So it seems that talk of the Spider-Man musical has been dominating conversations of musical theater goers. Having been in New York this past weekend, I think I heard the name “Spider-Man” more often than the name “Steve.” What does it take to gain that sort of infamy though? Certainly it would be the most technically elaborate show to join this list of flops. How long do we have to wait until we can officially say it failed?
Personally, I have a great deal of respect for a couple of the shows usually considered flops– Merrily We Roll Along and Carrie have some amazing songs; also Chess, my favorite musical is generally considered a flop because of its American version.
Oh well…it may be failing, but at least people are talking about it. Right?
