Green Goblin Quits!

Does anyone want to start taking bets that this show just isn't going to happen?  It's bad enough that that the marquee still reads "OPENS FEB 25TH 2010" over the Hilton Theater on 43rd St, where the big-budget musical Spiderman: Turn Off The Dark still hasn't opened.  Reports have run wild for months that the production is so over-budget that even if it does open, it will have to play at capacity for five years before it recoups (and that theater is huge, so good luck with that).  Evan Rachel-Wood, who was set to play Mary Jane, dropped out a few weeks ago due to scheduling conflicts.

But now even the villian has quit.  Entertainment Weekly is reporting that Alan Cumming, who was to play the Green Goblin, has officially left the production, also due to scheduling conflicts.  His character on the hit TV series The Good Wife has been promoted to a series regular, so he will not be available to terrorize Spidey while presumably belting showtunes written by Bono and The Edge.  (and we're still wondering why this show is having so many problems?)

However, Cumming will still get the chance to work with Spiderman's director, Julie Taymor.  He's set to star in her film version of The Tempest, which will be released at the end of the year. 

Spiderman: Turn Off The Dark is still tentatively scheduled to open in September.  Maybe.