audiobook Beatles vs. Stones by John McMillian in Arts-Photography

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ldquo;One of the best literary works of this yearrdquo; (Miami Herald-Tribune): The true story of a theatrical dreammdash;or nightmaremdash;come truehellip;the making of the Spider-Man musical.As you might imagine; writing a Broadway musical has its challenges. But it turns out there are challenges one canrsquo;t begin to imagine when collaborating with two rock legends and a superstar director to stage the biggest; most expensive production in theater history. Renowned director Julie Taymor picked playwright Glen Berger to cowrite the book for a $25 million Spider-Man musical. Togethermdash;along with U2rsquo;s Bono and Edgemdash;they would shape a work that was technically daring and emotionally profound; with a story fueled by the herorsquo;s quest for lovehellip;and the villainsrsquo; quest for revenge. Or at least; thatrsquo;s what theyrsquo;d hoped for. But when charismatic producer Tony Adams died suddenly; the show began to lose its footing. Soon the budget was ballooning; financing was evaporating; and producers were jumping ship or getting demoted. And then came the injuries. And then came word-of-mouth about the show itself. What followed was a pageant of foul-ups; falling-outs; ever-more harrowing mishaps; and a whole lot of malfunctioning spider legs. This ldquo;circus-rock-and-roll-drama;rdquo; with its $65 million price tag; had become more of a spectacle than its creators ever wished for. During the showrsquo;s unprecedented seven months of previews; the companyrsquo;s struggles to reach opening night inspired breathless tabloid coverage and garnered international notoriety. Through it all; Berger observed the chaos with his signature mix of big ambition and self-deprecating humor.