Spiderman: Turn off the Dark - Broadway's Biggest Musical Failure? (Part 4)

About this episode

The episode explores the financial and emotional costs of the Spiderman Broadway musical and its comparison to other Broadway failures.

Spiderman: Turn off the Dark - Broadway's Biggest Musical Failure? (Part 4) In the final part of this incredible story of the Spiderman Broadwy musical - Turn off the dark, we discover the true cost, both finanical and emotional, of the infamous show. How did it measure up to other notorious Broadway bombs? Was it really a failure? And if so, who was to blame? 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
• Spiderman
• theater history
• pop culture

Keywords

• Spiderman
• Broadway
• musical
• failure
• theater
• pop culture
• Josh Widdicombe

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: museumofpopculture.supportingcast.fm, Instagram, Archive of Pop Culture

Books & works: Spiderman: Turn off the Dark

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