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A-Listers Turn Out For Long-Awaited Spider-Man Opening In New York
Melbourne Herald Sun
A BEVY of A-listers brought their star wattage to Broadway last night for the long-delayed, official opening of Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark, where even ousted director Julie Taymor made an appearance.
Bill Clinton arrived at the $70 million extravaganza, which has been plagued by stage disasters and scathing reviews for months, a half-hour before curtain time, to the roars of hundreds of onlookers across West 43rd Street.
U2 rockers Bono and The Edge, who wrote the show's musical score, jogged up the carpet smiling and shaking a few hands before ducking into the Foxwoods Theater.
At one point, they even cordially posed for photos with Taymor - who they helped boot in April - and the director who replaced her, Philip William McKinley.
On Monday night the Irish rock stars warned the overhauled show was still not complete, according to The Wall Street Journal. They also praised Taymor, but admitted that they differed with her on how the production should have been fixed.
"There is still a little ways to go. I would say we are 10 percent off," Bono said. "I think that in the next weeks and months there will be another shift."
Despite that, among the Hollywood celebrities who showed for the event were Matt Damon and screen legend Robert DeNiro.
Former supermodel-turned-mom Cindy Crawford was accompanied by hubby Randy Gerber and their two kids.
And Booker Prize-winning novelist Salmon Rushdie arrived with stunning model Topaz Page-Green.
Other star attendees included Steve Martin, Liv Tyler, Jimmy Fallon, Liam Neeson, Vanessa Redgrave, Andrew Lloyd Webber and Spike Lee, who brought his kids.
It was the troubled show's sixth scheduled opening. All the previous ones were cancelled as the show continued to be retooled.
A BEVY of A-listers brought their star wattage to Broadway last night for the long-delayed, official opening of Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark, where even ousted director Julie Taymor made an appearance.
Bill Clinton arrived at the $70 million extravaganza, which has been plagued by stage disasters and scathing reviews for months, a half-hour before curtain time, to the roars of hundreds of onlookers across West 43rd Street.
U2 rockers Bono and The Edge, who wrote the show's musical score, jogged up the carpet smiling and shaking a few hands before ducking into the Foxwoods Theater.
At one point, they even cordially posed for photos with Taymor - who they helped boot in April - and the director who replaced her, Philip William McKinley.
On Monday night the Irish rock stars warned the overhauled show was still not complete, according to The Wall Street Journal. They also praised Taymor, but admitted that they differed with her on how the production should have been fixed.
"There is still a little ways to go. I would say we are 10 percent off," Bono said. "I think that in the next weeks and months there will be another shift."
Despite that, among the Hollywood celebrities who showed for the event were Matt Damon and screen legend Robert DeNiro.
Former supermodel-turned-mom Cindy Crawford was accompanied by hubby Randy Gerber and their two kids.
And Booker Prize-winning novelist Salmon Rushdie arrived with stunning model Topaz Page-Green.
Other star attendees included Steve Martin, Liv Tyler, Jimmy Fallon, Liam Neeson, Vanessa Redgrave, Andrew Lloyd Webber and Spike Lee, who brought his kids.
It was the troubled show's sixth scheduled opening. All the previous ones were cancelled as the show continued to be retooled.
