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The new director of Spider-Man the producers said, will be Philip William McKinley, who previously directed the Hugh Jackman musical “The Boy From Oz” in 2003 as well as several Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey circuses. Early in his career, he worked as a performer in Las Vegas, a city known for the sort of thrilling spectacle that the producers want more of in “Spider-Man,” not to mention a profitable tourist hub that figures prominently in their plan to make the show eventually...   >>>

The new director of Spider-Man the producers said, will be Philip William McKinley, who previously directed the Hugh Jackman musical “The Boy From Oz” in 2003 as well as several Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey circuses. Early in his career, he worked as a performer in Las Vegas, a city known for the sort of thrilling spectacle that the producers want more of in “Spider-Man,” not to mention a profitable tourist hub that figures prominently in their plan to make the show eventually profitable.



With 101 preview performances now under its belt, a record and far more than the typical 30, “Spider-Man” is now so troubled that the producers plan to shut down the show for two to three weeks in midspring. That would give time to Mr. McKinley and the script doctor, the playwright Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa (“It’s a Bird ... It’s a Plane ... It’s Superman”), to make changes. Opening night, which had been set for March 15, will be delayed a sixth time, to early summer, the producers said.



**The excerpt above is taken from the NYT article, "Precipitous Fall for ‘Spider-Man’ Director" written by Patrick Healy which is linked below. Do click through to read more about this Broadway issue.**