Two strikes. Dumb costume, not enough boobs.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n6. Amp Up the Humor<\/strong><\/p>\nThe only way “Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark” is going to succeed in Las Vegas is if it’s a spoof of the superhero genre, or better yet, a spoof of itself. Las Vegas loves some spectacle, but the show also needs to have the comedic sensibility of “Absinthe” or Penn & Teller.<\/p>\n
Superheroes are sort of dopey and old-fashioned, and they take themselves far too seriously. This show needs to lighten up and be in on the joke, and the tumultuous history of the show could provide great fodder for a more tongue-in-cheek approach to the proceedings.<\/p>\n
Since the show won’t open in Las Vegas until 2015, there’s plenty of time to make the necessary changes we’ve suggested.<\/p>\n
Why are we qualified to give suggestions to the producers of “Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark”? For starters, we’re a blog, so let’s just say we know a little something about the Web.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The Wall Street Journal is reporting “Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark,” the lavish, $75 million Broadway musical, will close in January 2014 and open in Las Vegas in 2015. All signs point to the troubled show opening at The Venetian. The show’s closing on Broadway because of poor ticket sales, which means it will have […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[23,4],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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