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'Spider-Man: The Musical' Open Call Seeks Vocally Gifted Peter Parker Types
Posted by Seth at 3:45 AM on July 16, 2008
A little over a year ago, we noted that celebrated director/visual-flourishist Julie Taymor would be tackling perhaps her most challenging source material yet. This project would afford no opportunities for portentous lion births, or soldiers lugging Lady Liberty across a model Vietnam in an extremely literal interpretation of a Beatles lyric. Rather, Taymor set about adapting Spider-Man into a Broadway musical. Helping to sell audiences on a hovercraft-enabled lead villain whose big showstopper, "Everything's Coming Up Pumpkin Bombs," closes the first act is none other than U2's Bono and The Edge, who came on board as composers. Now all that's left to round out this spider-shit insane idea is you, triple-threat Tobey and Kirsten types!
OPEN SINGERS/ACTORS CALL FOR SPIDER-MAN A NEW BROADWAY MUSICAL Directed by Julie Taymor, Music and Lyrics by Bono and The Edge of U2
WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR: Peter Parker: male, 16-20's, great Rock voice, can be nerdy with understated sex appeal, good sense of humor Mary Jane: female, 16-20's, beautiful girl next door, strong pop/rock singing voice Principal Woman: female, 25-35 years old, Amazing Rock vocals, think Sinead O'Connor with a Middle Eastern /Bulgarian/Greek/ twist. Foreign, world music types are great, foreign accents are great! All ethnicities.JULY 28, 2008 10:00am-5pm THE KNITTING FACTORY NYC
Please prepare 16 bars of a pop/rock song that shows range. Please bring sheet music. Also a photo/resume stapled together, IF YOU HAVE ONE. IT'S COOL IF YOU DON'T! spidermancasting@gmail.com
We take their lax headshot requirements to mean that they are fully prepared to pluck a spider-in-the-rough from obscurity if they feel he's the right Peter Parker for the part. That said, there's no shortage of nerdy, understatedly sexy young men currently vying for roles on the Great White Way. Rather, it's the Bulgarian Women's Choir defectee they're hoping will fill the "Principal Woman" slot that might prove to be the bigger casting challenge. Once Bono gets a look at the available talent pool, he might ultimately have to settle for a Bashkortostanian throat singer to play villainous voodoo priestess Calypso instead.
Comments (AU Comments · US Comments)
d291173
Posted July 17, 2008 12:28 PM
Oh, Jesus. Julie Taymor needs to give Charles Strouse a call. There is no world in which this is a less stupid idea than It's a Bird...It's a Plane...It's Superman was back in 1966. And that was written by people who knew what the fuck they were doing.
My first reaction to this was utter horror, but then I realised that this is going to be a bomb of monumental proportions, so I say bring it on!
TenTimesFiltered
Posted 5:03 AM 16/7/08
@nick_r: Two more. Harvey. Fierstein.
TenTimesFiltered
City_Dater
Posted 4:48 AM 16/7/08
It doesn't involve roller skates or Elton John, how bad could it possibly get?
Nevermind...I saw HIGH FIDELITY:THE MUSICAL.
City_Dater
TimGunn
Posted 4:47 AM 16/7/08
I did not know Julie Traynor was attached to this. Very excited, I loved her rendition of The Circle of Knife, the Itchy and Scratchy musical.
TimGunn
nick_r
Posted 4:25 AM 16/7/08
@Palmerlime: Three words. David. Hyde. Pierce.
nick_r
el smrtmnky
Posted 4:22 AM 16/7/08
that 11 0'Clock number with Doc Ock in a jazz hand spectacular is gonna be sweet.
el smrtmnky
Palmerlime
Posted 4:20 AM 16/7/08
It's gonna be f'ing Nathan Lane again, isn't it?
Palmerlime
kookla
Posted 4:20 AM 16/7/08
Julie Taymor, Spiderman musical, U2. I keep checking the calendar and it's not April 1st.
kookla
loganmo
Posted 4:17 AM 16/7/08
I nominate Clay Aiken.... for Peter and Mary Jane
loganmo
TheMac
Posted 4:17 AM 16/7/08
@Old No.7: My friend, I would pay Garth infinity-dollars to resurrect Chris Gaines.
Also, I'll meet you guys there, I got my eye on this 'Principal Woman' slot.
TheMac
Old No.7
Posted 4:12 AM 16/7/08
U2 has officially entered their "Chris Gaines" phase.
Old No.7
EleanorRigby
Posted 4:10 AM 16/7/08
I thought Taymor was just going to hire Jim Sturgess and Evan Rachel Wood again? That was the rumor, no?
EleanorRigby
WGARefugee
Posted 4:05 AM 16/7/08
Personally, I think Rodney Bingenheimer would be the thinking man's choice.
WGARefugee
CourageousCoward
Posted 3:56 AM 16/7/08
It'll never, ever be as awesome as this:
[flickr.com]
CourageousCoward
NoGrumpys
Posted 5:23 AM 16/7/08
I thought it said "Open Swingers/Actors call" and hoped they didn't post it on Craigs list
NoGrumpys
Pop Socket
Posted 5:11 AM 16/7/08
@City_Dater: So you were the other person there that night.
Pop Socket
bonniegrrl
Posted 6:07 AM 16/7/08
"The hills are alive with the sounds of Venom!"
bonniegrrl
mothrafairy
Posted 6:51 AM 16/7/08
I still think they shoulda scrapped this whole idea and went ahead with the 'Hancock' adaptation. I want some sizzle for my Broadway buck.
mothrafairy
nick_r
Posted 9:39 AM 16/7/08
@mothrafairy: Not until Midichlorians! gets the green light.
nick_r
mothrafairy
Posted 11:13 AM 16/7/08
@nick_r:
I love it! But based on precedent with such delicate material, hadn't we best wait for 'Midichlorians! The Holiday Special!' on TNT?
+ Watch video
mothrafairy
unclevanya
Posted 1:48 PM 16/7/08
The 11:00 Judy number: "I Could Go on Slinging"
I see Chris Gorham (Henry from Ugly Betty) as Peter/Spidey.
unclevanya
raincoaster
Posted 4:22 PM 16/7/08
Meanwhile, backstage:
raincoaster
raincoaster
Posted 4:21 PM 16/7/08
That pair from Dead Can Dance are bringing their families to the audition and locking up ALL the parts, Von Trapp Family-style!
Also:
raincoaster
raincoaster
Posted 4:23 PM 16/7/08
The afterparty:
raincoaster