Saw the opening preview performance. It was amazing theater and I'm glad I took my 8 year old son to see it with me. The set designs were incredible, the flying sequences were dazzling and the songs were awesome. By the official opening night, all the different components will gel.

“But I have a team” lol that didn’t age so well for Julie.

This is so exciting! Inspiring! I NEED to see this.

Watching this old vid, it's fascinating to see how far this show has come and how much has changed since its inception. I hope someone makes a documentary about Turn off the Dark someday. It would probably make a better one of those than a live musical...

"We'll only do it with Julie Taymor." "Eh? Julie what? Who's that? LET'S GOOOO"

I've auditioned for this musical many-a-times.

The pizza of pan sent me here

I might be criticized for saying this, it probably would have done quite well as a concept album and Bono and the Edge would have taken it on the road and performed the entire thing from start to finish instead of taking it to broadway. When I was watching this back in 2010, I knew right from the beginning, it was going to be a big mess.

7:16 Ah yes, "fabulous masks" of a living kitchen utensil, a bee man, a guy that never wears masks, and a creepy looking scientist that gets killed by an inflatable reptile.

I saw this on broadway and it was amazing, there were no mechanical or vocal issues, nor any injuries. the spider girl they refer to in this video is Arachne. @antman1001000 the Green Goblin in this is like the Joker in The Dark Knight, you just love them for their evil personality.

A fellow artist reminded me that criticism is easy and costs nothing. Creating is much more dangerous and can cost everything. Julie Taymor's courage and vision are to be commended. Whether the show is a smash or a flop, Taymor's singular vision will be rewarded in what seems to be a charismatic, contemporary rendering of this modern-day myth. I'll be in the audience January 15. Can't wait

I really want this succeed, not just because I enjoy musical theatre and Spider-man, but also because so much effort was put into this piece and so must artistic creativity. I really hope it does well.

Funny to watch this in 2022.

2:08 this means somewhere out there’s a bullying by numbers demo from U2 that hasn’t been released and I need it

I would pay double the price of the soundtrack CD for all songs to be sung by Bono and the Edge

this is going to be amazing!!

This looks awesome. Julie Taymor is a friggin' genius-there is NO way we're not gonna see this...no matter the cost, travel.

The visuals look great and I love the music. I'm rooting for them

this show's gonna be kick-ass!!!!

Julie Taymor is a creative genius. I'm anxious to see how this turns out no matter if it's good or bad. I so want it to be amazing, though

Wanted to get tickets but they had moved the previews back a week. It looks spectacular but the ticket prices are jaw droppingly expensive.

despite what critics say, and despite the delays and push backs, you can't deny that there are still tons of people who like it and want to see it and that it's making bank.

The stars of this show are the actors and actresses doing the ground-breaking flying scenes bringing a new element of depth to plays. Groundbreaking and going to be awesome. Love seeing U2 embrace and encourage this as well. Julie Tamor (sp?) is awesome too.

show is great! music was waaay better than I expected!

"I don't think anything really creative can't be done without danger or risk". Reading all of the neg reviews for this video, it's astonishing to realize how many people can't fathom that phrase. Instead, those neg people all take the easy road of easy criticism without being compassionate about all the hard work, massive effort, huge money, and a shit load of doubt that has been put into it...

I cannot wait to see this on Broadway!

Love Julie Taymor. Its a shame she was never able to see her vision fully realized.

I woul d love to see this!

One of the things they never thought of is that this could NEVER go on tour, but it looks cool all the same!

@JesusofSuburbia203 no,no,no. You misunderstand. This is a new Spider Woman named Arachne, based off of the Greek myth about spiders. Look it up. She weaves spider-mans costume when Uncle Ben dies, but when he decides he doesn't want to be spider-man anymore, she goes crazy and tries to kill Mary Jane.

I like her philosophy about raking risks and fear. It inspires me.

