Before it was a crossover hit, you may remember the production challenges involving the "Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark" Broadway musical. The opening date was pushed back, the script was rewritten, songs were swapped in and out, and eventually, director Julie Taymor was relieved of her duties. The show opened to some success (including a record-breaking week at the end of 2011) and everything's been fine since -- it might not win a truck load of Tonys, but it won't be disinvited from the award ceremony, either.
But behind the curtain, not everything was so even keel: back in November, Taymor filed a lawsuit against the show's producers asking for full royalties. Not to be outdone, the producers have now filed a countersuit.
"As a result of all of the changes that Taymor could not and would not make, the Spider-Man musical is now a hit," the producers said. "The show is a success despite Taymor, not because of her." Frosty stuff. They also say that she drove up costs, caused multiple delays, and -- worst of all -- failed to make a Spider-Man musical that anyone would have wanted to watch.
In response, Taymor's attorney denied the charges and said they "will continue to vigorously seek enforcement of her creative rights" despite the producers' "outrageous mischaracterizations and attempts to besmirch her reputation." It looks like we're in for a long round of legalese, then. We'll update you as the showdown continues.
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