?I cannot thank Adam T. enough for bringing The Spidey Project to my attention. From the press release:

‘Spiderman

Smackdown’ Project Aims to Launch Original Spiderman Musical on $0

Budget One Day Before $65 Million Broadway Production

Feb.

16 2011, New York, NY: ____ Veteran humorist and playwright, Justin

Moran, launches “Spiderman Smackdown”, a guerilla theatre project to

write, rehearse, and perform a fully realized musical based on the

character Spiderman in under 30 days with a budget of $0. Set to open

one day before the $65 Million Broadway musical “Spiderman: Turn Off the

Dark”, Moran’s musical will be the first Spiderman Musical to

officially open in New York City.

Moran has launched a blog

(thespideyproject.blogspot.com) and YouTube page to promote the project

and to enlist a troupe of volunteer writers, designers and actors. “How

important is $65 Million in making good theatre?” jokes Moran. “We’re

going to develop a story, write a complete musical score and script,

design sets and costumes, cast, rehearse, advertise and ultimately mount

the production on March 14th, 2011 at the The People’s Improv Theatre

in NYC.”

Moran is collaborating with writer Jon Roufaeal on the

story and book, based on the “Spiderman Origins” comic book, and has

brought on composers Adam Podd (Pope the Musical, ImgineOcean) and Doug

Katsaros (Broadway’s Aida; Grammy nominated Footloose; TV’s The Tick) to

write and arrange the score. “The outpouring of volunteers in these

first 4 days has been overwhelming,” says Moran, “and I am extremely

confident in the level of talent that is going into creating this

completely original Spiderman Musical.”

Justin Moran is no

stranger to new thinking in creative theatre production. He is a

resident writer and performer with two improv comedy groups at The

Magnet Theatre in NYC, and his original musical, “Pope! The Musical”

(Fringe Festival NYC 2010 Winner: Outstanding Music and Lyrics) which he

wrote the book and lyrics for played off-Broadway at the Lucille

Lortell Theatre in 2010. The Spidey Project will open at the People’s

Improv Theater (the PIT, 123 East 24th St), March 14th, 2011.

To find out more on the project or volunteer your creativity, visit http://thespideyproject.blogspot.com.