We all know the story. Young Peter Parker's life takes an unexpected twist when he is suddenly bitten by a genetically altered spider. He wakes up the next morning to find he has amazing powers and super-human abilities, thus becoming Spider-Man. Well, this classic tale has been turned into a musical and is making its way to Broadway!
There has been mixed reactions about Spider-Man being turned into a musical. When I mentioned it to some people their reactions usually weren't pretty. Some people looked like I had just spilled hot tea down their pants while simultaneously attacking their pet dog with a sledge hammer, others gave me the classic, "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!" whilst running away frantically in the other direction, possibly to book a flight to Antarctica and hide in a box to escape the reality of it, and some people were delighted by the idea of Spider-Man becoming a musical! Those who are opposed to this idea may feel it will ruin the original story, and some feel that Spider-Man just wasn't meant for Broadway. Before you go and have your opinion etched in stone though, you may be excited to hear that this musical production of Spider-Man has many good things going for it.
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