Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark will end its Broadway run on January 4, with expected losses of $60 million, the biggest loss ever in Broadway history. New York Magazine has a breakdown on the show’s costs, both financial: $1,300,000: Weekly production budget $2,940,000: Gross for the week of December 25, 2011, the highest one-week take…
He’s big, green, loud, obnoxoius, and is like an onion. He also sings, dances, and saves the princess. And now, there’s a DVD and Blu-Ray edition of the Broadway musical based on the Dreamworks animated movie based on the book by William Steig. (Whew!) This week, the Tweeks review the musical version of Shrek. Take…
New York City Center has arranged for fans to get a special discount on tickets for It’s A Bird… It’s A Plane… It’s Superman! Seven performances are slated to run from March 20th through March 24th. $24 – Balcony Sides (reg $30) $48 – Mezzanine Center/Sides, Balcony Center (reg $60) $86 – Mezzanine Center/Sides (reg…
The film version of Rock of Ages, has a whiff of cannabalism about it. First, it took a series of 1980s songs and turned them into what has been branded a jukebox musical, since originality no longer matters on Broadway. The success of the stage version – five Tony nominations indicates someone liked it –…
The Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art (MoCCA) announced yesterday via a press release that they will be closing its physical location effective immediately. The SoHo museum, currently at 594 Broadway, New York Cityâs only cultural institution dedicated specifically to celebrating the comics medium, recently celebrated its tenth anniversary. While the physical space is closing,…
Long rumored to be moving (perhaps due to the giant FOR RENT sign on the building), Forbidden Planet, one of NYC’s longest-running comics shops, is moving a few doors down the street to larger digs, according to manager Jeff Ayers. The new location, 832 Broadway (between 13th and 12th Streets), provides 3400 sq. feet of…
The world seen through the eyes of a teenager is an overly complex place, spoiled but adults who overly nuance everything while teens see it all with unjaded clarity. Such a worldview can be permanently altered by a single action and the resulting repercussions, which ripple in waves, touching many in unexpected ways. From that…
From Broadway to Box Office, ROCK OF AGES has to slide in just before another blockbuster hits the theaters but can it hold up? Russel Brand talks about that, his new FX talk show and his own favorite rock god plus more with Erica Durance and SAVING HOPE TV and it seems GAME OF THRONES…
In honor of last night’s Tony Awards, we present you with this little musical number starring everybody’s favorite Caped Crusader: We don’t want to say that Batman’s getting a bit… irked at some of the other movies that have come out so far this year. On the other hand, it’s not like Jim Steinman is…
Just in time for the movie, when all Marvel wants is good things to come up when they Google “Spider-Man”… NEW YORK (AP) — A New York judge is set to hear arguments over what a jury can decide in a civil trial stemming from the Broadway production of “Spider-Man.” Judge Katherine Forrest must decide…
Despite changes in cast and time slots, HARRY’S LAW continues to defy the odds and survive through their second season. Cast members Nate Corrdry and Karen Olivio talk about fighting the odds alongside Kathy Bates. Plus there’s more with Poppy Montgomery from UNFORGETTABLE and CLERKS on Broadway – really? http://p.castfire.com/cf_player.swf The Point Radio is on…
Hugh Jackman stars in Real Steel, out on home video this week, and the native Australian is best known to ComicMix fans for his work as Wolverine in X-Men, X2 and X-Men: The Last Stand before spinning off into X-Men Origins: Wolverine and cameoing as the canucklehead in X-Men First Class. In the fall of…
