Spider-Man Live! Explained
| Spider-Man Live! |
| Company: | Marvel Enterprises, Ideal Entertainment,[1] Ultimate Shows & Entertainment |
| Genre: | Superheroes |
| Type: | Touring arena |
| Premiere: | [2] |
| Location: | Mobile |
| Creatortitle1: | Primary Marvel character creators |
| Creatorname1: | Stan Lee & Steve Ditko |
| Creatortitle2: | Director |
| Creatorname2: | Kevin Shinick[3] |
| Creatortitle3: | Writers |
| Creatorname3: | Kevin Shinick[4] |
| Creatortitle4: | Stunt coordinator |
| Creatorname4: | Ottavio Gesmundo[5] |
| Creatortitle5: | Producer |
| Creatortitle6: | Casting director |
| Creatortitle7: | Costume designer |
| Creatorname7: | Wendy Stuart[6] |
| Creatortitle8: | Projection designer |
| Creatorname8: | Michael Clark[7] |
| Creatortitle9: | Scenic designer |
| Creatorname9: | Michael Allen[8] |
| Otherlabel1: | Length |
| Otherlabel2: | Production company |
Spider-Man Live! - A Stunt Spectacular was the first full-length, live-action stage show based on the Marvel comic book character, Spider-Man, to appear in the United States.
Written and directed by Kevin Shinick and produced by Ultimate Shows & Entertainment and Marvel Enterprises, Inc,[9] the show combined state of the art flying illusions, acrobatic and trapeze stunts, pyrotechnics and multimedia special effects into a theatrical production that embarked on a 40 city U.S. tour from 2002 - 2003.[10]
Plot
The show portrays Spider-Man's history from the day that he gets bitten by the radioactive spider and throughout his high school years and relationship with Mary Jane Watson. By the end he has to save her from the Green Goblin.[11]
Cast
- Spider-Man - Colin Follenweider, Aaron Vexler, Brian Hite, Jon Bookout
- Peter Parker - Colin Follenweider
- Green Goblin - Gary Martin, Ottavio Gesmundo[12]
- Harry Osborn - Gary Martin
- Mary Jane Watson - Julie Leedes
- J. Jonah Jameson - David Hutson
- Aunt May - Patricia Wilcox
- Crusher - Mike Withycombe
- Sports Commentators - Kevin Shinick, Paul Rubin
- Ring Girl - Janelle DeMarzo
- Henchman - Eric D. Braun, Jon Bookout, Sean Colon
- News Anchor - Sonya Rokes
- Cops - Mike Moran, Naomi Brenkman, Michael Dean
- Professor Mason - Michael Souveroff
See also
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: SPIDERMAN LIVE! A Stunt Spectacular. Mike-o-Matic.com. Theater.
- Web site: It Ain't Hamlet, But Spider-Man Tour Has an Equity Cast, Ready to Spin Oct. 9. Playbill. October 5, 2002.
- Web site: SPIDERMAN LIVE! A Stunt Spectacular. Mike-o-Matic.com. Theater.
- Web site: SPIDERMAN LIVE! A Stunt Spectacular. Mike-o-Matic.com. Theater.
- Book: Ottavio Gesmundo and Ottavio Canestrelli. The Grand Gypsy: A Memoir. Lulu Publishing Services . 2016 . 978-1483448947 . 189.
- Web site: SPIDERMAN LIVE! A Stunt Spectacular. Mike-o-Matic.com. Theater.
- Web site: SPIDERMAN LIVE! A Stunt Spectacular. Mike-o-Matic.com. Theater.
- Web site: SPIDERMAN LIVE! A Stunt Spectacular. Mike-o-Matic.com. Theater.
- https://www.variety.com/review/VE1117919372.html?categoryid=33&cs=1 Spider-Man Live! Review - Legit Reviews-Regional, Entertainment - Variety
- http://www.broadwaytovegas.com/October6,2002.html Broadway To Vegas October 6, 2002
- Web site: Spider-Man Live!. TheaterMania.
- Book: Ottavio Gesmundo and Ottavio Canestrelli. The Grand Gypsy: A Memoir. Lulu Publishing Services . 2016 . 978-1483448947 . 189.