@SelasNight In the late 60's an Audio Drama and an Audio Musical album titled "Spider-Man Rock Reflections of a Superhero" was created (and you can still buy it) so I always thought the FX and money for such was the only thing that was ever holding such a flexibly dramatic story from being on stage.

im a loyal U2 fan and love spider man forget all you guys who say this is gonna fail it may not be the best musical ever made but it will be the most extraordinary most definately

Looks amazing! All it needs now is an ape break dancing to the Falco's Rock Me Amadeus but with the chorus changed to Dr. Zaius, Dr. Zaius.

Can't wait to see it!!! I loved Marvel Comics as a kid--about a century ago.

When I first heard about this musical, I was like WTF. Now I think it actually looks pretty good. My school is going to New York in the spring. Maybe we'll get to see this.

Spiderman and Music my 2 favorite things! I really want this to be amazing

"no one wants to see the $25million dollar spiderman." So true.

It looks SO exciting, but I'm afraid that spectacle might not be enough. But I'm willing to give it a chance when it officially opens in January.

I am so lucky! Went yesterday to Spiderman! It is SO AMAZING!

YESSSSS, AT LAST :D Omf, so excited for this. Bono and Taymor are genius. Also, you go TV Carpio.

Im betting you have to be a true Comic Book nerd to understand it fully.

I hope Bullying By Numbers is on the EP!!!!

The song "Bulling by Number" sounds epic.

When I first heard there was going to be a Spider-Man musical I was like "Bad Idea" but after seeing this, I have no doubt that its going to look great, maybe it will even sound great. I wish i could go to New York to see for myself if the plot and acting and story are great.

There's something really disturbing about how much money has gone into this thing and how many people are being seriously injured. The awesome thing about creativity and imagination are that they are free. You decide how much your creation will cost. You have to take responsibility for that and I'm not sure they are. I'm sure the experience of the show will be amazing. But at what cost? Is such a gluttonous(and seemingly cursed) production really worth it?

I can't help but love all the people who rant on and on about how bad this will be. It only makes me more thankful for this show.

This is the funniest thing on youtube right now.

Nice to see Julie Taymore again.

Favorite line....."I love it when people say what a horrible, lousy, idea, I think that's great..............I hate the comfort zone."......Julie

Superb production, Julie Taymor should be given all she requires to bring this dream to reality.

Seriously? With that amount of money, you can make another Spider-Man movie with the original actors AND get your money back.

If you look at this more like a Cirque Du Soleil show based on Spider-Man, and not a page-by-page adaptation of the comics, you'll be happier. They're after the SPIRIT of the character, not fanservice.

i've been a spidey fan ever since i was a little girl before the movies came out. im SUPER excited for this production but im not too sure about the songs....i am sure once all the kinks are fixed it will be amazing! im very worried about these actors who are almost sacrificing their lives to entertain the audience in these aerial stunts. also, i am SO proud of Reeve!! i worked for Carney a while ago and am VERY pleased that Reeve is Peter Parker! way to go, mate! u surely will not disappoint!!

i never thought there would be a musical o.O the idea sounds impossible... but who knows maybe it will turn out alright.

katesm8888 wrote: "The most daring and ambitious musical ever? How is yet again adapting...most iconic...any of those things?" Because it goes where no stage musical has ever gone before, placing the performers (and the audience) in danger with superb, cutting-edge, dangerous effects; that's why it's creating a new category: "Comic book, rock opera, circus" -- when was the last time you saw something similar on Broadway, you silly dilly-wad??? If it flies, it'll be a pioneer on the boards....

from what i heard, its 5 years...just to break even

@Starry2000 I totally agree. Looks really good. I know I'm going to see it.

@1musicalmad There was a store outside the theater. You could buy the shirt, a mouse pad and other things.

I hope it works out, I'd really love to see it on Broadway, but I hope they can do something about the safety factor here, one stuntman suffering broken wrists and another just took a 30ft fall when his rope broke yesterday :(

Ya know, the first pictures for this were actualy pretty bad. But seeing it in motion is kind of impressive. I hope all their hardwork won't be vain.

Wow interesting. I would like to see this. It's cool to see a woman behind the scenes creating awesome costumes, thus far. Heck the production team seems to being a good job.

