Detroit Gotham City - Spider-Man, The Musical announced.

SOURCE: Spider-Man Musical to Take Gotham in Upcoming Reading

What amuses me greatly is that many, many comic geeks are flipping out "But - but - but - Spider-Man is in New York City, not Gotham City! That is the home of Batman, as anyone who ever read a Batman comic could tell you!" before running off to their message boards of choice to vent their spleens in sad, sad acts of rage.

Of course, it would help if they read said article and found out that the title was actually referring to New York City... and that Gotham is another name (long story why) for Manhattan Island.

It would also help if they read the article and found a whole OTHER reason to be pissed off and/or worried about this Spider-Man musical...


The character breakdowns provide some insight to plot points as the character Arachne ("female, 20-35 years old, any ethnicity") is described as "a beautiful, boastful young woman turned into a spider for her hubris and lack of respect for the gods. She subsequently appears to Peter Parker and the audience as in turn a powerful spider-woman who comes from another time to inspire Peter; an otherworldly lover; a bride; a terrifying (and sexy) dark goddess of vengeance; a dance partner in a charged and violent spiders dance of death; and, finally, a lonely, fragile young woman." Casting is seeking a "strong Celtic, Balkan style, e.g., Sinead O'Connor," noting, "outside the box ideas are welcomed. Could be someone from the music industry."

Also, a "Geek Chorus" consisting of "three teenage boys and one girl" are described to "meet to ritualistically retell the greatest Spider-Man stories."



Honestly - you've got U2 doing the music and... it's freaking Spider-Man. Superheroes are the stuff of Opera anyway and... it's freaking U2! You don't need all the fruity ritual dance stuff OR a subplot involving a spider goddess.