Shows up and down Broadway are closing daily, but that’s not stopping the producers of a new musical based on Spider-Man from moving forward with their plans.

Spider-Man:� Turn Off The Dark will be directed by Julie Taymor (of The Lion King fame).� The book was written by Glen Berger, and the music and lyrics?� None other than U-2‘s own Bono and The Edge.

The $40 million effort, reportedly the most expensive Broadway production ever, will make its debut in the Hilton Theatre, the only venue big enough to allow the superhero room to spin his way around the sprawling skyscraper sets while duking it out with various bad guys.

The show will open next February.� No cast information is yet available.

What.� The.� Heck.�� U-2 and Spider-Man are not two great tastes that go great together!� One I love (Spider-Man), and one I cannot stand (U-2).�� I actually think the idea of a comic book musical is insanely cool – but I can’t stop shaking my head at this one.

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