When I heard about this, I honestly thought it would bomb. I could not see this working at all. After seeing this, I know for a fact that this show will be the "Avatar" of theatre! IT WILL BE AMAZING (Just like Spidey)!!!!!

those cameras are called Skycam and are made in my home town Broken Arrow Oklahoma

i hope this show closes before the curtain even opens!!!

I hope this show finally has some good luck. It's almost as if it's haunted.

@kennyalancramer Don't worry, there's a silver lining for you. I saw the revival of How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying and it was absolutely AMAZING!!! I was at first skeptical about it because I wasn't sure if Daniel Radcliffe would be able to pull the singing and dancing off but I was very pleasantly suprised by his performance. He can actually DANCE! :D I saw this show as well. It's not spectacular but it's not horrible either. btw

if i had money, i'd go see it!

I actually own the shirt the guys wearing at 13:02.

i'm seeing it this wednesday(: so so so excited.

I agree... wish I could be in NYC to see it. I'm wondering if they might - like the Metropolitan Opera - look at doing digital simulcast shows at movie theaters around the country. A way they could possibly recoup their investment...

I'm spidey spidey, and i'm mighty mighty. And i'm here to fighty for whats righty righty!

"A new villain of their own creation.. a Spider-woman." Seriously?! What's next? "The trio have created several new villains.. one being a man made entirely of iron whom they have dubbed 'the Iron Man'..."

That woman is crazy

@AdamGrowells Thank you!

@da2byu Thanks for posting this. I've been very curious about this show. I love what I've seen of the set but I feel kind of dubious about the music. I don't expect to see this though so any feedback from others who do is good. Thanks again.

Do you think she thought "Green Hornets" was a clever nod to the comic? I think she did.

@StarKillerLucas Damn, why didn't they go through with it? I hope they bring it back. I just looked it up and it was gonna be called Dark Knight of The Soul. I can only imagine a duet with Bruce and Selina! Damn that would be so awesome! I really hope they bring it back! DC is gonna have to if they want to catch Marvel now! This is too epic!!

cant wait to see Mat Devine in this next month!

I like the idea of this, it looks cool, but I think there's no way they will recoop the costs for making this show in ticket sales.

I remember when I read the article about the casting for this play. Before this, I didn't know there would be a Spider-man musical. When I read the article I was just thinking "What the hell? The movies sucked, how is broadway gonna help?"

I hope this gets reference in beyond the spider-verse in some way

I've been extremely skeptical, if not, I was making fun of the whole idea when I first heard about this musical. But I have to be honest, it sounds and also looks very promising and I'm really excited and curious about it now.

Interesting!!

the dancing at 4:06 looked awsome.

Really admire Bono and The Edge as they take their music into new areas for new sounds and to create new experiences. Takes a lot of courage to open yourself up like that and many would play it safe tucked away in the past. Good for them and can't wait to see it!

There's no way they're going to make revenue on this. 60 MILLION??

5.000 extras (Across the Universe), 65million, 97 previews, 50 feet in the air -sounds like the creativity of an accountant (no offense to accts).

They actually have Carnage in this

Im giving it ONE chance...dont make me regret it marvel...

Does anyone know where I can find the “bullying by numbers” demo?

I'm on board Bono!

Haha. All you people who are complaining, I get the feeling that you couldn't afford a movie ticket, let alone the price of a Broadway show.

Going to be great! Too much talent not too... Hang in there, all!

this actually looks kinda cool...

I like the look of the show. Its different and It looks very entertaining. besides, Most shows look better live than on videos. So if you see it live, you probs wouldnt see the wires because of how fast they are moving over your heads. Its a Shame it will probs never come to UK :(

I want to see it sooo badddddd!!!!!!!!!!

What are they going to think of next? Batman: The Musical? Street Fighter: The Musical?

@GoochShow I haven't watched that since I saw it in theatres. And I have no intention of watching that again. I can't wait to hear the soundtrack to this though.

This, on paper, sounds like a HORRIBLE idea. But seeing the direction they are taking, it looks like something truly amazing.