The hottest rumor round our way is Alice Cooper is going to be joining the cast of Spiderman: Turn Off The Dark as the Green Goblin next February.
The U2 composed musical which I’ve seen twice, once the Julia Taymor version, which was terrible, and next the current version, which is worse, is bleeding bucks, but the investors are propping it up till they can get together a road show where they hope to get back their money in little towns hunry for the circe de soleil goes to Marvel show.
Did I mention that with the exemption of the circe-y flying stunts bits, the entire thing is a disaster? The music on the top of the list will turn you deaf; in a career of terrible songwriting, Bono and the Edge reach the bottom of the barrel on this atrocious piece of music.
Everything else stinks as well, but I guess that goes withoutstanding. And while I blame Julie for lousing her grip on the book, it went frombeing a completely insane space age musical, to a bland piece of crappola.
Still, many people consider the Green Goblin one of the shows saving graces and now, with the dog days (I know, but you know what I mean) of Broadway upon us and with Spidey holding on by the slimmest of webs, comes news that the producers have reached out to Alice Cooper to play the Green goblin for a limited run at $20K a week.
Now, really, that might even get me out for another look and for sure, though nothing can turn the piece of crap into a financial success (at least not in my life time), who knows, maybe at least it will get them to the Spring and somewhere mid year they can attempt to put together the touring company.
That’s a lot to hinge on one man but I do have a suggestion if Cooper says no. Marilyn Manson.
Either way, it will breathe some life into this tired piece of crap.