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  1. Secrets Behind 'The Lion King' Musical's Enormous Success

    Tue, 20 Nov 2012

    You've got to be crazy,' and he said, 'Just get a great idea, just get a great idea,' and I got a great idea: Julie Taymor ," he said. At the time, Taymor was a little-known theater savant. She had directed edgy, pioneering productions

  2. "Spider-Man" Opens on Broadway Tonight

    Tue, 14 Jun 2011

    last month, saying they agreed with much of the show’s criticism, but also praised the work of former director Julie Taymor . Taymor left the show earlier this year. Watch interview HERE. Tonight, " Nightline " heads back for the show

  3. Top Eight Woes of SPIDER-MAN Turn Off the Dark

    Tue, 14 Jun 2011

    relentless pressure for the show's success. The director Julie Taymor acknowledged that it was a huge undertaking from the safety violations and the departure of its director, Julie Taymor . 8. In late March, T.V. Carpio, the actress who

  4. Injured 'Spider-Man' Actor Chris Tierney Says He Knew He Wanted to Come Back to the Show Despite Horrific Fall

    Fri, 20 May 2011

    show opened for previews last November and director Julie Taymor left, Bono and The Edge said they agreed with much comment for this story. U2's Bono and The Edge Praise Julie Taymor 's Work "Julie would not accept this," Bono said

  5. 'Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark': U2's Bono Says He Agreed With Bad Reviews, But the Troubled Musical Has Revived

    Thu, 19 May 2011

    Svennevik/ABC News In their first television interview since the show opened for previews last November and director Julie Taymor left, Bono and The Edge said they agreed with much of the criticism of the show. The New York Post called "Spider-Man

  6. Behind the Scenes of 'Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark'

    Thu, 19 May 2011

    wrote the score. It is their first television interview since the show opened for previews last November and director Julie Taymor , the show's creative mastermind, was fired. They told us they agreed with much of the criticism of the show but

News

  1. What's Ailing Spider-Man the Musical?

    Tue, 21 Dec 2010

    the most expensive in Broadway history -- which teams Bono and The Edge from U2 with famed stage and film director Julie Taymor . Producers had recently pushed back the show's opening night from Jan. 11 to Feb. 7 and it's unclear if the next

  2. Join 'GMA' for SPIDER-MAN Turn Off The Dark Debut Song!

    Thu, 2 Sep 2010

    the debut of a song from the highly-anticipated Broadway musical, "SPIDER-MAN Turn Off The Dark ." Directed by Julie Taymor , the musical features music by international rock superstars Bono and The Edge of U2. The show's star, Reeve Carney

  3. Entertainment execs hit Comic-Con to build buzz

    Fri, 25 Jul 2008

    isn't a fad and clear shelf space. Also adding to the buzz: Marvel is working on a Spider-Man musical with director Julie Taymor (The Lion King) and music from U2's Bono and The Edge. All this attention to comics and their offshoots has

  4. 'Weeds' star set to join Broadway's 'Spring Awakening'

    Wed, 9 Jul 2008

    for a comeback. Mike Nichols directs. Bernard B. Jacobs. Telecharge. Closes July 20. The Lion King. Director Julie Taymor is a modern-day Merlin, creating a stage version of the Disney animated hit that makes you truly believe in the magic

  5. Jim Sturgess Goes Up Against the House

    Tue, 25 Mar 2008

    piece of bacteria] had its own personality it was set inside a person's mouth!" His big break came last year in Julie Taymor 's "Across The Universe" a project he was initially skeptical about. The film was described to him as a "Beatles

  6. Is 'Fool's Gold' a Box Office Treasure?

    Mon, 4 Feb 2008

    Golden Globe Best Picture nominee "Across the Universe" gets the deluxe, two-disc treatment on DVD and Blu Ray. Julie Taymor 's Beatles musical is filled with creative choreography and strong, original interpretations of the Fab Four's music

  7. At the Broadway Box Office It's 'Hooray for Hollywood'

    Thu, 8 Feb 2007

    Disney Theatrical Productions President Thomas Schumacher took the bold chance of entrusting "The Lion King" to Julie Taymor , the renowned experimental theater veteran versed in mime, Indonesian dance-theater and Japanese shadow puppetry

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  1. 'The Lion King': Making of the Highest-Grossing Musical

    Wed, 21 Nov 2012

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  2. Bono, the Edge Score Broadway's 'Spider-Man'

    Fri, 10 Sep 2010

    The musicians wrote songs for the Julie Taymor directed musical production.

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  1. VIDEO: TV Carpio on rumors "Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark" dir. Julie Taymor is out.

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