Spider-Man Musical to Hold Austin Casting Call
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"Spider-Man, Turn Off the Dark": Tony Award-winning director Julie Taymor is teaming up with Bono and The Edge of the U2 to bring the tale of your friendly neighborhood web slinger to the stage. Previews begin at the Hilton Theatre Jan. 16, 2010.
Get J. Jonah Jameson on the line, we've got front page news that'll make your web-heads spin: Peter Parker is a pop-rocker in Bono and The Edge's new Spider-Man musical heading to Austin for an open casting call.
Producers of "Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark" are looking for both principals and understudies for Peter Parker, Mary Jane, and an unnamed female lead villain.
They're looking for 16-20 year olds for the Peter and MJ roles -- which is to be expected -- but has anyone described Peter Parker as "Can be nerdy with understated sex appeal and a good sense of humor?"
Things get weird with the unnamed "lead female villain," too: "Think Sinead O'Connor with a Middle Easter/Bulgarian/Greek twist. Foreign and/or world music types are great. Foreign accents are great..." and they're looking for a 25-35 year old. Huh? Are they asking for the Scarlet Witch?
You'll have to be at the Dougherty Arts Center in Austin on Wednesday, May 27 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. to see who all comes out for the open call. It's the final stop on their nationwide tour that's already hit Orlando, NYC, LA, Seattle, and Chicago -- so you'll need to seriously impress the producers with your skills.
Hopefully, we'll see what 1/2 of U2 + Julie Taymor can do with pop-rocker Peter Parker. We're praying he won't disco dance....
