Union sues Spider-Man on behalf of Julie Taymor
June 10th, 2011 - 11:18 pm ICT by Aishwarya BhattNew York, June 10 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The troubles for the Broadway show “Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark” continued as the owners of the theater were sued on behalf of the original director by a union. The suit which was filed on Thursday is urging the court to force the production to pay any amount owed by Julie Taymor to her.
The suit claimed that the producers of the show have refused to reward Julie any royalties for the theatrical play. Julie was the director of the show as well as the co-writer. She was however fired from the show in March at the height of the many accidents and problem that the show faced. The production has so far cost the producers $70 million plus several accidents and mishaps.
The suit was filed by the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society. The suit stated that the producers of the show “failed to pay to Ms. Taymor any royalties for the run of the production.”
At a point, some observers thought the musical would not be possible because of the many accidents that the show suffered. The accidents and the many problems came at a great cost to the show.
A leading producer of the show Michael Cohl revealed recently that the show was in trouble financially. Cohl blamed the losses on the fact that the show was reworked again.
After the delays, the reboot of the show opened on Tuesday.
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