Carney Will Rock Broadway As Spider-Man
Written by Wayne Hall on November 9, 2009 – 10:30 am -
The title role in the Broadway production of Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark has been given to rock singer Reeve Carney, according to The Examiner.
The lead singer in the appropriately named band “Carney,” the singer and his group just released their first album, Mr. Green. The 26 year-old actor/singer has appeared in several motion pictures, including Shakespeare’s The Tempest. He portrays Ferdinand.
“Having recently finished shooting The Tempest with Reeve as the young prince, I am thrilled to cast him in an entirely different role as Peter Parker in Spider-Man,” said director Julie Taymor. “When I first saw Reeve, he was performing with his terrific band Carney. The music of Bono and Edge requires an extraordinary talent — not only is Reeve a great rock and roll singer but his acting is equally fresh and authentic.”
The cast of Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark will also include Evan Rachel Wood as Mary Jane Watson, Parker’s girl friend, and Alan Cumming as Norman Osborn, who was Peter’s friend turned villain Green Goblin. The play is scheduled to open in 2010 at the Hilton Theatre. With a $40 million budget, the musical has helped fund extensive updates and renovations to one of Broadway’s largest theaters.
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