre geek, comic book nerd, and U2 fandom? Author Kate McIntosh helps us untangle the web of one of Broadway's most notorious flops. Did Julie Tamor know anything about Spider-Man other than the 2002 Sam Raimi film? Why wasn't this just a Cirque du Soleil production? How many people were injured during the making of this play? And how many were gainfully employed? Will this replace Macbeth as the play actor dare not speak of in 400 years? What superheroes make for better musicals? And which members of Metallica should play which members of the Fantastic Four? Is there secretly a lost Village People song hidden in this album? We’ll try to unmask the identity of the real villain on this week's episode of Detours and Outliers.

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