Bono all smiles as Spider-Man opens
NEW YORK (AP) — Bono (photo), The Edge and Julie Taymor hugged each other and were all smiles as they posed for photos on the red carpet before Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark officially opened Tuesday night, a very public reconciliation from the creators who fell out as the show’s problems mounted.
“We absolutely love Julie and always have. As artists, we’ve been very, very close. She poured her whole life into this project,” Bono said outside the Foxwoods Theatre. “Tonight she’s here to host it.”
For her part, Taymor was gracious, saying the $70M show was an attempt to do something different and difficult. “I’m delighted to be here tonight,” she said. “I’m very proud of it.”
Taymor, the Tony Award-winning co-writer and director, was fired from Spider-Man after delays, accidents, poor audience reaction and money woes turned the musical into a punch line. The show was reworked from top to bottom and officially opened after a record-setting preview period.
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