Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark is a musical with music and lyrics by Bono and The Edge, and a book by Julie Taymor and Glen Berger, with revisions by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa. The musical is based on the Spider-Man comics created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko, published by Marvel Comics, as well as the 2002 film and the Greek myth of Arachne. It tells Spider-Man's origin story, his romance with Mary Jane and his battles with the Green Goblin. The show includes highly technical stunts, such as aerial combat scenes and actors swinging from "webs".
Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark June 2011, "Sesame Street" released an online clip parodying the "Spider-Man" musical. In the clip, Mr. Johnson is the sole audience member at a performance of "SpiderMonster, The Musical". The title character (portrayed by Grover), instead of flying, repeatedly falls onto Mr. Johnson. He explains, "It is only our 17th opening night, sir. We still have a few kinks to work out." The of "" concerned a high-flying Broadway musical named "Icarus", where events similar to the events in the production history of "Spider-Man" turn tragic, leading to an actor's death. In "Icarus", the creative team includes a high-strung director