Spiderman: Turn off the Dark - Broadway's Biggest Musical Failure? (Part 2)

About this episode

The episode discusses the origins of U2 and the various egos involved in the Broadway musical 'Spiderman: Turn off the Dark'.

Spiderman: Turn off the Dark - Broadway's Biggest Musical Failure? (Part 2) In this episode we discuss the genesis story of the band whose two members soundtrack the doomed musical - rock legends U2. And we start to get a sense of the various egos orbiting the broadway show as it starts to take shape. You could say the warning signs were there from the start.... All episodes for this series are available to listen to now if you go to; ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://museumofpopculture.supportingcast.fm/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ And join the Archive of Pop Culture ⁠⁠⁠⁠fan club.⁠⁠⁠⁠ If you want to get in touch with the show... Email: museumofpopculturepod@gmail.com Instagram: archiveofpopculture_pod New episodes are released twice weekly. Please subscribe, leave a review, and spread the word if nostalgic pop culture is your cup of tea!! A ⁠⁠⁠⁠ Keep It Light Media ⁠⁠⁠⁠ Production (Copyright 2026)

People in this episode

Host: Josh Widdicombe

Topics covered

• Broadway
• musical failure
• U2
• pop culture
• theater

Keywords

• Spiderman
• Broadway
• U2
• musical
• failure
• pop culture
• theater

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: U2

Books & works: Spiderman: Turn off the Dark

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