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Spider-Man Musical Gets Fresh Meat, Colbert Tips Hat
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John Del Signore
Published Jan 4, 2011
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Producers of the battle-scarred new Broadway musical Spider-Man: Turn Off the Darkhave chosen the actress who will step into the role vacated by Natalie Mendoza, who quit because of the show's repeated safety problems. (Four performers, including Mendoza—who suffered a serious concussion—have been injured during previews.) The role of Arachne will now be filled by T.V. Carpio, who was originally cast as the girl in the "Geek chorus" of annoying comic book nerds. That's right, the producers are cannibalizing their young. And funnyman Stephen Colbert couldn't be more tickled by all the carnage (skip to 1:45):
The Colbert ReportMon - Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30cTip/Wag - Susan G. Komen Foundation & Spider-Man Musical<a>www.colbertnation.com
Colbert Report Full EpisodesPolitical Humor & Satire Blog</a>March to Keep Fear Alive
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John Del Signore
Originally from the Albany area, John Del Signore has called NYC home since 1995. In addition to his thousands of meticulously-crafted bespoke blog posts for Gothamist, his writing has also been published in The Awl, Deadspin, The Nervous Breakdown, and performed at The Brick Theater in Brooklyn.
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