
At the risk of becoming the All Spiderman News Network, we feel we must report on a couple of the latest developments of the ongoing saga of the
Spiderman: Turn Off the Dark musical that is supposed to be coming to Broadway in February 2010. The latest news came on Monday when it was announced that Disney is buying out Marvel Entertainment - a very intriguing development considering that Marvel owns the
Spider-man brand, and Disney is no stranger to success on Broadway (furthermore, Disney has a pre-existing relationship with
Spiderman director Julie Taymor, who also helmed
The Lion King on Broadway). The announcement immediately started tongues wagging that perhaps Disney will be able to solve
Spiderman's financial woes, which necessitated work stoppage on the production earlier last month. Then today the
New York Times reported that work is set to resume at Spidey's home, the Hilton Theatre, tomorrow. The
Times cautioned that it is only "modest" construction that is resuming, and not to be taken as a sign that
Spiderman is out of trouble yet. Reportedly the show's performers were already told in August that the production may be canceled, so
Spiderman the musical's fate is still in the air.