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November 7, 2009
Spider-Man on Broadway: The Atlantic Yards of Musicals?
Gothamist
The proposed Atlantic Yards project is used as an example of how not to do things.
The massive project is falling further behind schedule, it's millions of dollars in the hole, and will need a miracle to meet a looming make-or-break deadline. All we need now are a string of eminent-domain lawsuits, and Julie Taymor's wildly ambitious Broadway adaptation of Spider-Man might as well change its name to Atlantic Yards: The Musical. (Starring Harvey Fierstein as embattled developer Bruce Ratner!) Today Taymor is meeting with producers to decide whether to proceed or postpone the technically insane project, which is hemorrhaging money like Mr. Orange gushing blood in the back seat of Mr. White's car. Is it gonna be okaaay?
NoLandGrab: We'd enjoy any script for "Atlantic Yards: The Musical" that ends with the monster development dying in developer Bruce Ratner's arms as they sing the stirring "There's NO Place For Us".
Posted by steve at November 7, 2009 8:30 AM