atHome Top Story (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
My Spidey senses are tingling ... but not necessarily in a good way. On Friday, The New York Times announced that Toronto's own Michael Cohl had ridden to the rescue of the troubled $45 million (U.S.) supermusical "Spider-Man, Turn Off the Dark," which had been struggling to open on Broadway this season.
Daemon's Movies (Free subscription) | 11/14/2009
[Press Release] SPIDER-MAN Turn Off The Dark NEW PRODUCING TEAM ANNOUNCES FUTURE PLANS REEVE CARNEY TO PLAY PETER PARKER The producing team of the Broadway-bound SPIDER-MAN Turn Off The Dark met with the show's key creatives today to confirm the following. Michael Cohl has joined the production as lead producer on the show. Jeremiah J. Harris is [...]
PerezHilton.com (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
According to the guy supposedly saving it, it has! Broadway producer Michael Cohl is swooping in to save the superhero musical from fading out. It's said that Bono himself went to Michael as a favor and asked him to do something. So he did! Who says no to Bono? The announcement of the change was made over [...]
Digital Spy (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
Producer Michael Cohl is reportedly enlisted to rescue the troubled Spider-Man musical.
THE BEAT (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
Last week’s Spider-man musical showdown seems to have had a successful conclusion, inasmuch as it resulted in positive press releases being sent out. Former Live Nation president Michael Cohl has been brought in to make sure the financially beleaguered production actually makes it to the stage; the inexperienced David Garfinkel, whose missteps are widely believed [...]
San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
Broadway has found its Spider-Man _ rock singer Reeve Carney. Producer Michael Cohl says Carney will portray celebrated web-slinger Peter Parker in "Spider-Man Turn Off the Dark." The lavish musical is still scheduled to open sometime in 2010 at the Hilton... Spider-Man - Spider-Man in other media - Broadway theatre - Michael Cohl - Theatre
Idolator (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
... Sheik wrote Tony-winning Spring Awakening … will U2 have the same success with the Spidey musical? Michael Cohl , rock concert promoter for such acts as the Rolling Stones and U2, is taking over as head producer on the ill-fated musical, Spider Man: Alone in the Dark (that horrendous title pains me to type). According to the New York Times , Cohl is known for being “a man with...
Gothamist (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
After speculation the expensive Julie Taymor-directed Spider-Man musical might be on the ropes, it turns out there's a new lead producer. The NY Times reports that Michael Cohl, a rock promoter, "was taking command of the financially troubled project at the behest of U2’s Bono and the Edge, who together wrote the music and lyrics for the show." While he's never been a...
JoBlo (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
You know that musical Spiderman from Julie Taymor that was declared all but dead recently because of monetary problems? Well it ain't quite that dead. Yet. Variety says that with a new producer on board, meaning someone who found a new source of gullible cash cows, work has resumed AND...they found a Spidey. A complete unknown with no reputation to lose in the first place. Music industry vet Michael...
Superhero Hype (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
Reeve Carney, of rock band Carney, will play Peter Parker/Spider-Man in Julie Taymor's Broadway show "Spider-Man Turn Off the Dark," producer Michael Cohl announced Friday. Carney has a role in Taymor's upcoming drama, The Tempest . The singer is joining a cast that includes Evan Rachel Wood as Mary Jane Watson and Alan Cumming in the role of Norman Osborn/Green Goblin. The...
Variety.com (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
Music News: Reeve Carney to play lead role in musical -- Michael Cohl joins "Spider-Man, Turn Off the Dark" as the new lead producer and Reeve Carney as Peter Parker.
Contactmusic Ltd (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
A rock producer who has worked with the ROLLING STONES and U2 has been drafted in to rescue the troubled SPIDER-MAN musical.Work on the multimillion dollar Broadway production - which has been scored by the Irish rock giants - was delayed this year (09), amid rumours of financial difficulties and spiralling costs. But Michael Cohl announced over the weekend (07-08Nov09) he had signed...
NY Daily News (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
Broadway has found its Spider-Man - rock singer Reeve Carney. Carney will portray celebrated web-slinger Peter Parker in "Spider-Man Turn Off the Dark," producer Michael Cohl announced Friday.
Vulture (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
Good news! Despite the various budget-related calamities that forced the production into hiatus and the release of actors from their contracts, the creative team behind Broadway's Spider-Man, Turn Off the Dark just announced that the show will, in fact, open someday . In a press release, they say U2 tour organizer Michael Cohl will step in as the Bono-scored musical's lead producer,...
Variety.com (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
Legit News: Thesp Reeve Carney to play lead role in musical -- Music industry vet Michael Cohl has joined megabudget tuner "Spider-Man, Turn Off the Dark" as the new lead producer and thesp Reeve Carney has been cast as Peter Parker in the fiscally challenged show, which producers have confirmed is still expected to happen.
